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Chapter 1451 The drone was redesigned

Although the two parties have reached an agreement on cooperation, they still need to discuss the details slowly.

Zhang Qihang was not in a hurry either, as this kind of thing could not be rushed.

However, a new situation brought by Yang Zhijun made Zhang Qihang frown...

"You said that American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq are also using our drones?" Zhang Qihang frowned, not quite sure: "Where did you get the news? I don't remember us receiving any orders from the US military?"

Yang Zhijun answered Zhang Qihang very confidently: "Indeed, we have not received similar orders before, but it is also true that American soldiers use our drones for reconnaissance in Afghanistan and Iraq."

As he spoke, Yang Zhijun switched his laptop to tablet mode and handed it to Zhang Qihang: "Take a look at these reports."

Zhang Qihang took the tablet, just glanced at it, and frowned.

On the screen was a report about the US military stationed in Afghanistan using a new type of unmanned helicopter to attack a gathering point of an opposition organization. In this report, the reporter gave a detailed introduction to the attack process. The special forces team first conducted reconnaissance from 10 kilometers away using an unmanned helicopter equipped with a high-precision night vision system. After that, the special operations team attacked the terrorists hiding in the gathering point based on the information they had detected. During the entire operation, no one in the special forces team was killed or injured, and no civilians were injured...

In short, this was a perfect, surgical special operation, a reflection of the U.S. military's combat power, and this tactical unmanned reconnaissance helicopter provided strong technical support for the smooth progress of this special operation...

After reading the report, Zhang Qihang's eyes fell on the picture accompanying the article again - the unmanned helicopter in the picture looked really familiar...

How can it not look familiar? This unmanned helicopter is exactly the same as Huateng Group's most popular unmanned helicopter with a maximum payload of 20 kg, which is mainly used for aerial photography. The only difference between the two is the paint job: the position where the Huateng UAV logo was originally supposed to be is now covered by a red "M". In addition, the color of the aircraft has also been painted in the gray paint job used by the US Air Force.

Pointing at the drone on the screen, Zhang Qihang frowned and asked Yang Zhijun: "Old Yang, what's going on?"

Yang Zhijun knew what his boss meant, and he gave a positive answer: "Mr. Zhang, the US military has definitely not purchased this drone from us, at least not through normal channels."

  After that, he continued, “After the comrades told me about this, I first asked the comrades from the drone company to help judge it. After confirming that this drone is indeed a product of our group, I analyzed it with everyone and guessed that there are only two possibilities for this situation:

The first possibility is that the UAV was secretly purchased by the U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan, but in order to look good, they used this 'M' to cover our logo;

The second possibility is that some American shell company purchased our drones through some channels, put their own logo on them, and sold the unmanned helicopters to the US troops stationed in Afghanistan... As you know, our drones are selling very well in the Middle East, and our drones are civilian equipment, so they are easy to buy. "

After saying that, Yang Zhijun hesitated for a moment and said, "There is also a third possibility. That is, a company in the United States imitated our drone and then sold it to the US troops stationed in Afghanistan. But I think this is unlikely. How could an American company so blatantly infringe on our intellectual property products and technology patents?" Zhang Qihang nodded. He was not surprised by Yang Zhijun's answer. He even felt that it was normal for Yang Zhijun to think that no American company would do such a blatant infringement of other companies' intellectual property rights. After all, America has not yet entered a state of chaos.

After a moment's silence, Zhang Qihang said, "Which one do you think is most likely?"

"I'm more inclined to the first one," Yang Zhijun said without hesitation. He slapped his head and said, "By the way, I heard that in Afghanistan and Iraq, many security companies that purchased our mine-resistant vehicles also purchased this drone as a reconnaissance aircraft for use with the team on missions. Maybe this drone was temporarily borrowed by the US military in Afghanistan from a security company with which they have a good relationship."

Zhang Qihang did not comment: "That's also possible."

Yang Zhijun was such a smart man. After hearing what Zhang Qihang said, he immediately realized that his boss didn't seem to agree with his analysis. After hesitating for a moment, he asked carefully, "Do you mean that the second and third possibilities are more likely?"

Zhang Qihang directly rejected the third possibility: "No, I think the second possibility is more likely."

Yang Zhijun opened his mouth wide for a long time before he said in disbelief: "This... How is this possible..."

Zhang Qihang thought to himself, can I tell you that in a few years, even the arresting cables used on America's own aircraft carriers will be purchased from China? Even because there are no spare parts provided by China, the F-35 fighter jets produced by Lockheed Martin are parked in rows on the tarmac, but they cannot be delivered...

Zhang Qihang smiled and did not explain to Yang Zhijun. He just said, "Don't overestimate the integrity of these European and American companies. Think about it. They just need to buy one of our drones from the Middle East or South America, tear off our logo, and put their own logo on it. Then they can sell this drone to the US military at several times the price. It's a good deal. Some people with connections don't know about it. Now that they know about it, how can they not do it?"

"..."

  Old Yang was dumbfounded when he heard this, but then he seemed to be thinking: Mr. Zhang said this, could it be that he knows something?

Seeing the expression on Yang Zhijun's face, Zhang Qihang did not explain, and immediately ordered: "How can I explain this matter? It may not be that serious, but I am afraid that it will fall into the hands of someone with ulterior motives. Old Yang, go and find out what is going on.

By the way, remember to inform the higher-ups and explain. It would be fine if we didn’t know about this kind of thing, but now that we know about it, it would be inappropriate not to say anything.”

"Okay," Yang Zhijun nodded, "I'll arrange it right away."

After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking, "If this is really as you said, what should we do?"