Great warships

Chapter 478 Link 16 Data Link

In this way, Demchenko was grateful for Qin Tao’s help, and had to repay the debt by working for Dongfang. When Tao Fei and others left, Demchenko also left, and he joined the 320 factory , Started the Higher Education Machine Project.

As for Qin Tao, he ended his other thoughts and returned to the East with everyone, and sent Demchenko all the way to Factory 320. He was considered a corporal.

However, when he saw the progress of Shi Lao and the others, his eyes sparkled.

"Old Shi, your progress is too fast, right?" Qin Tao couldn't believe it. He just went to the Yakovlev Design Bureau. After returning, the surveying and mapping imitation work has already achieved results!
On the production line, an aircraft that is exactly the same as the T-45 has already begun assembly!
"We didn't expect it to be so fast." Shi Lao said: "After we got the T-45 trainer plane, we immediately dismantled it for the first time, and then we found that the overall structure of the plane is very similar to ours. .We are dismantling and imitating at the same time, and when the dismantling is completed, the plane will be assembled."

Over the years, the country has been engaged in imitation and has rich experience. This time, the two aircrafts are close, so the progress of imitation is faster.

"Of course, in order to better grasp the quality of the aircraft, after the first aircraft is assembled, we will conduct a static test of the whole aircraft to determine whether its strength meets the requirements of a carrier-based aircraft, so that there is no need to install engines. That's right, just test the airframe." Shi Lao continued.

Qin Tao nodded: "That's right, the quality must be guaranteed. By the time the second plane is assembled, the engine will probably be available. It looks like this plane will be ready to fly by the end of this year."

"Yeah." Shi Lao said, thinking of something: "Mr. Qin, when we dismantled that prototype, we also got some special equipment."

special equipment?
Qin Tao followed Shi Lao forward with some curiosity, and found a special box next to the dismantled prototype, with Link 16 written on the outside of the box.
When seeing this, Qin Tao immediately felt his heart beating.This is definitely a windfall, just this one box, 1000 million US dollars is worth it!
This is a high-end military data link!

In the 50s, the United States pulled a group of younger brothers to set up the "Tactical Digital Information Link" (TADIL), referred to as the data link.

By definition, a data link is a tactical information system that transmits formatted digital information in real time according to prescribed message formats and communication protocols.You can't understand its power just by listening to this definition. If you look at its application, you should know how powerful it is.

The information discovered by the early warning aircraft needs to be transmitted to the ground or other aircraft through the data link. Each aircraft can also know the location of other companions around them through the data link, making them a whole.

In several recent local wars, data links have played an important role.

And this kind of Link data link is the most important data link among them. This name is commonly used by NATO. At first, it was Link4 data link. This is a non-secret data link developed in the late 50s. The command and guidance of the carrier aircraft was improved several times later, and different suffixes such as A, B, and C were added later.

In the 70s, the Link11 data link was developed and became the most important data link of the navy. However, it still could not meet their needs. In the 80s, the Link16 data link was developed again. Its characteristic is that it has expanded from a single service to the three services. Universal, as a tactical data link with spread-spectrum and frequency-hopping anti-jamming capabilities, it has communication, navigation, and friend-or-foe identification capabilities, and can provide important joint intercommunication capabilities and situational awareness information.

At the Yakovlev Design Bureau, the hackers used the simplest and original direct manual wiring method. For wired networks, this is the only way to do it, but for the Link16 data link, it is unnecessary. Things are sent by radio, so you only need to have relevant equipment, and within the working distance of the radio, you can hack into the enemy's data link system!

What a huge step forward!It's no less than when the Americans got the German Jenny cipher machine during World War II!

In the 70s, Belenko, the pilot of the old man, defected in the MiG-25, which led to the data leakage of this top-secret fighter, and also caused the exposure of the aircraft's identification of friend and foe. The old man had to spend huge sums of money, This system was replaced.

So, if the Yankees know that they have obtained this Link16 data link terminal, does it also mean that a large number of their equipment will be replaced?
Not necessarily.

Because of this data link, it has frequency hopping capability.

Frequency hopping is a very advanced technology. It was originally used to prevent interference. For example, the E-2 early warning aircraft, because it uses the meter wave band, often interferes with ground TV signals. Therefore, the radar has frequency hopping capabilities. After turning around, jump to a new frequency band according to the strength of the interference.

For the early warning aircraft, it is enough to jump by yourself, and it has nothing to do with others, but this kind of data link is different.

The data link must not only have a sender, but also a receiver, and the receiver and the sender are not together, so if they jump, they must jump together, otherwise, the receiving end and the transmitting end are out of sync, then The communication function cannot be realized.

Therefore, frequency-hopping radio stations, data links, etc., have to be synchronized. According to the same rules, they take off at the same time. This data packet uses a frequency band, and the next data packet jumps to a new frequency band. , even if it is discovered by others, it is impossible to decipher the content at all.

So, is the terminal in front of me useless?
Of course not.

There are more than tens of millions of terminals on the Link16 data link. If you want to modify the new frequency hopping rules, it will be very troublesome, so unless it is in a state of war or there is a leak.

Now, the other party has not discovered that the plane has arrived in their own hands, and they thought it had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Therefore, they will not modify it, and it is estimated that it may last for several years.

Then, in these years, our side can still gain a lot!

"I'm curious, how can this kind of trainer have a data link?" Qin Tao asked with great interest. For him, this is the most incomprehensible point.

According to the general idea, the data link is used on fighter jets to exchange data with the early warning aircraft. Now, there is a data link on the trainer aircraft. What's going on?

"We don't know very well. After all, although this thing has been dismantled, it has been soaked in water, so we didn't dare to test it with electricity. We have notified the relevant departments and don't know when they will come to receive it."

Whether it is a fighter jet or a trainer aircraft, it is just an assembly plant. All parts are made by related units, and the avionics system is made by brothers. Therefore, they dismantle these parts and put them aside. , waiting for relevant technical personnel to detect.

Qin Tao nodded: "Which is the most famous unit of our domestic avionics system?"

"Luojing Optoelectronic Equipment Research Institute." Shi Lao said: "This research institute is the most famous research institute in our aviation industry. They are currently undertaking the task of domestic J-11 flight helmet sights."

This optoelectronic institute was formally established on May 1970, 5 in Luojing, a famous historical and cultural city and the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. The research institute is the most famous one in the avionics system.

Qin Tao nodded. He was about to say something just now, when someone came to report: "Luo Jing's people are here!"

"Okay, take this data link terminal and see if they have the strength to continue." Qin Tao said.

After all, this plane is a secret, and outsiders can't get in touch with it, so they can't let the other party come to the scene here.

In the guest house of Factory 320, Zhao Guangdou, a senior engineer of Luojing Optoelectronics Equipment Research Institute, was sitting there bored. He finished drinking a cup of tea before seeing anyone coming from outside.

"Old Shi, are you going to play something high-end and make a glass cockpit?" After seeing Shi Lao, he immediately teased: "You are just a trainer, do you need to fix this kind of thing? "

After he finished speaking, he looked curiously at the person next to Elder Shi: "Who is this?"

"This is President Qin of Mingzhou Group."

Mingzhou Group, President Qin?
Zhao Guangdou stood up immediately: "Boss Qin! I'm sorry, I'm blind and don't know Mount Tai. I didn't expect you to come!"

Qin Tao smiled: "Mr. Zhao, you're welcome. I just happened to pass by. I came here to have a look. By the way, you are engaged in optoelectronic equipment. Can you make the cockpit display?"

"Of course." Zhao Guangdou said: "One of our domestic key projects, one leveling and three downsizing, including HUD and HUD, are all provided by our factory."

"Then can your factory accept foreign trade orders?"

Zhao Guangdou opened his eyes wide: "Of course it can, but foreigners can use our domestic avionics? Don't they think our electronic equipment is poor in performance?"

Zhao Guangdou felt a little unbelievable.

"Of course I don't dislike it." Qin Tao said: "They specified that they want our equipment, but I don't know much about domestic equipment, so I dare not promise them. Next, I will send them an invitation and let them go to you unit inspection."

"Great, Boss Qin, if it works, we'll give you three points for labor costs." Zhao Guangdou also agreed.

"Forget it, you can keep it for yourself." Qin Tao said: "I don't like those three melons and two dates. By the way, I heard that you are working on helmet sights?"

"Well, we have already started the localization of the Su-27. We can't always use imported products, we have to develop our own." Zhao Guangdou said: "This technology is not difficult, and we are confident to overcome it."

Qin Tao smiled: "Lao Maozi's helmet sight is indeed cross-generational, but it is not an advanced technology. Since we want to develop it, we must aim at a more advanced system and work hard."

The helmet sight is an invention of Lao Maozi across the ages. This device is designed to cooperate with the R-73 missile launched off-axis. Wherever the pilot's head turns, the missile's seeker will follow where it is. It is simulating confrontation Among them, the MiG 29 can beat the F73 fighter one-sidedly with its helmet sight and R16 missile.

After the Su-27 was introduced in China, I was very satisfied with this Shchel-3UM helmet sight, and decided to make it localized, not only equipped with the domestically produced J-8, but also equipped with other domestically produced aircraft to guide the Thunderbolt- [-] fighting missiles.

Of course, due to various reasons, helmet sights are not standard equipment. Many pilots only have a fixed shelf on their helmets, and they will be equipped when needed.

"More advanced?" Zhao Guangdou was a little curious: "This helmet sight is already very advanced!"

Qin Tao showed the expression that you have never seen the world: "This kind of helmet sight has a low level of technology and relatively simple functions. It can only display the weapon aiming halo, but cannot display flight and sensor information, nor can it display mission data. Pilots have to lean over and observe the information displayed on the instrument panel to grasp the status of the aircraft during the air battle, which is easy to miss the fighter plane."

Qin Tao said a lot directly, which surprised Zhao Guangdou. This President Qin is actually an expert!Sure enough, as rumored, Mr. Qin would not be able to do it. Mr. Qin is proficient in everything!

"The advanced helmet aiming system needs a better display system. The pilot's goggles can display a lot of information, and even can display the hotline of the machine gun. The head-up display in our cockpit can also be thrown away. Even, With more cameras spread across the plane, the pilot's goggles can also show images through the fuselage."

The pilot's vision is very poor, and he can only look out through the cockpit cover, especially the rear fuselage, which is almost blocked. Even if there are several rearview mirrors in the cockpit, it is useless.

Advanced fighters can arrange cameras on the fuselage to directly synthesize images, just like the panorama of a car, to see everything outside clearly, and where the pilot turns his head, it can display the corresponding situation.

This thing sounds tall and lofty, but Zhao Guangdou's astonished eyes have turned into disbelief.

"President Qin, what you said sounds like something from a science fiction world! Among other things, we can't produce the display that this kind of helmet needs! Can the display still transmit light?"

When can this goggle be used as a monitor?
Qin Tao smiled awkwardly: "I'm talking about the future."

It’s only 95 years now. Qin Tao mentioned the F-35 pilot’s helmet. Of course, it’s too much beyond this era. The development of liquid crystal technology is changing with each passing day. People nowadays can’t imagine how earth-shaking the display system will be in the future. Variety.

Especially the flexible LCD screen of later generations, the mobile phone that can be folded in half looks incredible.

It is too early to say these things now.

"Oh." Zhao Guangdou nodded: "Boss Qin, I believe that what you said will definitely come true in the future."

"you believe?"

"That's right, none of us don't know the power of President Qin, as long as President Qin said it, he will never be wrong." Zhao Guangdou was sure.

"Ahem, what you just said is nonsense, let's get down to business." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he looked at Elder Shi.

Old Shi nodded and took out the metal box: "We got this device by accident, it was soaked in water, we made a report with our superiors, and asked the relevant departments to send people to study it, since the superiors sent you over, then I will send you It is given to you, and I hope you can study it."

Zhao Guangdou looked at the metal box curiously, and when he saw the writing on the box, he was stunned: "Data link? Or Link 16?"

"Yes, this level of secrecy is very high. If you take over, the writing on it will be erased." Shi Lao said: "You need to do your best to study the mysteries inside it."

Zhao Guangdou's expression became serious.

"Why, is it difficult?"

"That's right, it's very difficult." Zhao Guangdou did not hide the difficulty at all: "We know that we have entered the era of microelectronics, and there are a large number of integrated circuits in it. Even if we know its model, this special integrated circuit , and will not be purchased. Therefore, if we want to imitate, we can only study its functions and then design supporting integrated circuits, which is too much work.”

If it was still in the era of electron tubes or transistors, there would be no problem with imitation. The era has already entered the field of microelectronics. Who knows what circuits are inside such a small chip?You can't see it even with a magnifying glass!
Therefore, in this era, it is very difficult to imitate, just like the CPU is a huge profit, but no one can copy the CPU, this thing cannot be imitated at all, unless the mark on it is polished, and the low-end one is pretended to be high-end .

"Since the superior has entrusted you with the task, you should be the most suitable unit. If you can't imitate it, then other units probably have no such possibility." Shi Lao said with emotion: "What a pity! !"

"Of course not." Zhao Guangdou shook his head: "I'm just saying it's difficult, did I say not to imitate? Our military needs to develop, and the data link is also a technology that must be broken through. Moreover, we have to complete the integration, whether it is domestically produced or not. They are still imported, so they must be able to be blended together, and our research institute also plans to develop more businesses, and now is just an opportunity, so even if there are various difficulties, we can face them!"

Zhao Guangdou's words resounded loudly: "This is the mission that history has entrusted to us!"

Qin Tao was also moved. These older generation military personnel all have such lofty awareness!
In later generations, Su-30 and J-30 will fight together, and they can also exchange information through the data link, and even the imported Su-[-] can be equipped with domestic weapons, all of which are developed step by step by domestic military workers. .

They knew the difficulties, but they did not bow their heads in the face of difficulties!

"Of course, we also need the help of Mingzhou Group."

These words confused Qin Tao: "Our Mingzhou Group has nothing to do with this!"

"Why don't you get involved? Aren't you building a chip factory? Maybe the special chip we need can be handed over to your factory for OEM after design!"

Qin Tao nodded: "This is no problem! After you get it, repair it first. It is best if you can copy the built-in program, and study the information interaction method of their data link. Even if you master the principle of the software first OK."

Even if this thing is broken, the program solidified in the Flash ROOM can still be read, and by then, the Link16 data link will have no secrets in front of itself.

It would be best to complete this work next year. At that time, if you can use this device to directly enter the other party's data link system, that would be great.

Their Optoelectronics Institute is engaged in hardware. This kind of professional network intrusion should be done by a professional hacker team. It seems that I have to suggest to my father-in-law to cultivate such a team.

Qin Tao secretly made up his mind.

Of course, the navy's data link system should also be developed, especially when there are aircraft carriers in the future, the amount of data transmission required will increase exponentially.

Watching various movies, it seems that commanding operations is to give a few orders with a radio. In fact, the times have changed long ago. Sitting down and typing on the keyboard, transmitting a large amount of data in an instant, and carrying out target allocation, etc., all rely on data links. Completed.

After such a toss, when we returned to Huangdi Village, it was already July, and the village was bustling with activity. In addition to a large number of naval soldiers, there were also a group of foreigners.

"Qin, I have invited 32 people, and they are all willing to work in the East." After seeing Qin Tao, Stroh came to ask him for credit.

Compared with Delano's $1000 million into his pocket, Strow's income is still very small, but $320 million is also an astronomical figure for him.

"Okay." Qin Tao said: "My promise will be fulfilled soon, give your bank account to my secretary, eh, Fresnel light box?"

Qin Tao said as he walked, he had come to the tail of the simulated deck, where he was surprised to see the colorful light boxes erected over there.This thing is also a necessary device for carrier-based aircraft to land.

"Yes, the principle of this device is not complicated. The people I brought have engineers in this field. Under his guidance, your relevant departments finally made this light box. Cochrane, Cork Len!"

As Stroll shouted, a person in a domestic navy uniform came over. She had short hair and dark skin.

Is it a woman, or a black man?
A smile appeared on Cochrane's face: "You are Mr. Qin? I have contributed to this set of light boxes. I heard that I can get a bonus?"

Qin Tao recovered from the shock and nodded vigorously: "Of course, on behalf of the group, I will reward you with 10 RMB!"

"CNY? Why not USD?"

"You will be working here for a long time in the future, so I will provide you with your own currency first. Of course, you can leave at any time, and before you leave, I will help you exchange RMB into US dollars." Qin Tao answered perfectly.

"Okay." Cochran agreed.

"This base is almost ready, but it's a pity that there are no ones that can fly." Draenor was already a little bored.

"Don't worry, those who can fly will come over soon. By then, our base will be able to operate normally. As for now, we can practice on the simulator first." Qin Tao said.

(End of this chapter)