I built an armada.

Chapter 507: Equipment is not good? Then make it yourself

In the past, we spent a lot of money to buy warships from those Western tribes, but they refused to sell them.

Now that we have become stronger and have cutting-edge warships that can define the third generation of warships, all the tribes are scrambling to come and buy them with money!

After the identity exchange, what it brought was the pride and glory of the general public!

At the same time, the integrated military factory.

Su Dingping did not take the leaders' decision to sell the warships to heart. He continued to concentrate on researching military technology.

This matter had been discussed several months ago. He felt that it was enough for him to know that there was such a thing. Selling warships was not his specialty, so there was no need to intervene and distract his limited energy.

At this moment, he has launched a comprehensive research on the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.

After a long period of dedicated research, Su Dingping's research on the F15, F16, Su-27 and J-10 has progressed very smoothly, and the analysis of core technologies has entered the final sprint stage.

It won't take long to completely conquer it.

He has read the relevant data and information on the flight laboratory and wind tunnel experiments provided by the Air Force no less than twenty times.

Overall, he was quite dissatisfied with the detailed data.

Because many of these cutting-edge technologies are actually from abroad.

Moreover, they are all in very critical positions.

Whether it is the engines used in the fighter jets produced by the tribe, or the test engines and wind turbine test equipment for testing fighter jets, most of the key technologies are in the hands of the White Bear Tribe.

This is quite dangerous, because if something goes wrong one day, it will be very easy to be blocked by the White Bear Tribe, and then these experimental equipment will not even be able to be started, and will be no different from scrap metal.

This is just like using a life-saving ventilator in a hospital. You can only keep using the machine if you keep paying.

If the money is not paid on any day, the other party can stop the operation of the machine at any time.

If these devices are not important, it would be fine if there are alternatives within the tribe.

The most frustrating thing is that these experimental equipment are not the most advanced, but purely second-rate goods.

If one wants to develop advanced fighter jets, these less advanced wind tunnel test equipment are of no use at all.

Therefore, we can only start from the basics.

In the forging space of the military illustrations.

Su Dingping put down the relevant data and information about the wind tunnel test equipment, and his expression gradually became solemn.

He realized a very serious problem. If he didn't figure this out, even if he mastered all the core technologies of the F16 fighter and the technology for manufacturing the F110-GE turbofan engine, he wouldn't be able to do it with the existing technical level and limitations!

It is even more impossible to test the performance of the engine in all aspects!

Not to mention, the next generation fighter jets were upgraded in the military industry forging space!

It is equivalent to having technology but being unable to implement it, including the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, which can only produce an empty shell.

As for the production of carrier-based aircraft, it is basically empty talk because the technical limitations are too great.

Looking at the huge military factory in front of him, Su Dingping felt very helpless.

"It seems that the construction of this virtual wind tunnel is not very good. It is far from perfect."

"The construction of a hypersonic wind tunnel is an urgent matter and must be done as soon as possible."

Su Dingping made up his mind that he must implement it as soon as possible. The next second he walked out of the laboratory and returned to his office.

Next, he called Wanlong over.

"Boss Su, what do you want?"

Wan Long asked quickly, very directly.

"Please help me contact the Air Force. Just tell them that I need a complete set of wind tunnel test equipment and flight laboratory equipment." Su Dingping said.

"Yes!"

Wan Long took the order and left, contacting the Air Force without stopping.

Upon hearing the news, Air Force Chief Ma Zhengbang was completely confused and had no idea what Su Dingping was going to do.

The test data from the flight laboratory and wind tunnel test center have already been provided to them. Isn’t that enough?
Now you also want a complete flight laboratory and wind tunnel test center with related equipment?
If these equipments are given to us, what will our Air Force use?
Why don't you just send my entire air force over there so I don't have to worry about it all the time?

Besides, even if I were willing to give it to you, these devices are super large and fully assembled, and there is no way to move them.

The next second, Ma Zhengbang said to the communicator.

“Contact the Navy immediately and tell them that the laboratory equipment and wind tunnel test equipment cannot be moved. Even if they want to move them, they need to disassemble them before moving, and if they want to disassemble and reassemble them, they need the consent of a third party.”

The news soon reached the integrated military factory, and when Su Dingping learned about it, he immediately understood.

When it comes to the field of confidential core technology, the White Bear Tribe is afraid that they will have to sign many restrictive terms with the Air Force.

In addition to the right to use the wind tunnel test equipment, disassembly and assembly also requires the consent of the White Bear Tribe.

Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if you can't put it back together after disassembling it.

Just like the 956E missile destroyer that the Navy imported, once you want to dismantle it, you first have to face the huge difficulty of reverse engineering.

Once discovered, the follow-up will be very difficult.

Su Dingping knew that the Air Force also faced enormous difficulties in reverse engineering, otherwise it would not have been possible for them to have not yet developed their own advanced related test equipment.

It has to be said that the White Bear Tribe's move directly curbed the Air Force's intention to dismantle the equipment for research at the source.

If this really offends the White Bear Tribe and leads to the termination of the use agreement, the already difficult situation of the Air Force will become even more difficult.

Although he knew how difficult it was for the Air Force, Su Dingping was not worried.

The Air Force has these concerns, but he doesn't!
He could easily replicate the relevant equipment in the military industry forging space, slowly disassemble it and analyze the core technology without having to worry about being discovered.

This is a huge bug. Even if the White Bear Tribe has exhausted all possible means, it may not be able to solve it!

After thinking about all this, Su Dingping immediately called Wan Long over.

"Wanlong, contact the Air Force. Tell them I'll be there tonight."

“I want to see the lab equipment and wind tunnel testing equipment firsthand.”

Wan Long immediately accepted the order and said, "Yes!"

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Soon it was late at night.

While representatives of various tribes were discussing in the hotel for receiving foreign guests the types of warships that the Longxia Navy might sell this time, no one expected that Su Dingping had already started working on carrier-based aircraft.

Under the moonlight, he had already boarded a special plane flying directly to the relevant air force base.

Moreover, in order to prevent the Air Force Chief Ma Zhengbang from not giving face, the Navy's top chief Liu Huaming personally accompanied him.

Inside the cabin, Liu Huaming made a very serious statement.

"Dingping, just be at ease. I'll come over. Just tell me what you want. I'll get it back for you even if I have to!" Su Dingping said immediately, "Commander, I'm just going to take a look at the laboratory equipment and wind tunnel test equipment."

"Ah, this, those two things are not easy to grab. Old Ma will definitely be angry. We have to let Xue Shuai come forward." Liu Huaming frowned and said embarrassedly.

He knew very well that which of the two things Su Dingping mentioned was the apple of Ma Zhengbang's eye and he treasured it so much that he would be anxious for whoever tried to get it!
In the capital, at the Air Force Headquarters military base, the night is alluring and extremely quiet.

There were guards on duty everywhere, their eyes staring at everything around them like searchlights, and any unusual movement would escape their sight.

It didn't take long for the special plane to arrive here.

Upon learning that Liu Huaming and Su Dingping were both coming, Ma Zhengbang personally led people to the airport to greet them.

One is the top naval officer of the same rank as him, and the other is a naval colonel who was personally awarded a rank and medal by Marshal Xue, and the other party has a very special identity.

If Qian Wenbing, Xu Dongguo and others had come instead, he would not have needed to mobilize so many people and could just sit and wait in the office.

To some extent, he attached great importance to Su Dingping's arrival, completely surpassing Xu Dongguo and other bigwigs.

"Commander, they are coming."

Hearing the sound of helicopter propellers approaching from afar, the guard immediately gave a warning.

"Notify them and prepare to welcome them."

Ma Zhengbang immediately gave the order.

"Yes!"

The guard immediately went to notify.

Ma Zhengbang, who was standing there, was very happy, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

He was followed by a group of entourage.

As the special plane landed, before getting off the plane, Liu Huaming grabbed Su Dingping and gave him instructions again.

"Dingping, Lao Ma has a bad temper. If you have anything to say, tell me quietly. I will go and talk to Lao Ma then."

"If that doesn't work, I'll move Xue Shuai out."

Su Dingping felt warm in his heart and nodded immediately, "Don't worry, Chief. I know my limits."

He really just came to take a look and had no intention of moving these precious experimental equipment back. He didn't want to interrupt the Air Force's scientific research process because of his own research.

The cabin door opened and Liu Huaming walked out with a smile on his face.

"Old Ma, I'm so sorry to ask you to come to the airport in person so late at night."

"Really? How come I didn't notice it at all? Why are you embarrassed?"

Ma Zhengbang rolled his eyes and responded unhappily. He had already prepared himself mentally for the other party's ill intentions.

He was afraid that there would be a tough battle to fight next, and for the sake of the Air Force, he had no choice but to give it his all.

He immediately turned his attention to Su Dingping who got off the plane behind him.

"Dingping, how are you doing with the fighter jet information I sent you?"

At this point, he suddenly thought of something and quickly changed his words, "It won't take too long, we're not in a hurry, just go at your own pace."

Su Dingping immediately said truthfully: "Commander, everything is going very smoothly at the moment! We have some new ideas, but there are still many difficulties to overcome, so it will take some time."

These plain words brought a great shock to Ma Zhengbang, and he was completely shocked.

"Have you got a new idea? Should we use the Air Force fighter jets or the carrier-based aircraft?"

"That's it."

Su Dingping nodded.

Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to worry about Ma Zhengbang leaking secrets.

Hearing this, Ma Zhengbang breathed a sigh of relief.

He has already transported all of the most advanced J-10 and Su-27 aircraft, as well as the captured F16 and F15 fighter jets in the Air Force's hands to the Navy, hoping to use Su Dingping's help to see if he could speed up the reverse engineering progress of the F16.

If Su Dingping had completed the reverse engineering of all the core technologies of the F16 fighter and had new ideas in such a short time, I wonder if he would be shocked.

"Let's go, let's go back and talk about it."

Under the leadership of Ma Zhengbang, Su Dingping and Liu Huaming headed towards the administrative building.

"Commander, I just came to see the aircraft test base and the wind tunnel test equipment."

After taking two steps, Su Dingping directly stated his purpose. The most important thing at this time was to seize the time and get the business done.

"I understand."

Ma Zhengbang was slightly startled, and then led the two of them in a special car heading in another direction.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the aircraft testing center in a special car.

As soon as you enter the center's highly confidential factory, what comes into view are all kinds of fighter jet parts, high-precision machine tools, etc., and there are many military workers busy there.

Su Dingping didn't bother to see how busy the workers were. Instead, he scanned with his eyes like krypton eyes, taking the opportunity to replicate all those high-tech machine tools in the military industry forging space.

He also found that this batch of equipment was already very advanced compared to the current manufacturing level of the Longxia tribe.

But in terms of the entire Blue Star, it is just above the average level, not the best.

As for those truly advanced and high-tech equipment, he realized a very important point: the White Bear Tribe would indeed not sell them to the Air Force.

But think about it, no matter which tribe it is on Blue Star, no one will sell the most advanced and sophisticated machine tools produced in their tribe to other tribes.

Looking at the new fighter jet being assembled not far away and a pile of spare parts, Su Dingping was quite curious.

Ma Zhengbang at the side immediately explained: "That is the newly developed J-11B, and it still has a long way to go before its first flight."

"For now, we are still only assembling the J-11."

"The difficulty of research and development is one thing, and the difficulty of assembly is another."

Su Dingping nodded, indicating his understanding, "I understand this. Assembly not only requires high technical skills from the R&D personnel, but also the equipment. It is full of difficulties."

Ma Zhengbang said helplessly: "Yes. These devices are very advanced in China, but if they are placed on the level of Blue Star, they are not good enough at all."

"We have money but cannot buy advanced fighter jets, so we have to change the idea and try to make them by ourselves, but it is very difficult."

"Back then, we introduced the Su-27 aircraft from the White Bear Tribe, and it took a lot of twists and turns."

A look of reminiscence emerged in Ma Zhengbang's eyes as he spoke leisurely, describing the difficulties of the Air Force.

Su Dingping and Liu Huaming sat next to him, acting as very qualified listeners.

The Air Force, like the Navy, suffered a lot. The journey was extremely difficult and arduous. Only Ma Zhengbang himself knew all the hardships.

(End of this chapter)