The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

After the South Asian war, Pakistan also took the time to restore its military strength.

The Air Force is naturally also a key area of ​​recovery for Pakistan.

After all, when a war breaks out between the two sides, it is often the air force that engages first in combat to seize air superiority.

In modern warfare, whoever controls the air superiority has the advantage!
The most advanced fighter jets currently equipped by Pakistan are the J-11E and J-11F. Both models are export models of the J-11. The J-11E is a single-seat, twin-engine export model, while the J-11F is a twin-seat, twin-engine export model. This model can not only perform long-distance flight missions, but also serve as a trainer aircraft.

Next are the J-10E and J-10F. These two models are the export models of the J-10 fighter jet. The former is a single-engine, single-seat model, while the latter is a single-engine, two-seat model.

These two types of fighter jets are the only third-generation fighter jets equipped by Pakistan and are top-notch combat capable.

However, whether it is the J-11 fighter or the J-10 fighter, they are not cheap, they are only slightly cheaper than similar fighters in Europe and the United States.

Pakistan is not a wealthy country, but just a developing country. After all, Pakistan does not have abundant oil and natural gas, and cannot make money easily. Pakistan's economy is mainly based on agriculture, and agricultural output accounts for 22% of GDP. The industrial base is relatively weak. There are some industries, but not many and not strong.

Pakistan today can only be considered a primary industrial country.

If Pakistan could not obtain some funds from the Islamic world, as well as tolls paid by Americans, military base rents, dividends from port development in cooperation with China, and road and railway tolls, Pakistan would not even be able to maintain its current huge army.

Therefore, the cost-effective FC-1 'Fierce Dragon' fighter is absolutely suitable for Pakistan!
Although Pakistan plans to purchase 50 FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jets, which has a higher cost, the price of FC-1 Xiaolong is still much lower than that of J-10 fighter jets.

Pakistani leaders all have bright smiles on their faces. Pakistan is still a developing country, but since solving the problem in the Kashmir region, Pakistan has developed much faster. Its GDP is still not as high as India's, but its per capita GDP is much higher than India's.

Moreover, relying on its relationship with China, it built the China-Pakistan Railway and the China-Pakistan Expressway, and developed cotton textile industry, wool textile industry, sugar making, paper making, tobacco, leather making, machinery manufacturing, fertilizer, cement, electricity, natural gas, and oil.

Among them, the cotton textile industry is Pakistan's largest industrial sector. Last year, Pakistan's cotton yarn output reached 257.8 million tons and cotton cloth output reached 7.86 million square meters.

现在巴基斯坦GDP3561亿美元，人均GDP2100美元，相比1990年的400亿美元增加近9倍，人均GDP提高近7倍。

Now, as long as Pakistan defeats India again, it will inevitably usher in a long period of peaceful development.

Pakistan's biggest rival is India, whether in terms of religion or long-term accumulated hatred. As for Afghanistan, it is far inferior to India.

Although the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jet production line will not be built in Pakistan until 2010, and core components such as engines cannot be manufactured in Pakistan and have to be imported from China, Pakistan is already very satisfied.

The more advanced the fighter jet, the higher the industrial level.

Aircraft engines are known as the "flower of industry" and not every country can manufacture them. Even if Chengfei gave Pakistan the design drawings of the aircraft engine for the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter, Pakistan could not build it. The world is so cruel!

The more advanced the weapon, the fewer countries can manufacture it.

This is especially true for fighter jets!
So far, there are only a few countries that can develop third-generation fighter jets, and the number can be counted on one hand. As for the countries that can develop fourth-generation fighter jets, there are only two countries, the United States and China, and even Russia has not heard any news in this regard.

Pakistan is having trouble manufacturing second generation fighter jets, let alone third generation ones.

Chengfei is even happier. With the FC-1 "Fierce Dragon" fighter, Chengfei now has a main force for export. It would be a lie to say that Chengfei is not coveting the international arms market.

However, because many of the J-10 fighter jets were produced with the help of Panshan Group to overcome technical difficulties, according to the agreement of that year, the export rights of the J-10 fighter jets belonged to Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group. Chengfei could only watch and envy the money earned from the export of the J-10 fighter jets, but it was helpless.

The FC-1 Xiaolong fighter is the model that Chengfei is targeting at the international market. In Chengfei's view, this aircraft has reached the level of third-generation fighters, which is incomparable to the J-7 and J-8. Among the third-generation fighters, the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter is the cheapest!
The delta-wing layout, single engine, maximum speed of 1.6 Mach and low price are all advantages of FC-1. The FC-1 "Fierce Dragon" fighter will be very attractive to developing countries.

Even at next year's Zhuhai Air Show, Chengfei will launch the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter, allowing the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter to join the international fighter market.

The President of Pakistan visited Chengfei. Looking at Chengfei, the President of Pakistan was full of envy, because Chengfei can produce J-7 series fighter jets and J-10 series fighter jets, which Pakistan does not have.

Think about the city of Chengdu. It is not even among the top five in China, but it is far ahead of Pakistan's largest city.

The GDP of Chengdu is almost catching up with that of Pakistan. As for the industrial output value of Chengdu, it far exceeds that of Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan has no mid-range or high-end manufacturing industries, but Chengdu has a large number of mid-range and high-end manufacturing industries.

The more you come to China, the more you understand its development, and the more you will feel awe for this behemoth.

In recent years, the pro-European and American faction has been on the decline and has lost its market in Pakistan. This is because Pakistan has witnessed and felt the development of China with its own eyes.

After Pakistan sends Chinese students to study, most of them often become elites in Pakistan. They have clear judgments about the international situation and know better than anyone where to move toward and who to lean towards.

The Pakistani President did not leave Sichuan directly, but visited Sichuan University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, where he was warmly welcomed by students, especially Pakistani students studying here.

Sichuan University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China are the two best universities in Sichuan with very strong comprehensive strength.

There are people from Pakistan studying abroad in Sichuan University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

China has given Pakistan a lot of support in this regard. Chinese universities will give full scholarships to outstanding international students, while the tuition and miscellaneous fees of other international students are often only slightly higher than those of Chinese students. (End of this chapter)