The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 820 Farnborough Air Show

After a series of preparations, the delegation was officially established before September.

The delegation began preparations for participating in the Farnborough Air Show.

The Farnborough Air Show is one of the three major international air shows. It started in 1920 and has been held for 72 years.

At this Farnborough Air Show, China Aerospace Industry will participate as a group for the first time.

In recent years, with the great strides made by the aerospace industry, China's aerospace industry has already ranked among the world's top levels in terms of its achievements alone.

The J-10 and J-11 fighter jets, two third-generation fighter jets independently developed by China and % domestically produced, are not participating in the air show this time, because these two fighter jets are still kept confidential.

Even though the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets actually appeared in the Gulf War, and even Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been equipped with these two fighter jets.

However, these two fighter jets are still kept secret, both in China and overseas.

The major military powers only know about these two fighter jets and that China has mastered the development capabilities of third-generation fighter jets, but they know nothing about the specific performance of these two fighter jets.

Even in the Middle East, the confidentiality of these two fighter jets is done very well.

The CIA, KGB and others all want to obtain relevant intelligence, but there has been no substantial progress so far.

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There are no third-generation aircraft, mainly trainer aircraft and second-generation fighters and second-generation and a half fighters.

The market for trainer aircraft is still very large around the world. Developed countries need to be equipped with trainer aircraft to train pilots, and the third world also needs trainer aircraft, because third world countries also need trainer aircraft to train pilots and use trainer aircraft as fighter jets.

The global market for trainer aircraft has a demand for at least several thousand aircraft.

Developed countries certainly do not look down on second-generation aircraft, because the main force of the air forces of developed countries are already second-generation and a half fighters, and the top combat power is the third-generation fighters. However, there is still a great demand for second-generation aircraft in the international arms market. After all, many small and medium-sized countries and poor countries cannot afford to equip third-generation aircraft, so there is still a large market for second-generation aircraft.

Second-generation and a half fighter jets. Even the United States and the Soviet Union still have a large number of second-generation and a half fighter jets. Second-generation and a half fighter jets are the main force of the world's air forces, while third-generation fighter jets are the top combat power.

Even in Europe, there are still a large number of countries that do not have third-generation fighter jets.

It can be said that in the current international arms market, second-generation and a half fighter jets are already extremely competitive. Not to mention small and medium-sized countries and poor countries, even developed countries have a great demand for them.

As for the J-5 and J-6 fighter jets, only some poor countries in the third world will buy them.

When Panshan Group exports advanced fighter jets, it often includes some J-5 and J-6 fighter jets because the number of J-5 and J-6 fighter jets is too large.

According to the current export situation, Panshan Group will not be able to export all its products even if it exports for ten years.

However, if these weapons are not exported and are sealed, they will constitute a huge sunk cost.

Those weapons were all made by the Chinese people at that time by cutting back on their spending and dieting and gritting their teeth.

Therefore, in recent years, Panshan Group has been trying every means to export these backward weapons and equipment.

It is said that there are no additional conditions for the export of Panshan Group's weapons and equipment. In fact, this is not true, because the conditions added by Panshan Group are that they include these backward weapons and equipment.

These planes will all fly to Farnborough in the UK.

As for refueling along the way, Panshan Group has taken care of it all.

The entire flight route will involve refueling in Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Yugoslavia, and Italy, and then finally arriving at Farnborough in the UK, with an overseas flight distance of more than 8000 kilometers.

This is a huge challenge for pilots. During the whole process, they do not carry any weapons, have full fuel, and do not stay in a country for more than 24 hours.

Just this round trip flight costs a lot of money.

In addition to aircraft, various aerial bombs, guided bombs, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles and other products will also be on display.

To be honest, if it weren't for his special circumstances, Liu Tao would have wanted to go out and participate in the Farnborough Air Show.

Europe's aviation industry is very developed.

That is why Europe has never been able to form a whole. Otherwise, if Europe were truly integrated, its aviation industry would be no less than that of the United States and the Soviet Union.

The country with the most developed aviation industry in the whole of Europe is France.

France's aviation industry is the backbone of Europe's aviation industry.

This can be seen from the fact that France is the first country in Europe to master the technology for developing third-generation fighter jets.

But overseas, especially in Europe and the United States, countless people see him as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh, and want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

If there were no other security measures, once Liu Tao went to Europe or North America, he would most likely be like a meat bun throwing a dog, and would never come back.

This is also why, after receiving the Turing Award and the Nobel Prize, Liu Tao never went abroad again.

Liu Tao has a very clear understanding of his own situation.

He has many friends, but he also has many people who hate him.

Without sufficient safety, Liu Tao would never risk his life.

This time, the Chinese delegation was divided into two parts, one part took off from Beijing, and the other part took off from Kunming.

Panshan Group directly chartered a Boeing 747, which is much more luxurious than those in Beijing.

There are quite a few people from Panshan Group, and they brought some exhibits with them.

This Boeing 747 passenger plane belongs to Southwest Airlines. This Boeing 747-200 passenger plane is very large.

At present, there are not many China Airlines, including China International Airlines located in Beijing, China Eastern Airlines located in Shanghai, China Southern Airlines located in Yangcheng, China Southwest Airlines located in Chengdu, China Northwest Airlines located in Chang'an and China Northern Airlines located in Shenyang. These six airlines are all state-owned enterprises.

In addition, there is Hong Kong Airlines and China Airlines based in Formosa.

The airlines managed by Panshan Group include China Southwest Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines.

There is a bright red flag on the tail of this Boeing 747 passenger plane, which looks very shocking.

Liu Tao came to see the delegation off in person. This time they had a heavy responsibility and had to make preparations in advance and prepare the aircraft for the exhibition.

Although he had already communicated and discussed with the British, the British were extremely fickle, so Liu Tao had to prepare a few more plans just in case.

In addition, the delegation also has the responsibility of obtaining more orders.

Even if it is just signing an intention order, it is good. At least both parties can negotiate, communicate and exchange ideas, and there is always an opportunity to promote cooperation.

(End of this chapter)