The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 867: 'Hai Dong Qing' Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft
The Spring Festival is approaching.

Guifei Group, inside a hangar.

Liu Tao was touching a strangely shaped aircraft. This was the drone that had been continuously flying and upgraded during this period.

"System, upgrade!" Liu Tao said silently in his heart.

"Swish, swish, swish~~" A faint light flickered, flickering on the plane.

Drones have undergone significant changes.

The visible changes are obvious and can be seen with the naked eye.

Invisible changes are more obvious.

Liu Tao looked at the changes on the virtual panel, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

I think this unmanned reconnaissance aircraft will be enough for China to use for 20 to 30 years, and there is no need to worry about performance lag.

"Then, this drone is called the 'Haidongqing' unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, model WZ-6!" Liu Tao named this unmanned reconnaissance aircraft 'Haidongqing'.

The Saker Falcon is a kind of falcon. It is small and strong, and can fly very high. It is an important helper in hunting. The most impressive thing about it is its sharp eyes.

Looking at the data of the 'Haidongqing' unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Liu Tao was very satisfied.

It is 13.4 meters long, has a wingspan of 35.5 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 11610 kg, a maximum fuel capacity of 6577 kg, a payload of 900 kg, a turbofan engine mounted above the fuselage, a maximum flight speed of 740 km/h, a cruising speed of 650 km/h, a range of 26000 km, and a flight time of 42 hours. It can take off from China and conduct reconnaissance at any location in the world, or conduct continuous reconnaissance and surveillance for 5500 hours over a target 24 kilometers away from the base, and then return to the base.

The aircraft is equipped with three types of reconnaissance equipment: synthetic aperture radar, television camera, and infrared detector, as well as defensive electronic countermeasures equipment and digital communication equipment.

合成孔径雷达的探测距离范围为20-200km，能在一天当中监视1.374x105km2的面积，图像分辨率为0.9m，可区分小汽车和卡车;或者对1900个2kmx2km的可疑地区进行仔细观察，图像分辨率为0.3m，能区分静止目标和活动目标。

Television cameras are used to take pictures of targets, with image resolution close to that of photographic film. Infrared detectors can detect camouflaged targets and distinguish between moving and stationary targets.

The target images obtained by the reconnaissance equipment are transmitted to the ground station in real time at a rate of 50Mb/s via satellite communication or microwave relay communication. After information processing, the intelligence is sent to the war zone or battlefield command center to provide intelligence for the commander to make decisions or battlefield damage assessment.

Liu Tao is generally very satisfied with this peculiarly shaped reconnaissance drone.

Of course, this does not mean that this reconnaissance drone is perfect. In fact, it has many shortcomings, such as its maximum speed does not reach supersonic speed and its slow cruising speed.

But no weapon is perfect. There is no perfect weapon in the world.

Liu Tao has long known this truth, and he has also learned to accept his shortcomings.

For example, if you think the speed is too slow, you can develop a supersonic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft or even a hypersonic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the future.

For example, if you want stealth performance, you can develop a stealth unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the future.

The performance of each weapon and equipment is actually a matter of trade-offs.

After dealing with this unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Liu Tao did not stay in Guifei for long, and even did not expose the drone, and returned to the headquarters of Panshan Group.

During this period, Liu Tao spent most of his time developing reconnaissance drones at Guifei Group, and part of his time on business trips and work. He actually spent the shortest time at Panshan Group headquarters.

But now he had to go back because he had to preside over a meeting of the Party Committee of Panshan Group.

The Party Group meeting was held on time.

This party committee meeting officially announced that China Petroleum Group will be officially upgraded to China Petroleum Group Corporation.

The appointment approved by the above was also announced at the meeting. Guo Kai, the former general manager of Huaxia Petroleum Group, was appointed as the general manager and party secretary of Huaxia Petroleum Group Corporation, and also took on the title of deputy general manager of Panshan Group.

China Petroleum Group Corporation officially became the thirteenth second-level group of Panshan Group.

As the leading enterprise in China's petroleum industry today, China Petroleum Group has actually already had this qualification. Many people have been speculating since the year before last about when China Petroleum Group will be able to be upgraded to a second-tier group.

After all, China Petroleum Group is too large, with extremely astonishing revenue and profits, and its overseas assets are terrifying.

Now that Liu Tao has officially upgraded China Petroleum Group to China Petroleum Group Corporation, it is relatively late.

In addition to the major event of China National Petroleum Corporation, there is another major event, which is the major adjustment of the teams of major head offices.

Some people were transferred to local areas, some were transferred to the Panshan Group headquarters, and some were transferred to other second-level and third-level groups to take up positions.

Such a large personnel reshuffle has never happened since the Panshan Machinery Factory era and is extremely rare.

Many people are surprised.

However, no one objected to this personnel transfer, as opposition was futile.

Panshan Group has always emphasized ex ante democracy. Before a decision is made, anything can be said, any suggestions can be raised, and any opinions can be expressed. However, once a decision is made, it must be executed.

If you understand it, you must execute it; if you don’t understand it, you must also execute it. You will gradually understand it through execution.

Liu Tao actually did not spend a long time at Panshan Group headquarters, not even a quarter of the total time in a year.

However, Liu Tao's prestige in the Panshan Group system is unmatched and he has absolute prestige.

It is this absolute prestige that allows him to control the entire Panshan Group with ease and implement his will.

This Party Committee meeting was not an enlarged meeting. In addition to the Party Committee members, only 15 people were invited to attend the meeting.

At the meeting, in addition to making arrangements for the new year, Liu Tao emphasized a key point, that is, this is a great era, and everyone should let go and work hard, especially in the civilian field.

Over the past year, under the leadership of the United States, countries around the world have focused on the economy, which has made the overall economic situation better than before. This improvement in the world economy is naturally good for export business.

When the economy is bad, people spend money carefully and spend less; when the economy is good, people naturally spend money lavishly.

In this case, it is not very beneficial for the export of military products, but it is definitely a major benefit for the civilian sector.

It just so happened that we planned to expand the factory a few years ago, and now the effect can be seen.

After the party group meeting ended, the higher-ups couldn't wait to come and settle the profits.

Taxes should now be reported and paid in a timely manner.

What can be handed over to the superiors is profit!

Although the fiscal revenue has increased significantly this year, the profits received from Panshan Group will also be a large sum of money.

Liu Tao did not make things difficult for those who came to him in this regard and handed over the profits very happily.

After all, these were all agreed upon before, so he wouldn't go back on his word.

(End of this chapter)