Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"Teachers, when technology develops to a certain stage in the future, all weapons will definitely be unmanned. However, this time may be quite long, which depends on the development of high-end communication technology. However, it is not difficult to use manned fighters as control platforms to control unmanned fighters as wingmen within a certain range..."

In the room, Xu Huasheng said seriously.

If you want to fully realize unmanned, this may not be achieved in a short period of time. At least you have to wait for the real breakthrough of terahertz communication technology.

However, terahertz technology is 6G technology, and the technical difficulty is very high. According to the current development stage, countries will not be able to achieve a real breakthrough in terahertz communication technology by 2035.

When Xu Huasheng traveled through time, China's terahertz technology was already at the forefront of the world, but it was still some distance away from a real breakthrough.

Now in this era, even if Huasheng Group invested in the research and development of terahertz technology early, it is probably impossible to break through the technology without thirty years. This thing is like controlled nuclear fusion, which is a super technology that can change the world pattern.

Before the breakthrough of terahertz technology, fighter jets equipped with unmanned wingmen are the best choice. With the current technological development of Huasheng Group, it should be able to produce drones with very good performance in ten years.

In ten years, China's industrial level will definitely be much better than it is now, and its national strength will increase a lot. The Beidou system and various satellites have already been launched.

By that time, these bombers and fighter jets equipped with drone control platforms will be powerful weapons.

With China's huge production capacity, once there is a demand, China can produce a terrifying number of drones in a short period of time.

Under the command of manned aircraft, a large group of drones can directly rush over to carry out super-saturated attacks on the enemy.

Drone technology is developing very fast, but strategic bombers, after being finalized, may be used for fifty or sixty years or even longer.

For example, the US B52 bomber first flew in 1952 and was delivered in 1955. And by 2035, this thing is still in use.

Although it is old, this old aircraft has many advantages for countries like the United States that can gain air superiority.

For example, the cost of use is low. Once air superiority is obtained, this bomber can be used to carry out various bombings on the enemy.

The same is true for Russia. The Tu-95 bomber was delivered in 1956. It is still a propeller bomber, but it is still an old horse in the stable. Once air superiority is obtained, such a bomber will be the enemy's nightmare.

The same is true for China. Once the imitation White Swan is finalized and mass production begins, the service life will start at least 50 years.

Even if it is upgraded in the future, it will only upgrade some equipment, and the overall framework will basically not change. Moreover, once a certain number of strategic bombers are owned, they will basically not be equipped on a large scale. For major countries, it is enough.

If the Chinese version of the White Swan is equipped with a drone control system, the entire production quantity can be reduced a lot, reducing military expenditures, and the money saved can be used to manufacture a large number of drones, which may be more cost-effective.

In the underground base, Xu Huasheng was hanging out with a group of big guys.

Here, Xu Huasheng not only saw the disassembled White Swan, but also the disassembled An-124, An-225 and Mi-26 heavy helicopters.

The fate of these three aircraft was the same as that of the White Swan. They were disassembled and used by Chinese technicians for research.

"Xiao Xu, you are here, come and help us with some reference. Now the country has officially launched the research and development of our own twin-engine heavy fighter. Do you have any suggestions for this fighter? Which aircraft should we refer to?"

In a room, Xu Huasheng sat with several old people.

This time Xu Huasheng came here to pay New Year's greetings, not for no reason. He came here because he received an invitation, otherwise he would not have hurried over on the first day of the New Year.

In the room, there are several models. There is the Soviet Su-27, the American F15, F14, and the French Rafale...

These aircraft are the most advanced fighters in the world. Unlike the No. 10 fighter, these fighters are all twin-engine heavy fighters, which are much better than single-engine aircraft in terms of bomb load and other aspects.

What makes domestic R&D personnel entangled now is which model to choose as the anchor. They are most familiar with Soviet fighters, and most people prefer to develop a fighter similar to the Su-27.

In fact, China has always had plans to introduce the Su-27. But now, this idea has beenIt is getting fainter and fainter. Because the No. 10 aircraft has already made its maiden flight, and the various technologies used on the No. 10 aircraft have given them the confidence to design an excellent twin-engine fighter.

"I think we should focus on the three words of multi-purpose. With the development of missile technology, the future air combat mode is more and more particular about combat beyond visual range. There will be fewer and fewer opportunities for close-range dogfights. In the future, the air combat will be about who can see farther, who has stronger stealth, who has more ammunition, who has more advanced missiles, and so on. Although maneuverability is also very important, it is no longer the first factor. Now many fighters have even cancelled traditional machine guns. So I think the twin-engine heavy fighter developed by our country is best to be a multi-purpose fighter, which can not only fight in the air, but also carry out strikes against the ground and the sea. Most importantly, it can also be used as a carrier-based aircraft on board..."

Xu Huasheng directly expressed his opinion.

"Carrier-based aircraft?"

An old man was a little surprised when he heard Xu Huasheng's words.

"Yes, we must consider carrier-based aircraft. Ladies and gentlemen, although we don't have an aircraft carrier yet, will we never have one? Sooner or later, we will have one. Maybe in five or ten years, our aircraft carrier will be out. When we have an aircraft carrier, we can't be without supporting carrier-based aircraft, right? So when we are developing, we take carrier-based aircraft into consideration. When the fighter jets are produced, even if we don't have aircraft, we can train on land platforms now. When we have an aircraft carrier, we can go directly on it. We would rather let our fighter jets wait for the aircraft carrier than let the aircraft carrier wait for the fighter jets..."

Xu Huasheng's words made everyone laugh, but they all nodded in agreement.

Yes, we can't let the aircraft carrier wait for the fighter jets.

Although China doesn't have an aircraft carrier now, it doesn't mean it won't have one in the future. When we have an aircraft carrier in the future, our fighter jets can go on it directly. Thinking of this, everyone is looking forward to it, looking forward to the day when China's aircraft carrier sails far away!