Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

A large plate with a diameter of nine meters? What is this thing? Ma Ming was curious.

"After dinner, Engineer Ma, please come with me. This project still needs a meeting and discussion with others."

"Okay."

Just now, everyone was not in the mood to eat, but now they are all gobbling down their food, eating quickly, and then doing what they need to do!

The Second Factory Conference Room.

The sky had already darkened, and several 100-watt light bulbs in the conference room emitted a bright light. Everyone sat below, looking at Qin Yang with expectant eyes.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting. First, let's have Engineer Xu introduce the progress of the airborne radar project."

Although everyone is in the same factory area and sees each other often, they are not clear about what each other does. Everyone knows the confidentiality discipline. This is Ma Ming's first time participating in such a meeting. At this time, hearing about the airborne radar project, and thinking about the nine-meter diameter plate that Director Qin mentioned, he seems to have guessed something, and his heart is pounding.

"Currently, we have completed the imitation of the planar slotted antenna, antenna controller, synchronizer, microwave circuit, and Doppler clutter processor." Xu Guohua said, "The next unit we are imitating is the digital computer. Next, there will be the fire control system and cockpit display, as well as program reverse compilation, etc. If all goes well, we can imitate a complete prototype by the end of this year."

"Well, not bad." Qin Yang nodded: "Everyone continues to work hard. By the end of this year, our air-to-air missiles may also be completed, and we can conduct tests then."

"Test? Director Qin, the Air Force's J-8II has not yet been improved. What will we use for testing?" Xu Guohua frowned slightly.

"Let's apply for a Y-7 or Y-8 and modify it into an aerial test platform." Qin Yang said, "We don't need to wait for the J-8II."

As the Air Force has decided to concentrate all its efforts on imitating the Tomcat, it is still difficult to say whether the J-8II will need this radar in the future. After all, advanced radar must be given priority to the Tomcat's imitation. Moreover, the testing of airborne radar requires a dedicated aerial test platform, because no one in China has ever done it before, so everyone doesn't know.

After speaking, Qin Yang looked at Zhang Yue again.

"Engineer Zhang, how is the research on antenna technology going?"

"Currently, our yield rate is still relatively low. From the completion of the first finished product to now, we have only made five finished products." Zhang Yue said, "However, we are gradually mastering the processing technology, and we can achieve a monthly output of one finished product in the future. After a year, the monthly output can reach two or three, and we guarantee that we will not hold you back."

A monthly output of single digits sounds like very little, but in fact, the monthly output of advanced fighter jets is also in single digits, so it will not hold them back.

"Well, if I make higher demands, can you do it?"

"What requirements?"

"An oval shape similar to a carrying pole, with a major axis of about eight meters and a minor axis of about three meters. A total of two are needed, S-band."

Speaking of AWACS aircraft, many people have seen pictures of them with a large plate on their back. However, no one knows what is inside the large plate.

Taking the most common E-3 as an example, most of the space inside the large plate is empty. Only the planar slotted radar antennas are placed vertically on the two sides parallel to the diameter, as if a large carrying pole is supporting the inside of the large plate, scanning around by rotating.

Although the motherland's AWACS aircraft in later generations started with phased array systems, it was impossible to even think about it in the 1980s. Being able to use planar slotted antennas was already considered cheating. Therefore, the radar antenna must also be the same as the E-3.

"Director Qin, are you building an AWACS aircraft?" Everyone is involved in radar, so they can immediately guess what Qin Yang wants to do.

"That's right." Qin Yang nodded: "No matter how much money we invest, we must develop this force multiplier for air combat. Isn't it just a large AWG-9? I don't believe we can't develop it."

In fact, AWACS aircraft are not large AWG-9s. The difference between the airborne radar of fighter jets and the airborne radar of AWACS aircraft is still quite large, especially the later data processing is much more complicated, but now we must show this fearless spirit.

For the sake of the motherland's military industry development, Qin Yang is working hard.

On the other side, at a certain restaurant.

Shen Hua poured Maotai wine with a gurgling sound, filled it up and placed it in front of the person opposite: "Lao Wang, you have been back for so many days, and you didn't even contact me. I had to take the initiative to contact you. That's not right, you have to punish yourself with three cups!"

"So many people are watching. If I take action, no matter how secretly I do it, they will know that I did it." Wang Chongming was very helpless: "We used to think about manipulating economic issues, but this trick is useless against Qin Yang. He has the final say in Fangbei Company. It is legal for him to pay himself a salary of 100 million. The old leader nodded in agreement."

"Find some hooligans, and when he is eating out or driving, create a conflict, and then accidentally kill him. Will that be blamed on your head?" Shen Hua suggested.

"What if these hooligans are investigated afterward and expose me?" Wang Chongming was a little worried about this.

"After the beating, you tell these hooligans that they have offended someone they shouldn't have offended, give them some money, and let them go to the south to avoid the limelight, right? The society is very chaotic now. If you want to deliberately hide, the police will not be able to find them at all. Or find a professional, such as the Vegetable Knife Team in an industrial city near our capital. They do things for money and are absolutely unambiguous. Invite them over, beat him up and run back. The police will not be able to find them even if they search for a needle in a haystack in our capital."

Wang Chongming's hand was holding the wine glass, but he didn't move it.

He was still very worried. After all, Qin Yang is not the same as before. He is the grandson-in-law of Old Nie. If he uses such underhanded methods, will it implicate himself afterward?

"Lao Wang, you probably don't know, Qin Yang came to me today. He knows that I have a relationship with you, so he wanted me to summarize your black materials and plans to send you in too." Shen Hua said, "However, he will not know that the two of us have been friends for many years. I am inviting you to dinner today because I want to tell you that Qin Yang is ruthless and does things absolutely."

"He asked you for my black materials?"

"Yes."

Wang Chongming's face darkened. He thought about it: "Okay, then you can contact the Vegetable Knife Team for me!"

I'll contact you? Shen Hua thought for a moment: "I heard that there is an intermediary called Lao Huang. Go find him."

The antennas inside the large plate of the AWACS aircraft are two vertical ones.