Chapter 955 Anti-aircraft Missile
Finlay could not wait to leave. The scene in front of him was like a farce. Because time was tight, Jack had not explained what happened to him in detail.
He only knew that many of Reacher's old friends had died. The case was related to Congressman Lavoie, and they needed to force his staff to reveal some relevant information.
So Finlay quickly got to the point, "When I entered your name into the system, the local FBI office called me. They specially sent two agents, just to Let’s talk to you.”
“Damn it.” Seeing that things were developing out of his expectation again, Boyd covered his face in despair.
He was finally sure that the other party was not here for his money, but the terrible thing was that the matter was not just as simple as spending money to eliminate disaster.
After Finlay opened the interrogation room door, the burly Reacher appeared at the door and reached out to him, "Special Agent Jack Margrave."
As he spoke, he gave way slightly, revealing the relatively "petite" O'Donnell behind him, "This is Special Agent Blake."
Finley, who forced to hold back his smile, reached out and shook hands with him, " I am Inspector Oscar Finlay, and I will leave this place to you for now."
After that, he left the interrogation room and came to the monitoring room next door.
Jack stood in front of the observation window separated by one-way glass with a cut cigar in his mouth. He didn't light it. When he saw him coming in, he turned his fingers and handed another one to him.
"I have completely given up smoking." Although Finley said this, his body was still honest and he took it as soon as he stretched out his hand.
Jack flicked his wrist, and the lighter hidden in his sleeve appeared between his fingers, and then was lit on fire with a clang, "This doesn't prevent you from having one occasionally, right? Trust me, next What you heard will make you need this."
In the interrogation room at the same time, O'Donnell was already showing his strength. In a few words, Boyd gave up the idea of finding a lawyer. When he heard that Reacher wanted to know the details of the "Little Wings" project, he chose to remain silent.
The guy didn't relax until O'Donnell started calling his wife in front of him.
"I don't understand. It's not a big deal. 'Little Wings' is just a code name that refers to a new algorithm that is currently being improved. Anti-aircraft missiles using this program have incredible performance."
"Anti-aircraft missiles?" Reacher was a little confused. If it was just an anti-aircraft missile, why would the terrorists want this thing?
The word missile sounds fancy, but if the accuracy requirements are not too high, with the current level of technological development, enough materials can be disassembled from many civilian equipment, and the performance can be improved by rubbing them together. It is not impossible to use guided rockets or even supersonic missiles that can actively seek targets.
This green-skin-style weapon may be troublesome to deal with warships, but it can still be done to defeat a dozen civilian ships passing through the narrow strait.
But once the word "air defense" appears in front of a missile, its technical difficulty will increase geometrically. Countries in the world that can produce a reliable air defense missile with their own industrial strength must use both hands. You can count them.
What's complicated about that thing is not just the stick with a flaming butt that is popularly believed to be, but the entire launch system is the most technical part.
Important functions such as reconnaissance and early warning, search instructions, target identification and tracking, missile launch, guidance and control, etc. are all integrated into a complete system.
The amount of 65 million is indeed enough to buy one or even several air defense systems, but what is the use of terrorists paying such a high price to buy this thing? Use it to protect your own sheepfold?
It is impossible for such a large device to be deployed in the United States to attack civilian airliners. If federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are so wasteful that they allow an illegal anti-aircraft missile system to be deployed in the United States, this country will It was completely hopeless. Moreover, this thing is not only troublesome to use, but also requires a professional logistics team to maintain it, as well as enough spare parts, otherwise it will become a pile of scrap metal within two years.
Lei Che's mind suddenly thought of a possibility, "You mean this technology can be applied to portable air defense missiles?"
"Yes, that's right, the R&D team of 'New Era Technology' has simplified This algorithm is reduced to a chip so that it can be installed in a man-portable air defense missile.
This software can allow a redesigned special missile to break through all currently known missiles. Countermeasures must be taken to achieve perfect results," Daniel Boyd said with certainty.
"How is this possible?" O'Donnell seemed to be listening to fantasy. As a former soldier, although he was only in the Army, he also knew very well that today's military aircraft have the means to fight against anti-aircraft missiles. How rich.
The range of portable air defense missiles is extremely limited due to their size, and their status in the ground air defense system is equivalent to that of close-in anti-aircraft guns to warships.
In the face of low-altitude raids by armed helicopters and attack aircraft, portable air defense missiles with a range of only two to three kilometers can only be used as a last resort for ground troops to fight to the death. It paid off.
Even if we don’t mention the range, those large air defense missiles that use vehicle-mounted radar tracking and have a complete set of electronic systems cannot be said to be able to hit the target 100 times. How can a small portable air defense missile do that?
“Then you have to ask those nerds in white lab uniforms. All I know is that when they demonstrated it to us, the missile bypassed a flying target drone.
After the target drone released all its decoys, the missile recalibrated, turned around and launched another attack."
After speaking, Daniel Boyd leaned back and leaned lazily. On the back of the chair, it was too uncomfortable with his hands still cuffed on the table, so he had to sit upright again.
"They fired 10 missiles, and they hit every target, like the god of death rising from the ground, unable to escape."
Reacher was silent, and O'Donnell continued to ask, "Then Congressman Lavoie What's the role it plays?"
Daniel Boyd tilted his head as if he didn't understand anything. "The portable anti-aircraft missile is just for demonstration, okay? The technology is applied to other types of missiles, or even used to improve weapons such as anti-ship missiles, which requires a lot of money.
'New Era Technology' requires an appropriation bill, but you know you want to pass it. How many processes does a bill go through? You have to spend years navigating a whole bureaucracy full of red tape because there are a bunch of laws restricting the use of new technologies, but Congressman Lavoie knows that. The importance of the 'Little Wings' program to our future military advantage
Do you know how panicked some of us were in the past two years when the overwhelming videos of anti-aircraft missiles that turned at right angles and moved in erratic positions appeared on the Internet? "
"You mean those demonstration videos of anti-aircraft missiles officially released by Dongda University? "O'Donnell has obviously seen some related videos.
"Yes, recognize the reality. The terrifying red dragon in the east has surpassed us in all aspects. If the congressman chooses to stand by and wait, It is almost impossible to apply for enough funding for this project through the normal process. ”
(End of this chapter)