Chapter 1201 The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Invisibility
The gap in military rank between Jiang Zengjian and Ji Pingfeng is too big after all.
For the former, it is not difficult to see that when faced with his own questions, the pilot comrade in front of him is still somewhat reluctant to let go.
So, after chatting about a few key issues, he comforted the other party, then found an excuse and left the tarmac.
Near the exit, Yin Liqing, political commissar of the Jinling Military Region Air Force, and Zhang Xinzhong, chief of staff, who were on his team, had been waiting for a long time.
Neither of them followed the early warning aircraft, but they also learned about the general situation in the past few hours on the ground.
"Commander, political commissar."
Zhang Xinzhong took the initiative to take the flight jacket that had just been taken off from Jiang Zengjian:
"The logistics department has prepared a ceremony, but Several comrades returned to the dormitory immediately after returning to the flight, saying that they were going to write a flight summary. You see..."
The latter did not answer immediately, but just paced forward, lowering his head and thinking deeply. .
Of course he knew what Zhang Xinzhong meant.
Logically speaking, for such a big battle, no matter whether the outcome is good or bad, there should be a summary and expression for all the participants after returning.
Either celebrate success or learn lessons.
But today’s situation is indeed a bit complicated.
For those pilots who have been fighting with the air in the northern airspace, this is of course a great day.
But like Ji Pingfeng, those who have met F22 may feel more worried than happy.
Yin Liqing on the side saw Jiang Zengjian's delay in responding, winked at the chief of staff, and then stepped forward quickly:
"Lao Jiang, no matter what the specific situation is, comrades today They have successfully exposed the other side's provocative intentions... So I think the celebration banquet should be held. After all, this is not just a matter for one of our units or one region. If word spreads, it will not be good for the whole army. Morale..."
"Also, although we did expose some problems during the whole process, these problems cannot be solved by our commanders or pilots. Even if we want to summarize, at least we should wait until today After that, hold a seminar with some of the key personnel participating in the war, and then report to the superiors after forming a unified opinion...it is better to separate these things one by one."
The old man's persuasion voice, Jiang Zengjian was pulled back from his thoughts.
He also immediately realized that perhaps because he had been under high pressure for most of the day, he had indeed gone a little too far after returning.
"You're right, Lao Yin, you're right..."
Jiang Zengjian nodded, then turned to look at Zhang Xinzhong who was following behind:
"Tell me Logistics Department, prepare according to the standards of the celebration banquet. Everyone in the base except the combat readiness personnel will come to participate, so that the comrades participating in the war today will be happy!"
Although he said this, he frowned! His brows showed no signs of relaxing.
The conversation with Ji Pingfeng just now still echoed in his mind -
"We must develop our own fourth-generation aircraft!"
Jiang Zengjian narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself A determination was made...
Perhaps it was because both sides showed some unexpected abilities to their opponents. In short, all those familiar with the fierce confrontation beyond the coastline maintained their openness. Low profile.
Even the two joint exercises that "coincidentally" coincided with each other a few days later temporarily added the link of "inviting military attachés from various countries to visit the site", which seemed to lose a lot of the expected gunpowder.
However, the bright side is the bright side.
The stimulation both sides received this time was real.
Especially in China.
The pressure on national defense has just subsided, and before we can take a few breaths, we are once again faced with the pressure of a strong enemy widening the gap in main battle equipment.
Coupled with the fierce but sincere report submitted by Jiang Zengjian afterwards, senior leaders almost immediately realized the criticality of the situation.
Especially the last sentence of the report -
"We must develop our own fourth-generation fighter jets!"
To be fair, it is not too late for China to start pre-research preparations for fourth-generation fighter jets .
Since the mid-to-late 1990s, several host design units have begun to consider the technological development direction of next-generation fighter jets, and have also come up with several overall designs that are not mature.
After the J-10 and J-11, two domestic third-generation aircraft entered service, they have focused their main attention in this direction.
However, after all, it involves a lot of new disciplines and new technologies, and the aviation force has not even fully mastered the third-generation aircraft at this time. In fact, it is not very clear what kind of aircraft it needs as the next-generation main combat equipment. Is it a direct replica of an F22?
Or take a more unique technical route?
You know, for more than half a century, the Chinese army has been in the dilemma of "whatever it is useful for".
Now that I have become Party A, I can take the initiative to make requests, but I am not used to it.
Therefore, for more than two years, the fourth-generation fighter jet has been in the plan demonstration stage.
The original expectation was to allow the Air Force to adapt to the modern air combat format for a few more years, and then formally select and establish the project around 2007-2008.
But after this incident, the original timetable seemed a bit inadequate...
...
July 26, the week after the confrontation ended after.
In a conference room located on the top floor of the Aviation Industry Group headquarters, Song Jiaxiang, the newly appointed general manager of the group, was reading a document from the top decision-making level with a serious face:
"...required now The Aviation Industry Group quickly organized forces to conduct a feasibility study on the research and development of domestic fourth-generation fighter jets and formulate relevant written reports..."
On the main seat next to it, sat the person who personally delivered this document. Deputy Director of the Industrial and Construction Commission, Zhang Hongbiao.
After Song Jiaxiang sat down, he raised his head slightly and glanced steadily at the other group leaders around the conference table:
"Comrades."
Zhang Hongbiao slowly exhaled a breath:
“I believe that everyone has heard about the confrontation that occurred in the east last week.”
“Although we succeeded in preventing it in the end The opponent's provocation attempt, but according to the Air Force, it was Report, if it was a real air battle, the exchange ratio between the two sides would not be good.”
Although the people sitting here have already seen the relevant materials, they really heard Zhang Hongbiao. When I stated this conclusion nakedly, my heart still sank.
Everyone’s thoughts were pulled back to ten years ago at this moment almost at the same time.
In that era, only J-6 and J-7 could be used to deal with F14 and F18.
After quickly determining the main tone of the meeting, Zhang Hongbiao softened his tone:
“Of course, this is not entirely a bad thing for us...”
“Although the total is less than half a day However, the Air Force not only obtained a small number of target characteristics of the F22, but more importantly, it has a more intuitive and specific understanding of the performance of the next-generation fighter in all aspects, so next..."
He said At this point, there is no more going on.
Obviously planning to leave the latter part to others.
Song Jiaxiang regained his composure and quickly took over Zhang Hongbiao’s speech:
“Director Zhang, we have carefully refined the content of the report submitted by the Air Force and compiled several of the F22’s The main technical features and advantages are roughly classified..."
As he spoke, he took out a handwritten document from the briefcase next to him. Draft:
“The first is extremely low detectability, that is, stealth capability. Although most of the performance of the F22 is stronger than that of traditional third-generation aircraft, most of the advantages in actual combat are still based on stealth. Based on this, and this is also a capability that traditional aircraft cannot improve through simple upgrades. It is the most essential difference of the fourth-generation fighter aircraft.”
"But on the other hand, stealth capability is not absolute. Under certain circumstances, there is still the possibility of being detected by radar from a relatively long distance. Considering our country's relatively weak foundation in the field of electromagnetic research and its completely different tactics from the United States, demand, the next generation fighter should at least ensure the detection and locking distance when facing enemy airborne radar in the front hemisphere Compared with the existing model, it is shortened by more than three-quarters, and side and rear stealth can be considered as a secondary consideration when appropriate..."
"The second is the high-efficiency and high-concealment situational awareness capabilities. In this confrontation, The F22 did not expose any electromagnetic signals during the whole process, but it was obviously able to grasp the deployment status of most of our military units in real time, including active radar stations. , indicating that it not only has a new type of data link that is difficult to detect, but also has some kind of detection capability that does not require sending out a signal or triggering the airborne warning system..."
"The third is extremely strong power. level and maneuverability, although the normal engagement strategy of fourth-generation fighter jets will most likely not include giving up the advantage of stealth and entering combat within visual range. part, but even in beyond-visual-range operations, better mobility is conducive to seizing superior launch positions, increasing the no-escape zone for one's own missiles, and cooperating with stealth capabilities in offensive operations to minimize the reaction of the opponent's air defense system. Time..."
"..."
A speech was clear and logical.
It seemed that he was well prepared for today's situation.
The expression on Zhang Hongbiao's face gradually became more relaxed:
"It seems that you have already done a lot of work in advance?"
Song Jiaxiang He smiled:
“Actually, the various research units under the group have been debating on many occasions for a long time about how to develop the fourth generation fighter jets, including a lot of what I just said, which is also a reference. Their past opinions ”
"It's just that all this time, these arguments have been floating in the air. The public is right, the mother-in-law is right, and no one can come up with a decisive thing to convince others... So this time is a good opportunity to bring the next generation to the Unifying the development ideas of fighter jets will also make it easier to concentrate on research and development work in the next step."
Zhang Hongbiao nodded, obviously quite satisfied with this statement. Satisfied:
"Then your plan is..."
Song Jiaxiang put down the manuscript in his hand and took a deep breath:
"Before the end of August, hold a group-wide meeting Exchange seminars within the company...Of course, comrades from sister units such as the Electronic Technology Group and the Aerospace Power Group will also be invited to participate as representatives!”
(End of this chapter)