Chapter 1075 Going abroad and going to the world
Zhang Zhenhua did not respond directly to Chang Haonan’s statement.
However, judging from the expression, it is obviously still a bit doubtful.
“Why, don’t believe it?”
Chang Haonan asked half-jokingly.
In fact, he also knew.
It’s normal not to believe it.
Although the United States in this life has been experiencing ebb and flow, it seems that it is no longer so powerful and invincible.
But no matter what, he still deserves to be called a powerful enemy.
At this point in 2003, the general view was that the United States’ world leadership would continue until at least the middle of the 21st century before it began to be significantly challenged.
Who would have thought that 20 years later it would be on the verge of collapse.
After hearing Chang Haonan’s question, Zhang Zhenhua simply expressed his thoughts:
“It is said that the previous ATF plans (that is, YF22 and YF23) were more difficult to develop. , and it is also older. Although the F22 has not yet completed all tests, it seems that the timetable for entering service in 2005 should still be achievable. "
"The JSF project itself is positioned as multi-purpose. It focuses on ground strikes, and its requirements in all aspects, especially in terms of stealth and mobility, are not as demanding as those of ATF. Many specific subsystems can even reap latecomer dividends, such as Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine. In fact, It just uses the core machine of F119. From any point of view, the research and development difficulty should be smaller, right?”
“Even if the lift fan on the British side is too radical, it still needs to be structured. Pre-deformation design must also find the optimal shape in advance. The worst case scenario is to roll back the technology to an intermediate process. In this way, the progress of the vertical take-off and landing model may be affected to some extent, but the F35B timetable Originally it was also behind the other two models..."
"..."
In fact, logically speaking, this analysis should be correct.
Even taking into account the additional troubles caused by Type III, the overall development difficulty of the F35 is significantly lower than that of the F22.
But there are some things that it doesn’t make sense to you.
For example, the amount of program code for the F35 was too large, and the most critical period of development coincided with the bursting of the Internet bubble, so that the United States could not find an independent contractor to complete the huge code base of this model. It was helpless. I had no choice but to convert most of the code from the originally planned Ada language to C language, and then split it and outsourced it to a number of different companies for development.
Anyone who has ever done a project can guess how much trouble this kind of operation will bring in the later stage.
It was also during this period that Indian engineers and executives began to enter Silicon Valley in large numbers, and companies run by Indians followed closely behind, occupying an absolute share of the code subcontracting market at extremely low prices. Most share.
So, it’s logical.
A considerable part of the core code of F35 was actually written by Indians.
And when Lockheed Martin discovered that there were problems between these codes and wanted to go back and make repairs, the companies that took the order had long since disappeared, and they could only find another contractor to make repairs. Supplement...
To sum it up -
That’s great, Hayek.
Of course, these details have either not happened yet or have not been made public, so Chang Haonan certainly cannot say them directly.
I had to choose a more roundabout way:
“The JSF project is not just a technical or military issue.”
"In addition to meeting the U.S. military's needs for fourth-generation multi-purpose fighter jets, it is also very important to bring Europeans in for joint research and development, completely killing the possibility of European countries independently developing a new generation of fighter jets... This is a plan. That's great, but once there are too many stakeholders involved in a project, technology is often no longer the main factor... Lao Zhang, you should have experienced this, and trouble will inevitably occur in the end."
< br> "If nothing else, today the British dare to secretly ask us to help complete core subsystems such as lift fans, then tomorrow they will dare to ask the Russians to buy titanium alloy substrates, or even ask Indians to help write the fly Control procedures?”
This speculation is inevitably a slippery slope.
After all, "looking for Indians to help develop flight control" is obviously not suitable to be juxtaposed with the previous two.
However, this meeting between the two was just a small talk. Zhang Zhenhua thought for a moment and did not continue to refute. Instead, after pondering for a moment, he suddenly returned to the topic:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Chang, since you are sure that the British cannot proceed with this technical route, then the contract they provided...do we still want to agree?"
"Yes, of course I agree!"
Chang Haonan even tapped the table:
"It's just that one must be clearly added to the terms, that is, if the design of the fan changes in the future due to reasons that are not our responsibility, then this The contract must be extended by default and the new scheme requires renewed payment.”
This is absolutely a reasonable request.
Moreover, the British themselves are also Party B of the JSF project. Even if there are losses, they will not bear the majority of the losses in the end.
"Then I will contact Comrade Bingda right away..."
Zhang Zhenhua was about to get up immediately.
But Chang Haonan called him from behind:
“Wait a minute...”
The former had half-raised his buttocks and sat back down.
“Remember to talk to Comrade Bingda and say that we can consider acquiring a company within the EU specifically to complete this transaction.”
This sentence is a bit unexpected, Zhang Zhenhua was confused for a moment:
"Acquire the company?"
"Continue to follow the Trent 900 plan, and go through the Ciro Group..."
Chang Haonan waved his hand, lowered his voice slightly and explained:
"On the one hand, although half of the Xiro Group is owned by Luo Luo, it is still registered in China after all. Enterprises of this nature are in It is basically enough to deceive the media and Party A users on civilian models, but if you want to insert it into a core NATO project led by the United States like JSF, I am afraid it is not yet ready. It is not as stealthy as our controlling stake in a small European company... "On the other hand, after these years of development, our relationship with the European market has become closer and closer, and it is time to consider taking the initiative to go out. Sometimes, it will indeed be easier to operate with a layer of EU clothes... …”
Hearing this, Zhang Zhenhua’s eyes suddenly lit up:
“I heard that the Italian AvioAero company seems to be seeking new investment recently, right? You can consider..."
Since 1997, Huaxia has established very deep cooperative relationships with many Italian companies, especially Finmeccanica.
Today, after experiencing cooperation on multiple models such as MA60, AC139, NH90, etc., both parties have formed some path dependencies——
To some extent, This is not a derogatory term.
When the external environment is stable, having a path to rely on is not necessarily a bad thing.
After all, Italy is a founding member of the European Union and the Euro, and one of the Schengen countries. Even if it does not live up to expectations economically, it still has a higher status than those Central and Eastern European countries that later joined the EU.
Or rather, it is precisely because he is not very successful economically that he is more likely to become a springboard for China to enter the EU market.
However, when it comes to the specific company AvioAero, it really doesn’t meet the requirements.
So after hesitating for a moment, Chang Haonan gave a negative answer:
“Although AvioAero has a small share in the aviation industry, it is well-known as a gas turbine giant. , is not suitable as our first battle to go overseas, and there are rumors that General Electric is seeking to acquire AvioAero’s aviation department. It seems inappropriate to compete with them at this juncture..."
The F136 engine is Rolls-Royce Model developed in collaboration with General Electric.
When GE took a look, it discovered that a company it had failed to acquire had become a supplier of core subsystems.
That is not a problem that can be solved by turning a blind eye...
...
Soon, I have been waiting in the UK for more than half a month. , Ren Bingda, who was numb, finally received feedback from the country.
Of course, because there was a lot of content, his two subordinates took it there personally.
To sum up, it can be agreed, but a few more conditions need to be attached.
He took a brief look and found that these conditions were not excessive.
It’s more of a disclaimer than a requirement.
Therefore, he quickly added new content based on the previous version of the agreement, and then found Panos Watson again.
This time, Watson and Professor Elinor were the only two people in Watson's office.
Tim Purdy, who had been in contact with China before, disappeared.
Seemingly noticing Ren Bingda’s confused eyes, Watson took the initiative to explain:
“Thanks to our... close cooperation, Director Bodi has returned to France to work with Airbus Negotiations for air testing of the Trent 900 project have begun, and the final results should be announced soon..."
The test accident of the Trent 900 is an internal problem of Rolls-Royce, so although the investigation report has not yet been finalized , but at least before the actual installation and test flight, it will not affect the normal development of subsequent work.
“So that’s it…”
Ren Bingda nodded:
"Then I hope the next work will go well..."
He did not care about the other party's spring and autumn style of describing the accident investigation as "cooperation".
China has gained a lot of benefits in this wave, and it is acceptable to give in in terms of face.
Immediately afterwards, Ren Bingda turned around and signaled to Jin Xu, handing the revised agreement to Watson:
"My superiors agreed in principle to the new cooperation project. Of course, they also approved the accident investigation results we submitted. If there are no problems, then we can choose a time to sign the cooperation agreement and the final Investigation report..."
Of course, Luo Luo is not a grassroots team.
It is impossible for two people to make a decision on the spot as soon as they put it together.
Therefore, Ren Bingda did not stay too long.
After confirming that he had left, Elinor quickly made a phone call.
Less than a minute later, another older middle-aged man hurriedly walked in.
"Director Hartman, these are the conditions given by China. Please take a look."
Watson gestured towards the agreement on his desk.
"Of course I am relieved if you two can agree on the result..."
That's what Hartman said, but he still opened the agreement smoothly in his hand.
Soon, his expression became visibly relaxed, and he obviously had no objection to the content.
There was even a hint of joking in his tone:
"Even the white gloves are ready... It seems that they... or you, are very skilled in this operation. ..."
Watson waved his hands modestly:
"Business...each other."
For a time, a happy air filled the office...
(End of Chapter)