Chapter 224 Superb missile test launch! What did Daxia launch? Is this thing an aircraft?
Time passed by slowly, and it soon came to this point in early November.
The space program announced by Daxia some time ago has naturally attracted widespread attention from the entire world, causing much discussion both at home and abroad.
However, although the live broadcast of this space launch has made a lot of noise, the goals to be achieved are still several years away.
Whether they can succeed and whether they can achieve their goals one by one according to the designated time are all uncertain unknowns.
However, Yingjiang obviously did not take it lightly for this reason.
They are not afraid that Daxia is bragging, but they are most afraid that Daxia will actually realize it quietly.
By then, Yingjiang will really make a big splash in front of the whole world.
to this end.
Even the BBC, CNN and other media took pains to invite several "NASA" aerospace engineers to verify in detail whether Daxia has the ability to "manned the moon" fifteen years later.
This led to the conclusion that Daxia is very likely to become the second country in the world to 'land a man on the moon' in the future, and the safety of Yingjiang in space will be seriously threatened.
And these "NASA" engineers almost always have two words written inside and outside their words, and that is "making money".
If Yingjiang doesn’t want to lose this ‘war without gunpowder’ in future competition, then give us more ‘NASA’ funding.
At this time, the 'space-based weapons' project submitted by Kimi Andreu was also submitted to the parliament for preliminary review at just the right time, and was advancing at a rapid speed.
It doesn’t matter what the so-called ‘space-based weapons’ are. Yingjiang urgently needs to give the public a reason to boost confidence.
They don’t care whether it can be achieved or not, or even how much money it will cost. If the votes are lost, that will be a big problem.
at the same time.
Daxia, a certain Gobi Desert in Northwest Province, is surrounded by a vast no-man's land for hundreds of kilometers.
Winter seems to be coming earlier than usual this year.
Although the big sun above our heads is baking at a low temperature, the Northwest Province, which has already entered November, is still a bit shivering after the cold wind blows.
The originally bare vegetation was completely gone under the cold.
However, everyone looked at what was placed on the launch pad in the distance, and their hearts were filled with fire.
All he saw was a flat, slender, streamlined object that looked like an airplane, but also looked a bit like a sharp 'arrow', quietly waiting for 'commands'.
If Lu Ze were in this place, he might be surprised to find a 'shocking' situation.
At this point in time in 2009, the 'hypersonic' weapon developed by Daxia already had many characteristics of the later DF-17.
However, its research and development in various aspects is not mature enough. There is a lot of room for improvement in all aspects, such as aerodynamic layout and thruster adjustment.
But to be able to develop to this extent in a short period of time can only be described as ‘amazing’.
At this time.
A man wearing blue overalls stained with dust and stains hurriedly ran to an open hood in the distance.
He handed over a stack of inspection reports and said, "General Engineer Pei, everything is ready and you can conduct experiments at any time."
Hearing this, Pei Tian, who was looking at the 'baby' in the distance, retracted his gaze and nodded: "Okay, I understand."
He carefully scanned the test data above and eliminated any controllable risk factors.
There was a trace of hope in his eyes, but more of calmness and dignity.
This time is just an experimental launch. There is no need for any other complicated ceremonies. It can be launched directly after all preparations are completed.
"Lao Pei, this 'experiment' won't go wrong, right?" Zheng Lixing stood beside him and couldn't help but patted his shoulder and joked: "Lao Zhang is waiting for good news from you. ”
This bad old man who was originally supposed to be in Yanjing also appeared here at this time.
However, as a leading figure in the field of ballistic missiles, it seems natural for Zheng Lixing to come to watch. On the contrary, it might be strange if he did not show up.
Hear this.
Pei Tian shook his head and said, with the emotion on his face neither sad nor happy, and elaborated: "The failure of this 'test launch' is normal, and success is no exception."
"There's no such thing as losing the chain, as long as we can harvest something."
This kind of experiment may be carried out ten times in the entire research and development process, or it may be carried out a hundred times or even more. He has already been mentally prepared.
Regardless of success or failure, it is a valuable experience for the entire hypersonic missile project.
This is a broad road that has not been tried in the world, and it is an unprecedented field. Daxia is no longer an imitator, but has become a pioneer.
As long as they can make progress every time, as long as they can do better every time, then they will one day be able to truly develop a 'hypersonic' weapon.
Not only him, but Zheng Lixing also fully agreed with this point.
Engaging in R&D is not like treating guests to dinner, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. Even with the assistance of a "full set of technologies," the road ahead still has to be walked step by step.
Learning to accept and compromise is a required course for most scientific researchers throughout the entire research and development process.
"But is your research and development speed so outrageous?" Zheng Lixing said in wonder: "In such a short time, you can already complete the test launch?"
How long has it been since the 'Great Wall Watch' organization gave Daxia this 'hypersonic missile' technology? At best, it’s only been a little over half a month, but the ‘Rocket Academy’ is already doing something impressive?
This is even much outrageous in terms of research and development speed compared to Song Qinyi’s J-20 project and others.
"It's not surprising." Pei Tian explained calmly: "There are already several projects in the courtyard developing similar weapons."
"I integrated all those project teams together. Isn't the research and development speed fast?"
As he said before, the Rocket Academy originally had the idea of "hysonic" weapons.
Perhaps without obtaining this 'hysonic' weapon technology, Daxia would be able to walk down this road naturally in a few years.
Now, the time has just been advanced by a few years.
"That makes sense. You're thoughtful." Zheng Lixing nodded and agreed.
At this time.
The countdown on the field has come to an end.
‘321! ’
"Hypersonic project, the first round of test firing of land-based hypersonic missiles, launched."
As this voice sounded.
In an instant, the tail thrusters of the missiles placed on the launch site suddenly began to accelerate, speeding towards the sky above the dome.
It's like floating stone flakes constantly floating on the water, sliding out a beautiful arc in the sky. At the same time, it also seems to bring a smell called 'death', and its target range is an absolute 'forbidden zone'.
While Daxia was conducting a 'hypersonic' test launch.
Washington, Arlington County, Headquarters, Wood Point Building.
Inside the Office of Global Security Affairs, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." The voice came from inside.
"Sir, this is the approval report of the 'House'." The assistant walked in and put a document on the table: "They have initially approved the 'space-based weapons' project."
"That would be great." Kimi Andrew raised a brow on his face.
If there wasn't champagne in his office, he would have opened a bottle to celebrate.
However, this was only passed by the House of Representatives. It is still short of the most critical Senate level before it can achieve real success.
"It seems that the pressure from above is not small."
Kimi Andrew touched his bald head: "The House of Commons passed it so quickly."
Originally, he thought that this would require a lot of maneuvering and wrangling, as well as promising various exchanges of benefits, in order to achieve real approval.
After all, if the lower house does not pass the additional project funding for "space-based weapons", it will not reach the discussion stage of the upper house, the "Senate".
After all, this is not the first time that this 'space-based weapon' has appeared in everyone's sight.
In fact, since the 1980s, Yingjiang has thought about whether it can be realized several times. But in the final analysis, this thing is too mysterious. To achieve precise strikes on any location on the earth tens of thousands of kilometers away is simply the same as It's like magic.
In fact, even Kimi Andreu may not think that he can achieve much in this regard.
However, let’s not talk about success or failure. At least we should first blow up the bullshit.
Daxia manned a manned landing on the moon, and they directly talked about building a satellite interception device on the moon, which was overwhelming in terms of momentum.
Even the members of the House of Representatives have to compete for votes.
"Even... this is a good 'good' project." Kimi Andrew smiled, with a mysterious smile on his lips.
A grand project like space-based weapons can be regarded as a small-scale "Apollo" project. It is not surprising that tens of billions of dollars are spent every year.
When the time comes, wouldn’t it be easy to just put a few people in and make a fortune casually?
He believes that he is not a so-called "corrupt" person. Even after retirement, he just joined an arms company as a consultant and only received a pension of hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Even his style is in the Eagle Sauce. The interior can be described as "two sleeves of breeze".
However, in exchange, the interests of these companies need to be argued for.
But, what does this mean in terms of Eagle Sauce? The revolving door has long been a well-known unspoken rule. As long as 'corruption' is legalized, doesn't that mean there is no corruption?
How can you say this is ‘corruption’ when something is allowed by law?
And if he doesn't take it, how will the people below take it? How can I even get my assistant’s share? This is the basic gameplay of the entire Eagle Sauce and even the Western world.
If he deviates from his class, he will only face a dead end.
As for whether it can be realized in the next few decades? After his death, it doesn't matter what the flood is, as long as he doesn't die on his own behalf.
After thinking about this clearly, Kimi Andreu was in a good mood.
Looking at his assistant who had been following him for several years, he raised a bright smile: "George, you have to follow up on this project carefully."
What he meant was to communicate well with outer space defense contractors like Boeing and avoid any problems in profit distribution.
Put the piece of meat in the pot and cook it slowly instead of saying you want to share the biggest piece of fat without even killing the prey.
Everyone worked hard to coax the bosses from the 'Shanghai Court' and pass this project as quickly as possible, so that we can make a lot of money.
"I understand." George, the assistant, nodded.
This is related to his interests, and the superior even specifically approved two positions on the "Space-Based Weapons" Supervision Committee. Generally speaking, the so-called "committee" is basically regarded as the position of "relatives of the emperor" in the West.
As long as your relatives can enter it, you can get a "salary" of more than 100,000 US dollars every year even if you don't have to work.
He naturally goes all out for this kind of reward. This is the common interest of everyone. It is true that he can eat this delicious cake in his mouth.
However.
As if deliberately going against him, George just walked out of the supervisor's office and returned to his own independent office room.
Suddenly, an urgent document was passed over.
"Sir, urgent document."
Seeing the red title on it, Kimi Andrew's expression changed and he quickly took it.
Red is the highest level of urgency inside the Wujiao Building, and it is self-evident how urgent this document is.
However, staring at these few lines of key information, he remained silent for a long time.
Then he frowned and looked at George blankly: "What did they do in Daxia?"
There was an outrageous ‘number’ written on this document!
[Daxia launched an unidentified object with a maximum speed of Mach 12 half an hour ago. 】
There is nothing surprising about the ‘unidentified object’ at Mach 12.
If you want to break away from the earth's gravity and reach the first cosmic speed, you need a speed of more than 7.9km/s, that is, a speed of more than Mach 23 per hour.
The top speed of a ballistic missile in outer space can easily exceed Mach 12.
But the key to this is that this 'unidentified object' can fly to Mach 12 while remaining in the atmosphere almost the entire time, without the need for additional acceleration in outer space.
What kind of heaven-defying ‘weapon’ is this?
Their Yingjiang X-51A has been developed for so long, and until now, the top speed in the atmosphere cannot exceed Mach 5. You Daxia casually rush to Mach 12 or above?
This seems like our Eagle Sauce is like a piece of waste. If we spend hundreds of billions of dollars on it, it’s not as good as the gadget you just developed?
"And is this just a conventional missile?" Kimi Andrew looked at the data analysis above, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
Since this test launch only flew a short distance, no obvious features were analyzed on the satellite.
But just from this short distance, you can see that it is extraordinary.
It is not an ordinary inertial-guided ballistic missile, nor is it an aircraft. It is more like an erratic ghost, moving in a strange direction.
If this thing is a 'missile weapon'.
I'm afraid, their good days in the Asia-Pacific region are coming to an end.
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