"The negotiations between France and Saudi Arabia broke down, and Saudi Arabia gave up the Mirage 2000-5 and instead purchased Chinese J-8 fighters!"
"The order is 180, and the advance payment has been paid!"
"Spring is coming for domestically produced fighter jets? Can the J-8 still be sold?"
"Breaking news! Saudi Arabia purchased J-8 III fighter jets, which are the latest modifications!"
"The parameters of the J-8 III model are exposed, a brand new fighter plane!"
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A few days later, as the contract between Saudi Arabia and China was finally reached, news that shocked the world was made public.
Not only China, but all other countries that are paying attention to China's new project trends and the progress of arms sales seem to have suffered a heavy blow.
Because they didn't realize until now that even though they had been extremely vigilant against China before, when the last layer of the curtain was lifted, they suddenly discovered that there was something hidden in the hands of the Chinese people!
And it’s something that I can never guess!
Yes, who would have thought that China's new project has nothing to do with the new J-10 model that was revealed before, but a transformation of the J-8 that everyone ignored?
Who would have thought that this transformation could achieve such stunning results?
A second-generation aircraft with performance comparable to that of a third-generation aircraft would indeed be a bit useless if left to China for its own use.
If it were placed in developed countries in Europe and the United States, their military would not even look at it.
But what about in Saudi Arabia? What about in Iran? What about those small countries that don’t have airplanes but are eager to build their own air force?
There is no doubt that this J-8 III is their best choice.
It can not only establish air superiority to a certain extent, but also train pilots to adapt to the upcoming third-generation aircraft in advance. It can even obtain technical knowledge that they would otherwise never have access to through reverse engineering.
Is there any better deal in the world than this?
Absolutely not anymore!
Therefore, the Saudi deal will definitely not be the end, but only the beginning.
Starting from the emergence of this fighter jet, which although its technology is not advanced, but its positioning is extremely accurate, the pattern of world arms sales is likely to undergo a complete change...
If it continues to develop, this rabbit may gradually catch up and embark on a path never imagined.
At that point, Loma? Dassault?
Who is that? I do not know!
Paulie is the boss!
And this future may not even take a few years...
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In Kadena Air Force Base, Leon pointed at Connett's nose and cursed, and the entire office had been smashed into a mess by him.
He couldn't figure out what the brains of these officials from Washington were like. Even though his actions had achieved excellent suppression effects, they still had to give up for the sake of so-called "sensitivity" and confidently engage in "non-military" activities. Action", and it ended up like this.
Connett couldn't say a word to refute. At this time, his mind was full of questions: What happened to the Chinese people? What happened to us? Why did our plan suddenly fail?
...
In the White House in Washington, everyone at the May meeting looked at each other in confusion during the new round of regular meetings. Just a few days ago, they were confident that they would use a comprehensive attack on the economy to hold back China, and then use France's backing on arms sales orders. The stab delivers a fatal blow.
Unexpectedly, the Chinese people's actions were much faster than their predictions.
How is this possible? How could they master so many and complex technologies in such a short period of time, and how could they have such high motivation to apply these technologies quickly?
You must know that their organization is extremely complex and the approval process is also very cumbersome. It is absolutely impossible for normal projects to achieve such efficiency.
There must be something that is playing a role in it.
Is it a person or an executive order?
No one at the May Meeting knew. All they knew was one thing:
I was so proud at first, but now I feel like a joke.
I thought it was a window period, but they just demolished the wall.
It's like a confrontation between two boxers. While one of them is still thinking about his steps and boxing techniques, the other one has already rushed up without any martial ethics and knocked him down with one punch...
...
In France, Maurice stood in front of his boss with an indifferent expression and said confidently:
"This is not my problem at all. With the birth of the J-8 III, our aircraft have already lost their competitiveness."
"The Saudis are not stupid. Why don't they buy the cheap and easy-to-use J-8 III instead of our Mirage 2000?"
"I think since this contract is irretrievable, we might as well do something else."
"I heard that the Chinese have opened negotiations with other countries around the world. Maybe we can take the initiative to contact them and try to buy a J-8."
"After all, their engines use the latest technology. If we can take them back and do reverse engineering, it will definitely be useful to us."
"Since you can't beat them, it's better to join..."
...
At home, netizens were jubilant.
What a shocking breakthrough is this?
Without making any noise, the officials have actually accomplished such a big thing!
A huge order of 180 aircraft and huge foreign exchange earnings of billions of dollars.
You must know that in 2003, China's trade surplus was only about 60 billion US dollars. This single order reached one-tenth of the surplus amount, and it was even sustainable.
As a result, everyone praised this transaction.
Even the most reasonable public intellectuals had to cheer for this, showing their "joy with the people."
However, among all the noisy people reveling in the carnival, there are some exceptions.
They were extremely quiet and just focused on what they were doing.
One of them is all the members of Project Team 22.
At this time, Project No. 22 has entered the most critical sprint stage. No one has time to pay attention to external trends. All their energy must be focused on the project, because there is only one month left before the scheduled test flight time. .
The F119 engine has just completed assembly and entered the ground experiment stage.
Fortunately, the advance payment for arms sales has been received quickly, and the budget issue that originally worried everyone has been eliminated. They can even use more funds in key areas to pursue higher efficiency...
Apart from the No. 22 project team, the most calm person is Chen Nian.
He had already anticipated the outcome.
After studying for a whole winter vacation, he finally completed all the basic courses of materials science and moved into a higher stage of "exploratory learning" process.
The number of source points provided by this process is much higher than that of basic learning, allowing his source point accumulation rate to reach an astonishing average of 0.1 points per day.
The number of his source points once again exceeded 5 points, and more possibilities were spread out in front of him.
After confirming that he no longer needed to intervene in Project No. 22, he turned his attention to new areas.
In other words, new equipment.
A piece of "gear" that everyone dreams of owning.
Aircraft carrier!
No, not just an aircraft carrier... but an aircraft carrier battle group!
