"J-22? Do you think I'm a fool? This is obviously an F-22!"
"Even if the aircraft bodies are similar, they have exactly the same two-dimensional vector nozzles, the same air inlets, and the same butterfly wings!"
"Isn't this just copying? I absolutely don't believe there is such a coincidence in the world!"
"Don't talk nonsense to me! If you continue to say it's a coincidence, just come to me and say it to my pistol!"
"Don't you know what the level of technology of the Chinese people is? Can they make the F-22? Can they make the vector nozzle? Where do they get the materials?"
"Don't talk about fighting against ten or eight! That's not the same thing at all!"
"Now I want you to tell me what happened to this plane!"
At Kadena Air Force Base, Leon was almost hysterically yelling at the phone in his hand, and on the other end of the phone was Connet, who had returned to China.
At this moment, he was in the office of the May Meeting, listening to Leon's furious voice, and looking helplessly at the several "veteran-level" experts in front of him. He wanted to speak several times, but failed to find a chance to interrupt.
Therefore, he had no choice but to face Leon's anger with silence. After the other party had finished venting, he sighed and said:
"Leon, I understand how you feel."
"Actually, we have the same doubts as you now. Believe me, these doubts will definitely not be less than yours."
"We really don't know how their J-22 was built, but no matter what angle you think about it, there are only two possibilities."
"Either we have a major leak - this leak may be structural, leaking all performance documents, process documents and design documents about the F-22."
"Either it is really just a coincidence. After all, although this thing is bizarre, it is not impossible..."
"What is a coincidence?! Tell me what is a coincidence?!"
Hearing this, Leon on the opposite side exploded again.
There was nothing he could do, he was too angry.
He had already told Connett that his opponents were not that simple, but they never listened!
They always think that the other side is just a "weak country" that has just begun to develop, and they always think that the other side will never have the strength to surpass themselves, but what about now?
Even the most advanced aircraft were copied by them!
And our own side doesn’t even know how they did it!
Neither how the technology was leaked nor how they were created is known.
You must know that if you want to build an aircraft, it is not enough to have drawings and parameter documents. There are many technical difficulties that need to be overcome in the process. Being able to build it means that they have formed a complete production system.
Even if the scale is small, after the most difficult step of starting from scratch is passed, the rest is only a matter of time.
And what’s even more frightening is that this system will also form a fission effect, which will be transmitted to the civilian field step by step, driving the development of countless industries and technologies...
Even though he is a military attache, he also knows the importance and scarcity of various technologies such as precision component processing, material processing, electronics, hydraulics, etc. required to build such a fighter jet.
Taking it out and downgrading it to the civilian field will bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire market.
When that time comes, what advantage does one have? !
You must know that most of the reason why your country can live so well is because of the privileges of technological monopoly!
Now that the monopoly has been broken, can privileges still exist?
If the privilege no longer exists, can life still be good?
The situation is so critical, these gentlemen actually said that it could be a coincidence? !
Do you really have no brains?
Leon secretly clenched his fists.
There must be something wrong internally.
Moreover, to be able to cause such a large-scale leak, the entire team that designed the F-22 project should be rotten...
Loma? Boeing? Or...the military?
No, the possibility of problems with the military is very small, because they are only the demand side, and most of the technical information is in the hands of Lockheed Martin.
In this case, the next step is obvious.
Thinking of this, Leon reluctantly calmed down his emotions, suppressed his anger and said:
"Connet, no matter how many differences we had before, our goals are the same no matter what."
"Now, the so-called J-22's first flight means that both of us have failed. The only thing we can do is to work hard to recover the losses."
"Thinking about it rationally, it is simply impossible for the Chinese to achieve such a big technological breakthrough in such a short period of time. This must be a leak. We must find a way to plug this loophole!"
After listening to Leon's words, everyone in the May Meeting in the office was silent for a long time.
Yes, in their opinion, the leak situation mentioned by Lyon is almost impossible to occur.
The reason is simple. It is impossible for any form of leakage in this world to allow a country to advance its technology to the level of fourth-generation aircraft in just a few months.
There is only one explanation:
They had been working hard for a long time, but they just happened to make a breakthrough.
No one should be held responsible.
However, on the other hand, whether it is the May meeting or the front line represented by Lyon, the pressure faced by both sides is actually the same.
Obviously, the only way to relieve this pressure is to "plug the loopholes."
As for whether this vulnerability exists or not?
unimportant.
No one will care.
All they need is a scapegoat
A few days later, a surprising piece of news came out:
Lockheed Martin faces its most severe scrutiny ever, with most personnel facing federal judicial inquiries and a large number of order cancellations.
What followed was a sharp fall in stock prices, stagnant business, and broken transaction chains.
Capital groups that had been planning for a long time took action upon hearing the news and submitted subscription applications to the officials one after another.
Among these many capitals, a fund registered in the Cayman Islands and owned by a well-known wealthy businessman from Guinea was also mixed in and successfully obtained 0.4% of the shares.
At the same time, due to major doubts about the safety of the F-22 project, Boeing, which is cooperating with Lockheed Martin to implement the project, was also implicated. After the stock price plummeted, another seemingly absurd news broke:
Boeing is suspected of having safety issues and has temporarily grounded many types of aircraft until the National Aeronautics and Space Administration completes inspections.
Similarly, the purchase and lease contracts for dozens of aircraft have been suspended, worsening the situation for Boeing, which was already facing financial constraints due to the F-22 project.
But at this time, a group of takeovers with clean backgrounds and good citizens appeared on the market again.
After multiple screenings, another amount of funds from the Philippines entered the U.S. stock market.
At this time, regulatory agencies devoted a lot of energy and resources to internal reviews, and instead relaxed their review of external funds.
They didn't find anything unusual, but they had no idea that from this moment on, the "leak" that was originally unwarranted was slowly becoming a reality.
Maybe many years later, they will suddenly realize that this situation has already been in place for a long time.
At that time, the cunning rabbit had just rejected the AL-31FN and was planning to obtain the full set of technologies of Boeing's CMF-56-3 engine.
It was at that time that one white glove company after another was born.
(End of chapter)
