Li Weiguo is right. The technological products displayed at this new technology promotion conference have indeed aroused great interest in the military. This can also be seen as a concrete manifestation of the huge influence of Haoyu Technology.
In short, various military units took a fancy to these technologies and actively contacted Wu Hao and others.
For example, the Aerospace Research Institute, the Maritime Research Institute, and related advanced equipment research departments in strategic support, etc.
The first is their new lithium battery technology. This technology has been widely used in various fields of our military’s weapons and equipment and plays a huge role.
If anyone is to benefit the most from this, it must be the Navy. The Navy's first all-electric submarine composed of this new lithium battery has been launched for more than a year. The outfitting has been completed and is currently undergoing seaworthiness. It is expected to be officially delivered to the Navy for service in the near future.
The construction of boats No. 2 and No. 3, which use updated lithium battery technology, will be completed immediately, with boat No. 3 starting to be built the latest.
Therefore, it uses new lithium battery technology that is more advanced than the third generation new lithium battery, which greatly increases its battery life.
Its comprehensive endurance capability has exceeded that of traditional AIP submarines. Of course, in terms of another performance of submarines: silence, this all-electric submarine performs better, and its silent performance is even better than that of ordinary nuclear-powered submarines.
Of course, building such an all-electric submarine is very expensive, much higher than the price of ordinary submarines.
In particular, in addition to building all-electric submarines, some basic support logistics facilities must also be built. For example, building high-voltage fast charging facilities at the submarine mooring dock can provide emergency charging for the submarine to ensure that it can be launched into departure operations in the shortest possible time.
But compared to nuclear submarines, it is still much cheaper and more affordable. It has longer endurance, quieter stealth capabilities, and stronger combat capabilities than ordinary AIP submarines.
Currently, the Maritime Research Institute and related project research teams are already conducting research experiments to see whether Wu Hao and his latest super solid-state batteries can be used during the construction of the fourth boat. The integrated casting process is adopted to maximize the use of the space inside the boat.
Compared with the latest lithium batteries, this one-piece cast super solid-state battery may cost less, but its performance has improved a lot, and its safety has also improved a lot.
In particular, it has an advantage that lithium batteries cannot have, that is, this battery exists in a solid state and does not easily react with seawater. As for ordinary lithium batteries, once they are damaged, they can easily react with seawater, causing faults and short circuits, leading to accidents.
Therefore, the lithium batteries in these submarines are designed into very small modules, with protective layers placed between each module to ensure that if a single battery fails, other battery modules will not be affected.
This is a bit like the technology used in many electric cars on the market today, such as the famous Tesla, whose battery pack is composed of many 18650 batteries, and is nicknamed a toy car.
While doing so will minimize the risks caused by the battery, it also creates a whole new problem. That is, these protective measures take up too much space, which is a huge waste of the internal space of the valuable submarine.
However, modular super solid-state batteries that are cast in one piece do not need to worry about these, and the batteries are very stable during operation. This is also one of the prerequisites for being favored by the military. Otherwise, no matter how high the battery energy density is and how high the storage capacity is, it will not be equipped on submarines.
For a weapon and equipment, reliability and safety always come first.
In addition to submarines, Wu Hao's new lithium batteries are also used in all-electric ships.
For example, a frigate that was just launched this summer and uses all-electric drive technology uses Wu Hao's lithium batteries as drive energy.
On this all-electric frigate, perhaps the most concerning thing is the strange-looking electromagnetic gun located at the bow.
Being able to see an electromagnetic gun on such a frigate means that the technology of this electromagnetic gun has matured and meets the equipment requirements. The comprehensive ship power management and control system required by the electromagnetic gun has also matured.
Among them, Wu Hao's new lithium battery technology plays a crucial role.
Once this ship is officially put into service, it will become the world's first new-generation frigate to be fully electric-driven and equipped with electromagnetic guns.
In fact, this ship has attracted strong attention from all over the world from the moment it was built to being launched and outfitted. Especially the electromagnetic gun on its bow, it has become the strongest frigate in the world.
In addition to the Navy, the Air Force is also very skilled in the use of this new lithium battery technology. However, compared with the Navy's large equipment of several thousand tons, the Air Force mainly applies this battery technology to the power supply transformation of existing equipment.
The higher the power supply of a fighter aircraft, the greater the equipment and system efficiency it can carry.
The same fighter jet, using their new lithium battery, can drive a more powerful radar. In this way, the opponent's target can be discovered earlier during combat and thus seize the opportunity, which is crucial for air force operations.
Otherwise, this is the application of drones. There are many advantages to using lithium battery drive, such as lower noise, wide use, relatively strong battery life, etc.
Compared with the superior Navy and Air Force, although the Army is regarded as the strongest combat force on the ground, it is just a bumpkin in the eyes of the two brothers.
The fact that a rustic has a combat power of five is a widely ridiculed joke.
Therefore, compared with the radical Air Force and Navy, the Army has always been very conservative. Compared with the performance of the weapon, they are more interested in the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the weapon.
Therefore, this relatively expensive new lithium battery has not been used on a large scale in army equipment.
In terms of strategic support, this is a newly established strategic support force. It has become the soft power of our army in addition to hard power. Its main operational directions are in the fields of intelligence, technical reconnaissance, electronic countermeasures, network offense and defense, psychological warfare, information communications and other fields.
Therefore, I am very interested in this new lithium battery technology, and the construction of power supply support facilities for some nodes and related units.
As for the most mysterious Rocket Force, this one is too mysterious. Wu Hao and the others actually don’t have much contact with it.
Of course, there is still some contact more or less. There is still cooperation between the two parties on this new lithium battery technology. It's just that it's not known to outsiders due to confidentiality reasons.
