Air shows are used to display aircraft, and defense exhibitions are used to display various weapons and equipment. There are many defense exhibitions in the world, some are regional in nature, and some are global in nature. The Abu Dhabi International Defense Exhibition is also a Important exhibition.
The name of this defense exhibition is the name of a city in a country in the oil region, so this defense exhibition is mainly held in the oil region. The first exhibition was held in 1993, and then it was held every two years. This year is 2005, and it is the turn of this defense exhibition. The exhibition is about to be exhibited.
Moreover, this defense exhibition is held in February every year, and the time is coming soon.
Hearing that Qin Tao said that they would take the model to participate in this exhibition, Yang Zhenjun and others became excited. This was a good opportunity. They must seize it and perform well!
However, after hearing these words, Wu Shengli frowned: "You can go to this defense exhibition, but Taozi, you can't go."
Just now it was a bidding, so Wu Shengli called him Mr. Qin. Now that the bidding has ended, Wu Shengli called him Tao Zi. The meaning is very obvious, the family will not let you go!
“If you don’t go, don’t go.” Qin Tao is also very strong.
If the defense exhibition is held in a big dog country, Qin Tao can certainly go, but this defense exhibition is in the United Arab Emirates. Although this country has a good relationship with the big dog companies, it also has a good relationship with the United States, so Qin Tao still has to be careful.
This sentence is very brave. When he heard what he said, Wu Shengli didn't react for a while. After hesitating for a few seconds, he showed an embarrassed smile.
“Good, good, good.”
The matter was finally over, and it was time to go to the cafeteria to eat. Yang Zhenjun was very excited, chatting with Qin Tao while eating.
“Mr. Qin, if we go to a defense exhibition, what standard should we design according to?”
“The displacement is about 3,000 tons. If the customer likes it, it can also use an aluminum shell. It is more suitable to benchmark the US Littoral Combat Ship.”
For the country, the trimaran is the first time, but for the US Navy, it has already started tinkering. They planned to build a littoral combat ship in 2001, originally intended to replace traditional frigates, minesweepers, Patrol ships, etc., can perform combat missions in offshore waters, have high speed and stealth characteristics, and are divided into two types: "Freedom" class and "Independence" class. Among them, the "Freedom" class uses a semi-planing hull, and the "Independence" class uses a trimaran.
Although it was said to be very high-end, modularity and the like were actually very useless. In later generations, this project was called a failed project. Even the Yankees themselves admitted it and felt that this thing was suitable for conducting maritime arrests. du and the like, intending to sell it to a third party.
Now, we can just send this kind of trimaran to the defense exhibition, and then attract the attention of the Yankees, and then tell the Yankees that we will build a large number of this type of ship in the future, so that the Yankees can continue on the wrong path.
It’s exciting enough just to think about it.
It's a pity that I can't go there in person, so I can only give advice to everyone.
Wu Shengli and others could only act as listeners, listening to Qin Tao's bragging.
After the meal, everyone should go back to their homes. Yang Zhenjun and others seemed to have a lot to say to Qin Tao, but looking at the time, they had no choice but to give up.
“Let’s go home.” Wu Shengli said to Qin Tao.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came over and said, "President Qin, someone from Anxi has come."
Parthian Kingdom? Qin Tao hadn't met these old friends for a long time, and he was a little curious: "What are they here for?"
“They had some problems developing drones. They came here to ask for help.”
The Parthian Kingdom knew that it was better to rely on people than to rely on their own theories. They wanted to do everything on their own. They wanted to develop their own fighter jets, but just changing the F5 fighter jet to a cambered twin vertical tail caused problems, so they had no choice but to give up. At that time, Qin Tao suggested that they start with simple drones and slowly improve.
However, this drone is simple for Dongfang, but it is not easy for the aviation technology level of Parthia. Therefore, the aviation technology elites of Parthia have been working on it for a long time, but they have not been able to do it. There is no way. I can come to the East for help.
"Then take them to Yunma Factory to have a look. They should have introduced advanced surveillance and attack drones from Yunma Factory a long time ago. This time, they might as well bring them back with the production line." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he looked at Wu Shengli : "Dad, does the army have no objection?"
“No objection, it’s not the first time it has been exported, and what our navy values most at the moment is the G-11. That kind of aircraft has long been outdated.”
In the past, the Navy's aircraft carriers also operated integrated reconnaissance and attack drones. However, this kind of aircraft was too large and the wings were destined to be unable to be folded, so it was only a test flight on the aircraft carrier. Later, when the Attack-11 appeared, the Navy I fell in love immediately, especially when the Navy got the J-20 carrier-based aircraft. The combination of these two aircraft was simply perfect!
Wu Shengli had questioned it at the beginning, but as long as this kind of drone can be controlled by one's own side and will not attack one's own side, that is enough. This was the case before, and it is certainly the case now.
“Okay, then let’s take our old friends to Yunma Factory.”
Guizhou has established a huge aviation industry base. Tianjiao Airlines, a cooperation between Mingzhou Group and Motor Siqi Company, and Shuangyang Factory invested by Mingzhou Group are all here. At the same time, Yunma Factory is also nearby. Qin Tao and his wife Zhao Ling accompanied a group of guests from Parthia to Yunma Factory.
“Mr. Qin, I have rarely seen you go out recently. I originally wanted to invite you to visit our Parthian country, but you don’t have time. It’s a pity.” Husseini, the leader of the Parthian country, said.
“Yes, I haven’t been to Parthia for a long time. How is the development there?”
"Well, in recent years, the American power there has become weaker and weaker. We have seen more and more countries disgusted with the behavior of the Americans, and we are very happy." Husseini said: "We believe that in the future, We can also join the combined fleet, we have the final say on our own territory, and we don’t need the Yankees to tell us what to do.”
“Mr. Qin, welcome, Mr. Husseini, welcome.” Zhang Wanhe, the director of Yunma Factory, stood at the door with a smile and looked at the group of people who came.
Mr. Qin has not been here for a long time, but every time he comes, Mr. Qin will surprise them, and this time he has brought them a big customer.
“Director Zhang, this friend of ours is here to see our integrated surveillance and combat drone.” Qin Tao said: “Let’s go to the conference room first, and you can introduce it to the customers.”
“Good, good, good.”
In the conference room, the projector was turned on and Zhang Wanhe started to introduce.
"Our integrated surveillance and combat drone has undergone many upgrades. The current most advanced model is code-named WZ-7. The shape of this drone is still the same as before, with a length of 14.3 meters, a wingspan of 25 meters, and a height of 5.4 meters. The takeoff weight is 7.5 tons, and its parameters are similar to those of a J-7 fighter. As a high-altitude, long-endurance drone, it can fly 7,000 kilometers in the sky. If the customer needs it, we can also install an aerial refueling pipe."
“Can your drone carry out aerial refueling autonomously?” After hearing Zhang Wanhe’s introduction, Husseini’s eyes widened, and the eyes of the people he brought were also full of disbelief.
Aerial refueling is a combination of technology and courage. Pilots with poor skills cannot even perform aerial refueling, but this kind of drone can actually be refueled in the air?
If this is all right, why do we need people?
The U.S. Navy has always looked down on the U.S. Air Force, feeling that their smooth flying method is not real combat flight at all. Look at the U.S. Navy, everything they do is thrilling, and aircraft carrier takeoff and landing requires skills.
Even in mid-air refueling, the U.S. Air Force is in a stable situation. They don't have to worry about anything. As long as they can fly to the corresponding position of the tanker and then open the cover on the back of the aircraft, they don't need to worry about anything else. The refueler on the tanker will stretch the tube over. Poke into the refueling hole, and then refuel smoothly. Except for the U.S. Air Force, pilots from other countries need to fight the tapered sleeve on the hose.
If the drone wants to have a long endurance, it must be refueled in the air, and there is no problem of human fatigue. As long as the fuel problem is solved, it will be fine even if it is not down for several days or nights. Correspondingly, aerial refueling is also required.
Yunma Factory and Goose Factory jointly developed this hard-tube refueling technology. Anyway, as long as the aircraft flies to the corresponding position of the aerial tanker, it will be fine. As for the hard-tube refueling technology? That's for other units to deal with.
Of course, you can brag about it now. After all, Parthia does not have a hard-tube air tanker.
"Everyone, we are already the strongest in the world in terms of UAV control." Qin Tao said: "Our UAVs are intelligent and have the ability to fly autonomously. This is also a difficulty in your development process. Bar?"
Husseini nodded: "Yes, after we decided to build a drone, we found that it is easy to control it as a model aircraft, but it is difficult to fly autonomously without unmanned control, and it is even harder to have attack capabilities. Yes. Mr. Qin, we are here just hoping to introduce corresponding kits to solve these problems."
They have already built the body of the drone themselves, but what is missing is the control system.
Qin Tao nodded: "Of course there is no problem, but if we introduce our control components separately, it will require a long time of debugging, and many performances may be reduced. Why don't you directly introduce our WZ-7 drone?"
If flight control is introduced, it has nothing to do with Yunma Factory. After all, the flight control is made by Goose Factory, and the intelligent flight is the result of Goose Factory. Therefore, the complete machine must be sold to them.
"Mr. Qin, we want to improve the level of our aviation industry. According to what you said, we will produce stealth fighters in the future. We cannot rely solely on procurement." Husseini shook his head.
“What I’m talking about is producing it at your place.” Qin Tao said: “Don’t you want to introduce a production line and produce this kind of drone independently?”
All the Parthian people present were shocked. What? Can we introduce a production line? This is a good thing, pie in the sky, we have never thought of it before.
“Mr. Qin, can we introduce this advanced drone production line?” Husseini took a deep breath and asked.
This is the most advanced drone in the world! After the introduction, they will be able to produce this advanced drone simultaneously! They never dreamed of introducing it.
"Of course, you will be producing stealth fighter jets in the future. Now let's build a drone to practice." Qin Tao said, "It's just that the production technology of this kind of drone is complicated, and the price of introducing a production line is also very high. "
Of course, you can sell it for money. I haven’t contacted Parthian for a long time, which means I haven’t made any money from Parthia for a long time. Now that I’m here this time, let’s make a good profit.
The production line can indeed be sold. After all, it is just a final assembly line. To put it simply, it is to produce a shell and then install equipment from the East.
It must be installed with Dongfang's engine. It must use Dongfang's AI-222 engine. After all, they are matched with each other. The engine of the Lightning fighter produced by Parthia is still an ancient turbojet, which is too backward and is not easy to use at all. The control system still uses electronic equipment from the East, and the various investigation equipment must also be from the East. In this way, we will have to continue to purchase various devices from the East in the future, and we will have to spend money.
Furthermore, exporting the production line will cost a lot of money. If the Parthian country does not produce much, it will definitely be more expensive than if they directly purchase the complete machine.
"Money is not a problem. What we pursue is national defense independence. President Qin, thank you for your generosity." Husseini said: "You are our true friend!"
National defense cannot be measured by money. Even if it is more expensive, we must pursue independence, not to mention that friends in the East generously provide them with exports. Other countries simply do not have this opportunity.
“The output is given to you to help you maintain regional balance. In the future, you can dispatch a large number of drones at any time to protect your sky. When necessary, you can also carry missiles to attack.”
“Yes, thank you for your generosity. How much does this production line cost? We can prepare it now.”
“Not much, half a billion US dollars.” Qin Tao said.
Zhang Wanhe sighed at the side, Mr. Qin is really powerful. How many drones will be sold for US$500 million? As long as we export a production line, we can sell it for so much money.
Moreover, as long as the flight routes are restricted inside, these drones can only fly in this area and cannot fly to other areas. Considering the Parthian country's own problems, it should not affect its own export orders.
500 million U.S. dollars. This price is a bit high. However, Husseini simply pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, Mr. Qin, we can produce independently by introducing this production line. At 500 million U.S. dollars, we can accept it!"
“Well, don’t listen to the introduction here. Let’s go to the production line and have a look. Then we will make an exact copy of the production line for you!”
“Okay.” The people of Parthia became excited again, and Zhang Wanhe knew what it meant.
Five hundred million US dollars to sell the exact same production line, which means that the Parthian people have to outsource those purchased parts, engines, electronic equipment, etc., and they will not be able to say anything else by then. After all, these production lines are One-to-one reproduction, we are fair and reasonable, and we are fair and honest.
Everyone came to the production line.
"For drones, the lighter the shell, the better. Ordinary aluminum alloy skins can no longer meet our needs. We use advanced composite materials to manufacture them. Now our production line uses pultrusion and stretch winding production processes. In this way, the reinforced fiber material and the matrix resin are pultruded or wound to form a composite material with excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. It is light in weight, high in strength, fatigue-resistant, and corrosion-resistant, and is the most advanced in the world Technology."
After Zhang Wanhe’s introduction, Qin Tao continued: “These processes can not only produce drones, but also can produce parts for other aircraft when you need them in the future.”
With the development of technology, aircraft have used composite materials extensively, and fighter jets are no exception. However, the Parthian country does not have this capability.
Although it costs US$500 million to purchase this production line now, it is completely worth it to prepare for the future production of domestically produced stealth fighter jets.
All the Parthian people saw it with their eyes wide open.
"This is the landing gear production workshop. Our drones need advanced landing gear. In order to reduce the space occupied by the landing gear, we need to use an externally splayed landing gear. In order to facilitate the hanging of missiles under the wings, the landing gear needs to be very long. , this kind of thin-walled structure is difficult to process and requires advanced CNC machine tools. When we export the production line to you, there will also be such advanced CNC machine tools."
The processing of landing gear is a worldwide problem. Only the countries with the strongest industrial level can produce it. When the J-10 fighter was developed in China, they worked hard for this small three-point landing gear with an external splay. Mr. Song originally planned to make it from I purchased it from abroad, but it was expensive, so I finally solved the problem by my own method.
The drone weighs 7.5 tons, and the impact when landing is not small. Its landing gear is slender, almost like a bamboo pole, which is enough to show how advanced the technology in the East is now.
This not only requires processing technology, but also requires qualified blanks. Just like the blanks on the landing gear of a large passenger aircraft must be forged with a large hydraulic press of more than 40,000 tons, the landing gear blank of this kind of drone requires Steel is also special, and these need to be imported from the East.
Continuing forward, there is the drone assembly workshop. The landing gear is first installed into the shell, and the body can be supported. Then the scaffolding is set up. Many people are busy on the aircraft, installing various parts.
More than a dozen drones were assembled at the same time, and the scene was very spectacular. One of them was spray-painted with the words "Eastern Emergency" written on the outside.
"This is our emergency rescue drone." Zhang Wanhe introduced: "UAVs are not only for military use, but can also play many roles in the civilian field, such as meteorological observation, emergency rescue, and construction over disaster areas. Communication channels and so on.”
PS: Thank you for your great support. I will give you four updates tomorrow, at midnight.