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Chapter 1186 [Too Advanced, Commercial Use Prohibited]

Today, people from Shunfeng led a delegation to visit Kunpeng Technology's headquarters. As a potential major customer and possibly the first commercial order, Chu Changxing should have come out to receive them, but in fact it was Zhou Yang who received them.

Where is Chu Changxing doing?
He was not in the new city at the moment, but had run to the southwest of the country to advertise there.

Because he happened to see on the news the day before yesterday that the military was conducting a military exercise in the southwest, Chu Changxing rushed over as soon as he learned about it, and took the initiative to sell the product to the military without waiting for them to come to him.

They hope to be able to undertake the task of transporting supplies for the military during the exercise, intending to use this opportunity to demonstrate the advanced performance of their self-developed large-scale drones, and also to facilitate their marketing of business to the government and enterprises.

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Around 15: p.m. local time.

At the military exercise site, the exercise had ended. Chu Changxing, who was waiting outside, suddenly received news that the military leaders were anxious to see him.

Chu Changxing once thought that the drone he was promoting had broken down during the performance and was quite nervous for a moment.

When he met the military leader just now, he pointed at the cargo pod on the ground and asked Chu Changxing: "Is this thing of yours a cargo hold or something else?"

Hearing this, Chu Changxing patted his chest and said, "This thing is used to deliver goods. It is accurately dropped directly from the air and successfully delivered with a parachute. The effect is very good. We have tested it repeatedly and it will definitely not fail."

The military leader nodded without saying anything, but kept staring at the cargo pod painted with the Kunpeng Technology logo.

After a while, Chu Changxing, who didn't understand the situation and felt unsure, couldn't help but ask carefully: "Commander, is there anything wrong with the transport and airdrop?"

Upon hearing this, the military leader said: "Did you get it? Not only did they not fail in carrying out the mission, but the results were also very good."

When Chu Changxing heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that he didn't let anyone down. He was really nervous just now.

At this moment, the military leaders looked at the cargo pod in front of them again and again, and the more they looked at it, the more they felt that it looked like a missile. In addition, this type of drone has a range of up to 5500 kilometers and a ceiling of 7000 meters, and can accurately empty cargo holds.

Isn't this a bomber? Is there any difference between it and a bomber?
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The subsequent developments completely exceeded Chu Changxing's expectations. The drone he brought to the military exercise was confiscated by the military on the spot after the exercise. At the same time, the military ordered Kunpeng Technology to stop manufacturing and using this cargo drone, and it was not allowed to be used for civilian purposes without permission.

Chu Changxing was also invited to have tea, and the military leaders asked him to report in detail the performance parameters of the "Kunpeng-5C" large UAV.

In response to this, Chu Changxing naturally answered truthfully in front of the boss.

The leader then asked about the production cost of the Kunpeng-5C UAV and learned that the production cost of a single UAV with such outstanding performance was only 300 million yuan.

Military: Come on, give it to me!

Your company makes this thing just to make money, why would it be used for civilians? Just place a military purchase order with you, and when the whole castrated foreign trade model comes out, we will help you export it to big dog customers, not only will your company's R&D investment not go to waste, but you can also make more money.

We were planning to invest huge sums of money in the research and development of military unmanned bombers, and now you’re sleepy and I’m sending you a pillow.

As Chu Changxing "explained" the details one by one, the military leaders did not expect there would be more surprises. They learned that the current performance of this "Kunpeng-5C" UAV was intentionally compressed in order to control costs. Does that mean there is still room for improvement in performance?
If cost factors are not taken into account, the maximum range of this drone can reach 8000 kilometers, the maximum ceiling can reach 10000 meters, the maximum speed can reach 355 kilometers per hour, and it can fly continuously for 45 hours.

Ok!

Civilian use needs to consider saving money and cost, but military use does not need this. At least the cost issue is not the first priority. What is more needed is performance. Military leaders directly require that the performance be improved and maximized.

Considering that the current version of the aircraft only costs 300 million RMB, even if the cost of the upgraded version increases, the cost of the military upgraded version is unlikely to be a fraction of that of a conventional aircraft.

Just paint it in a different color, grind off the Kunpeng Technology logo and replace it with the military's own logo. At the same time, replace the cargo pod under the wing with a row of real missiles. This is a military-grade long-range unmanned bomber.

The drone itself has a maximum range of 8000 kilometers, which has reached the range threshold of intercontinental missiles. It can fly directly from the mainland to Hawaii in the Americas. If the mounted ballistic range of 1000 kilometers is added, the attack range is 9000 kilometers. At the extreme end, it can even fly directly to the west coast of the Americas.

And this is just a cheap drone. Its flying speed is similar to that of high-speed rail. Compared with the terminal speed of a real intercontinental ballistic missile, which is dozens of times the speed of sound, it can be said to be a snail's pace. But it is really much cheaper.

The price of a missile is higher than this drone, and the cost of an intercontinental ballistic missile is so high that it is unknown how many such drones can be built. Moreover, the maintenance cost is extremely cheap, and the existing production lines of private enterprises can be utilized. If they really need to be mass-produced quickly and on a large scale in wartime, the number of troops would definitely be as huge as diabetes incision.

Chu Changxing's detailed "explanation" gave the military leaders more surprises. At this moment, he was telling the military leaders who were asking questions: "...In our design concept, this aircraft is dual-use for military and civilian purposes. At the military level, it can also carry unmanned sub-machines. Each sub-machine weighs about 100 kilograms and can replace the mother machine to perform reconnaissance missions in dangerous areas. The sub-machine can also carry bombs and perform combat missions on its own. When necessary, it can be released as bait to block the mother machine's guns."

"In addition, the drone can also realize intelligent cluster control, satellite remote control and other functions. It has the ability to conduct reconnaissance and strike at the same time. The pilot does not need to get on the plane at all. He can control it by playing on the computer at the base. Moreover, the operator can control several drones at the same time to perform tasks..."

One of the military leaders said: "Don't even think about using this drone for civilian purposes, it's a real military product."

Chu Changxing scratched his head awkwardly but politely, and said weakly: "That's right. If this thing is bought and modified by the old buddies in the Middle East, even if it is an original civilian cargo aircraft, it will greatly interfere with the direction of the local situation. This is equivalent to selling bomber-level drones, and they are sold so cheaply..."

The military leader smiled and said, "This drone is prohibited from military use, but your company is still allowed to produce and use drones, but the maximum load capacity is limited to 20 kilograms, the maximum range is limited to 30 kilometers, and the speed does not exceed 20 meters per second. This indicator is enough for civilian logistics, so just focus on end-to-end delivery in cities. For long-distance freight between cities, just use ordinary airplanes. It's enough to develop the technology. There's no need to be so ambitious."

The leader added: "Otherwise, you can let these big guys fly all over the country like an overwhelming force, and they can be bought and sold at will. This is not appropriate..."

Chu Changxing scratched his head again after hearing this and was speechless for a while.

After drinking tea, Chu Changxing returned to Xincheng, but the drone he brought with him was unable to go back with him.

There was no going back, so the military had to stay to do further research and conduct more rigorous testing.

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(End of this chapter)