Dominate South Asia

The carrier-based aircraft of the light aircraft carrier are almost all British-made Sea Harriers. This is the only carrier-based aircraft in the world that can take off and land vertically. As for the Yak-38, it is just a complete cheat. Even the Soviet Kiev-class The aircraft carriers were only equipped in the initial stage, and then went ashore, and were never deployed on the aircraft carrier again.

The Sea Harrier's vertical short take-off and landing has resulted in a completely different airframe structure from the previous one. The engine is in the middle of the airframe, which wastes valuable space. The fuel capacity is small and the range is short. The engine is deliberately enlarged for vertical take-off and landing. The air intake duct caused obstruction in flight. It has great power, and its maximum flight speed does not exceed Mach 1.3. It is very different from the performance of mainstream fighter jets. In the Falklands War, if the Argentine Air Force was not too disabled, if it were replaced by the Pakistani Air Force, it would definitely defeat the British special mixed formation. Looking for teeth.

Therefore, Mhammad did not take the wrong approach and directly aimed at fixed-wing fighters. What's more, Pakistan already has an excellent carrier-based fighter Tomcat.

"For your carrier-based aircraft, you must choose Tomcat, right?" General Zhang said: "The performance of this aircraft is indeed good."

At this time, General Zhang remembered that the next generation of main heavy fighter jets had not yet been decided by the top management. Some people admired the Soviet Union's Su-27 fighter jets, while others hoped to use Pakistan's main Tomcat fighter jets to serve as their own subordinates. The main fighter of a generation, after all, the Tomcat fighter appeared too early, and the technology is already outdated.

"Yes." Hamad said: "The Tomcat fighter is our main fighter. We have reached an agreement with Chengdu Aircraft Co., Ltd. to develop a new generation of stealth fighters based on the Tomcat fighter as our next... The main fighter of the generation.”

The agreement was reached only recently and the specific agreement has not yet been signed. Cheng Fei only made a written report and it has not yet been submitted to the top management.

"Developed on the basis of the Tomcat fighter?" Air Force Commander Wang Hai suddenly opened his eyes: "How much do you value variable sweep wing technology?"

Wang Hai and Mhammad are old acquaintances. The heroic deeds of annihilating ten F-16s were actually directed by Wang Hai and Mhammad behind the scenes. They successfully squeezed away the F-16s and confirmed the number 10. Now it seems that this step is very right, otherwise. Now that the Americans have imposed sanctions, the F-16 cannot be built, and the No. 10 aircraft is also useless.

When it comes to heavy-duty aircraft, Wang Hai is actually hesitant. The Tomcat is a technology from the 1970s, while the Su-27 is the latest and best fighter launched by the Soviets in the 1980s. It has a fused wing and body. , side wings, are the most cutting-edge technologies in the aviation industry. The Su-27 also looks more beautiful. Domestically, there are also high calls for the introduction of the Su-27.

"Yes, the variable sweep wing technology will not be outdated. The rapid interception capability it gives the fighter aircraft is unmatched by any fighter aircraft." Mhammad said: "In the case of engine technology unable to break through, our The next generation fighter aircraft can easily cruise at supersonic speeds with variable sweep wing technology.”

"Then which one do you think has better performance, the Su-27 or the Tomcat fighter?" Wang Hai asked.

Now, the Air Force. The dispute in the Military Commission is huge. There have always been disagreements about what kind of equipment should be introduced. Now, Wang Hai's question immediately made more people look at Mhamad.

"The Su-27 is the loser of our Tomcat fighter jets." Mhammad said: "We, the Pakistan Air Force, are proud of the Tomcat fighter jets."

Mhamad would definitely say this. The Minister of the Third Aircraft Department on the side said: "What if we introduce our existing advanced technologies on a large scale, such as our self-produced multi-functional radar?"

Hamad touched his nose and said to the other party: "You will introduce, produce, and thoroughly understand the technology. I don't know how many years it will take? Is five years enough? How about improving yourself? Will it take another five years? I predict , it will take ten years for our next-generation stealth Tomcat fighter jet to be ready for test flight, right?”

Mhamad made it very clear that Pakistan has already fully understood Tomcat's technology and has begun to produce it on its own. However, China has only just begun to study Su-27 technology. The cost of time is too great. By then, it will Improvements have been made, and all four generations of Tomcat machines have been released.

In just a few words, the people in the Third Aircraft Department were speechless. It looked like they were about to leave. The naval commander on the side, General Zhang, continued: "President Mhamad, you mentioned the catapult used by the aircraft carrier. , do you have the ability to produce it yourself? Only the United States has the catapult technology, and even the Soviets are using the leapfrog method. "

In fact, General Zhang is also inclined to finalize the Tomcat fighter. In this case, the Navy's carrier-based aircraft will also be available. If the Su-27 is introduced and improved on the basis of the Su-27, it will become a Navy carrier-based aircraft. It will delay even longer, and the Navy cannot afford to wait. However, the Navy's status among the three major services has always been the lowest. It is not the Navy's turn to have a say in what fighter aircraft the Air Force should equip. The Navy's financial resources are already good enough to bring out the Flying Leopard.

"The catapult is indeed a technical problem." Mhamad said: "However, Americans are not the only ones in the world who have it."

Not owned by Americans! Because the Soviet Union is doing it too! Moreover, the Soviet Union is now almost ready. After conducting many tests, it has fully achieved the performance of a catapult fighter. It is waiting to install the catapult after the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is launched and outfitted.

If the Americans are unwilling to sell, the Soviets may not. Muhammad has a good relationship with Gorbachev. When the time comes, he can definitely buy it by using some money. The Soviets are willing to sell everything for money. Even the Su-27 is on sale. Why would they refuse? The catapult is not something that can be used directly in war.

This is the worst option. The best option is to wait until Pakistan builds an aircraft carrier when the Soviet Union has just disintegrated. At that time, those experts and technologies can be directly brought over and Pakistan can manufacture it itself.

Pakistan has complete precision processing capabilities. Pakistan can also make various advanced technical materials by itself or obtain them from the Western world. Moreover, Pakistan has experience in maintaining catapults.

As for doing it domestically, Muhammad has also thought about it, but now Pakistan needs to develop various technologies, and it is difficult to find a professional team to study this problem at the moment. Moreover, steam catapults are only a transition. The future will definitely be the era of electromagnetic catapults. Muhammad would rather work harder on electromagnetic catapults than waste on steam catapults. After all, Pakistan needs eight catapults at most and is only starting to build two new aircraft carriers.

In later generations, the French also gave up self-developed catapults and directly purchased finished products from the United States because self-development was too uneconomical.

"Do you mean to buy from the Soviet Union?" General Zhang asked.

"Catapults are a must-have device for aircraft carriers. The efficiency of ski-jump takeoff is low, the deck occupies too much area, and the deck operation efficiency is low. It is not a good choice." Muhammad did not answer his question directly, but continued to talk about the advantages of catapults.

"Okay, we will conduct a demonstration on aircraft carriers." Deng Gong said to Muhammad: "If we can design and build together with you, it will be beneficial to both of us."

This is the rhythm of achieving a win-win situation through cooperation. Deng Gong has certainly seen the benefits. The country can reduce half of the investment and obtain many of the technologies.

"We are now constantly developing various subsystems." Muhammad said: "I also hope to see a day in the future when our aircraft carrier formation can sail on the world's oceans."

An aircraft carrier is a huge system project. In addition to the mother ship itself, carrier-based aircraft are also very important. Pakistan only has Tomcat fighters, and the number of early warning aircraft is still very limited. Therefore, it is also urgent to overcome the technology of early warning aircraft and develop its own early warning aircraft.

In addition, there are anti-submarine aircraft, attack aircraft, electronic jammers, etc., which all need continuous breakthroughs.

"The Soviet Union has launched an improved Su-27 fighter, which has flown to Shenfei. After the improvement, this Su-27 fighter has no original defects and has more outstanding air combat capabilities." Hearing that the topic just now has been diverted, the Minister of the Third Machine Department was obviously unwilling and mentioned the Su-27 fighter again.

President Muhammad's opinion has a great influence on the Chinese military. After all, Pakistan's air force has surpassed the Chinese air force in all aspects. Muhammad has been saying that the Su-27 is not good and that the Su-27 is defeated by the Tomcat fighter. It is better to let President Muhammad see that the Soviets have not been idle in recent years. The fighters they have improved are more beautiful and more maneuverable!

When he was in Chengfei, Muhammad heard about the improvement of the Su-27. Muhammad did not take it seriously at the time. What improvements could the Soviets make? It took more than 20 years for the improvement to be successful.

But now, after hearing what this guy said, Muhammad was moved. Although Muhammad looked down on the Soviet fighters, the Su-27 was an excellent third-generation aircraft after all. Let's see what new changes the Soviets have made?

Thinking of this, Muhammad said: "In that case, I really want to go and see."

(Some readers complained that for such a meeting of national leaders, there would be a minister of the Third Ministry of Machine Building? Please forgive me, it's just a novel, and the role of the Minister of the Third Ministry of Machine Building is not something that can be played by someone with a higher status.) (To be continued ~^~)