Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 658: The Twin-Tailed Scorpion UAV is launched, its performance is so outstanding, it’s time to join the army

"Mr. Cao, Mr. Li from Nanshan Robotics just contacted us and said that the approval for the drone's first long-distance test flight has been passed."

Establishing a drone division under Nanshan Robot is something Cao Ang has arranged before.

Due to the special nature of this business unit, Cao Yang specifically told Mi Ying that as long as Li Shigui reported drone-related information, he would be informed immediately.

As a large unmanned transport aircraft (bomber), Cao Yang personally participated in the design and finalization of this UAV called the Twin-Tailed Scorpion.

And it is made up of the cutting-edge technologies of multiple business divisions of Nanshan Group, which can be said to have placed great expectations on Cao Yang.

To put it bluntly, this drone was already much more powerful than the one developed by Shunfeng from the very beginning of its design.

Not to mention other things, it is the stealth coating produced by Nanshan Chemical, which was definitely not available on the drones of Shunfeng back then.

It can be said that Cao Yang has very high expectations for this drone and has multiple goals he hopes to achieve.

"When is the test flight?"

If it is an ordinary small drone, as long as it does not fly very high or fly in sensitive airspace, it can basically fly casually without anyone taking care of it.

But this drone of Nanshan Robot is a large drone, and it is planning to fly from Yangcheng to Chang'an City for a long-distance, high-altitude flight.

In this case, you definitely need to apply in advance and get approval.

Otherwise, people would think it was a foreign reconnaissance plane coming in.

Naturally, Nanshan Robot has specifically confirmed the requirements in this regard and will not make low-level mistakes.

"Tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, we will arrange four drones to conduct formation test flights at the same time. One of them will fly higher to be responsible for related shooting work."

"At that time, these filmed materials can not only be used for promotion, but may also be provided to Nanshan Film and Television for use in some film and television scenes."

Only Cao Yang knew the special purpose behind this drone.

Even the person in charge, Li Shigui, thought that what he was developing was really a large unmanned transport aircraft.

This kind of unmanned transport aircraft can be used in the transportation of special materials, air relay stations and other occasions.

Although Li Shigui didn't think the market was so vast, his boss cared about it, so he worked hard.

"Don't publicize it to the outside world first. After making relevant shooting records, save the video."

"We will consider publicity matters later based on the overall arrangements of the group."

The Twin-Tailed Scorpion drone is waiting for others to discover its special uses.

In case people don’t want relevant performance parameters to be exposed prematurely, then the publicity made by Nanshan UAV will have a negative effect.

So we need to be well prepared for the publicity this time, but we’ll talk about when to start the publicity later.

Soon, the time came to nine o'clock in the morning the next day.

The test flight site was not particularly lively, but there were many people.

Basically everyone from the R&D team came over.

Following Cao Yang's order, the four twin-tailed Scorpion drones quickly slid forward on the proposed cement platform.

The Twin-tailed Scorpion drone does not win by speed, so naturally everyone cannot see the exciting scene of a fighter jet taking off.

However, when all four Scorpion drones took off safely and smoothly, Li Shigui and others couldn't help but applaud and celebrate.

After the drone disappeared from sight, everyone moved to the control room inside the R&D building.

There are images there that are directly connected to the drone's camera.

Especially the drone that is specially responsible for shooting tasks, its picture is specially placed on the largest screen.

Everyone can clearly see the other three drones flying smoothly in the sky.

1000 meters!

2000 meters!

3000 meters!

Soon, the drone headed towards an altitude of 8000 meters.

Different from ground transportation, aircraft need to go from point A to point B. Currently, there is only a single fixed route in China, and air controllers need to guide the aircraft to fly along the predetermined route.

Above 5000 meters, it is the area under the responsibility of the district air conditioning controller.

After Nanshan UAV reported to air traffic control that the plane had taken off, everyone's attention has been on the surveillance video.

But at a certain air traffic control center, the air traffic controller looked at the scene in front of him in surprise.

Nanshan UAV has reported that its large drone has taken off.

The Twin-tailed Scorpion UAV has a wingspan of 20 meters, a length of 10 meters, and a height of 3.1 meters.

An aircraft of this size has no way of hiding from radar.

Normally, radar signals can be seen on the screen in front of the air traffic controller.

As a result, he never saw any movement.

At first, he thought there was something wrong with Nanshan Robot during takeoff, so the plane hadn't taken off yet.

After waiting for ten minutes, he still didn't see any relevant radar signals.

At this time, he couldn't sit still and immediately called Nanshan Robot for consultation.

"what?"

"Your drone has been taking off for about ten minutes?"

The air traffic controller screamed in surprise.

The large drone took off for about ten minutes, but there was no signal from its side.

That's a big deal!

According to the information previously reported by Nanshan Robot, their drones are to fly directly towards the 8000-meter-high airspace.

民航客机飞行高度短程一般在6000-8400米，中程8900-12500米，远程为13100-16100米。

Nanshan Robot's drone flies at an altitude of 8000 meters. This sensitivity is much higher than that at a low altitude of several hundred meters.

It will be even more troublesome if you accidentally compete with civil aviation aircraft for the flight path, or even have an unexpected situation.

Even if there is a collision in extreme circumstances, things will be completely messed up.

"Yes, we took off on time at 9 o'clock as declared, not even a minute earlier."

Nanshan Robot answered a little confused.

Didn't you violate the rules here?

Why did the other party react so loudly?

"Is everything okay after your plane takes off?"

"What's the situation now?"

The air traffic controller took a deep breath and tried to confirm the situation as calmly as possible.

"Everything is normal. We have just reached the 8000-meter airspace and are preparing to fly to Chang'an City according to the approved route."

"Are you sure everything is normal? No accident happened?"

Hearing the air traffic controller ask this, Nanshan Robot was also a little unhappy.

"What's the accident? Our product was tested after many rounds of testing. How could there be an accident? It's flying fine in the air now, and our camera is transmitting the footage in real time."

This answer made the air traffic controller even more confused.

Everything is fine?

Why is there no information on the screen in front of me?

His mind was full of questions, and he couldn't help but confirm again: "Do you have real-time surveillance video? How are you monitoring it?"

"We took off four drones, and one of them flew about 100 meters higher than the other three. Naturally, we could use the camera mounted on the pod to take pictures."

Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, the other party was the supervisory department after all, and he was his "father".

So those who should answer seriously should still answer seriously.

"You transfer the signal and I'll take a look!"

Following this special conversation, the air traffic control center also became completely chaotic.

Naturally, the conversation between the air traffic controller and the Nanshan robot was heard by all the colleagues around him.

The signal that was switched over immediately allowed them to see the Scorpion drone flying steadily at high altitude.

There is even some coordinate-related information on the screen.

Based on this information, air traffic control specifically confirmed the relevant situation, but still found nothing.

If other planes hadn't appeared on the screen normally, they would have thought there was something wrong with their own equipment.

But no matter what the situation is, this thing is definitely not normal.

If you encounter any abnormal situation, you should report it immediately.

According to regulations, the Air Force/Army is responsible for implementing nationwide flight control. Military aircraft are commanded by the Air Force/Army and Navy/Military Aviation. Civil aviation and foreign aviation flights are commanded by Civil Aviation.

Now that the civil aviation side has discovered a problem, it naturally has to report it to the air force/military side.

Naturally, all parties take this kind of accident very seriously.

But what surprised everyone even more was that in the end, after a radar station on the Air Force/Army side specifically confirmed the target coordinates, no signal was found.

Now, things are completely serious!

Report it!

Report it again!

The impact of this incident quickly became larger within a specific scope.

Finally, the call came to Pan Jun, who immediately confirmed with Cao Yang.

"Mr. Cao, are you sure your drone is flying normally at high altitude?"

Although Pan Jun had already received the relevant information, he couldn't help but confirm it.

"Of course!"

"How come it disappeared?"

As soon as Pan Jun finished asking, Cao Yang said with a smile: "Representative Pan, have you forgotten? Our Nanshan Group's stealth coatings are world-leading."

"In order to save trouble, our Scorpion drone directly uses the stealth paint produced by Nanshan Chemical."

"To save trouble?" Pan Jun was speechless, "Does that mean your drone is a stealth drone?"

Although Nanshan Chemical's stealth coatings have begun to be supplied to aircraft manufacturers, the final product has not been officially released or has not been officially announced.

Everyone has somewhat forgotten about the production of invisible coatings by Nanshan Chemical.

Besides, who would have thought that a large drone produced by a private company would actually be invisible?

The most important thing is that the stealth performance is so good that even professional military radar stations cannot detect signals.

This meaning is extraordinary!

Cao Yang's goal of "doing nothing but becoming a blockbuster" has obviously been achieved.

"Yes, our Scorpion drone is a large stealth drone. It uses..."

Cao Yang briefly introduced the situation of the drone to Pan Jun.

He knew these messages would soon appear in other special places.

Sure enough, when he heard Cao Yang introduce the parameters of Nanshan Robot's drone products, Pan Jun immediately realized the significance.

The take-off weight is so heavy, the standby time is so long, and it flies so high.

<divclass="contentadv">Isn't this the best candidate for a proper unmanned bomber?

With such outstanding performance, the Air Force/Army will definitely be interested.

You have to report it immediately!

"Mr. Cao, I need a complete set of information about your drone."

"Then relevant information is not allowed to be publicized to the outside world without approval."

"I will give you further feedback soon."

After saying this, Pan Jun quickly hung up the phone.

He still needs to continue reporting to his superiors.

That morning, more than an hour after the Scorpion drone took off, multiple military radar stations began to search for their traces based on specific coordinate information.

But in the end nothing was discovered.

At the same time, in order to prove that this was not an error, a fighter jet took off to mark the airspace and confirm whether there were really four drones flying there.

Needless to say, the final result goes without saying.

After the pilot reported his findings, people at several radar stations fell silent.

They began to doubt their professional abilities and the capabilities of their equipment!

Even though four such large drones were flying at the same time, I didn't find anything here.

If this is an enemy's unmanned reconnaissance drone, wouldn't it mean that they can shoot wherever they want?

To exaggerate a little more, if this is an enemy's unmanned bomber, wouldn't it mean that they can bomb wherever they want?

This matter is completely serious!

"Mr. Cao, this drone of yours is called the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone, right?"

“How much do they cost approximately?”

Pan Jun moved very quickly, and before the plane landed, he reappeared in front of Cao Yang.

"RMB 200 million to RMB 500 million, depending on the customer's specific needs."

"If you want to equip some vehicles, it may be more expensive."

"If you don't need anything, then 200 million will do it!"

For Cao Yang, the main purpose of this project is not to make money.

As long as you don't lose money, that's enough.

So he gave a figure that exceeded Pan Jun's expectations without any hesitation.

"so cheap?"

Pan Jun was very surprised and asked back, but he soon realized that what he said seemed a bit bad. Nanshan Robot wouldn't deliberately increase the price by then, right?

"No, this drone has a wingspan of 20 meters, a length of 10 meters, and a height of 3.1 meters. For such a large drone, you couldn't make it so cheap by cutting corners, right?"

Pan Jun obviously didn’t know anything about the situation with the drone.

According to his understanding, it is normal for Nanshan Robot's Scorpion drone to have a price plus zero.

Is it so cheap now?

Is it really because of cutting corners?

"Representative Pan, not only do our products not cut corners, our various materials and systems are also world-leading."

"For example, we use a large amount of T800 carbon fiber, which greatly reduces the weight of the aircraft and can carry more things."

"Another example is our flight control system, which makes full use of our technological accumulation in machine tool CNC systems. After special targeted research and development, it is used on drones."

"The appearance design of our drone also makes full use of our experience in F1 racing and the equipment in the wind tunnel laboratory in Yangcheng."

"To put it bluntly, our drone is definitely the best in the world at its level and has no rivals."

This is naturally not the time to be humble.

Letting everyone know how good the Scorpion drone is will be more beneficial to future development.

As long as there are hundreds of Scorpion drones, equipped with various air-to-air missiles, air-to-ship missiles, and even air-to-ground missiles, the deterrent effect will definitely not be any worse than that of large strategic bombers.

You can even form a drone fleet to carry out regular patrols in some sensitive areas to put special pressure on people.

There is still a gap between China's fighter jets and the world's most advanced ones, and it is absolutely no problem to bring these unmanned bombers out first to scare some potential opponents.

As long as the speed is fast enough, this plan can be implemented in a few months.

"Mr. Cao, all future sales plans for this drone of yours need to be approved by us."

“We cover all the initial production capacity!”

Obviously, the performance of Nanshan Robot’s Twin-Tailed Scorpion UAV is so outstanding that it is going to join the army!

After all, as Cao Yang said, this drone has no rivals at the same level.

This means that the level of China's current military drones is not comparable to it.

No matter where it is, it is impossible to sell products like this casually.

Especially the stealth performance, which is really incredible!

"No problem, we will follow your arrangements!"

This was what Cao Yang wanted to achieve, so he didn't think Pan Jun's request was excessive.

Hearing what Cao Yang said, Pan Jun also breathed a sigh of relief.

This requirement of mine is definitely a bit uncomfortable for ordinary companies.

After all, you have to listen to others when selling your products, so how can you sell anything?

But at this time, Pan Jun naturally did not have time to continue chatting with Cao Yang, but hurriedly returned to his life.

Li Shigui, standing next to Cao Yang, was the witness to everything today.

He is still a little dizzy now!

Why did the unmanned transport aircraft suddenly join the army?

"Mr. Cao, this...should be okay?"

Li Shigui was a little unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, so his expression was a little tangled.

"Of course it's okay."

"No, something's wrong!"

When Cao Yang said this, Li Shigui was shocked.

Something?

"It's a good thing!"

Cao Yang continued to smile and said, "This shows that our Scorpion drone has been very successfully developed and has very advanced performance. It is obviously a civilian drone, but it is better than military drones."

"It is also a good thing to be able to contribute to the national defense industry now."

"Anyway, the product is sold no matter who it is sold to."

"If Pan Jun and the others don't buy it, our sales probably won't be much."

"Now no matter what, we have to produce hundreds of units, or even thousands of units, right?"

When Cao Yang said this, Li Shigui couldn't help but nodded.

There seems to be nothing wrong with this logic?

The concept of unmanned transport aircraft is very good, but how big the real market is is confusing.

If Cao Yang hadn't personally arranged this project, Li Shigui would have proposed canceling it.

After all, within the group, in order to carry out this project, many technical personnel were mobilized to work together, so the product was released so quickly.

"If it is really going to be used as a military drone, then the office location and production factory of our drone division may need special adjustments in the future."

Li Shigui is not a novice who doesn't understand anything.

Factories that produce military products are naturally not suitable to be mixed with civilian product factories.

“Didn’t we build unmanned factories before?”

"We can also build this drone factory in the same way as an unmanned factory."

"When the unmanned factory produces the world's most advanced large drones, after this gimmick spreads, the benefits to Nanshan Robots should be huge."

When Cao Yang said this, Li Shigui immediately had that kind of picture in his mind.

Unmanned factories producing drones?

This sounds very stylish.

Cao Yang had mentioned similar topics before, but at that time drones were still on PPT, so Li Shigui naturally didn't take it seriously.

But the situation now is completely different.

The Twin-Tailed Scorpion drone has been tested and everything so far is in line with expectations.

The only exception is to join the army because the performance is too advanced.

"Mr. Cao, I will start arranging for the official launch of the unmanned factory project for producing drones when I get back, and strive to make further improvements based on the previous unmanned factory that produces robots."

"I hope that the production technology of our factory will not be outdated in ten years."

"Our Twin-tailed Scorpion drone will remain relevant ten years from now."

Li Shigui is now very ambitious and full of expectations for the future.

Whether it is the Robotics Division or the UAV Division, it is now a prosperous situation.

"Nanshan Robot can produce drones. In the future, we can also consider producing some special-purpose unmanned robots. If they can be used on the battlefield by then, it will also play a huge role in increasing the reputation of Nanshan Robot."

"For example, robot dogs, or some special unmanned vehicles, I think we can start research on them."

The reason why Cao Yang attaches great importance to Nanshan robots is not only because robots are indispensable equipment in various factories, but also because a series of things can be derived on this basis.

Things that fly in the sky, things that run on the ground, and things that swim in the water can all be made in a way that makes no one human.

And as long as weapons are added to these unmanned things, it will be a military product.

Without adding weapons, it is an excellent civilian product.

The development of military-civilian integration is not just a few words on paper.

"No problem, I'm going to set up another innovation business department. In addition to the existing robots and drones, new businesses will be developed in the innovation business department."

Li Shigui was ready to implement Cao Yang's instructions without any hesitation.

This is something that is very beneficial to the development of Nanshan Robotics. He will naturally work hard with all his energy.

However, at this moment, Mi Ying came over again and interrupted Cao Yang's conversation with his subordinates.

"Mr. Cao, something happened!"

Sure enough, every time Mi Ying came over to interrupt Cao Yang's conversation, something special must have happened.

Most of the time, this doesn't look like a good thing.