The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

the other side.

Chang Haonan naturally didn't know that Ocean No. 1 had already captured some incredible things.

After all, although he is the person in charge of the onboard software, he has no direct relationship with the operation and use of the satellite.

Including subsequent satellite-related equipment tests, which are still being carried out on the ground.

In fact, the reason why he joined the KJ-2000 project was initially because he wanted to conduct principle and technical tests on the low-orbit communications satellite network.

It's just like many of the projects he's been involved in in the past.

As time goes by, the side quest becomes the main quest.

In addition, according to regulations, sensitive images taken by Ocean No. 1 cannot be copied and disseminated at will.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Space Agency would regularly send a copy of the sorted and refined information to the Aviation Power Group.

Since Chang Haonan himself was not in Beijing, he naturally could not see it.

However, this is not very important.

Because he had already anticipated the US military's "deterrence" operation in 2003.

On the one hand, as the innate foresight of a reborn person.

On the other hand, it is more important.

As early as 2001, Lao Wu had made it clear that the Americans were likely preparing to do something big in the Kurdish region.

That was even before the September attacks.

With the two things confirmed, the conclusion is self-evident.

As for Chang Haonan's attitude...

He wasn't going to do anything.

Compared with Aihan, which was closer to an accident and even had to borrow a passage from China and Russia before the war, the Americans' layout in the Mesopotamian region was much more complete.

Moreover, the huge potential benefits in the areas surrounding the Persian Gulf cannot be compared with those in the poor mountainous areas of Central Asia where even crops cannot be grown.

There, the US military will experience for the first time the pleasure of being a warlord with soldiers, food and money, and will be unable to stop on the path of becoming a corrupt official.

Therefore, it is definitely a great thing for China.

Of course, this is also for image considerations -

Chang Haonan has always felt that his superiors, especially the military leaders, have a deep misunderstanding of him.

The source of this was probably that when the Allied forces were taking action, General Zhang thought that the precise "mistaken bombing" was something he had calculated in advance.

At that time, Chang Haonan felt that this matter was too troublesome to explain, and it involved too many technical details and was not easy to understand, so he did not explain it.

Unexpectedly, in 2001, someone picked up the matter again and suspected that he was behind the shocking attack in September.

This hat is a bit scary.

So that time, Chang Haonan spent a lot of time and effort to explain that these two things had nothing to do with him.

It's all accidental.

It's a coincidence.

But the consequences of not refuting the rumors immediately became apparent.

The effect of the explanation can only be said to be better than nothing.

Everyone thought he was being a bit modest.

And if the shock operation that was about to take place in 2003 could be related to Chang Haonan...

Then he can't clear himself even if he jumps into the Yellow River.

And this is also regular.

Once every two years, the performance is quite stable?

Therefore, in recent times, Chang Haonan has been continuing to test the various onboard equipment of the KJ-14 according to the plan, together with the technical personnel of the 2000th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation and the Gaofei Group.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will spend the entire March and even the entire first half of 2003 in a low-key manner.

however……

Backfired.

Sometimes, even if people try to avoid trouble, trouble will find them...

……

3 month 15 day.

The No. 2000-01 prototype, which had just completed the system upgrade, took off from Yanliang Airport as usual and headed to the designated airspace in the northwest to perform the test mission.

At present, every fighter jet that can fire missiles is a valuable asset of the air force. It is naturally impossible for those dozen planes to stay in Gaojing to accompany the prince to study.

Most of them are transferred at the speed of light after successful testing.

Only one J-10AS and one J-11BS were left in Yanliang.

However, these two aircraft themselves have other subjects that need to be tested and are not specifically designed to serve the KJ-2000.

However, a living person cannot be allowed to die from holding his urine.

Chang Haonan set up some ground stations with only the simplest signal response functions in relatively remote areas in the northwest.

Used to simulate other nodes in the system.

The effect is definitely far inferior to that of a real airplane.

But it is enough for some non-critical subjects.

Just like today

In this upgrade, the maximum number of nodes contained in the command system has just been increased from 20 to 50.

Therefore, today's test is mainly to determine whether the system can handle so many response signals at the same time.

As for the carrier aircraft itself, it also took the opportunity to go to the target airspace in Xinjiang Province to test its long-distance flight capabilities.

Technically, these are not complicated subjects.

Check status, start engine, taxi, take off, climb...

Everything was proceeding as usual, step by step.

If there is any difference, it is that the waiting time is particularly long.

After all, after converting most of the luggage compartment into a fuel tank, the available range of the KJ-2000 even exceeded the 8000 mark.

Long-distance flight tests are difficult to complete without seven or eight hours.

About three hours later, the voice of Captain Lin Hai was finally heard over the radio:

"Aircraft 01 reports that it has entered the designated airspace. The flight is in good condition. The onboard equipment has been checked and found to be correct. Request to begin testing!"

There is a little more noise than before.

But considering that the number of relays is almost twice as high as before, it seems normal.

Chang Haonan checked the time and replied:

"The test can begin. Please note that the target aircraft will take off in 10 minutes."

As of 2003, the average annual flying time of Air Force pilots was only about to hours.

This is still pulled higher by key areas in the east and southeast.

Specifically in the inland areas of the Midwest, the rate is even lower.

Therefore, it is not always possible to coordinate a real aircraft as a test target.

After receiving Chang Haonan's message, Lin Hai immediately switched the radio to the in-flight channel:

"Prepare to turn on the radar and command system, and adjust the C-band array to the 110 direction."

As his orders were given, the huge disc-shaped antenna cover on the back of the aircraft slowly turned.

The other test pilot in the co-pilot position used a camera installed on the back of the aircraft to observe the entire process on the multi-function display.

The camera was installed during the first flight to observe the vibration of the radome. Later, it was found to be very effective and it did not affect the flight, so it was never removed.

“Although this is not the first time I’ve seen it…it still feels spectacular.”

The co-pilot said with some emotion:

"If we can see it from the outside, I'm afraid it will be better."

"I heard that when the command system was first tested, a weapons controller of a two-seater aircraft took a photo. I don't know if it's true."

The flight engineer, who was sitting slightly back, followed suit.

This part of the test had little to do with the people responsible for flying, so the atmosphere in the cockpit was relatively relaxed.

At this time, the intercom rang again:

"Report, radar successfully activated, no detection yet..."

The target was expected to take off in 10 minutes, and there were not many civil aircraft in the northwest airspace, so it was normal that nothing could be seen on the radar.

However, this time, the radar operator's report came to an abrupt end.

About half a second later, just as Lin Hai was about to ask if anything had happened, the other party's voice sounded again:

"Report, in the 300 direction, 550 kilometers away, a large number of low-altitude targets have been spotted!"

This sentence left almost everyone on the plane unable to react.

The co-pilot subconsciously looked up to the left.

Now the C-band array of the early warning aircraft is pointing to the southeast direction of 110, so the direction of 300 is...

"What is the detection range of the L-band radar?"

As he spoke, he had already switched the image on the multi-function display from the external camera to the shared radar map.

Sure enough, a large area of ​​dense echo signals appeared almost at the edge of L-band radar detection.

Although it is a bit blurry, so the exact number cannot be discerned.

But definitely not a small amount.

"550 kilometers... this is already outside the country."

The flight engineer followed suit and made the following judgment:

"Probably in... Kyrgyzstan."

"Kyrgyzstan..."

Lin Hai realized the seriousness of the problem in an instant.

Kyrgyzstan does not have a large-scale air force.

There aren't many civil aircraft taking off and landing in such a small country with a backward economy and a sparse population.

So, we have to talk about “large numbers” and “low-altitude” targets.

Then there is only one possibility.

U.S. Air Force at Manas Air Force Base.

The atmosphere in the cockpit, which had been peaceful and calm just a few seconds ago, suddenly became tense.

Lin Hai switched the radio to the HF band at the fastest speed in his life.

"Report, our aircraft has discovered a large number of ..." in Kyrgyzstan at a distance of 300 kilometers and in the direction of 550.

But before he could finish his report, he was interrupted by Chang Haonan on the other side:

"We saw it."

Only then did Lin Hai remember that he had just given the order to open the data link and command system.

In other words, the ground can see the radar detection results of the early warning aircraft almost in real time.

This made him feel a little relieved.

In this case, the situation must have been reported.

And judging from Mr. Chang's tone, he didn't seem to be very surprised.

Sure enough, after a short period of silence, Chang Haonan's voice came again:

"Don't be too nervous. The situation has been reported to the Jincheng Military Region and they have received it."

"Besides... the problem won't be too big. Just treat it as a training with a high level of actual combat..."

"..."

On the other side of the radio, Chang Haonan was staring at the laptop in front of him with despair.

At this moment, only one sentence echoed in his mind:

It's over, it can't be cleaned up at all.

It is clear to everyone that the Americans want to stir up trouble in the Mesopotamian region.

But few people can guess when it will start.

After all, it is March 3th.

The ultimatum hasn't even been issued yet.

Everything still seems salvageable.

But Chang Haonan knew that if nothing major happened, the deterrence operation would officially begin on March 3.

And once again, I had accurately "predicted" everything less than a week before the incident.

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However, Liang Shaoxiu next to him was still a little worried:

"Boss Chang, could it be that the Americans are taking a risk and planning a surprise attack..."

This conjecture is indeed a bit self-indulgent, but it was indeed something that many people were widely worried about in the early 21st century until around 2010.

"Won't……"

Chang Haonan waved his hands helplessly.

"Uh... why?"

Liang Shaoxiu's probing made him roll his eyes. He thought, I can't tell you that the US military will launch a large-scale military operation in two days, and the Central Command in charge of West Asia and Central Asia will be temporarily moved to Kyrgyzstan, so a large number of planes are taking off and landing, right?

Therefore, Chang Haonan had to organize his words and then answered:

"Even with L-band radar, it is unlikely to see a fighter-sized target at a low altitude of 550 kilometers."

"So these things must be transport planes or passenger planes, delivering logistical supplies to the US troops in Kyrgyzstan..."

The explanation was well-reasoned and Liang Shaoxiu thought about it for a moment before deciding not to dwell on the issue.

He just stroked his chin, looked at the screen and muttered softly:

"But...if it's a transport plane, isn't this a bit too much?"

This time.

Chang Haonan did not answer...