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

When Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng arrived at the conference hall on the first floor of the Three Gates together, they were even more sure of what they had just guessed on the road.

Because in just a glance, he had already seen many familiar faces.

Needless to say, there are old colleagues such as Yang Fenghao, Yan Zhongcheng, and Zhong Shihong who were deeply involved in the August 112rd Project. There are also other comrades from the 601th Factory, 611st Institute, and even the th Institute, as well as many figures wearing military uniforms.

Both Navy and Air Force.

After getting a little closer, it was not difficult to find that a total of 00 pilots who had participated in the 6 batch pick-up before were all listed.

In addition, a group of test pilots such as Fu Guoxiang who have been deeply involved in prototype test flights are definitely indispensable.

To put it simply, representatives from all parties related to the August 3rd Project were sent.

A huge banner with red background and white text was hung above the rostrum at the entrance. The printed text was to celebrate the official delivery of the J-8C aircraft to the army. This was a semi-public statement, probably because this kind of scene still required photos after all. Send out press releases.

Perhaps because today's theme is celebration, the atmosphere in the entire venue was relatively relaxed.

Even when Ding Gaoheng walked in, everyone did not act too restrained.

Of course, you still have to have basic etiquette.

"Director Ding."

Yang Fenghata and others who were sitting not far from the door stood up one after another.

Then they saw Chang Haonan, who was following Ding Gaoheng and had just changed into a suit in the next room.

"Chang Gong? How did you..."

Zhong Shihong, the youngest among them, still lacked concentration and subconsciously blurted out in shock.

Of course, Chang Haonan's appearance here was something that everyone could expect, but the appearance of Ding Gaoheng did surprise many people.

You must know that these three gates are important military areas. Even if you have a pass, it is absolutely impossible to enter and exit casually. Moreover, everyone here is picked up by a special car. There are detailed plans for the order and time of arrival. Basically, there will be no two differences. People coming over encountered this situation by chance at the door.

Even if there is, there will be a delay when entering.

So there is only one possibility, that is, in the original arrangement, Chang Haonan accompanied Ding Gaoheng.

The director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense can be said to be the head of the entire national defense science and technology industry. Almost all the non-military people in the venue today are Ding Gaoheng's subordinates.

Chang Haonan seemed to have a close relationship with the latter.

This is incredible.

People who have been deeply involved in the August 624rd Project, especially Yan Zhongcheng and others who went to 14 to do the turbojet engine test, more or less know that Chang Haonan used an aviation industry standard to help the Science and Technology Commission win the entire civil It is a matter of jurisdiction over the aviation industry, so it is expected that he has a close relationship with the Science and Technology Commission system.

But it is one thing to have a close relationship with the Science and Technology Commission, and another thing to have a close relationship with the director of the Science and Technology Commission.

Besides, Ding Gaoheng has another level of identity——

Although Nie Shuai himself passed away four years ago, his influence in the military industry has not faded.

Yang Fenghao, Yan Zhongcheng and others are relatively calm and do not show their emotions easily, but the eyes they look at Chang Haonan also have a bit of different attention than in the past...

"Why, it shouldn't be surprising that Comrade Xiao Chang came to attend this celebration, right?"

Ding Gaoheng used a slightly joking rhetorical question to put Zhong Shihong's little gaffe away.

The latter's mind was spinning fast enough, and he quickly added to the conversation:

"Of course not. On our way to the capital, Mr. Yang also said that if Comrade Chang Haonan was not present at the celebration related to the August 3rd Project, we couldn't even use chopsticks!"

He praised several people without leaving any trace in one sentence, and also changed the topic to Chang Haonan's contribution to the August 3rd Project.

Yang Fenghata next to him also nodded. After all, he did say this:

"Yes, if it weren't for Comrade Xiao Chang's outstanding contributions in wing design and aerodynamic improvements, Project 83 would have been delayed for another year or two."

Yan Zhongcheng, who can only maintain a serious face most of the time due to stiff facial muscles caused by injuries when he was young, also showed an extremely rare smile and joined the lineup of praise for Chang Haonan:

"To be honest, I, the chief designer, have gone back and looked at Xiao Chang's improvements to the high-pressure compressor part of the turbojet 14 over and over again. I always see new things and learn new things every time."

Although what they said was true, Chang Haonan had to be humble no matter what when facing this kind of scene;

"Mr. Yan's words are enough. The turbojet 14 can improve the performance of the current quasi-third-generation engine. It cannot be achieved by optimizing the high-pressure compressor alone. There is indeed potential in the combustion chamber and turbine. In this regard, at most I am standing on the shoulders of giants.”

The right way to be humble is not to say that your work is not important, but to say that other people's work is important too.

This is especially true when a big leader is around.

"Okay, this wonderful celebration party will turn into a technical seminar again if you continue like this."

Ding Gaoheng smiled and waved his hand, ended this routine opening session of praise with some words, then said that he still had something to be busy with and turned to leave.

In order to prevent the conversation from getting cold feet, and more importantly, to satisfy his curiosity along the way, Chang Haonan took this opportunity to ask questions about the true purpose of the celebration.

"You do not know?"

Yang Fenghata and others on the opposite side looked at each other:

"Last month, oh, New Year's Eve to be precise, Deputy Commander Zheng Liangqun led a two-plane formation to the west of the Ladakh Mountains and successfully intercepted and shot down a MiG-25 reconnaissance aircraft."

"It just so happens that Deputy Commander Zheng is here today. I can ask him to tell you the details of the battle after the celebration is over."

Chang Haonan's eyes widened when he heard the news for the first time:

"Is there such a thing?"

No wonder there was such a huge formation.

In the original timeline, the MiG-102s of the 25nd Squadron stationed at Parvatipur Air Force Base have always been China's most serious concern in the southwest plateau.

The opponent relied on the height and speed of its aircraft to repeatedly invade and even cross the airspace to conduct reconnaissance or simple provocation missions. Until those MiG-25s were retired due to disrepair, they did not encounter any effective means of interception.

But now, with the technical support of Chang Haonan, the situation has obviously changed.

The Triple Sonic Squadron, who still thought they could be invincible with their high altitude and high speed, finally encountered an opponent who could defeat them.

Moreover, the ace unit of the 1st Air Division is indeed very brave. It used two aircraft that the pilots were not completely familiar with to complete this shootdown, which can be said to be proud and proud.

For Chang Haonan, although as a scientific researcher he cannot personally fight the enemy, it is exciting enough that the aircraft he developed can participate in it.

What you want is a sense of participation.

"Not only that, you might not believe it."

The already white-haired Yang Fenghata was very happy when he talked about this topic. For him, the J-8C's success was like his own child becoming famous, so he was naturally very happy:

"Because our pilot chose the right time to intercept, when the MiG-25 was shot down, the speed and altitude had already dropped, so the pilot was still alive, and the wreckage of the plane was relatively intact."

"Plane wreckage..."

Chang Haonan touched his chin:

"The wreckage of the MiG-25 is nothing, but if it can be recovered, it would be a good commemoration. After all, it is the first victory of our aviation unit in nearly 30 years."

Unexpectedly, Yang Fenghao shook his head and explained:

"Of course the MiG-25 itself is not important, but there is a very powerful electronic warfare and radar reconnaissance pod hanging underneath that aircraft, American product!"

Chang Haonan, who had been a little unconcerned just now, immediately became energetic:

"So that pod is now..."

Yang Fenghao showed a pure and happy smile that was somewhat inconsistent with his age:

"In our hands."