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

"Technology for technology..."

Guo Lin repeated the concept Chang Haonan said.

In the past, this was certainly something that China would never dare to think about.

But now it does.

And it is actually a behemoth that is as famous as Boeing, like Airbus.

……

The conversation between the three people was held in the internal kitchen of No. 14. Anyone who could eat here had a high level of confidentiality. In addition, the topic was something that had already been broadcast on the news, so they did not specifically avoid other people.

So, just as they were about to pack up the dishes and leave, two people who had been sitting in a corner not far away stood up and walked over.

One of the older ones took the lead and asked:

"Sorry to excuse you, is this Comrade Chang Haonan?"

The three people's eyes were attracted almost at the same time.

"Yes, I am Chang Haonan, who are you..."

"Academician Wang?"

Before Chang Haonan finished speaking, Guo Lin stood up directly next to him, and at the same time called out the other party's identity almost incoherently:

"Why do I have no idea...why did you suddenly..."

Although Chang Haonan and Xu Yang were still a little confused, when they heard Guo Lin's name, they stood up to show respect.

"Academician Wang came to our 14th Institute this time to inspect the pre-research status of several new radars. Everything was kept simple and no one not involved in the project was notified."

The one following behind was Luo Qun, the deputy director of the 14th Institute. He had appeared several times during this period, mainly to express condolences and distribute welfare, so Chang Haonan was deeply impressed.

"Just sit down. I came here to have a chat with Comrade Xiao Chang."

As soon as the person known as Academician Wang finished speaking, Luo Qun moved two chairs from the side, so the five people sat back at the table again.

It was at this moment that Chang Haonan finally realized the identity of the other party.

Wang Xiaomo, an academician of the Academy of Engineering who was born in the Electronic Technology Group.

In the future, he will be the chief designer and general consultant of China's three types of early warning aircraft: Air Police 200, Air Police 500, and ZDK03.

He should currently be serving as the executive vice president of the Institute of Electronic Science, which matches the title Guo Lin just gave.

The status of the 14th Institute within the Electronic Technology Group is similar to that of the 601st Institute/112th Factory within the aviation industry. Many of its brother units were branched off from it during the third-line construction period. Therefore, although Wang Xiaomo is considered to be from the 38th Institute, he was actually in the 14th Institute when he was young. Worked.

This name was naturally familiar to Chang Haonan, but this was the first time he saw a real person under 60 years old who was still in his prime, so he didn't recognize it for a while.

"Are you...Academician Wang Xiaomo?"

Although he had basically confirmed his guess, Chang Haonan still asked out of politeness.

"you know me?"

Wang Xiaomo was a little curious. He asked himself that his reputation had not spread beyond the electronics system.

"I couldn't recognize you at first, but Guo Gong's name just now made me guess it. I have heard stories about the development process of 383 radar before, so I know your name."

Chang Haonan's tone was neither humble nor overbearing, but a few words narrowed the distance between the two——

The 383 three-dimensional radar is Wang Xiaomo's proud work in the mountains of Guizhou Province. It has also won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. Even though he is now considered successful, hearing young people mention this model still makes him feel better. few.

It's like a father hearing other people praise his child. It's impossible to be unhappy.

Of course, another important reason lies in the person who said this.

If an ordinary engineer from the 14th Institute were here, it would be impossible to achieve the same effect.

"When I had a meeting with Chief Engineer Liang Shaoxiu of Nanzheng 182 Factory a few days ago, I learned about your name, Comrade Xiao Chang, and some other things from him."

Wang Xiaomo first explained why he could recognize Chang Haonan, and then continued:

"I just heard you chatting, and it seemed like you were talking about exchanging technology for technology?"

Upon hearing this question, Chang Haonan calculated the timeline for the development of China's early warning aircraft as quickly as possible.

Obviously, Wang Xiaomo was attracted by the topic of technology introduction.

Or to be more precise, I should have been attracted by Chang Haonan’s words, “It’s neither reliable to buy technology with money nor to exchange it with the market.”

It is now March 1997, which happens to be the Ring Project, that is, shortly after the project of combining the Il-3 airframe with the Davidian "Felcon" system to develop an early warning aircraft was officially established.

At present, it is probably in the radar design and production stage after the overall plan is finalized.

According to declassified information from previous lives, Wang Xiaomo himself is not that optimistic about this cooperation. He has repeatedly proposed to arrange domestic supporting research and development simultaneously, and cannot pin all his hopes on foreign parties.

Later events proved him right.

In 2000, David unilaterally tore up the contract and stopped the research and development project.

Although they fully refunded the funds that China had paid in advance, even if the losses caused by inflation between 1992 and 2000 are not taken into account, the many years of delay are difficult to make up for.

Now, Wang Xiaomo was sitting in front of Chang Haonan, and he had already shown his concern.

God has given us this opportunity, so we have to do something about it.

"Yes, use our skills to exchange the opponent's skills, so that we have a trump card in our hand, which will prevent the opponent from casually flipping the table."

Chang Haonan had no chance to change the topic, but answered along the lines of the other party's question.

"Comrade Xiao Chang says you don't trust the European side very much?"

There wasn't much emotion in Wang Xiaomo's tone. If it were another person sitting here talking to him, it would probably take a while to judge his stance.

But it is not necessary for Chang Haonan, who knows the direction of history.

He clearly knew that the other party had already started planning for simultaneous development at this time, so his attitude should be the same as his.

"It's a relationship of interest and cooperation. It's not about trust or distrust. Let's be prepared. After all, our aviation industry has suffered losses in this regard before."

Of course, it is impossible for Chang Haonan to directly jump into the trap and say that the Kingdom of David will not be reliable after three years. He can only start from the side:

"From being a model of peace back then to assembling the MD82 aircraft, we have tried both ways, spending money to buy and using the market to exchange, but the result was a bloody blow, losing my wife and losing the army."

"So now we have learned from the experience. Although the overall level of the domestic aviation industry is still relatively backward, there is a qualitative change between having and not having it. There is no problem in introducing advanced foreign technologies and concepts, but the principle of walking on two legs cannot be lost. , we must ensure that independent routes and models are not affected.”

Wang Xiaomo, who is in his sixties, naturally cannot be as happy and angry as a young man, but after hearing an answer that was almost completely similar to his own, he couldn't help but feel relaxed, and his whole expression and posture were relaxed. few.

Of course, both of them knew that this was the end of the topic.

The tone of the ring project was set in the early 90s, and even the money had been given out. Not to mention Chang Haonan, not even the chief engineer Wang Xiaomo himself could say that he wanted to terminate the cooperation at this time.

This is also something that the latter has always been troubled about——

Although domestic supporting research and development continues to advance, it is not an established part of the ring project. No project means no money.

But after hearing what Chang Haonan said about big airplanes walking on two legs, Wang Xiaomo suddenly had a bold idea.