Different paths lead to the same goal. In terms of appearance, this fighter adopts the canard aerodynamic layout that Iraq is best at. From the front end, it is very similar to the F-22 under development in the United States. The nose and fuselage are diamond-shaped, the vertical tail tilts outward, and the ribs Below is the DSI bulging air intake, and two high-power turbofan engines at the rear.
Iraq has made breakthroughs in avionics and fly-by-wire operations. Now, it has made enough progress in stealth design and coating. Therefore, for them, the difficulty now is the engine!
Aviation engines are the Mount Everest of the entire industry. Iraq is now able to produce several types of engines domestically, all of which are introduced into production lines. For example, the most important F404 engine, Iraq has achieved complete independent production, and all raw material supporting factories have It was established, however, how this engine was designed was not clear to them.
That¡¯s why Qusay invested in the turbofan six project. Through this project, Iraq gained a lot of valuable experience in engine development. Now, through improvements, the turbofan six has been applied to the J-10 fighter. In addition to being the same as Western countries in terms of lifespan, Except for some gaps, the rest have reached the design indicators.
It is now being improved on the basis of the turbofan six to further increase the thrust. However, there are still many difficulties in making it meet the needs of new fighters.
Because one of the outstanding indicators of the fourth-generation fighter aircraft is supersonic cruise. To achieve this capability, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the engine must reach ten. The latest turbofan VI barely reaches a thrust-to-weight ratio of eight. Far from meeting the requirements.
Therefore, in the early stages of this advanced fighter aircraft, the AL-41 engine from the Rulika Design Bureau will be introduced. At the same time, Iraq has also poached a large number of people from this design bureau, and some technical information has also been successfully obtained.
It is almost impossible to reverse engineer an engine through surveying and mapping. However, if there is a model in front of you and a large number of experts who originally designed it, then the situation will be completely different. For the sake of Iraq They have made unremitting efforts to build their own fourth-generation aircraft.
In addition to the air force, the other is the navy. The navy is currently expanding rapidly. However, it is absolutely impossible to rely solely on purchasing. Iraq's ultimate goal is to build its own.
In this regard, Iraq also started its layout seven or eight years ago. It has its own shipyard. It started with building small ships and gradually expanded its scale. Until now, the frigate with a full load displacement of nearly 4,000 tons is in the final stages. During the outfitting phase, many Soviet subsystems were introduced.
For Iraq, the navy is the weakest, and the design and manufacturing of naval ships is also a weak link. However, this has been slowly improving. In particular, Iraq has signed an agreement with Ukraine. In addition to purchasing that In addition to using the dismantled nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as an amusement park, Iraq will also invest a large amount of money to build all the warships on the slipway of the Ukrainian shipyard and join the Iraqi Navy.
Russia has expressed strong opposition to this, but they cannot spend a penny to invest in subsequent construction, and they will never pay the cost of the entire ship. Therefore, now that every country is short of money, how can The most important thing is to be able to turn these remnants of the Soviet Union into the necessary foundation for developing the national economy.
"Iraq is willing to spend a lot of money, but it is not too late for Ukraine to welcome it.
Seeing that the Ukrainian business was doing well, Russia was also tempted. Finally, they got another order. China ordered a total of more than one hundred Su-27 fighter jets from Russia! This arms sales project made Ye Litie happy for a few days.
¡°Moreover, Iraq also proposed to buy the equipment on the No. 1 slipway built by Iraq at the Black Sea Shipyard at a good price.
Those equipment were all invested by Iraq. To put it more clearly, those things should belong to Iraq. It was a necessary measure that Iraq had to take in order to build its own aircraft carrier.
Now, the equipment on that slipway is in a useless state. The Iraqis want to go back again and give Ukraine some more funds. Ukraine is naturally very willing.
They didn't know that Qusay was definitely not willing to suffer losses. Those funds were not used to purchase Iraq's own equipment. After Iraq transported these equipment in batches, the entire No. 1 slipway was almost empty. Even the entire Black Sea Shipyard is missing a lot of equipment.
¡°Iraq bribed officials at all levels of the shipyard and moved many of the shipyard¡¯s equipment back to the Iraqi shipyard.
The upright Makarov actually didn¡¯t know much about these things. When he became the honorary director of the Iraqi shipyard, he suddenly discovered that the equipment on the newly built slipways?They all seemed very familiar.
The faces above are all very familiar, because with the arrival of the equipment, there are also many technicians from the Black Sea Shipyard.
For them, it¡¯s still the same equipment and the same job, but the clients they serve have changed. This change is huge, because their wages have doubled several times, and they will never be in arrears.
Through this method, Iraq moved almost half of the Black Sea shipyard back to Iraq. Iraq's shipbuilding industry has achieved a take-off. Even if they are allowed to start building their own aircraft carrier, I am afraid there will be no problem.
By the time Ukraine discovered there was a problem, it was already several years later. At that time, Iraq only admitted that because the situation was chaotic at that time, Iraq seemed to have moved a few items by mistake when moving them. Iraq very sincerely moved those items. A piece of equipment was returned. In fact, it was equipment that Iraq had already updated and replaced.
It is obviously not enough to just be a shipyard. There are also supporting factories, especially the steel used in the construction of large warships such as aircraft carriers, which are also indispensable.
In this regard, Iraq took the formal route and purchased supporting steel mill equipment from Ukraine. For Ukraine, it may not be possible to build tens of thousands of tons of military ships such as aircraft carriers for a long time. Therefore, Exporting a set of such equipment can be exchanged for more US dollars, but Ukraine still agreed.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the economies of all the Soviet republics experienced huge declines. The domestic currency continued to depreciate, and the people's living standards have retreated a lot compared to the Soviet period. Of course, there are also some vested interests. A country is in the process of establishing and The process of destruction will be accompanied by great wealth.
Among these countries, Ukraine is doing better. Because of its geographical advantages, many of the Soviet Union¡¯s deformed defense industries were placed in Ukraine. Even selling rags from the Soviet era was enough for Ukraine to survive the first few years. It¡¯s been a difficult year.
??During this process, Iraq invested so much money that later generations of scholars were unable to calculate how much benefit Iraq had plundered from Ukraine. Of course, the word plunder is inappropriate, because Iraq spent money.
When entering the 20th century, after the new generation of self-produced air defense destroyers in Iraq were launched, they still had many shadows of Ukraine. For example, the most important gas turbine on the ship was almost a replica of the DA80 gas turbine, and the former Soviet Union was the world's largest gas turbine. The country with the most installed ships, but the only marine gas turbine design unit: the "Machine Design" scientific research and production complex is located in Nikolayev City, Ukraine. Even Russia is facing many embarrassing situations.
Qusay was not busy with anything else. He had been paying attention to the operation of poaching some advanced things from the Soviet Union republics. This was a major event related to the future development of Iraq. The Soviet Union had fallen, and the Union republics were unable to take those advanced things. They brought things for their own use. At this time, Iraq naturally wanted to help them move.
Among them, Ukraine really has the most good things! In addition to supporting equipment for various warships, Qusay is also interested in missiles from the Southern Machinery Manufacturing Plant and large aircraft from the Antonov Design Bureau.
While Qusay was busy working on these projects, a major historical event affecting the Middle East once again occurred in the changing history of the entire world.
In April 1993, President Clinton, whose main task was to control the U.S. economy, made a very meaningful trip abroad. The first stop of his trip to the Middle East was Iraq!
No matter how things are going on behind the scenes, on the surface, the relationship between the United States and Iraq is still good. The two sides still have an ambassadorial-level relationship. The non-governmental trade exchanges between the United States and Iraq are gradually strengthening. In the last Palestinian war, the Iraqi army did not directly conflict with the American army. On the surface, the two sides were still very harmonious. Although at this time, the American military garrison in Israel had reached two armored divisions and one mechanized division. The size of an infantry division.
If Clinton wants to stabilize the American regime, it is necessary to appease the Jews appropriately. Although during the election, he took advantage of Bush's loophole that he did not understand economics and only wanted to fight a war to make serious attacks. However, after taking office as president, he Instead of reducing the number of troops stationed in Israel, it continued to increase, reaching the current size of three divisions.
No matter what action you take, there are only four words: American interests!
Including now, Clinton's visit has a great effect in resolving the ice between the United States and countries in the Middle East, thereby continuing to stimulate the growth of the U.S. economy.
Clinton needs to fulfill his vow when running for president and restore the U.S. economy! For the sake of the strength of the US dollar, he must make this trip. After all,The country's economy is still based on petrodollars. Damn Bush, he has completely frozen the relationship with these oil-producing countries. I really don¡¯t know what he thinks! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)