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Volume 1 091 Embarrassed Flying to the West

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    Qi Yiming's main feelings after seeing the Leopard B were mixed. He was happy that under his influence, the original defense companies had gradually gained the ability to create independently. He was worried that the Black Hawk fighter he was optimistic about might be replaced in the future.  The Leopard B, which is a fighter-bomber, stole the limelight.

    Among those who participated in the Leopard B prototype test flight was HNA Commander Li Jing. He looked at the Air Force's new aircraft with a somewhat sour feeling. He turned to Qi Yiming next to him and said, "Flying Leopard has changed."  It will not be stronger than our Navy¡¯s F-14.¡±

    Qi Yiming smiled slightly and said: "The specific requirements of the Navy and the Air Force are different. Leopard A is actually a cost-effective 'missile attack aircraft' that HNA needs. Its main business is to launch anti-ship missiles and anti-radiation missiles. Now  The YJ-83 and YJ-91 will be used, and in the future they will also be equipped with the supersonic YJ-12 and YJ-18. Relatively speaking, the Air Force¡¯s first requirement is to let Leopard B control the air, and the second is to use precision guidance.  Weapons for ground attack have almost no need for sea. I think the new Flying Leopard they have modified is no longer a combat bomber, but a heavy multi-purpose fighter. "

    Li Jing nodded and said: "Yes, it is useless for our Hainan Airlines to equip this new fighter plane. The Air Force does have such a need."

    When he said this, his face suddenly showed a bit of jealousy, and he said: "But there are other twists and turns here. If there is a good show, you can continue to watch it."

    Qi Yiming didn't understand what Li Jing meant, but soon he saw at one end of the test field. Huang Dawei, the general manager of XAC, was sweating and explaining something to a senior officer from the Air Force Equipment Department.  An officer from the Equipment Department kept shaking his head coldly, and in the end they seemed to be unable to reach an agreement and left separately.

    Not long after, Huang Dawei saw Qi Yiming's position, walked up quickly, and shook hands with Qi Yiming.

    "Haha, long time no see, Director Qi." Huang Dawei greeted him seemingly affectionately. He had met Qi Yiming once in the capital before and had a few conversations. Qi Yiming is now officially the chairman of Shenghua Group and an industry insider.  His identity is considered stable.

    "Hello, Mr. Huang, congratulations on your great success!" Qi Yiming had a little hunch that Huang Dawei wanted to talk to him.

    After a brief exchange of greetings with Qi Yiming, Huang Dawei revealed his original intention and asked: "Dr. Qi, you Shenghua are working with China National Aviation Technology Corporation to discuss an arms sales contract with Saudi Arabia. It is said that our competitor Britain has fallen into its own civil strife.  Among them, we are already ahead of the curve when it comes to inspections by law enforcement agencies. What do you think are the chances of getting this contract? "

    Qi Yiming replied firmly: "It's more than 80%. Now Saudi officials need to avoid suspicion on the British side. Some evidence directly points to BAE's illegal operations, so it is impossible for them to continue to participate for a while."  ¡±

    Huang Dawei then asked: "Look, if the contract is negotiated, how should the production quotas be allocated?"

    This matter is quite telling. Originally Feibao was a project of XAC, but historically they did not develop it until much later, and the real provider is the Red Alert Base, which is now owned by the 9527 Engineering General Technology Research Institute.  Nominally, Feibao is a cooperative project between AVIC and Shenghua Group.  As for the production capacity, Qi Yiming has it, and Xifei also has it, so there is no mystery about who will be awarded the contract.

    Qi Yiming was very generous. He only controlled the production of Shenfei, Hongdu and Changfei. He was not interested in half of the country that had been allocated to AVIC. He said: "All the projects related to Feibao in the contract can be given to  XAC, but considering the huge value of the contract and huge profits, the country will have special commission requirements to obtain a valuable amount of foreign exchange.¡±

    Huang Dawei suddenly became elated, patted his chest and said: "There is no problem with this, no problem. Well, you see, I know that the Saudis want to buy ground-attack and air-attack fighters. Leopard A is quite weak in air-to-air combat, and our new  The Leopard B developed can take both aspects into account. I wonder if Mr. Qi can mention it to the Saudi side and decide not to purchase Leopard A but to purchase our Leopard B instead?¡±

    Qi Yiming was stunned at first. He didn't expect that XAC's new product would be so anxious to be exported. He knew that the aircraft would be finalized and put into service without much problems, but he thought in his heart that this aircraft is not bad. It is estimated that the Air Force will be like the J¡ª¡ª  10 held it in his arms for a few years before talking, but Huang Dawei looked like he wanted to sell the plane abroad immediately.

    "Well, I guess it will take some time for you to finalize mass production, and can your production capacity satisfy both our Air Force and Saudi Arabia?"

    Li Jing, who just didn't know where he was going, appeared at this time and said in a teasing tone: "Xiao Qi, haven't you noticed yet? What Mr. Huang means is that the Air Force is not planning to order planes from them to the west.  ¡±

    Qi Yiming was stunned again. He looked at Huang Dawei and saw that his face was slightly red and he seemed to be angry.Sorry, I must be extremely dissatisfied with some people.

    "Why? The technical indicators and operational requirements are all set by the Air Force. Are they just letting you do your homework?"

    Li Jing crossed his arms and said relaxedly: "The Air Force will definitely purchase it, but they must want to purchase it without spending money. It is naturally not cost-effective to spend money."

    Qi Yiming understood this time and said helplessly: "They want to take goods from my regular supply? This is not a purchase."

    ¡°Let me just say, the people in the Air Force only know how to fish in the marsh and have no concept of sustainable development.¡± Li Jing is a typical military prejudice person. Fortunately, there are only a limited number of officers like him in the military.

    Huang Dawei silently defended the Air Force: "The Air Force plans to purchase 4 aircraft from our company after the aircraft is finalized."

    Qi Yiming shook his head, feeling even more helpless. The four planes meant just that. Of course, Qi Yiming also understood what was going on.  First of all, after the disarmament, the Air Force has basically laid off all its old fighters. China Aviation Technology is still worried these days and plans to sell second-hand J-7s everywhere.  They estimate that they will purchase about 1,000 J-10s in total. Now Qi Yiming has provided them with more than 500 J-10s, and it is estimated that they can be produced in one year.  The Leopard A is replacing the Q-5, but in the future, I am afraid that attack aircraft will be withdrawn from the Air Force. Let¡¯s take a look at the development plan formulated by the Air Force. If there are no accidents, multi-purpose aircraft will replace fighter bombers and attack aircraft to provide firepower.  Support and battlefield interdiction.  The demand for Leopard B may be quite large, and it is very likely that there will be more than four to five hundred more.

    ¡°But the Air Force maintains more than a thousand fighter jets, with a total of about 2,000 military aircraft. The costs for logistics support, fuel, etc. are extremely staggering. Excluding some personnel costs, the purchase amount of new equipment will be very small.  So from the source, the Air Force does not have much money to buy aircraft.  In fact, the navy is similar, except that the shipyards are better than the aviation industry companies. They have a large number of civilian products to produce, and as the economy takes off, the demand for shipbuilding is extremely huge, and there is not much domestic demand for aircraft.

    Therefore, in order to survive, these military industrial enterprises can only continue to streamline their troops and streamline their administration, and at the same time expand exports.

    After understanding the problem, Qi Yiming sighed: "Okay, I'll ask Zhao Jinsong and the others to mention it to Saudi Arabia and show them our Leopard B. It's best if you can make it faster and finalize it as soon as possible.  Meet mass production conditions.¡±

    Qi Yiming thought for a moment, suddenly had a good idea, and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, you might as well send your R&D team to Dalinol temporarily. In terms of the speed of producing prototypes, Dalinol is undoubtedly the fastest."  Come on, if you have any major improvements that day, you can make them directly. The data will be transferred to our manufacturing unit, and the finished product will be produced the next day. Build more prototypes, increase the intensity of test flights, and I will support a group of you people. This way  You can pick it up very quickly and get it done as soon as possible.¡±

    When Huang Dawei heard this, he felt that this unexpected surprise was indeed too great. He quickly held Qi Yiming's hand and shook it violently: "Thank you so much, Director Qi, for this way our Leopard B can come back to life!"

    While Qi Yiming smiled, he was immersed in the "great idea" he had just imagined. Relying on the strong manufacturing capabilities of the base, the daily output of four air-to-air fighter aircraft was given to XAC's R&D team.  Any kind of verification can be done quickly. Even if he builds a dozen prototype verification machines, Qi Yiming will not feel it is a waste. If it cannot be used, he can directly put it into the crushing crane to recover the resources.  In this way, as long as the team is large enough, the test flight time can be greatly shortened. Each aircraft can verify a small part of the system, and finally summarize it. There is no need to produce 6 prototypes at a time like the normal routine, and test the aircraft until it is finalized.  Mass production took five or six years.

    Huang Dawei took advantage of the excitement and left. After a while, people from the Air Force Equipment Department intercepted Qi Yiming on the way back.  As expected by Qi Yiming, the Air Force officer handed him a purchase form with a cheerful expression on his face. As expected, they wanted to get the new Leopard B from him for free.  The number is really quite large, with a total of 600 aircraft. Qi Yiming made a rough calculation, and there is no problem in equipping eight aviation divisions.

    Qi Yiming frowned and asked: "Comrade, I support the Air Force's change of uniforms, but now the Air Force is struggling to maintain about 1,000 J-10s plus Fei Leopards. It took a lot of effort to ensure the training volume, and  There are still hundreds of J-10s to be put into service, and 600 more expensive Leopard Bs to maintain. Can the Air Force take care of them? "

    According to normal logic, if the Air Force has enough funds, Qi Yiming can give them 10,000 fighter planes, as long as they can get the job done. But now that the national military expenditure can reach 140 billion US dollars a year, at that time  There are less than 1,000 third-generation aircraft, and the rest are cheap second-generation aircraft.  Up to now, the Air Force's military expenditure is only several billions a year. To maintain such a large fleet is already appalling.
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