The trade dispute between China and the United States is still continuing so lukewarmly, and Clinton's tough foreign strategy has almost come to an end at this moment. In the next stage, Clinton's main work will focus on boosting the U.S. economy. He has already focused on foreign affairs. There is a sense of fatigue and even fear.
The issue of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea has finally come to an end. The U.S. military has gradually withdrawn from South Korea after winning the war, and it is expected to be completed in 1994. The U.S. Navy, which was defeated in Peru, gradually withdrew from the coast of Peru and withdrew from the Peruvian civil war.
Of course, the United States will not relax its support for the Peruvian government forces. In addition to some second-hand American equipment provided by the US military, the US military will also provide intelligence and tactical support to Peru. In addition, the US military also plans to use a new weapon to attack the armed forces of the Makena People's Commune, which is difficult to attack.
In order to verify this new weapon, Secretary of Defense Aspin even came to a dimly lit information command room at the CIA Langley headquarters to personally observe the weapon being put into use for the first time.
"Mr. Minister, this new weapon launched by our BARp is a drone with integrated reconnaissance and attack functions. Its main function is to provide effective intelligence support for our air force and army, and to penetrate behind enemy lines to detect enemy intelligence. At the same time, the aircraft can also carry two laser-guided bombs and four Hellfire missiles, which play an outstanding role in hunting important enemy targets," a technical officer happily introduced to Aspin.
What was placed in front of Aspin was a model of this type of drone. The nameplate read H-l Predator, and the specific performance parameters were listed next to it. If Qi Yiming was standing next to him, he would definitely feel the difference, because the technical parameters of this H-l Predator far exceed those of the Predator in another dimension, and are at a level similar to the H-Reaper UAV. .
"This is not the strongest capability of the Predator. This drone has the first-generation combat artificial intelligence developed by us. It can independently evaluate the enemy's capabilities through its own airborne equipment with the assistance of rear personnel. , and choose the most appropriate strike mode. This is a model that can really fight on its own. Even if our control signal is interrupted, it will not fall, but will automatically follow the pre-programmed program. battle or return home.¡±
Aspin frowned slightly after hearing this and asked: "You mean, if we lose control of this thing, it may attack the target on its own, or even attack us?"
The technical official said with embarrassment: "This extreme situation is basically impossible to happen"
Aspin interrupted him and said: "Any weapon may backfire, so when designing, we need to set up various emergency plans to deal with these situations. It is undoubtedly an epoch-making weapon, but then The more advanced and powerful we are, the more we must be prepared for the hidden dangers that such weapons may bring.¡±
The technical officer could only say yes, saying that he would urge the design team to make rectifications.
Aspin himself actually does not have particularly high expectations for the H-l Predator, because the main motivation for the United States to develop drones actually comes from comparison with China. China is the country with the most complete categories and the most applications of drones in the world today. During the Gulf War, China demonstrated its ability to use drones to attack important enemy nodes in front of the world. In subsequent war conflicts, China's drones have performed well.
China uses drones more in the civilian field, for ordinary geological exploration and terrain surveying, and even aerial photography drone tools that everyone can buy. China¡¯s drone product line has been systematic and practical. And slowly became the main provider of drones used by countries around the world.
The United States naturally understands the huge advantages of the use of drones. Take the Peruvian War as an example. Although a small proportion of American manned aircraft were killed, several fighter planes and helicopters were shot down, and important American pilots were also shot down. Being captured or even killed by the enemy obviously put great pressure on the United States and also caused huge losses.
At the same time, using drones for military operations can cruise for a longer time in reconnaissance missions. Unless a manned aircraft is a large aircraft, it will take five or six hours to land, but such as the H-l Predator can cruise in the sky About 15 hours, thus giving greater flexibility and flexibility to the task. In addition, due to its small size, the drone can also be modified in appearance, making the drone more difficult to detect and increasing the probability of successful penetration.
The technical officer described vividly: "In view of the fact that Peru's Shining Path is hidden in the Andes Mountains and is difficult to attack, it is difficult for our ordinary fighter planes to effectively detect and attack the enemy during the mission, and the most critical thing is our intelligence support and No, there is also a lack of effective intelligence supply in that area. Sometimes we can get the whereabouts of important members of the Shining Path, but it may be too late after launching the attack, and if the intelligence is inaccurate, we lack the ability to continue the search mission.
And after having the predator,We have such precise hunting capabilities. The Predator can fly behind enemy lines to carry out comprehensive reconnaissance and strikes. It can fly to an altitude of 1,560 meters, and general air defense weapons have little to do with it. Moreover, the mission of drones does not require too many operational units. A team is enough to do the job. Manned aircraft require logistics, support, and even bases, etc., but our Predator can take off at most ordinary airports. And conduct simple support operations.
We have prepared a squadron of Predator drones, which are currently stationed at a military airport near Lima. Their main mission is to attack local Shining Path militants. These drones can maintain all-weather high-intensity operations, as long as they are discovered Once the militants are found, they can attack and eliminate them. And under such a high-intensity attack by us, the militants are only unlucky. "
Aspin nodded, knowing in his heart that there was no other way to use drones to replace the three US aircraft carrier battle groups that had withdrawn. The U.S. military's blow to the Shining Path was naturally heavy, but it did not kill all of the Shining Path. The strength of the Makona People's Commune, a major faction of the Shining Path, has not been greatly reduced, and the main casualty to the U.S. military was this faction.
The Americans are quite afraid that if they withdraw, these militants will come out again, defeat the government forces, and then seize power. This is equivalent to all the previous efforts of the Americans being in vain. Therefore, dispatching some drones into Peru to help the government forces fight can fill a certain gap. Especially if these drones are really as mysterious as they say they are made of a melon-faced Mediterranean white coat, the effect should be no more than three An aircraft carrier battle group is inferior.
Yes, the predator has become an intelligent death, and the most important person is Grigory Kirk, who is now stationed in Alaska. When he was in the Mystic Palace, he took the lead in the development of smart drones for suicide attacks. After coming to the United States, he had more resources to support him, and he referred to the ideas of several drones designed in China. The Predator came out, and of course the name was given by Americans.
Initially, the Americans only wanted Kirk to develop a drone similar to the Chinese Pterosaur. Its main function was to carry out intelligence reconnaissance, help friendly forces conduct laser target guidance, and also have certain strike capabilities. But Kirk also made great achievements in the research of drones, especially in the research of intelligent drones, and made great achievements. So Kirk provided a more intelligent combat mode for the Predator, which is also The Predator drone just got scarier.
This UAV has automation that UAVs do not have in the acquisition, analysis and processing of intelligence. When it discovers an enemy target while cruising, it can decide whether to strike, or how to strike more accurately. It is effective and can even be used to calculate whether it is cost-effective.
Because in Peru, the targets the Predator dealt with were mainly ordinary infantry targets, so the Predator did not use expensive missiles such as Hellfire, but instead used small cluster bombs and explosive bombs with cheap seekers, mainly against Personnel were killed.
Under the personal watch of U.S. Secretary of Defense Aspin, a Predator drone staged a good show of hunting down enemy armed personnel. The power of the Makena People's Commune is mainly hidden in the Andes, but it is not entirely hiding in caves or underground fortifications as primitive people. They are mainly stationed in different camps in the mountains. After a period of time, they will be stationed by another enemy. At the same time, they also pay attention to concealment, so they are relatively difficult to detect, which increases the difficulty of the US military's attack.
But with the introduction of the H-l Predator, this situation has changed. The U.S. military can conduct more effective and comprehensive inspections in mountainous areas through H-l. The Predator drone, which has powerful complex terrain reconnaissance capabilities, has good reconnaissance capabilities for human targets on the ground day and night, and can even distinguish whether they are human targets on the ground. A threatening target.
As a result, the fighters of the Makena People's Commune operating on their own territory suffered a severe blow. At the beginning, they didn't have much idea about drones. Their previous ambush on aircraft basically relied on vision rather than radar. The flight of drones is more stealthy and difficult to detect. Once the predator detects it, it is difficult for the militants to effectively counter it, because the predator can basically attack these militants first.
Two guided bombs were thrown down, directly killing several militants on the ground. People in CIA Langley's command room clapped their hands and Aspin also showed a rather pleased smile.
"We need more drones to send to Peru. With this thing, those rebels have no way to escape," Aspin encouraged, waving his fist.