Chapter 281: And Bullet B
Just when Moore and the others were shocked by Liszt's series of technical achievements in the cabin, Langdon and Mike outside finally stopped their meaningless quarrels.
No way, this is not the time for infighting at all, but the need to join hands to get through this difficulty.
GM is a good backer, that is what you have to be looked down upon, GM this mountain can let you rely on, once you lose your value, you still look at the past, a landslide or something, you don't even have bones left.
Particle Acceleration Aeronautical Systems looks backed by General Motors and fearless, and that's because Particle has the ability to make drones and has the potential to win the U.S. military's "Vanguard" drone program.
So that GM has a breakthrough in aircraft manufacturing, but once the particle company loses the bid, GM will not hesitate to rip off the vest and throw it into the trash.
Anyway, in the past few decades, General Motors has done a lot of similar things, in fact, not only General Motors, but also Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Lockhit, Northrop and other giants, for which these giants also give a very beautiful economic principle, that is, survival of the fittest competition can maintain the continuous vitality of the United States.
But in fact, it's just the hegemony of cutting leeks that the giants grab when they see it, and pinch it to death if they don't look at it.
The particle company is a freak under this hegemony, he was formed to rely on the general company, but he could not achieve the set goal of the general company, and it was easy to be abandoned.
Langdon doesn't want to be abandoned, and he also wants to rely on General Motors to realize his American dream of being in the upper class.
Langdon didn't want to give up his American dream, and Mike didn't want to, greedy for money, lustful, mercenary, he had just achieved financial freedom, and he had just hooked up with a restaurant hostess, and the happy days had just begun, and he didn't want to be beaten into hell like this.
So after a brief breakdown, the mentality of the two quickly calmed down.
"I don't know much about the things on the plane, but I know the situation inside the US military very well. Mike sorted out his collar that was scratched by Langdon, but his mouth kept analyzing: "Even if Company H's bullet drone is powerful and advanced, but so what? Such a big guy, can he take off without an airport runway? The Air Force is fine, and the Navy doesn't matter, because one of them has an airfield and the other has an aircraft carrier, but what about the Army and the Marine Corps?"
You must know that the 'Pioneer' UAV must have the joint operation of the four services, and on this basis, it is best to achieve the joint general use of the four services, Mr. Langdon, you are engaged in aircraft, you are an expert in this area, you say, can the bullet drone of Company H do this?"
Langdon crossed his arms around his chest, his face was gloomy, and he didn't speak, but he agreed with Mike's analysis in his heart, whether the bullet drone was good or not to put it aside, whether it was the body or the wingspan was too big.
The "Pioneer" UAV project was originally a bidding project launched by the Army for a new generation of tactical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and later because of the gradual advancement of the US military's joint combat system, the other three branches of the military joined in, intending to create a low-cost tactical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft platform that can integrate the status quo of different missions of various services.
Because of this, although the project was handed over by the Army to the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Air Force technicians served as the test chiefs, the Army had a big say in it.
Therefore, even if the bullet drone uses black technology all over the place, it is in vain if it does not meet the requirements of the ground forces.
Mike can walk a tightrope between Company H and General Motors, that is also a human spirit, seeing that Langdon did not speak, knowing that Langdon listened to his words, he sorted out his tie and continued: "What's more, we also use the technology of the Israeli IAA company, these are all things that have been tested in actual combat, and this is what the generals in the army value the most."
Therefore, the most unfortunate thing is that we can still tear off the orders of the army and the Marine Corps, if we can, lobby the navy, this piece of cake is also ours, after all, it is not easy for the bullet drone of the H company to get on the aircraft carrier, as for the Air Force, I believe that we who have won the three branches of the military will definitely get the strong support of General Motors.
Mr. Langdon, General Motors has done the Air Force a great favor in the matter of the F-15 engine, and I believe that the Air Force will not support the ...... of a leather bag company like Company H, which only relies on an old man to deceive him."
Mike babbled a lot, and it was nothing more than two key points, one was that Company H pretended ~~ to overdo it, and only stammered the Air Force, but forgot that there were third-class and fourth-class people on the ground shouting bitterly.
The second is the rich experience of the Israeli IAA company in technology, which is all summed up in actual combat, and it is more fragrant than any black technology.
With these two points, tearing off a piece of meat is like playing, and when the time comes, the GM company behind it will make a small effort, and how can the shallow H company fight!
I have to say that Mike's words really went to Langdon's heart, especially GM's solution to the F-15 engine failure, which simply tickled Langdon's itch, because he was one of the technicians involved in the development of GM's engine, and used this to knock out another giant, Pratt & Whitney, which became the most famous competition case in the field of aviation development.
It was with this achievement that Langdon became the boss of the particle company, and took the opportunity to intervene in the bidding for the "Pioneer" drone.
So Langdon thinks that Mike's analysis is not reasonable, but very reasonable, and he still has a lot of hole cards, so what can Company H do if he doesn't use the discovery series?
So his calm face finally soothed, nodded approvingly, and wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he took Moore and the others out of the cabin.
"Colonel, our 'Athletic God' is ready, look ......" Langdon's fat face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, very enthusiastic and pleasing, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Moore's outstretched hand: "What is the range of your 'Athletic God' drone?"
"Two hundred and sixty kilometers!" Langdon said as soon as he opened his mouth to the performance metrics.
But he didn't think about it, Moore frowned inadvertently, and then asked: "Then how much can the unit price be after mass production?"
"Uh...... At the current R&D cost, it is $2.6 million per aircraft. Seeing that Colonel Moore didn't seem to look good, Langdon simply quoted his reserve price.
As a result, he didn't expect to hear the price of his tearful sale, but Colonel Moore shook his head in disappointment, and said the sentence that he had just said in the cabin: "Very good, Mr. Langdon, but we need to make a further assessment, you know, the Department of Defense is very strict in this regard." ”
As soon as the words fell, he turned his head and ordered the officer next to him: "Continue to test the Bullet B drone!"
And the bullet B. Langdon was stunned when he heard this!