Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, Liu Haotian couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then stopped the pen in his hand, looked at Lu Jiadong who was snuffing out the cigarette butt next to him, seemed to understand a little, but was a little puzzled, the literal meaning of "small steps and fast running" is very simple, but it is a puzzling new word in the development of weapons and equipment, how to operate, how to implement, as the deputy chief of the general staff, Liu Haotian is not clear, so after a moment of silence, he said to Lu Jiadong very sincerely:

"Small steps and runs?" is a very fresh word, Xiao Lu, you should be specific!"

"Good!"

Lu Jiadong nodded very happily, and then with an indifferent smile, he continued:

"The essence of the so-called small steps and fast running is to continuously integrate the latest scientific and technological achievements on one or more mature platforms, or one, or several at the same time, so that the technical and tactical level of the weapon platform is always at a relatively stable height!

Take the new multi-functional combat aircraft we are developing, we focus on the development potential of the platform, the twin-engine structure can allow the fighter to have sufficient power at the same time, but also improve the safety of the flight, more importantly, although the 'Spey' engine is a medium-sized thrust, but the size and weight are almost the same as the heavy engine, as long as the conditions are met, our new multi-function fighter can be replaced with a larger thrust engine;

What's more, our aircraft adopts a duck ~ ~ wing plus tailless ****** layout, which reduces the ability to maneuver at high altitude and high speed, while taking into account the maneuverability at low altitude and low speed, plus the wide nose can be integrated into the radar system with a larger diameter, even if our aircraft does not meet the satisfactory requirements in the current technical state,

However, as long as the performance of the platform is excellent, with the gradual improvement of our country's military industry level in the future, this aircraft will continue to glow with infinite brilliance, and its combat effectiveness will also climb higher and higher.

Lu Jiadong said that this weapon and equipment development idea is a highly efficient development method that has been widely accepted and applied in the development of the navy and air force of various countries in later generations, you must know that with more and more of the latest technology integrated into weapons and equipment, the research and development cycle of weapons and equipment is getting longer and longer, resulting in higher and higher costs of weapons and equipment.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is piled up with one or two pieces of gold, whether it is an airplane or a warship, and it is precisely for this reason that, just as in the 50s and 60s, when thousands of MiG-21s were built and the F-104 was the price of cabbage, is long gone; in the face of tens of billions of dollars in research and development costs at every turn, and the unit price of $70 or 80 million when calculated, countless small countries are discouraged, and the middle powers are shaking their heads again and again, and even the United States, the only superpower, is staggered in the face of high costs.

Therefore, the use of a mature and reliable platform to modernize and upgrade it to adapt it to combat missions in the new period has become a common choice for all countries in the world, and the first to put it into practice is the very business-minded US military, and the two third-generation fighters equipped with the F-16 and F-15 of the US Air Force have never stopped improving since the day they entered service in the 70s.

In particular, since the F-16 is positioned as a light combat aircraft that matches the F-15's high and low levels, the general "hard work" is made up of F-16 aircraft. 16 is in charge, and because of this, it has been improved most quickly and thoroughly, from the Block 15 (the fifteenth batch) to the use of more powerful engines, to the use of more advanced avionics in the Block 20, from the Block 40 with anti-radiation combat capabilities, to the latest Block 52 with phased array radar, equipped with conformal fuel tanks, and the latest attack munitions

It can be said that since the day the F-16 was born, it has never stopped all kinds of upgrading and improvement work, and this has also prompted the F-16 to be in the forefront of the world in its technical status and technical and tactical capabilities during its long service career, especially the deeply improved Block 52 series, which has made it one of the three and a half generations of fighters in one fell swoop, and its multi-purpose function even dwarfs some of the new aircraft that have just entered service!

The same is true of the F-15, although the heavy air fighter planes delivered to the US Air Force in 1974 declared at the beginning of their service that "not a single pound of weight is used for ground attacks!" in order to highlight the F-15's superior air capability, the US Air Force, which has a flexible mind, has not been restrained by the boasting of arms dealers!

Subsequently, the F-15E, which was extremely capable of attacking, not only broke the shackles of being unable to attack on the ground, but also quickly replaced the F-111 fighter-bomber with its excellent flight capability, powerful bomb load, and excellent self-defense capability, and became the main force of the US Air Force's tactical attack on the ground.

In the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Iraq War and many other local wars in the future, extremely brilliant results were achieved, and the F-15I, F-15G, F-15K and other derivative models developed on this basis are sold all over the world, so that this old tree always blooms with new flowers

Since the mid-70s, the epoch-making Spruance-class destroyer has been put into service, with excellent hull design, huge internal space, and powerful armament bearing, so that the U.S. Navy is invincible in the ocean, and at the same time, it has also deeply realized that the Spruance-class hull is so easy to use;

In this case, why do we need to spend time and effort developing new ship types? We simply use this already tested hull to directly develop a new ship, so the Ticonderoga-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis system and the newer Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyers either directly use the Spruance-class hulls or make minor repairs on the basis of them, so as to achieve the so-called adaptation to the new environment.

You must know that from the 70s to the new century, for nearly 40 years, American shipyards have always been producing the same type of hull, whether it is experience or familiarity, it has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, it is no exaggeration to say that many old workers can put the ship board in the correct position with their eyes closed, if coupled with the efficient industrial assembly line operation in the United States, there is no difference between building a warship and a dumpling

Perhaps in the eyes of the world, the United States' roaring fighter plane has always been magnificent and beautiful, and the warships of the United States have always been a symbol of strength, but in the final analysis, it is the same end, its advanced nature does not lie in the mounted ammunition and the mighty appearance, but in the deep hidden development ideas, it seems to be full of local tyrants, but in fact it is carefully calculated, at least compared with the Soviet Union's one-plane, one-ship, one-type rough development, the United States is more efficient, more money-saving and more potential

Although Liu Haotian did not know the things of later generations, he was once the head of a special department, served as the main leader of the Hanli Company, and most importantly, he was an important representative of the cooperation between the Chinese military and the West, and because of this, he was well aware of the deep-seated thinking of the West, especially the United States, in the development of armaments;

It's just that due to the long-term Soviet-style development model of one aircraft and one type, and one ship and one type, it is too deep-rooted, and I didn't think deeper, but as soon as Lu Jiadong mentioned it, he immediately woke up and nodded his head:

The United States is the world's number one economic power, its annual GDP is dozens of times that of ours, and its military spending is hundreds of billions of dollars.

"That's exactly what I said!"

Liu Haotian's voice as if talking to himself just fell, and before Lu Jiadong could speak, Jiang Huichuan, who was sitting opposite, suddenly took the lead and took the lead:

"Let me see the development idea of 'small steps and fast running', not only for the aviation industry, but also for the shipbuilding industry, especially the navy, if we are committed to the development of one or two types of hulls with excellent performance, the remaining subsystems can be integrated with the development of the times, and at that time, the shipyard will thoroughly understand the hull construction technology, just wait for the subsystem to mature, we are not building warships, but called dumplings!"

"This idea is good, this idea is good!" Liu Haotian nodded excitedly while writing down Jiang Huichuan's words in his notebook:

"Lao Jiang, this idea of yours can really be elevated to the development strategy of naval equipment, to be honest, I don't think Xiao Luen is right, etc."

As he spoke, Liu Haotian suddenly felt that something was wrong, and then his heart moved slightly, and then he looked at Jiang Huichuan's slightly narrowed eyes, so he burst out with a hint of imperceptible playfulness, where did he not know the Tao in this, so he put down his pen and pointed at Jiang Huichuan with his hand:

"Okay, Lao Jiang, I didn't expect me to guard against it, guard against it, you two still sang a double reed for me!"

"We didn't sing any double reed to you, the idea of 'running in small steps', Xiao Lu told me a long time ago, but at that time there was no systematic thinking, we were also researching, and when we were about to form a report, you, the 'Lord Qincha', came, so we also had to take out this 'killer feature' and shine it on!"

Jiang Huichuan was right, not long after the new machine project was established, Lu Jiadong told Jiang Huichuan about the development idea of "running in small steps", and Jiang Huichuan also deeply agreed with this, and after returning home, he asked the naval organs to study the feasibility of it, so as to form a complete set of development system.

As the basic strategy for the development of naval armaments in the future, I didn't expect that Liu Haotian came to the door before things were done, but fortunately, with Lu Jiadong's reminder, Jiang Huichuan remembered this matter, otherwise he would not have sat there safely, and let Lu Jiadong explain, relying on this far-reaching development idea:

"How's it going? Will we still cut our new machine?"

"Then it depends on your future development!"

Liu Haotian said it very accurately, very surely, and it was also very vague, but both Lu Jiadong and Jiang Huichuan understood, so a hearty laugh suddenly sounded, through the window, and flew into the distance (to be continued. )