The people on the side were already going crazy, and even Antonio and Benedict were a little surprised.

As for Thomas, he was already unwilling, and his eyes showed deep resentment.

He even wondered if Chen Chen was specially sent down by God to disgust him as his nemesis, since the first meeting, the two have not had a good face, the acquisition of Nokia was inserted by him, Olga was inserted by him, and now even Rosalind does not give himself a straight look, but treats Chen Chen with courtesy.

What the is all this?

No matter how Thomas wants to break his head, he can't figure out why all this is, and the only thought is deep resentment.

On the other side, Chen Chen scratched his head helplessly, also puzzled, but his face didn't show it, and he still had that faint smile: "Okay, Rosa, I'm really surprised, because the pioneer company doesn't plan to get involved in weapon manufacturing." ”

"I'm not concerned about weapon manufacturing, either." As the two talked, they walked slowly, and Rosalind explained, "I just heard some uplifting words from Mr. Chen. ”

"Inspirational words?" Chen Chen was even more puzzled, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other party.

"Pioneer believes that the future is full of possibilities, manned spaceflight, lunar cities, Martian cities, and even large-scale residential space stations, and even the development of the farther universe!" Rosalind looked at Chen Chen playfully, and repeated his previous words word for word: "How is it?" Am I not mistaken? ”

"Nope." Chen Chen laughed and shook his head slightly: "However, that's just a casual statement with a hot brain, you shouldn't take it seriously, right?" ”

"Talking casually when your brain is hot?" Rosalind smiled faintly, obviously not believing this: "With that new type of processing field, this is not a casual remark with a hot brain, I have been following the pioneer company for a long time. ”

"Been on the CIA's radar for a long time?" Chen Chen rubbed his forehead helplessly: "This is not a good thing......"

"I'm not just representing the CIA." Rosalind blinked lightly and showed a mysterious smile: "In short, I am very much looking forward to every move of the pioneer company in the future, and I hope that Mr. Chen will not disappoint me." ”

"The future, it's such a distant thing...... Chen Chen also smiled faintly and sighed lightly: "Who knows what will happen in the future." ”

Rosalind wanted to say something, but at this moment, the emcee's shout came again: "Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, General Vinson has entered the scene and asked us to extend a warm welcome to him." ”

"Your father is here?" I had heard the gossip of others before, and at this time, Chen Chen also knew the identity of the person who came, so he asked immediately.

"That's right." Rosalind nodded, then smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

"Please take care of yourself!" Chen Chen also nodded politely.

Then, Rosalind turned to leave, and Chen Chen was in a state of idleness, wandering around alone.

This North American military industry expo is indeed a world-class equipment event, and there are so many exhibitors and products that you can't see it all in one day if you really want to go shopping.

Of course, this is also for the general visitors, for most of the giants and bigwigs who participated in the meeting, the purpose is very strong, which booths and products need to be visited, and which people need to meet with are actually determined before the exhibition, just go straight to the topic at this time, and do not need to be aimless like Chen Chen.

Just as Chen Chen was strolling around, two people came out of the side: "Chen, is it alone?" ”

Without looking back, he already knew the identity of the person who came by listening to the voice, Chen Chen immediately stopped and turned to look at the two: "Yes, I am an idler, how can I be as busy as Mr. Clarence and Mr. Victor." ”

It was none other than Northrop Grumman's chief executive and CEO Clarence, and Victor, head of the Advanced Technology and Design Center.

"It's a joke." The group of three naturally walked forward slowly, chatting casually at the same time, and the first topic was naturally the amazing scene before: "You seem to have a lot of weight in Miss Rosalind's heart?" ”

"It's the first time I've met her." Chen Chen chuckled and shook his head: "Actually, it's not as complicated as you think, it is estimated that she thinks that the pioneer company has some potential, so she is more friendly to me." ”

"Potential?" Clarence and Victor only felt stunned by this statement: "There are more potential enterprises and elites in this world, and those young elites in the political, military, and business circles who have tried to get close to her in the past, which one has no potential?" Let's just say that the son of Thomas of the Sietala consortium has no potential, with such a dignified appearance and such a huge wealth? Why is she so dismissive of everyone, but so enthusiastic about you? Isn't there anything to inspire in the middle of this? ”

"I mean, you guys build airplanes, right?" Chen Chen showed a playful smile and looked at the two curiously: "When did you start liking scandals?" ”

"Ahem......" The two coughed awkwardly, and they also found that they were a little too talkative, and immediately changed the topic: "Okay, okay, this is not something we should be related to, it's just curiosity." ”

"Of course." Chen Chen looked around cautiously, and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he lowered his voice, and said: "What you should really care about is the cooperation between Lockheed, Boeing, and the Sietala consortium. ”

"Yes......" Hearing these names, Clarence and Victor suddenly changed their faces, and there was a hint of helplessness in their tones: "Such a powerful opponent, it makes people tremble when they think about it, and we are having a headache for this matter." ”

"Speaking of which, I don't know the specific inside story of this research and development yet." Chen Chen froze, and then asked, "Can you tell me about it?" ”

"Actually, what's the inside story, it's a boss battle." Clarence shook his head with a wry smile, and explained immediately: "After the success of the first generation of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, the military realized the potential of UAVs on the future battlefield, so they put forward the demand for unmanned combat aircraft in the future. ”

"The biggest advantage of UAVs is that they can replace pilots to go deep into the enemy's depths to carry out attack missions and reduce casualties among soldiers in war, so the requirements for UAVs are high-altitude and high-speed, with stealth penetration capabilities, and require a certain amount of bomb load, which can meet the destruction of heavy defense targets."

"High-altitude and high-speed, stealth penetration, and a certain amount of bomb?" Hearing this, Chen Chen couldn't help laughing: "The requirements are really high." ”

"This is also something that cannot be done, because the military does not want to pay a lot of soldiers' lives in the war, so it hopes that drones can have the ability to decapitate and strike." Victor took over and replied: "Therefore, drones are needed to be able to replace soldiers in high-risk missions. ”

"That's right." Clarence nodded and continued: "Under such a premise, we have developed the X-47 unmanned bomber, which has a certain stealth penetration capability and a good bomb load, although it does not meet the requirements of high altitude and high speed, but it is already very advanced at this stage, so the military still proposed procurement and planned to install it." ”

"After the success of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, the X-47 has received another order, and Northrop Grumman has the momentum to monopolize the production of UAVs in the US military, which is definitely not good news for Lockheed and Boeing." Victor sighed and said: "For them, not being the boss is a failure, so they also started the research and development of advanced drones to try to regain share, and this is where the Skunk Works Falcon program comes from." ”

"So, in fact, it is a scramble, and I expected this when the X-47 test was successful, and it happened that the Falcon program intends to develop a high-altitude and high-speed attack aircraft of Mach 9, which can strike any target around the world within a few hours, meeting the military's requirements for decapitation strikes." Clarence smiled wryly, "So, before the X-47 was fully deployed, I applied to the board of directors to start the X-48 program as soon as possible, and Mr. Harry and the rest of the directors agreed to the request. ”

"So, you secretly started the development of the X-48, with the aim of improving the X-47 to meet the requirements of high altitude and high speed." Chen Chen understood, and nodded immediately: "This is the so-called arms race......"

"There's no way around it." Clarence and Victor chuckled and shook their heads: "This is also the status quo that the military is happy to see, only in this way can a competitive situation be formed, stimulate the continuous progress of armament technology, and always be ahead of the world." ”

While speaking, the three of them had already arrived at Grumman's booth.

The booth was very large, and an entire lawn was set aside to display Grumman's latest products, including the X-47 and the improved X-48.

At this time, let the X-48 appear, Chen Chen can also understand the eagerness of Grumman's top management, the Falcon Project and the strong intervention of the Sietala consortium have created enough momentum for Lockheed and Boeing, and attracted all the attention of the world.

The mall is like a battlefield, and everyone is like a wolf, doing everything.

"We've made some improvements to the X-48." Clarence and Victor looked at the prototype parked on the lawn, their eyes soft as if they were looking at their own children: "But it's not as good as it could be, there should be some potential to be tapped." ”

"Then you have to work hard, don't let me down!"

At this moment, another person's voice suddenly came from the side.

(To be continued)