In the J-18 electronic warfare model, in the final analysis, it is only a supporting function, which can be achieved by using a simple pod form, but it is an indisputable fact that the combat effectiveness it brings is multiplied.

Military representatives say a very, very leisurely profession, although they belong to the same military establishment, they do not need to be born and die, nor do they need to deal with all kinds of complicated things in the civilian department all day long, but their work is leisurely at the same time, but also bear huge risks and responsibilities.

It is most appropriate to describe them with "one hand holding the lives of comrades-in-arms, one hand holding the national property" to describe them, each type of product entering the army needs to be accepted by the military representatives, and even some military representatives are resident in the military factory, supervising the operation of the factory throughout the process, and now the southwest science and industry must have a group of such special people, not only that, there is a group of military experts who have selected the airborne radar in the southwest science and industry, and now they happen to evaluate the project together

"This is the case, after some discussion with the 29th Institute, we believe that if the J-18 is improved into an electronic warfare aircraft, it will be the electronic warfare aircraft with the strongest combat ability, and it will also be a heavyweight that cannot be ignored in professional electronic warfare.

"Therefore, you Southwest Science and Industry think that this time in the J-18 project, you still need to add electronic warfare capabilities. And to achieve this kind of combat capability, you need more R&D funds, and the estimated 1 billion yuan is not enough for scientific research, right?"

After saying that, he also looked at Yang Hui indifferently. It seems that the electronic warfare improvement plan proposed by Yang Hui this time did not receive strong support from the armed forces as expected, but instead had a strong taste of opposition, which is somewhat intriguing. In other words, the military has not put electromagnetic control in the position it should have.

Thinking of this, I instantly felt a little troublesome, and I had to explain the power of electronic warfare clearly. This is certainly very difficult to achieve in a short period of time. After all, the electronic warfare of this era has not yet played a brilliant record, and the current situation of the army of the republic should belong to the kind of situation that has not been bitten by a snake, and only feels that it is just a well rope.

However, regardless of whether the military's current emphasis on electronic warfare capabilities has been raised to an important position, Yang Hui must find various ways to promote the design of this electronic warfare modification.

"Yes, we must have our own electronic warfare fighters, which are an important component of modern warfare, and their importance is no less than the ability of early warning aircraft to multiply the combat effectiveness of the army. We must put the struggle for electromagnetic supremacy in the same important position as air and sea supremacy, and this J-18 electronic warfare modification is absolutely indispensable. ”

"Do you have the right to control electromagnetism? It sounds very new, but it is just a new pot of old tea, it is used to suppress the enemy's radar system on a large scale, and to monitor and interfere with the enemy's radio communication, which we know, and even in the American-Vietnamese War, we experienced the destructive power of this mode of warfare early on. ”

He also held his hands in his arms as he spoke, after saying a few words to Yang Hui. Suddenly turned around and looked at the director of the 29 institute next to him, and it seems that what he is going to say next has something to do with the 29 institute. I don't know what the situation is.

"At that time, we supported a large number of Hongqi-2 surface-to-air missiles in Vietnam, and the combat performance was good, and we also achieved very good results, but later because the United States invested electronic warfare aircraft and anti-radiation missiles in the war, which caused us huge losses, but this made us the second country after the United States to realize the power of electromagnetic warfare. That's why these 29 schools were born. However, we are now in a hurry to invest in the development of electronic warfare aircraft, I do not think that the scientific research force of Southwest Science and Industry can carry out these technical research at the same time, the bigger reason is that we cannot continue to invest in the J-18 this time, so"

It's been such a big day. Only then did he understand that the reason why the army did not pay attention to the modification of electronic warfare was external and not internal, which made Yang Hui greatly relieved, and difficulties from outside things have always been the easiest point to solve, and Yang Hui was convinced of this.

"Are you worried about the lack of scientific research strength? It's simple, and we now have enough manpower to carry out the pre-design of the J-18. Another team of military fighter design team of Southwest Science and Industry is developing JF-17, it is expected that this aircraft will be able to complete the finalized design in 91 years, at that time we can draw out this team of scientific researchers, they can just take over the design of the two-seat J-18, in order to achieve the optimal design progress, so the problem of people is never a problem. ”

Speaking of this JF-17, Yang Hui has just gotten the news, the assembly workshop of the fast response center has begun the final assembly test of the whole machine, and then there are the most half a month number to go off the assembly line for ground running tests, test flights and other subjects, with the front of the large side strip wing test machine YZ-1 modified into a side plate YZ-1 after the test flight experience, the development progress of JF-17 will also be quite rapid.

Only in this way did Yang Hui dare to boldly say at this time that Southwest Science and Industry had enough manpower to develop two different J-18 designs in parallel at the same time.

"No, I think you still haven't understood what I mean, what we are most worried about is not the scientific research ability of Southwest Science and Industry, but we are worried that the current J-18 design funds cannot be added again, this is our most important point, you should know how difficult it is for the country to invest this billion yuan this time, and even it includes all the subsystem design costs of the J-18, including radar, engine, laser targeting and infrared navigation system, you are now enthusiastic about the modification of electronic warfare, but the country, There is no possibility that the army will make additional investments. ”

The state does not give special funds, and the same army does not have a very urgent need for electronic warfare capabilities, which are typically born for offensive operations, and the current army of the republic has not completely liberalized its operational thinking, and under the prediction that there will be no large-scale wars in the decades after the chief designer of the imperial capital, the offensive nature of the army of the republic has not yet been brought into play, and naturally there is no urgent need for electronic warfare.

It's as if I know that an aircraft carrier is a good thing, but out of practical needs, the army that defends the coastal waters does not need that big guy, and it will even be a burden if it comes, which is a different operational demand caused by different operational ideas, and has nothing to do with the quality of the thing.

In this way, Yang Hui is even more anxious, the current republic does not know the crisis in the Taiwan Strait, and must feel that it is not yet necessary to have a complete electromagnetic attack capability, not to mention the army, even the top level of the republic did not expect that the Taiwan Strait crisis would break out in a few years, and the current republic is still attracting investment, and the "guests" on the other side of the strait are still the guests of the local governments.

Then wait to put a big hat on the mainstream thought, and then it will be a little difficult to do anything big. Therefore, the current army has come to the correct conclusion based on the needs of future operations, and Yang Hui really can't just break it up, and everything needs to be considered in the long run. (To be continued.) )