The Brazilian side will not have much of a problem with the investment intentions, which means that the YX1, which was previously very likely to be only on paper, has finally survived, and the rebranding of the FC-17 fighter will take the fighter on a new journey.

Seeing that Brazil's demands were agreed, the Brazilian side was naturally overjoyed: "In this way, we decided to participate in this project, and since we are involved in this project, we still hope that the requirements of the Brazilian army can be taken into account in the development." ”

As soon as it was said that the initial intention was reached, the Brazilian army here had its own ideas, since it is an aircraft under development, and it can be independently produced in Brazil in the future, it must find a way to produce more.

If you want to produce more of this aircraft, you need to make this aircraft have more capabilities, the order of 100 aircraft is an order from the Air Force, and the Brazilian Air Force needs this aircraft to have strong air combat capabilities, but the Brazilian Naval Air Force also has some ideas of its own.

"Our Brazilian Navy also needs a fighter, but it not only needs to have the ability to fight against the air, but also needs to have the ability to attack the sea, such as the J-74 fighter you produce, we need this aircraft to be able to carry anti-ship missiles to attack surface ships."

The Brazilian Navy now also has its own ideas, in fact, the Brazilian Navy noticed the J-74 fighter of Southwest Science and Industry at the air show two years ago, even if there is no FC-17 fighter project, the Brazilian Navy will continue to promote the purchase of J-74 fighter jets.

Brazil is also a big country on land and sea, not only with an army, but also with a navy. And for historical reasons, Brazil has always attached great importance to the navy. The naval arms race between Brazil and Argentina before World War II was a spectacular one, and thus the position of the Brazilian Navy was established long ago.

Now Brazil's old enemy, the Argentine Navy, was beaten out by the British. The defeat of Argentina due to the defeat of the navy and the dismal defeat of an old rival who had loved and killed each other for more than a century was also a wake-up call for the Brazilian navy.

Immediately drawing on Argentina's experience, the Brazilian Navy believes that a sufficient number of anti-ship missile attack aircraft are necessary, and this is reflected in the Brazilian Navy's proposal to give the FC-17 a sea-attack capability.

Yang Hui was happy to hear this, but he didn't expect the Brazilian Navy to have this kind of need, if the Brazilian Navy also has an order requirement, then the number of FC-17 production can be increased a lot, as for whether the FC-17 can increase anti-ship capabilities. The consequences of increasing this anti-ship capability are not something that Yang Hui should consider.

When I think about it, the biggest headache should be the US imperialism, a country that regards the Americas as its backyard, and I feel really relieved when I think about it, which is called backyard ignition.

This kind of thing doesn't even need Yang Hui to consult Chief Engineer Yu, he can directly give an answer, and immediately affirm the idea of the Brazilian Navy.

"This will definitely not be a problem, we already have the ability to mount anti-ship missiles on the J-74, and we can do it by integrating this capability into the FC-17."

After hearing the affirmative answer of Southwest Science and Technology. This made the Brazilian side more and more happy, this kind of combat aircraft that can launch anti-ship missiles is what the Brazilian Navy needs, as for the AMX attack aircraft jointly developed by Brazil and Italy

What is the use of the Navy wanting it without anti-ship capabilities? It's better for the Air Force to use it to gnaw on the mud.

And on the other side, sitting in obscurity, Malaysia, is completely excited, this plane is actually going to carry anti-ship missiles! This is a must-have. With this thing, Malaysia can have a strong deterrent against the Thai Navy.

In this way, the silent part is no longer silent: "If anti-ship missiles can be integrated, we in Malaysia need them even more." Malaysia can bear the remaining 20 percent of the development costs, and it can. ”

After playing, I emphasized it again at the end. I'm afraid that Yang Hui doesn't know that Malaysia needs this thing, but Malaysia is so concerned about anti-ship capabilities at this time. It made Yang Hui a little worried.

Although Malaysia is a country bordering the South China Sea and seems to occupy two uninhabited islands and reefs in the South China Sea, Yang Hui is still worried about Malaysia's anti-ship capabilities, although this country is very low-key in later generations and rarely expresses opinions on the South China Sea issue.

"Malaysia also needs to have anti-ship capabilities?"

After Yang Hui's puzzled question, the Malaysian side didn't seem to react, and continued with Yang Hui's words.

"Yes, we need to guard against the surface fleet of the Thai Navy, and even Indonesia to the east of our country, although their naval tonnage is not large, they are all very threatening to our country."

Yang Hui suddenly thought about something when he heard this, which was not related to Malaysia, but had something to do with Indonesia just mentioned.

In the last place, Indonesia has purchased advanced C802 anti-ship missile production lines from the Republic, so what should Malaysia do now?

Thinking about it, Yang Hui couldn't think of any better ways, so he simply didn't think about it, anyway, the matter of anti-ship missiles should not be taken care of by himself, even if the FC-17 has the ability to launch C-801 anti-ship missiles, anyway, anti-ship missiles are not produced by Southwest Science and Industry.

"Of course, the FC-17 can have the ability to launch air-to-ship missiles, but both of you in Malaysia and Brazil should know that our aircraft will definitely use the C-801 anti-ship missiles produced by our country at that time, and you can only go to the units that produce C-801 missiles to purchase this thing, and our southwest science and industry only produces aircraft."

This is called one push two five six, and the one that is pushed is called a clean, and now Yang Hui has already learned all kinds of black belly methods, and then continued to discuss below.

At this time, the Brazilian side asked another question: "Since this aircraft has an official number, should you give it a loud nickname?" After all, this is an aircraft that needs to be prepared to surpass the F16. ”

Nicknames for planes have always been done by these idle guys in Western countries, and the Republic has never had this kind of idea, we have always been: "Fifth Master, Sixth Master, Seventh Master, Eighth Master", just like this, it has been in the back row, it sounds smooth and domineering enough, Yang Hui is thinking if it is FC-17 after entering service, should it be called Seventeen Master?

In view of this historical tradition, neither the army nor Yang Hui gave the FC-17 a nickname, and Yang Hui didn't bother to think about it at this time, and the nickname 'Lightning' given to FC-17 by Pakistan in later generations was very good, and it sounded quite domineering.

"I think it's called the Lightning Fighter, it sounds good, what do you think?"

If Yang Hui didn't say "what do you think", he would think that the nickname of this aircraft had been decided, but Yang Hui would have revealed his stuff when he said this, which obviously shows that the nickname of this aircraft has not been decided!

The quick-witted Brazilians, who invested 40 percent of the money in this aircraft, did not get the naming rights of the number, and still have their own ideas about the nickname of the aircraft.

After pondering for a long time, I finally had an idea: "The name 'Lightning' sounds pretty good, but this name pays more attention to speed, and it is quite suitable if it is used in the second-generation fighter, but it is not suitable for our third-generation fighter, and this aircraft must also have attack capabilities, and the name must reflect the attack power, I think it is better to call it 'Thunderbolt'." ”

Hearing the explanation of the Brazilian side, Yang Hui felt that there was no problem, anyway, it was almost the same meaning, so he took another look at the Malaysian side and saw that Malaysia had no objections.

"Well, it's called the 'Thunderbolt' fighter, and it sounds pretty good."

It is also better to re-choose a nickname that is different from the later generations of Thunder Dragons, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Thunder Dragon, which can make this aircraft a big seller and a bright future. But I always felt that something was wrong in my heart

Seeing that Brazil got the naming rights of this aircraft's nickname, I was very happy in my heart, and said it casually.

"Well, this project is called the FC-17 Thunderbolt Joint Strike Fighter, which means that this aircraft is the product of joint development by many countries."

Hearing Brazil say the "Thunderbolt Joint Strike Fighter" Yang Hui suddenly didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood, what is this Nima, is this going to be the father of Fat Electricity? What will you do with the F-35 in the future, you need to know that the code name of the F-35 in later generations is the Thunderbolt 2 Joint Strike Fighter.

If this aircraft reaches the international market in the future, it is indispensable that the letter C will be removed from foreign countries, and a "F17 Thunderbolt Joint Strike Fighter" will be obvious at that time.

At that time, the end of looking for his father was coming, and when I saw F35, it was a sentence: "Thunderbolt two, your father F17 Thunderbolt 1 asked you to go back to dinner"

It's a feeling really (to be continued.) )