Qatar's drone list has attracted the attention of the military community.

They have a billion-dollar arms sales contract with Kanica, an obscure company, and it's curious in the field of drones, which is the most tech-oriented in the world today. Why is Qatar so interested in this company?

After the insider learned about it, it was found that Kanica was a military contracting company in Sardinia, and it was also a wholly controlled subsidiary of Ann's Industries. In an instant, it became clear that if Kanica was not famous, Ann's Industries was the opposite high-profile.

Kanica was also generous and released the unclassified number of the drone.

The performance is outstanding, especially the graphene surface skin, which is rare in the world, and they are also replaced by other composite materials in order to control the cost, but this is the embodiment of technology. But there are also shortcomings: range and bomb carry. It doesn't apply well to countries with vast land areas.

But for Qatar, adding auxiliary fuel tanks in exchange for a range of 2,000 kilometers is enough to fly around their country ten times, or even bomb deep into Iran. This aircraft is more like a design for a country with a small territory, and the characteristics of defense are also obvious.

The matter was mentioned by the major European media, people discussed the performance of this aircraft, and some media also compared it with the world's mainstream UAVs and came to some "paper" conclusions. This group of uncrowned kings can be regarded as saving face this time, and they didn't say that the F200 was too miserable.

Facts speak louder than words, and once Qatar is familiar with drones, it is indispensable to show off. In addition, the assistance ability of that set of software is very strong, just like a car with brake assist and cruise control, some aspects are very simple, and those with a certain amount of flight knowledge can get started.

In the future, Qatar will conduct joint counter-terrorism military exercises in neighboring countries. or other forms of exercises, they do not forget to show their air force, and then conduct a simulated confrontation, without exception, they have achieved good results, and the direction of people's judgment has gradually tended to praise science and technology.

A good reputation will also make other "big dogs" target Carnica's products.

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For arms sales. Anfeng originally had no plans, but An's Industries, as a defense contractor, would definitely do it in the future. For the sake of forex and influence, it is also good to take a few orders once in a while. Since the end of the world, he has been free to move more freely.

However, he has a principle that arms sales are not engaged in high-kill or far-reaching equipment, but are based on what is available in the world, and are slightly more powerful than them. For example, the mainstream range of the electromagnetic gun is 500 km, and he will engage in 550. The market price is 3 million, and the company will come to 250.

That's where competitiveness comes in.

Nor will he suddenly come up with a doctrine that greatly surpasses the existing technology -- a trickle of water. For example, the company can lead for 20 years, but they will never show their hole cards immediately, but take them out for three or five years, and always maintain an advantage, which is more effective than turning all the hole cards.

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Another thing in September was that the Royal Aerospace Corporation was also officially operational. Some of the employees of Ann's Industries will be transferred there. The business may overlap with Kanica, but it is the same boss. Technical cooperation is also easy.

But the airstrip has not yet been built at the Aerospace Company's base, and An Feng plans to build a runway at least four kilometers long that can take off and land the largest passenger planes and aerospace aircraft. They are currently using Ann's Industries' runways to test new commercial aircraft.

The company's first all-electric aircraft was a single-engine fixed-wing, with a propeller at the front. The two-layer fixed-wing, which can accommodate up to 12 passengers, has a range of about 600 kilometers, a maximum speed of 230 kilometers per hour, and the wings can also be solar charged.

The range of an airplane is very suitable for small countries. The speed is also sufficient, even in some large countries, short-distance flights are also very easy to use, and the charging time can be maintained under half an hour, although there are faster ones, but they are not launched for the time being, half an hour is enough.

Electric airplanes also have one distinct feature: they can't be heard.

In the past, the noise of airplanes was all on the aero engine, but now they use electric motors, just like electric cars, the sound of the engine suddenly disappears, and the only thing you can hear is the wind blowing on the rotors. In this regard, if a specially shaped rotor is used, it can also be silenced.

The company's main message is quietness and environmental friendliness.

The use of electric energy is naturally environmentally friendly, with zero carbon emissions, and the sound of electric aircraft is subtle, so you will not feel noisy even if you live next to the airport in the future. In terms of selling price, because of the high efficiency of the electric motor, the cost of the aero engine is reduced and evenly distributed to the battery.

Therefore, the price is not much different from that of the gasoline model, and it is very competitive.

In addition, Aerospace is also designing a tiltrotor light transport aircraft that can accommodate up to ten passengers, with rotors at both ends tilting – just like the V22 Osprey, with the rotors facing overhead during vertical take-off and landing, and adjusting the attitude to forward after take-off to meet speed and efficiency.

The aircraft is also currently being tested.

Because of the low cost of research and development and the existing technology, the developed aircraft will not encounter the situation of other countries, and it takes tens of billions of dollars to make a prototype. The AI took a lot of thought to design, and the workers followed the drawings. One or two test flights, it will be able to verify its performance.

Just like the F200 model, other countries may have to pay two or three billion yuan in research and development expenses, but Carnica only spent 300 million. The maturity of the existing technology makes them completely in the fast mode of production according to the drawings, which not only saves costs, but also greatly compresses the time.

In view of the fact that these advantages could not be wasted, An Feng had other ideas.

It is still based on the consideration of national defense strength, and now the country's conventional armed forces are available, and even air force fighters will be in service, but Sardinia is still a bit like a "child guarding the mountain of gold", once the wealth behind it is peeped into, in order to put an end to trouble, they need more hole cards.

An Feng is not aggressive, but his sense of defense is not weak.

Sardinia had to have one or two "strategic weapons" to ensure that other powers would not rely on their military strength to make irresponsible remarks about them. Like the US military aircraft, the SR-71 during the Cold War relied on the speed that the missiles could not catch up with, and repeatedly intruded into the airspace of other countries and sneaked at high altitudes.

Considering the issue of arms sales, having strength is also a way to advertise and put an end to gossip.

Referring to the world's popular plans of "sixth-generation aircraft", "air-space integration" and "space-carrier", An Feng also wants to start from this aspect. First of all, he needed an aerospace fighter -- a fighter that could travel freely in the sky and in space. Tests actually started many years ago.

In addition to speed and range, aerospace fighters must also pay attention to the amount of ammunition they carry. Having the ability to strike in outer space is the way to form a strategic deterrence, and the project that was previously tested in Tanzania can be activated after a little modification, but the range is a big problem: how to solve the problem of fuel?

Nuclear power? For drones, there is no need to worry about radiation leakage. However, the aircraft is much larger, such as nuclear fusion, which uses the reaction of deuterium and helium-3 to produce energy, and ejects leaking plasma, obtaining a specific impulse that is 100 times more efficient than conventional rockets.

Miniaturization of reactors is not easy, but the wisdom of human infighting was once in the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union both launched "nuclear-powered aircraft", only because of the emergence of intercontinental missiles, and this technology existed at that time. Anfeng has more content in the future, and it is not difficult to burn money for research and development.

"The engines of the aerospace aircraft must be combined, and the energy of nuclear fusion is used in space to propel the plasma produced by fusion. In the atmosphere, a combination of fueled rockets and ramjet engines is used, and fusion propulsion is used in space. ”

"The plane has to be big." An Feng said, "It should be called a 'spaceship', right?" ”

Hal said: "Naming freedom. ”

An Feng was bored and continued: "However, miniaturized nuclear fusion is still a bit difficult at present, and then consider the problem of going back and forth between heaven and earth." Is there a need for a supply depot in the air? A large platform built in high orbit can also be used as a base for space stations and travel to and from the moon. ”

Hal said, "It works. Because you need small fusion thrusters. Helium 3 on the moon is needed for fuel, so you will also need to build a lunar base. ”

"Why do you feel like you can't stop planning?"

"This is the trend of the future, countries are bound to do it, you can have an advantage in advance," Hal said. ”

"I'm relieved to hear you say that." An Feng said that he was afraid that money would be spent indiscriminately and that there would be better projects and he would not be able to take care of them.

"The high-orbit base serves as an airport for aerospace aircraft," Hal said. It is necessary to pay attention to safety, so space-based deathlight weapons and particle beams, and corresponding kinetic energy weapons can be equipped. If it is also nuclear-powered propulsion, it can make up for the shortcomings of the space carrier. ”

"Great idea!" An Feng nodded.

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Eventually, he and Hal discussed a lot of futuristic trends.

Hal helped him avoid some pure nonsense, and the Americans actually put a lot of smoke bombs. Just as the Cold War dragged down the Soviet Union, some concepts will become chicken ribs in the future, so aerospace fighters, high-orbit bases, and lunar bases and development programs are listed as projects.

There are also projects to return to Earth. The sea surface also has to have some strategic strength, conventional warships and aircraft carriers An Feng are not planned, he needs a battleship as fast as an F1 motorboat, the speed can soar to more than 200 kilometers per hour, and no one can survive on it...... Only people can use the machine.

It's a lot of money.

The best thing is that they don't have to do R&D. The existing technology is in the head, at most it is moved out and carefully built, the conclusion is already absolutely correct, and the test is the manufacturing ability. In this way, the cost of technology research and development, which can be trillions of dollars, is directly omitted, and it is always one step ahead.

Aerospace and Kanica took on these tasks.

The government doesn't have much money, and at present, Anfeng pays out of his own pocket, and when they have money in the future, they will consider arms sales.

Afterwards, An Feng routinely checked the progress bar...... The 99% that has not changed for many years will always tend to perfection, but it cannot be crossed. He became more and more curious, what was the force that could cram so many encyclopedias into his head? But it's still an unsolved mystery.

He had a hunch that there was a shocking secret inside.

But he was not worried, these technologies turned his life upside down and saved all of humanity from extinction. Now he trusts him unconditionally, even if it hurts him...... I'm afraid there is no need to go through such a big effort. Quietly wait for the follow-up, and live with peace of mind. (To be continued......)