Chapter Twenty-Five: The Storm Rises

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Because the third round of remodeling was carried out half a month later, Liu Wei and his family lived in the manor for a few days, and climbed the Jungfraujoch before the snow and ice on the summit completely melted. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

In Switzerland, there are peaks of Weiss, Matt, Saas, Grand Comban, Jungfraujoch, Finstra, Aletsch and Bernina with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. Although these so-called "peaks" are dwarfs compared to the peaks on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they are definitely well-deserved giants in Western Europe. Surrounded by these mountain peaks, Switzerland has become the most famous "mountain country" in Europe.

Climbing to the top of the mountain, Liu Wei realized that Jungfrau was just one of the peaks among the mountains.

To the south, the heart of the Bernese Mountains, with the Fernstrag and Aletsch peaks visible, is mostly above the winter snow line.

Because there was enough time, Liu Wei and the others went into the mountain for a few days.

In the meantime, they also encountered a team of Swiss special forces training in the mountains. The descendants of these Celts were very strong, like eagles in the mountains. After a day of walking around the mountains with the special forces, in order to avoid getting into trouble, Liu Wei took everyone back to the manor.

If you want to talk about the scenery, it is indeed very good, but it is not the slightest attraction to Liu Wei and the other three K1 members.

Everyone felt bored staying in the manor before returning to the city. This time, Liu Wei and the others went to Narva at the western tip of Switzerland, and then took advantage of France. After a round trip to Lyon, I went to Paris, went to the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, and the Avenue de la Champcherishe, and finally took the "Falcon" that had completed maintenance and returned to China.

Because of some trouble in the preparations, Yuan Changqing postponed the third round of remodeling for five days.

Taking this opportunity, Liu Wei reviewed the revised "homeland" drawings and asked Dian Bin to arrange for Batavia to come forward and exchange the gems that would not cause trouble for cash.

The infrastructure of the "homeland" needs money, and the re-transformation also needs money, and the subsequent development of FOS needs even more money.

What Liu Wei lacks most now is money.

Although after learning that Liu Wei was short of money, Yumi Hashimoto offered to sell the trust fund left by Kotaro Hashimoto, but Liu Wei did not agree because he didn't want to use the woman's money. Besides, trust funds are not meant to be sold, and the funds obtained from the sale are difficult to handle.

During this time, several major events also took place in the world.

First of all, it was said that the National Congress had approved a revised arms procurement contract, agreeing in principle to purchase F-35B fighters and their production lines, but the number of planes to be purchased was reduced to 80 planes, and the licensed production capacity was also reduced to 120 planes, mainly to replace the F-4 fighters that had already been put into service beyond their time limit.

Subsequently, after six months of deliberation, the US Congress repealed the export ban on F-22A.

This does not mean that the United States will sell the F-22A to any country, but there is a surname, and it is not the F-22A that the US military is equipped with, but a simplified model for export.

For example, the one sold to Yuben is called the F-22AJ, which is equipped with the F-119 engine of the first stage of production, and the maximum afterburner thrust is 149 kN, which is 25 percent lower than that of the third stage of production. In addition, the electronic equipment and mission system have also been adjusted, the AN/AGP-77 phased array radar has been replaced with an improved model of the AN/AGP-79 on the F/A-18E/F, the surname can be greatly reduced, and the mission system is limited to air combat and does not have the ability to strike on the ground.

In the words of the news media, the F-22AJ is an emasculated fighter.

Even so, the F-22AJ's surname can not be underestimated. Compared with the third-generation fighters of neighboring countries, the F-22AJ belongs to the real fourth-generation heavy air superiority fighter, and the surname can have a very obvious advantage. Compared with the F-35A, which is about to be mass-produced, it is also a lot higher.

As a result, he became the first country in the world to introduce F-22 fighter jets.

Because the U.S. Congress did not approve the purchase of additional F-22A, the first batch of F-22AJ will be delivered to the F-22AJ within two years after the F-22 production line is restarted, and the F-22AJ will become the second country after the United States to be equipped with fourth-generation heavy air superiority fighters.

Affected by this, South Korea also sent a request to the United States to purchase F-22A fighter jets, and made it clear that it hopes to obtain a full-fledged F-22A, rather than a "castrated version" with only anti-air combat capabilities. For this reason, South Korea abandoned the follow-up order for the F-15K.

Within a month, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and India submitted purchases to the United States.

The first three countries are good to say that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rich countries in the Middle East, and some have money, and Saudi Arabia has long purchased more than 100 F-15 fighter jets, while the UAE has abandoned France's "Rafale". Israel is an ally of the United States, and it is the most important ally of the United States in the Middle East, and if the United States sells the F-22A to Arab countries, Israel's security will be threatened, and the purchase of the F-22A will become a necessary option. Because Israel has extremely close relations with the United States, there is a good chance that Israel will get the full version of the F-22A.

Most notably, it is India.

As early as the beginning of this century, India participated in the development of the Russian T-50, provided half of the development funds, and promised to purchase hundreds of them to enrich the main fighter fleet composed of Su-30MKI. After the first flight of the J-20, the Indian Air Force became more active and even wanted to get such fighters before Russia.

The problem is that the development of the T-50 did not go well.

The main thing is the power system, the 117S engine used in the test flight can only provide a maximum thrust of 147,000 N, which is a big difference of 175 Nn required to achieve supersonic cruise and supermaneuverability, and this engine developed from the AL-31 does not have much potential for improvement, and is not ideal in terms of service life, overhaul interval, life cycle use, and fuel consumption.

Without a suitable engine, the T-50 is just an empty shell.

Even if Russia can develop an engine similar to the F-119, because in the early design, affected by the lack of engine thrust, the aerodynamic shape focuses on improving the maneuverability, and the stealth design is not comprehensive, so after replacing the engine, the T-50 will definitely re-optimize the aerodynamic shape and improve the stealth ability.

Affected by this, within ten years, the possibility of mass production of the T-50 is very slim.

Obviously, the Indian Air Force cannot wait ten years.

There is enough information to prove that the mainland has made a breakthrough in the field of fourth-generation high-thrust military turbofan engines, and the J-20 will gain a strong enough heart within five years, and it will definitely be able to form combat effectiveness within ten years. Even if the T-50 is mass-produced in ten years, the Indian Air Force will have to wait for fifteen years later.

During these five years, the continental air force will gain an overwhelming advantage.

Because the J-20 was developed by Continental Reading Power and did not use Russian technology, Pakistan will be the first overseas champion of this fighter as long as the price is reasonable.

In addition, Pakistan will also imitate the FC-1 and jointly develop a single-engine fighter similar to the F-35 with the mainland.

For the sensitive situation in South Asia, India will quickly lose its air superiority if Pakistan acquires fourth-generation fighters before India.

In fact, the Indian Air Force also does not have many illusions about the T-50.

The Su-30MKI equipped with a vector nozzle was blown into the sky by Russia, but the actual surname can not be ideal. In joint exercises with the US military, the Su-30MKI did not win once when it came to close combat with the F-15C. In over-the-horizon air combat, the passive phased array radar equipped with the Su-30MKI proved to have very poor detection accuracy, a low identification rate of friend or foe, and more friendly aircraft were killed than enemy aircraft.

This problem was very evident in the Indian Air Force's procurement of medium fighters.

In the F/A-18E/F, EF2000, Rafale, F-16N, JAS-39 and MIG-35, the MIG-35 was the first to go out. Because the JAS-39 is a light fighter, the F-16N is related to Pakistan's F-16 and has also been out. Because France was reluctant to transfer technology, Rafale was eliminated in the second round. In the F/A-18E/F and EF2000, the Indian Air Force prefers the former, because the "medium fighter" required by the Indian Air Force should be a multi-role fighter, while the EF2000 focuses on air supremacy and does not have outstanding multi-mission capabilities.

It's just that in front of the J-20, any kind of medium fighter has no advantages to speak of.

What the Indian Air Force needs most is a heavy air supremacy fighter that can compete with the J-20.

The T-50 is difficult to mass-produce, and the surname after mass production may not necessarily surpass the J-20, so the F-22A has become the only option for the Indian Air Force.

As for whether the United States will sell the F-22A to India, that is another question.

Although India and the United States have become closer and closer over the years, India's relations with Russia are also very close. The United States does not mind selling some third-generation fighters, or the so-called third-and-a-half-generation fighters, to India that are about to be phased out, but it will inevitably have some concerns when selling the latest fighters.

Under the influence of India, the Pakistani authorities also quickly requested the mainland to participate in the development of the J-20.

When there was an uproar in South Asia, in the western Pacific, the unwilling to be lonely once again dropped a bombshell, announcing that it would revise the construction plan for the last two helicopter destroyers of the "Yuexiang" class, build them in full accordance with the standards of light aircraft carriers, and improve the already built "Yuexiang" and "Ise" so that they have the ability to carry F-35B fighters and act as "sea-supremacy ships" in the fleet.

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.

Immediately after the decision to build a light aircraft carrier capable of carrying the F-35B, South Korea announced that it would design and build its first light aircraft carrier based on the Dokdo. Because of the new design and the help of Spanish and Italian shipyards, the South Korean light aircraft carrier surpassed the Helicopter Destroyer of the Hon.

As for actual combat capabilities, it is not easy to say.

In this round of international hot spots, only the mainland is indifferent. The construction of the second aircraft carrier is still proceeding in an orderly manner, and the development of a new carrier-based fighter is also on the high-speed lane.

It's just that no one doubts that it is the mainland that triggered this round of hot spots!

(To be continued)