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And Yanayev, who led the Soviet economy out of trouble, did not have time to stop and appreciate his great design, he was very busy, and all kinds of anxious things were in front of him, and Yanayev needed to deal with them. It's been six years since he became the general secretary of the Soviet Union, but he still hasn't had time to relax in a holiday house by the Black Sea, and his days are almost monotonous between the yellow building of the Kremlin and the official residence of Novo-Ogalevo outside Moscow. From walking to the Kremlin on the morning star to returning to the villa at the stars, Yanayev is undoubtedly one of the busiest leaders in the world.

Just when Ryžkov and Ryutaro Hashimoto signed a trade agreement statement at the Prime Minister's Office, Yanayev's itinerary for this day was to visit the Suyho Design Bureau, and every time Yanayev's itinerary contained political significance, such as choosing to visit the Su-37 fighter when it was ready for the final stage of commissioning, which was undoubtedly the best advertising for the Suyho Design Bureau, and for the entire Soviet military industry, it was also exciting news. This means that Yanayev may vigorously support the Soviet military-industrial complex.

In the secret internal factory of the Suiho Design Bureau, Yanayev saw the most secret fighter design to date - the Su-37 experimental model, the internal number T10M-11, which is an important step in the implementation of the Su-37 program to develop a series of fourth-generation fighters and fifth-generation multi-role fighters for the Russian Air Force on the basis of the Su-27.

During Yanayev's visit, Simonov, the third chief designer of the Suyho Design Bureau, accompanied him throughout the whole process, and Yanayev was accompanied by General Ogarkov, who was originally the most unpopular guy appeared in this place, which had a different taste. The Western experts who have painstakingly studied Kremlin studies have a headache for them again.

"Is this the latest design of the Sujho Design Bureau?" Yanayev stood in front of the Su-35 prototype, which looked like a successor to the Su-27 with only a canard wing design, and would become the new darling of the Soviet Air Force.

"The prototype of the Su-37 fighter is an important attempt between the transition of Soviet fighters from fourth-generation to fifth-generation aircraft." Designer Simonov stood in front of Yanayev and personally explained to him that "the engine of the Su-37 not only has stronger conventional thrust than the previous Su-27 series, but also the engine designed by the Rurika Engine Design Bureau has hydraulically controlled nozzles that can turn within a certain range." The vector thruster and flight control system are perfectly combined and do not require the pilot to operate. ”

Yanayev nodded, motioning to Designer Simonov to continue, he knew that the Su-37 was the first Soviet aircraft equipped with vector thrusters, so in terms of performance, it could compete with the F-22 that had not yet been tested, but only had the capital to compete. Originally, due to the lag in the development of fifth-generation aircraft in China and Russia, the F22 of the United States was ahead of the world for more than ten years.

Thinking of this, Yanayev said to Simonov earnestly, "At that time, Simonov designers presided over the development of the Su-27 fighter, which technically crushed the American F15 fighter, but the competition of this era will not end, and the Suiho Design Bureau still needs to continue to work hard." The Americans will not stop advancing, and soon they will develop the next generation of fighters that pose a threat to Soviet airspace. ”

Simonov paused for a moment, "The next generation of fighters? ”

"Yes, the next generation of fighters, I can only reveal so much to Comrade Simonov, which is why I specially went to the Suiho Design Bureau." Yanayev kindly reminded the great designer that he hoped to see more legends in his hands.

After the development of the MiG-1.44 prototype in 1994, it has been in a state of flux, although Yanayev will occasionally pay attention to the development of Soviet aviation, but over time ignore this new fighter program, which was originally developed by the Ministry of Aviation Industry and the Air Force in the 80s.

"Time is of the essence, Comrade Simonov. You have a very heavy task on your shoulders, are you ready and ready for this? Yanayev looked at him encouragingly, saying that the arms race was a thing of the past, but that did not mean that the Soviet Union would relax the development of new equipment.

"Please rest assured that the motherland and the people will be able to accomplish this task." Simonov nodded very seriously, it was his honor to be valued by the general secretary.

"That's good, Comrade Simonov. The motherland will always support you. Yanayev was very satisfied with Simonov's attitude, full of energy and vitality, such a Suikho design bureau is what he wants to see, not the Suikho design bureau that has been eating the old technology of the Soviet era for more than ten years in the original historical timeline. As an assertion that the Soviet industry, which could send bricks into the sky as long as the engines had enough thrust, Yanayev had no doubts about the creative abilities of these designers.

"Oh yes, Comrade Simonov, if there are any problems or difficulties with the Suiho Design Bureau, etc., you can just ask. The government will try to help each other as much as possible according to the situation. If it is a problem of funds, it should not be difficult to mention, the government is now encouraging the development of military enterprises, after the five-year low tide period, the entire industry will usher in a new spring. ”

Yanayev knew very well that if he wanted the Suiho Design Bureau to work hard, then the Ministry of Defense would have to show enough sincerity on the issue of funding.

"Thank you so much, Chairman Yanayev." Simonov was speechless for a while, and indeed the most default thing for the Suyho Design Bureau now is the injection of funds.

Ogarkov, who was standing on the sidelines, wanted to speak but wanted to stop, he accompanied Yanayev to the Suykho Design Bureau as a representative of the Ministry of Defense, but he did not find anything to use himself in the whole process. But when he listened to the conversation between Yanayev and Simonov, Ogarkov finally realized why the Ministry of Defense indicated that he had come to accompany Yanayev.

This may have been the general secretary's arrangement, and at this time, Yanayev, who was in front of him even as the chairman of the Military Commission and chairman of the Soviet Union, finally had time to listen to the all-round development plan of the new Soviet army that he had always wanted to hear.

"At this moment?" Ogarkov hesitated, although the dozens of pages of the written report had been completed for a long time, but he had been pressed in his drawer and did not dare to submit it, and now he did not dare to disturb Yanayev to visit the Suykho Design Bureau, so he could only ask the other party's opinion after the visit.

In this way, Ogarkov, who was full of concerns, accompanied Yanayev all the way to visit the Suykho Design Bureau, and he had been thinking about the manuscript in his heart, and he was waiting for the opportunity to communicate with Yanayev alone.

The visit to the Suykho Design Bureau lasted only one morning, and Yanayev had to return to the Kremlin in the afternoon, so it was Ogarkov's last chance to express his opinion to Yanayev. After Yanayev shook hands with Simonov and the group to say goodbye, Ogarkov finally found an opportunity in a short moment.

"General Secretary Yanayev." Marshal Ogarkov stepped forward and approached Yanayev.

Hearing someone shouting his name, Yanayev turned around and happened to see Ogarkov, who had been preoccupied all morning, and he asked with a smile, "Do you know why the guys who hate you in the Ministry of Defense sent you as a representative?" ”

Ogarkov nodded, the general secretary's metaphor gave him a headache for a long time.

"In that case, I'll just go straight in. As I said earlier, the Soviet army needs a comprehensive program of arms reform, which will take several years to carry out in an orderly manner, and when completed, the Soviet army will be presented to the world with a completely new look. Marshal Ogarkov, I pinned my hopes on you at that time, and now you can come up with that plan? ”

"Of course." Marshal Ogarkov took a deep breath and said affirmatively, "Now that this detailed plan has been imprinted in my mind, it can be submitted to the General Secretary's desk in a written report on the situation another day." ”

"Good, but at this moment, I'd like to hear your rough plan." Yanayev said. (To be continued.) )