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As an air force directly under the Military Region, the Second Army Aviation Regiment has a long history, and it is the first unit to come into contact with the 'Black Hawk' helicopter, and it can also be regarded as the Chinese unit that knows the 'Black Hawk' best.

'Black Hawk' has been in China for more than 30 years and is still the main force of the army aviation. Although it is a bit old, the army still loves it - there are not many ways to use helicopters in the highlands. But the land of China is so vast, and the terrain is too complicated.

Captain Qiu Ronghua led the crew to complete the daily training and carried out maintenance work as usual. Compared to the maintenance work of the Mi-17, the 'Black Hawk' is much simpler. But after the work was over, without waiting for Captain Qiu to rest for a while, he and several crew members and ground crews of the Second Regiment were transferred away overnight with a single order.

'Set off immediately after receiving the order', the order of the superior has no room for bargaining, and it is very urgent, and the destination is the magic capital. Captain Qiu knew that this must be a confidential mission, so he arranged the follow-up work and immediately led the team to set off.

Fly directly from Chengdu to Modu, and then take a car to the military port in the direction of Tianjin when I arrived at the port, and when I arrived at the port, I saw a huge container ship being loaded and unloaded.

"What the hell are you pulling us all this way for?" Including Qiu Ronghua, everyone muttered in their hearts. Judging from the sentry points in the port, it is obvious that the outside is loose and the inside is tight, and the containers that are loaded and unloaded are very important.

"I guess it has something to do with helicopters, and it has something to do with Black Hawk." Some people make such judgments.

Qiu Ronghua also agreed, because the crew and ground staff who were familiar with the 'Black Eagle' were all rushed over, and there were even technicians who were responsible for the test flight and testing when the 'Black Eagle' was introduced. This posture is set out, and at a glance, you can see that nine times out of ten the containers are 'Black Hawks'.

'Black Hawk' is a good thing, and it has been developed and produced for decades and is not outdated at all. But the United States embargoes, and rabbits can't buy it if they want to.

After the container was unloaded, Qiu Ronghua, as the captain with the highest military rank, and several personnel from the national security department personally opened a container numbered '001'. As soon as the door opened, he was overjoyed, "Sure enough, it's 'Black Hawk'." ”

The black-gray livery, the nose with a protruding leading edge, and the wide cockpit. Seeing this, Qiu Ronghua couldn't help but laugh, and asked the national security personnel who opened the box together: "Well done, you smuggled it from abroad?" Amazing! ”

"The source is confidential, don't ask. Your job is to reassemble these helicopters and test them. "The security officers didn't give much information.

The helicopter in the container was transported by dismantling the external parts such as the rotor and tail rotor, along with the corresponding assembly test instructions and special tools, and a full set of equipment.

Regarding the caution of national security personnel, Qiu Ronghua smiled and did not ask more. He wanted to confirm the models of these helicopters first, after all, the 'Black Hawk' is the signature product of Sikorsky, and there are many improved models. But even the old model is nothing, and rabbits are not picky eaters about this thing.

When all the containers were loaded onto the truck, Qiu Ronghua was taken aback by the number of containers, "How many are these?" ”

"There are 50 containers in total, the first batch of 24, with supporting maintenance parts, and even spare engines." The state security personnel did not hide this.

"Twenty-four? Or the first batch? Is this really smuggling? What's the difference between this and the official introduction? Qiu Ronghua was really a little surprised.

In the 80s of the last century, the introduction of the 'Black Hawk' also introduced 24 planes, and after so many years of use, four of them have been damaged. Now it's good, twenty-four of them were replenished at once. Looks like there's still to come.

All the people who were ready to pick up the airport suddenly became hot, and they all felt that this was a good thing that the state had spent a lot of money to get their hands on. You must know that although the Z-20 replicating the 'Black Hawk' is already in its final test flight, the production problem is a big problem.

Twenty-four 'Black Hawks' are two flying groups. The Chengdu Military Region is responsible for combat missions in the southwest, and the area where it is located is at a high altitude, so it is necessary to have a high-powered 'Black Eagle'. These 'Black Hawks' can really come in handy.

Owners and containers are quickly transferred from the port to inland airports for subsequent assembly. And an even bigger surprise is still waiting for Qiu Ronghua and others, who soon discovered that this batch of 'Black Hawks' is not old goods, but the latest UH-60M in active service in the US military.

This is the model of Sikorsky for the U.S. military to do the medium-term life extension mission, the new wide-chord composite rotor, especially suitable for high-temperature plateau environment, but also reduce maintenance costs.

The all-new digital cockpit eases the pilot's workload, improves crew situational awareness, and provides new communication capabilities. Moreover, the engine power has been increased again, and the avionics and other equipment are the latest ones.

"Hahaha...... this is really a shotgun for a gun!" Although these 'Black Hawks' are all second-hand goods, their performance is much stronger than the old ones equipped by Huaxia more than 30 years ago. Just a digital cockpit can make Qiu Ronghua and other crew members smile.

Although there are many unfamiliar and unsuitable in the face of new equipment, there is no doubt that this batch of 'Black Hawks' is worth the money, and the attached tooling equipment is also very complete, and even equipped with special training videos, basically teaching people how to use this batch of 'Black Hawks' by hand.

Due to unfamiliarity, it took a whole week for the first UH-60M to be assembled. However, when the first short ground test flight was carried out, and Qiu Ronghua personally piloted the "Black Hawk" to complete a few minutes of take-off and hovering and landing, all the crew and ground crew involved in the mission cheered and laughed.

"Nice, nice, very easy to use. The ability of the United States to make weapons and equipment must still be affirmed, and good things are good things. Qiu Ronghua said several advantages of this batch of 'Black Eagles' in one breath, and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

He couldn't help but ask the national security personnel who had been present again: "For this batch of good things, a lot of money must have been spent, right?" ”

This is the US military's active equipment, and the export price is $35 million per unit, and this is only for the so-called 'friendly' countries. The rabbit wants it, but the eagle sauce is not sold yet, and people are so arrogant!

In Qiu Ronghua's view, this posture that sneaked into the country must have been smuggled. And the smuggling is so large-scale that the cost is probably more than $35 million. It's just that the national security personnel laughed and didn't say anything, and only asked if this batch of goods was worth it?

"Value! Of course it is. It's a bit old, but with good maintenance, it can last at least another ten or fifteen years. "Qiu Ronghua's old 'Black Hawk' has changed several batches of pilots, but the equipment is still very useful.

"It's easy to use, don't ask about the price." What the national security personnel want is this sentence, in fact, the entire assembly and test flight process has been evaluated in detail.

The higher authorities have given the national security a task -- to make a correct assessment of these 'black eagles,' and we will not take advantage of the amount of money that should be paid. We are counting on the remaining 100 Black Hawks to be of the same quality.

Don't look at the domestic singing and dancing in China, but the world is not peaceful now. The rabbit is extremely hungry for military helicopters, and now it is expanding its military strength. There are only 50 or 60 helicopters in one army aviation regiment, and more than 100 helicopters are equivalent to two army aviation regiments.

If they are all the latest 'Black Hawks', this increase in combat power is obvious. You can't choke on food and mix up the business that follows -- now that the uncle has money, he lacks equipment. If I can sell it for money, I dare to come to a dozen of Eagle Sauce's aircraft carriers.

After the test flight of Qiu Ronghua and others, they initially came to the conclusion that these 'Black Eagles' are in good condition, and their performance is one grade higher than that of our army's existing equipment. Although it is second-hand, it is worth continuing to introduce.

And the most surprising thing about Qiu Ronghua and others in the whole assembly process was that there was an alternative guy in these fifty containers.

"What the hell is this?"

"This isn't a 'Black Hawk'!"

"I'll drop it for a day, the person who smuggles this goods can vomit the eagle sauce qi blood." (To be continued.) )