The two J-10S, which had already flown far away, slowly reduced their altitude and speed after completing the adjustment of direction.

It passed through the viewing platform at an ultra-low altitude and low speed, and passed sideways over the fuselage as it flew by, so that everyone on the stage could clearly see the six missiles mounted under the wings.

Because the combat concept of the J-10S is to seize air supremacy with the enemy, and give priority to over-the-horizon air combat.

Therefore, in terms of weapons, there are more Thunderbolt-9D air-to-air missiles that carry out over-the-horizon combat, a total of four.

"What type of air-to-air missile are they, they don't seem to have seen it before?"

Ivanov asked Antonov beside him after carefully observing the missiles under the wing of the J-10S.

"It looks like it's similar to their previous Thunderbolt 9, but it's a little different."

Antonov's observation was more detailed, and he also knew more about the equipment of the Dragon Kingdom over the years, and roughly guessed the origin of this missile.

"Is this missile very good?"

Although Ivanov does not know much about missiles, he also knows that they are the main source of fighter combat effectiveness.

For every 10 percent increase in missile performance, the combat performance of fighter jets can be increased by almost 40 percent!

"I don't know." Antonov did not give the answer that Ivanov wanted.

"That's their latest generation of air-to-air missiles, and they should have good performance, but they haven't announced it yet."

"Maybe at this air show, the latest performance data will be announced."

Just when the Maozi were discussing the performance of the missile.

The guests of Gaul were also discussing the performance of the J-10S.

"Cologne, do you still think their fighters are no match for your Rafale fighters?"

After being reprimanded, Francis, who had already stopped a little, sneered after watching the performance of the J-10S.

After watching the Fallen Leaf Drift and Pugachev Cobra maneuver performed by the J-10S, both of them already understood that no matter what other performance says.

The engine performance on this fighter just launched by the Dragon Nation has already surpassed that of the Rafale fighter whose flight test stage they are still in.

Not to mention anything else, the Rafale fighter can't do these two actions.

Cologne's face was ugly, after all, he had just blown a wave of his own fighter jets, and no one would feel good if he was suddenly slapped in the face at this time.

However, as a senior executive of Dassault, he certainly did not admit his mistake like this, and he was unwilling to admit that his fighter jets were inferior to others, especially worse than the dragon kingdom, which he considered an imaginary enemy.

"Their fighter maneuverability may be good, but now it's the era of over-the-horizon air combat."

"There's no one else doing airplane dogfights like they did in World War II."

Coren forcibly defended himself, after all, it is difficult to see the gap between air-to-air missiles except for actual combat.

"Now the fighter is competing with radar, it is missile, who is still competing with you for maneuverability."

At this time, Jian-10 showed that the missile he was carrying flew over the viewing platform.

After reading it, Francis said thoughtfully:

"How do you know that they don't have air-to-air missiles for over-the-horizon combat?"

Coren laughed as if he had heard some big joke, and after a while he patted the railing in front of him and said:

"They even gave them air-to-air missiles before, how could they develop long-range air-to-air missiles in such a short period of time."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"What if they do succeed?"

Francis also lost his temper at this time and said:

"Do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"Bet on what?"

Coren also didn't give in, and asked-for-tat.

"Bet on your Bordeaux winery!"

Francis didn't know Colon on the first day, and he knew how many good things he had, so he directly asked him to gamble on his favorites.

"What about you, what will you pay back if you lose."

"I have a 12 percent stake in Snecma and if I lose, it's yours!"

The stakes given by Francis can be said to be very large, and compared to the stake in Snecma, a winery is nothing at all.

After all, at this time, Snecma has a market value of tens of billions, and 12% of the shares means that once Coren wins the bet, Francis will lose billions!

In this era when prices have not skyrocketed, billions are enough for a lifetime of drinking.

But now it's just a bet for the two of them!

Francis seems to have suffered a little, but he knows more about the situation in the Dragon Kingdom, but he knows very well that the Dragon Kingdom must have developed a long-range air-to-air missile, otherwise there is no need to make such a move.

It was at this time that the stakes were astronomical and the bet was established.

Almost everyone on the crowded viewing platform was looking at the J-10S that had flown away with wide eyes.

A special guest found Zhang Xingyang, who was standing in the corner, looking very inconspicuous.

"Haha, Zhang!"

Salman, who was dressed in a gold-rimmed white robe, shouted very exaggeratedly.

"We're meeting again!"

As a figure at the level of a crown prince, Salman is well aware that Zhang Xingyang has a high status within the Dragon Kingdom.

So it's always been a good relationship.

"Hello, my friend."

Zhang Xingyang stretched out his right hand and shook it tightly with the other party, and greeted with a smile.

"Is there anything you'd like to buy this time?"

The white-robed people with deep pockets have almost always been the focus of domestic military trade in recent years.

Regarding the existence of rushing to send money to his family, Zhang Xingyang is naturally very happy to see each other.

Salman looked at the crowd who were almost all attracted by the J-10 S that had just flown away, and whispered:

"The one that just flew over, do you sell it?"

Before the air show, Zhang Xingyang had a meeting with Song Tianxing and many bigwigs to discuss this issue.

In the end, it was concluded that the J-10A with lagging performance can be sold now, and the latest J-10S can also be sold in a few years.

This is not without reason, Chengfei now has three pulsating production lines that are producing J-10 day and night.

The annual production has reached more than 200 aircraft, and even if a small part is divided for export, it will not affect the Air Force's refitting plan.

Moreover, in the follow-up production line of Chengfei, the J-10 S with more advanced performance will be the mainstay, and those J-10A that have lagged behind will be exported to other countries, which can also solve the problem of overcapacity after some reloading.

"It can be sold."

Zhang Xingyang first gave an affirmative answer, and then said:

"But such a state-of-the-art fighter will take some time, I hope you can understand."

This is actually the norm in the international arms trade, and usually the trade cycle of such large-scale military products is calculated in years.

A fighter contract, the transaction cycle can be as long as ten years.

As for the trading cycle for large surface combat ships, it is possible that it will be longer, up to one or two decades.

"We can understand that, but hopefully we'll get a fully performance version by then."

Crown Prince Salman is in charge of these procurement work on a day-to-day basis, and he is very clear about the routines in the international arms trade.

In the arms trade, many of the weapons sold to other countries are castrated versions, often referred to as monkey versions.

For example, among the many weapons and equipment sold to the white elephant by a hairy bear, most of them are monkey versions, which not only greatly reduce the combat performance, but also have a very high price.

"The full performance version, which can be more expensive."

Even though he knew that he was facing a big dog, Zhang Xingyang couldn't help but remind him.

After all, the price they set for the J-10 S will be considered wrong when normal people see it.

"It doesn't matter, we don't care about money!"

As a country that lives on selling oil, Crown Prince Salman does not feel sorry for money at all.

"The unit price of a fully performance version of the fighter may be around 150 million."

After receiving the other party's assurance, Zhang Xingyang gave his own expected offer.

"Dollars?"

This amount is a little surprising even for a big dog who is not bad for money, after all, this is only a single-engine medium fighter.

At this time, such fighters on the international market generally do not exceed 100 million.

As for the poor stuffy bears in their pants, when they sold their Su-30 heavy fighters, the price was only 45 million dollars!

"Yes!"

Although the price given was very expensive, Zhang Xingyang did not feel ashamed at all, but felt that it should be this price.

In fact, judging from the scientific and technological level of the J-10S, this price is not very expensive.

Whether it is a high-thrust engine with a thrust of more than 3 tons, or an advanced avionics system on it, as well as stealth coatings, even if it is placed in the next ten years, it is considered to be a first-class advanced level.

"It's a bit expensive."

Although Salman has a lot of money, he is not unjust, and this price is really beyond his psychological expectations.

He had originally guessed that the price of this fighter might be between 50 million and 80 million, but now the price is almost double his most daring guess!

"My friend, he's not worth the price in my mind."

After thinking about it, Salman said to Zhang Xingyang apologetically.

"My friend, you probably don't know exactly how it performs."

Looking at the more and more people around him, Zhang Xingyang said:

"Let's find a place to talk."

The air show has a special room to entertain these customers with a high degree of purchase intent.

Zhang Xingyang personally poured a cup of Ming Qian Longjing from the West Lake for Crown Prince Salman:

"Picked from the Longjing tea leaves before the Qingming Dynasty, please taste them, my friend."

Although Salman didn't know much about tea before, with the increase in military trade with the Dragon Kingdom in the past two years, he also knew how to evaluate the quality of a tea.

After taking a sip, he put down the cup and said:

"Tea is good, but my friend, what is so good about your fighter that makes you offer such a sky-high price!"

"Before I say that, I'd like to show you a video."

Zhang Xingyang did not answer Salman's question directly, but first turned on the projector in the reception room.

The first thing that catches your eye is the first view of the pilot of a fighter jet, which is still flying leisurely at this time.

On-board radar showed that there were no other aircraft nearby.

Suddenly, however, the radar showed a target behind the plane, and it was already less than several kilometers away from itself.

Just as the pilot was about to accelerate to open the distance between the two sides, a J-10S flew over from the side of the fighter.

The blue-painted J-10S even had the mind to shake its wings in front of the opponent's fighter.

It's like a provocation!

Just when the pilot in the first perspective was angrily about to accelerate to catch up, he found that the gap between himself and the other party was getting bigger and bigger.

And in this whole process, except for a target that briefly appeared on the radar when the J-10S skimmed, it was as if nothing had been discovered at other times.

Although Salman is not a soldier, he has been responsible for the procurement of military equipment for many years, and he still knows a lot of military common sense.

"You guys used stealth technology on this plane?"

After reading it, Salman couldn't wait to ask.

"On the J-10S, we have applied various technologies that are also at the world's first-rate level."

Zhang Xingyang almost pointed to the projection cloth at this time, and explained to the other party frame by frame:

"The first thing you see is a special stealth design that allows the enemy to be close enough to spot our fighters."

"The second is the super engine system, in fact, at this time the J-10S is in a supersonic cruising state!"

Salman was already a little surprised at this time, after all, at this time, there was no fighter in the world that could achieve supersonic cruise.

Everyone's third-generation fighters basically need to turn on the afterburner first, and then they can enter the supersonic state.

It is said that the fourth-generation aircraft, which made its maiden flight not long ago, was able to do this.

But after all, the research and development work has not yet been completed, and there is no comparison with the fighter in front of me that has almost completed mass production.

"Are your fighters really capable of supersonic cruises?"

Salman, who felt a little hard to believe, carefully confirmed.

"Yes, our J-10S is capable of supersonic cruising at Mach 1.2 without turning on afterburner."

Faced with Salman's question, Zhang Xingyang replied with a smile.

"As for stealth performance, because of the stealth design and special coating, it is able to reduce the radar reflection area of the aircraft to 10 percent."

Hearing Zhang Xingyang's explanation, Salman, who originally thought it was a little expensive, felt that this price was simply the price of cabbage!

I couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said:

"You guys are amazing!"

At this time, there is only one fighter on the entire planet that can come up with such a fighter that is infinitely close to the performance of the fourth-generation aircraft.

No matter what the price is, it's not very expensive.

"What about weapon systems?"

"Is it compatible with other countries' missiles?"

In the end, Salman asked about the most important part of the fighter.

"We have adopted a 3+3 layout of the weapon mount scheme, which can carry four long-range air-to-air missiles and two close-range air-to-air combat missiles."

After Zhang Xingyang explained, he added:

"If you need to be compatible with other countries' missiles, we can make some modifications specifically for you, but for a little more money."

Salman already felt that the price was worth the price at this time, and said with a wave of his hand:

"Let's try 81 first, if it works, we can continue to deepen cooperation!"

The people present were very good at math, and they quickly reacted that this would be a huge arms sales project of more than 10 billion US dollars!

And this is still the price of the fighter, as for the various supporting ground support equipment, it has not been counted!

If we add all kinds of supporting missiles and ground-based radar systems, the entire arms sales price may be close to 20 billion US dollars!

(End of chapter)