Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 1863 Fighting for Budget

"The intelligence department, NASA, the team of scientists, the team of engineers... have jointly researched the results. We have determined that Jiuzhou Technology has completed the research, development and manufacturing of a new generation of spacecraft."

Thomas's path to promotion was not a smooth one, from management to senior management, and then to the director of NASA and the person in charge of Uncle Sam's aerospace department.

He said this in a heavy voice in the conference room.

"A new generation of spacecraft!?"

"A spacecraft that can repeatedly travel between the space station and the ground?"

"As long as safety and speed are guaranteed, this spacecraft can carry people and weapons!?"

In response to the many questions raised by the top officials in the Pentagon and the security field, Thomas could only take a deep breath and answered solemnly: "I know you are thinking of the unmanned and reusable space plane developed by Boeing, the X-37B, but according to the intelligence we have compiled, Jiuzhou Technology's starship spacecraft is at least one generation of technology better than the X-37B.

Moreover, the starship spacecraft used by Jiuzhou Technology for commercial space tourism has a much stronger load capacity than other bombers on our Blue Star, and is also faster..."

When several senior officials in a certain corner office heard this answer, different information appeared in their minds.

The X-37B space plane was launched into space by a rocket. Originally, they thought it should be the first aircraft that could both fly in the blue planet's satellite orbit and enter the atmosphere.

And because the X-37B can automatically return to the ground after completing its mission, they all think it is the prototype of future space fighters, but now it seems...

"The X-37B can reach a maximum speed of more than 25 times the speed of sound, and conventional military radar technology cannot detect it. And if Jiuzhou Technology's starship is stronger than it, how can we defend against its attack!?"

"The X-37B is not only a reusable space fighter, but also a space fighter that can attack any target on the ground within two hours. It is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb. Now it seems that Jiuzhou Technology is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb and the X-37B! We must respond! We must not let Jiuzhou Technology destroy our security environment!"

"Jiuzhou Technology's starship flew into the sky, and in the deep sea, the Polar Bear's submarine disappeared without a trace. Everyone, I feel the danger, as if Satan and other demons are eyeing us covetously!"

"No! We also need to develop better space fighters! Better nuclear submarines! Also, we must develop a radar system that can detect them in the shortest possible time! We have to do this! Otherwise, how can we be safe?!"

"We need more budget! For safety! For our freedom!"

Amid the excited voices, Thomas also took the opportunity to say, "NASA also needs more budget support, otherwise we will not be able to cooperate in the development of these equipment."

Of course, he was not shooting without purpose.

In fact, Uncle Sam’s most powerful X-37B space fighter now has a lot to do with NASA.

Twenty-eight years ago, NASA selected Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Group to design and develop orbital vehicles, and Boeing's California branch established a factory, and then various investments were made. The aerodynamic design of the X-37 is derived from the large space shuttle orbiter, so the X-37 has a similar lift-to-drag ratio, and a lower crossover range at higher altitudes. The X-37 spacecraft was originally designed to enter the space shuttle orbit, but it was redesigned to launch the Delta IV or similar rocket after determining that the flight of the space shuttle was "uneconomical".

Since business cannot make money, we naturally have to make more money in other areas of the military industry.

Money, everyone and all forces want money.

  But can money be created out of nothing?

It used to be that the Federal Reserve could print money like crazy, allowing Uncle Sam to borrow it through bonds and other means, pushing the nuclear-powered printing press to its limits.

Now, the credit and purchasing power of US dollars have slowly moved closer to real "green paper" amid repeated business collapses.

The Federal Reserve is not a fool, and because the Federal Reserve is controlled by capital groups, capital groups are more reluctant to let their assets depreciate, so it has been maintaining the formal rules of not raising interest rates and not approving more bonds.

In other words, Uncle Sam, the landlord, doesn't have much surplus food...

The military-industrial complex wants money, medical groups want money, and technology manufacturing capital also needs money. And now, aerospace-related technology groups represented by NASA, in conjunction with various forces, also want money.

Uncle Sam felt a huge headache listening to these people talking.

The current budget needs to be ripped off from Peter to pay Paul to barely get by. This year, we had planned to reduce some unnecessary expenditures to make life easier for local governments.

But now it seems that, let alone reducing the budget, if we don’t ask the Federal Reserve for more money, this group of people may do something horrible tomorrow in order to get more budget.

But... Uncle Sam was still a little dazed when he saw his allies following others to ask him for money.

In the conference room, everyone was arguing with red faces and dancing.

Originally, Uncle Sam thought that these people would stop arguing for a while and then discuss countermeasures.

But who would have known that the argument had been escalating from the beginning, and there was no sign of cooling down.

"We also need support for the combat readiness of our army! The total budget request for fiscal year 1028 of the Xia Yinxing calendar is $1985 billion, which is only $56 billion more than this fiscal year. But everyone should also know that now both space and the ocean are not safe. Only the land is still under our control. We must ensure a high level of combat readiness and complete the strategic transformation from focusing on counter-terrorism to responding to the challenges of major battles.

Projects such as long-range firepower, next-generation combat vehicles, networks, air defense and anti-missile defense, and enhancing the lethality of soldiers, as well as defense industrial infrastructure construction and advanced technology integration, all require budget support! "

  "Fuck, what are you talking about? The oceans are still under our control! And now we must strengthen our maritime dominance, empower more people, and strengthen strategic partnerships!

We need to build more warships, including advancing the Columbia-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine project, purchasing combat ships, purchasing fixed-wing aircraft and unmanned fighter jets, and the research and development and procurement of long-range firepower and hypersonic technology also require budget support!

Don't forget that we have voluntarily retired 50 ships in the past three years, saving at least $ billion! In this case, we still have a huge budget gap!"