What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 494 Going Out

Santa Ana, the mouth of the Amazon River

Technical experts from General Atomics (GA) arrived in Pakistan by plane and then transferred to a small plane to bring the equipment here.

If the front lines weren't so dangerous, they would rather go to Caracalla.

The purpose of the general atom here is for T6.

Unlike other things like gnats or high-tech warships, the T6 poses an extremely serious threat to ground operations.

The T6 small aircraft has been proven to be able to maneuver flexibly through forests and rely on distance and the sound absorption of the trees to achieve the ability to covertly follow ground troops.

In their evaluation, the ET office referred to the T6 as the "X" drone, both because its rotor shaft distribution resembles several overlapping Xs and because of its mysterious, black-hole-like technological nature.

The soldiers who first encountered it didn't think this little thing, simpler than a lawnmower, had any technological content. But after General Atom analyzed it, they were shocked:

They rushed to create a four-axis replacement using electric motors for simulation, and then kept crashing:
Small drones require extremely sensitive sensors and gyroscopes, and must be equipped with a fly-by-wire control system to maintain stability.

With this combination, the quadcopter they manufactured no longer had the weight of batteries and could only fly while connected to power cords.

Hans's ability to achieve stable flight and movement using only vacuum tubes and mechanical control systems is nothing short of an engineering marvel.

Compared to the MQ1 Predator, the technology represented by the T6 is almost epoch-making, so GA couldn't wait to send people to the site for in-depth contact.

However, for Marun, the arrival of people is a good thing.

"Thank goodness you're here. I heard that ET's office has a jamming machine under development."

Brigadier General Hunt warmly welcomed the technical team, but the latter were quite embarrassed when asked about it:
"General, that thing is only in the planning stage right now."

"How long will it take before we can use it?"

"This will probably require more samples... but we have brought emergency equipment."

GA didn't just send people; their real goal was to capture a T6 intact.

At this moment, two large wooden crates were unloaded from the small plane they had arrived in.

Hunter went over and saw that one of the wooden crates contained a thing with a base and two rotating semi-glass domes, which looked to contain something very complicated.
"This is our secret weapon."

GA experts explained:

"This is the 'Big Eyes,' which has two rotating infrared sensors. Even in the forest, it can detect heat from a gasoline engine at a maximum range of seven or eight hundred meters."

The other box contains a directional jammer, which cannot damage the vacuum tubes but can forcibly interfere with all surrounding communications, including drone remote control signals.

If coordinated properly, there is a high probability of capturing a complete prototype.

……

"The New York is too slow, it needs to be upgraded!"

At the Da Wan Wharf, Yan Jian was slumped in the large, comfortable sofa chair of the battleship, surrounded by the other staff officers who had come with him, all of whom were looking excited.

At Tang Wen's request, the script was written very quickly, and the promotional video was filmed immediately.

Although the actors appearing in the M-series fleets are all white, the actual commander is the naval advisory group, namely Yan Jian.

Even when filming, the feeling of commanding a battleship is intoxicating.

"Isn't the background of the story that a major storm makes all ships slow down? Speed ​​is a minor issue."

"Wait, didn't you say it was filmed on location?"

Yan Jian noticed a problem:

"If there's a real storm, filming won't be possible, right? And it has to be done by drone."

"It's just aerial photography, no big deal."

Tang Wen winked at him, thought for a moment, and then added:
"My pilots all received advanced training in Hans." Yan Jian: "..."

Others might not have gotten this point, but his face started twitching, so it might actually be true!

After chatting about the filming for a while, Tang Wen got off the boat and saw Lao Zhang walking over and waving at him.

……

After finding a quiet place, Old Zhang finally revealed his purpose:

"We hope to buy a Hansgrohe aircraft, or a brand new model that was previously reported by the media as possibly being the ME262. We can name our terms."

Tang Wenxian did not answer, but asked:
"What were the findings of the observation group's visit?"

"Of course it's not very good."

Old Zhang gave a wry smile. In fact, the three elite pilots wanted to try to break through their limits as soon as they returned, but they were stopped by chance.

However, after careful analysis, they came to two conclusions:
First, I suspect Hans is on drugs, because flying at extremely low altitudes is very tiring. Even an excellent pilot would be exhausted after ten minutes, not to mention the mental stress caused by high tension.

Hans the Superman flew for half an hour at supersonic speeds; unless he was on drugs, it's really hard to explain how he defied the limits of human capability.
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The aircraft is also very important. Although it's uncertain which technological approach it uses, it definitely involves some kind of cutting-edge technology.

So the request to buy an airplane was made, as a way to test the waters and see what level of transaction was possible.

Tang Wen verbally offered to ask, but in his heart he had already refused:

We can't exactly show them the little black box, can we?
It's better to do Superman's research than to take the wrong path of vacuum tubes.

After dealing with the situation temporarily, Lao Zhang brought up the Bremerton submarine again.

The nuclear submarine whose course was unexpectedly reversed is still on surveillance missions in the ocean, but with the completion of a secret shipyard in the country, it is ready for takeover.

This also means another huge sum of 200 billion yuan in payments.

"Still keeping track of expenses?"

Old Zhang quickly agreed:

"Keep the books in the books."

Tang Wen nodded, but said:

"We've almost spent half of this 100 billion loan, should we borrow some more?"

"Don't don't."

Old Zhang was shaking so hard his head was almost blurry; this was the first time in decades that the country had received such a large amount of military aid.

Even the Big Brother back then paid out real money, and the loan amount... even considering purchasing power and the situation at the time, Nanyang was incredibly wealthy.

They throw out hundreds of billions at a time; on the extreme, they could almost support the navy.

Old Zhang felt a little embarrassed, and suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked:
"By the way, according to the maintenance plan, there are quite a few ships in the South China Sea Fleet that will be able to perform duties around December. We plan to send them out for visits that month, starting with a week-long visit to each of the ships in the South China Sea."

Is this considered a reward?

"It's not really calculated; this was the original plan."

Old Zhang told the truth:

"This visit was mostly conducted at the invitation of the authorities."

Tang Wen immediately understood. Unlike in the past, this time, because China joined the WTO ahead of schedule, it was taken by Southeast Asia, which was deeply mired in the financial crisis, as a channel to get out of its predicament. Naturally, Southeast Asia was willing to take the initiative to curry favor with China.

Moreover, they also need to keep up with the West, and opening their markets together is almost inevitable.

After realizing this, Tang Wen had some doubts:
Will those previous crises... happen again?

(End of this chapter)