Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 164: Sell the No. 8 bomb to raise research and development funds!
"In 1951, Professor Carlwiley of Goodyear Aerospace Corporation in the United States first proposed the concept of synthetic aperture radar, which uses Doppler frequency analysis to improve the azimuth resolution of the radar. This technique is called Doppler beam sharpening, and for synthetic aperture radar, the sharpening ratio is an important indicator..."

Everyone who reached the door was stunned.

Domestic research institutions are currently only able to develop monopulse radar, which is insufficient for filtering ocean clutter. Northwestern Polytechnical University, on the other hand, not only has pulse-Doppler radar but has even begun research on synthetic aperture radar! This technology… is currently only possessed by the United States; Europe doesn't have it!
"Only a resolution of 32:1 is practically meaningful. However, at this ratio, the target is still very blurry. Locally, a resolution of 28:1, or even 60:1, is needed to provide the pilot with more accurate instructions..."

Holy crap, this sharpening ratio is insane! Not only can you see the undulations of the terrain, but you can also see the houses on the ground, and even the chimneys on the houses!
Team Leader Liu could no longer contain himself. He strode inside and exclaimed, "I never expected that Northwestern Polytechnical University would possess such top-notch radar technology! Can your radar be miniaturized and fitted inside a missile?"

"Well... if the size is reduced, the functionality has to be reduced, and the search distance also has to be reduced..."

"We don't need much; just enough to clearly see a large target on the sea from 40 kilometers away!"

It's irresponsible to talk about fuel consumption of cars without considering road conditions; it's also unfair to talk about search range of radar without considering target size.

The radars needed by the navy are designed to search for warships with radar cross-sections of hundreds of square meters, while the radars of the air force are designed to search for fighter jets with radar cross-sections of only a few square meters! Therefore, a fighter jet can be detected at 80 kilometers, while a warship may be detected at 200 kilometers or even further.

Even if the airborne radar is scaled down to a missile-borne radar, it can still have a search range of forty kilometers!

"Of course, no problem!"

"Great! Great! The big problem that has been troubling Xiao Erhei for so long is finally going to be solved!"

The people who entered were all extremely excited, and one of them, an elderly man with a full head of white hair, looked at Qin Liang with approving eyes.

"Director Luo, these are..."

"Come on, let me introduce you all. This is Professor Liang, from the Third Academy! These are the main force behind the development of the No. 8 bomb. They heard that Northwestern Polytechnical University could provide technical support, so they came immediately..."

It really is Elder Liang!
"Mr. Liang, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Qin Liang walked up to Mr. Liang, but instead of shaking his outstretched hand, he bowed deeply.

Mr. Liang was born in 1916. He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Tsinghua University in 1937. He then went to the United States and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from MIT. He then taught at Southwest Associated University. In 1965, he became the vice president and chief engineer of the Third Academy of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry. He was the chief designer of coastal defense missiles and was known as the father of coastal defense!

Without him, there would be no modern coastal defense in the East! Qin Liang held such an old man in high esteem!
"Young man, seeing you is like seeing the future of our Eastern technology!"

"Mr. Liang, you flatter me. We have to thank the country for this. We have been fortunate to live in a great era."

After everyone finished their introductions and took their seats, Chief Designer Yao began his detailed presentation.

"Our missile has a diameter of 0.36 meters, leaving no more than 300 millimeters for the radar antenna. Such a small radar antenna cannot easily radiate enough radar waves. The beam of this pulse Doppler radar is much stronger than that of a single pulse radar..."

"That's alright, we'll use a planar slotted radar antenna."

"What?!" Everyone was shocked again. They had rushed over after hearing about it, but they hadn't learned the specific technical details. They hadn't expected the technical capabilities here to be so strong! "This is processing technology that only the United States possesses!"

"Yes, we are the second one. We are still supplying Europe."

"Wow, Northwestern Polytechnical University is really strong!"

The Northwestern Polytechnical University members present felt a sense of pride, because what the outside world saw was not Qin Liang's achievement, but the achievement of Northwestern Polytechnical University!

A dozen minutes later, Chief Designer Yao presented all the technical requirements, and then everyone's eyes fell on Qin Liang.

"The development of this radar can be completed within three months, and the development cost... will be approximately 50 million."

what?
The guests' eyes widened again.

Expensive! This is way too expensive! Half a billion! How much was the total R&D budget for our No. 8 missile? Less than ten million!
"Qin Liang, well... recently our country is focused on economic development, and I'm afraid we don't have enough money to develop a naval anti-ship missile!" Chief Designer Yao immediately put on a bitter face.

"Sigh, everyone, you don't know, research and development really costs a lot of money! We're working on an airborne radar that we're converting for use in missiles. There's a lot of work involved, and many of the components have to be sourced from abroad... Fifty million is the minimum requirement."

Director Luo and the others remained silent, watching Qin Liang's performance. Old Liang, who was standing to the side, spoke up: "Qin Liang, we don't have that much money. Can you come up with a solution?"

"Well... there is a way. As long as we sell the No. 8 bomb, we'll have the money for research and development..."

"No, absolutely not. The No. 8 missile is a classified project of our navy and must not be sold abroad."

"That's right, this missile is at a world-class level!"

Qin Liang smiled and said, "A classified naval project? In previous years, the navy didn't spend a single penny. The Little Black missile was developed by the Third Academy with its own funds! Everyone suffered a lot back then! It was only in recent years, when the navy needed it, that the project was officially launched. If you ask me, this missile belongs to the Third Academy. The navy has no right to interfere. Selling it is to raise funds to better invest in research and development. What's wrong with that? If we don't sell it, the market will be taken over by the Exocet missile!"

The crowd's expressions were complicated, especially the engineer among the newcomers who was wearing a hearing aid, whose eyes were misty.

"Look at the Air Force, isn't the Super-7 advanced? They still allow us to sell it, and the models they sell are even more advanced than the models used by the Air Force itself!" Qin Liang said, "Right now, the country invests little. If we want to develop the military industry, we have to sell equipment so that we have money for research and development! Otherwise, it's a vicious cycle!"

The expressions on everyone's faces gradually softened. Qin Liang knew that the matter was almost settled, so he dropped his final bombshell: "Besides, the No. 8 missile isn't the most advanced in terms of performance. After we sell it and get the money, we can develop more advanced missiles!"

This is a statement that can easily offend people!

Sure enough, countless eyes were filled with dissatisfaction: "Qin Liang, are you saying that our No. 8 missile's performance is not advanced enough?"

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