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Chapter 112: Shoot it down if it crosses the line.

"Chief Engineer Wang."

Twenty minutes later, the deputy director of the safety department under Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group came over and handed a report to Wang Xingguo.

Wang Xingguo quickly grabbed the report, glanced at it, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Only the content of this short message was exposed?"

"The two people who sent the text message took photos, but didn't have time to send them. Another group used a telephoto lens to take blurry images of the fighter jets, but we cut off their communication before they could send them..."

The deputy minister lowered his voice, his face still showing some lingering fear: "We caught a total of six groups of spies this time, and we are now tracing their superiors. However, the commotion caused by cutting off communications this time was too great, and it is highly unlikely that we will be able to find any results."

"As long as there's no major leak, it's fine."

Wang Xingguo nodded: "These photos have been declassified and handed over to the National Security Bureau. They will all be dealt with severely. Once the communications are restored after the investigation is complete..."

Ring ring—

Wang Xingguo hadn't finished speaking.

Just then, the secure internal cell phone he had been holding rang.

Wang Xingguo picked up the phone, glanced at it, and paused slightly before quickly answering the call: "Mr. Ma!"

"I received news that Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) is in an emergency and has immediately cut off communications in the surrounding area."

Ma Tian's voice came through the phone, getting straight to the point: "Was it leaked?"

"A brand new drone, when it first took off, did not pay close attention to weather changes, and condensation clouds leaked some of the parameters during the takeoff phase... I was responsible for this incident, and I accept the punishment."

Wang Xingguo recounted the events in detail.

This includes the southward shift of the weather two hours earlier, which caused a surge in humidity in the upper atmosphere. The meteorological department issued a warning 20 minutes ago, but they failed to notice it in time, resulting in condensation clouds appearing during the fighter jets' takeoff.

"We'll discuss the punishment later."

Ma Tian said calmly, "I remember that according to regulations, to avoid test flight accidents, if there are sudden weather changes within a 300-kilometer radius of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, the meteorological department must report to you within half an hour. This time the report was delayed for so long... Did you check?"

"Boss, this is a cross-departmental matter, and I can't make the arrangements," Wang Xingguo said with a wry smile.

"I'll inform the National Security comrades."

Ma Tian answered directly, then asked, "How serious is this leak? What Mach number was captured? Were any clear photos taken?"

"There are no clear photos, but the speed and bearing during takeoff have been leaked... Mach 1.9 to 2, and due east."

Wang Xingguo did not hide anything and reported to his superiors earnestly.

"How much? Mach 2 takeoff stage?"

Ma Tian's voice suddenly rose: "Wang Xingguo, I'm educated, don't try to fool me, what kind of aircraft takes off so fiercely!"

"The unmanned combat aircraft that shot down the J-20 last time..."

"Hot Number?"

Ma Tian frowned: "But you just mentioned brand new drones."

"Uh, it's the new hot version," Wang Xingguo quickly replied.

"Alright, you don't need to hide anything. I'm not interested in finding out the specific parameters of your new fighter jet."

Ma Tian said seriously, "The Washington ship over there just took off with a Hawkeye and a Lightning escort, heading west-northwest towards us."

This was originally a routine little thing; they often take off and patrol like this to provoke us.

However, the think tank said that the Hawkeye early warning aircraft rarely takes off. Considering what has happened here, could there be any connection?

What a coincidence!

You're heading due east, and they're heading west. This probably means they've figured out if you're going to go out to sea for testing, and they're likely here to catch you.

I don't care whether you retreat now or continue forward, we can't cross the line; we can't let this new fighter jet get caught.

Done.

Ma Tian hung up the phone before Wang Xingguo could reply.

What does that mean?

Whether we retreat or continue forward...

Wang Xingguo stared at the disconnected phone, thought for a moment, and then suddenly widened his eyes... Could this be that they're being asked to take on Lightning and Eagle Eye?

Is headquarters really that brave?

Or did the last time the Hot Air took down the J-20 give them some wrong feeling?

Wang Xingguo walked around twice, then gritted his teeth and ignored it, stepping into Laboratory No. 78.

"Lin Dong, look! Isn't that the Three Gorges below?"

"Yes, it's the largest reservoir in China, with a water storage area of ​​1084 square kilometers, spanning Hubei and Chongqing..."

"1084 square kilometers, divide by 3.14 and then take the square root, that's a radius of 18.6 kilometers, which isn't much larger than the battlefield area of ​​our last exercise..."

"That's how it is when calculated as a circular area, but the Three Gorges Reservoir area is shaped like a river valley, so it appears much larger visually."

However, the Three Gorges Dam's water storage area is still relatively small. The world's largest water storage area is the Volta Reservoir in Ghana, Africa, at 8482 square kilometers, nearly eight times the size of the Three Gorges Dam, and 1.8 times the size of Qinghai Lake in China. You can go and take a look sometime...

"Then we can only use a spacecraft to see it. You can't even leave the country now..."

"Hmm, that means we'll need aerospace fighters or space fighters; the range of regular aircraft won't be enough."

As soon as Wang Xingguo entered Laboratory No. 78, he saw Lin Dong and Xu Qingling sitting in front of the laboratory's 200-inch screen, controlling a drone to take aerial photos of the entire Three Gorges scenery.

on the screen.

The afternoon sun shines on the continuous Wushan Mountains, and the Yangtze River meanders through the peaks and valleys, reflecting patches of light and shadow in the sunlight.

Through the laboratory lights, Lin Dong was seen chatting while operating the drone. His face, which had just shed its childlike innocence and become that of a teenager, showed a relaxed and natural smile.

Wang Xingguo was about to say something, but then stopped himself from speaking.

ponder for a moment.

He turned and left, then found the deputy minister of security who was still outside: "Rent all the high-rise rooms around Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group that we have registered as having the ability to observe and spy on others."

Those with good conditions will be used as housing for your security department, while those with poor conditions will be equipped with surveillance equipment. Surveillance systems will also be installed on other high points on the mountains.

In addition, we need to add more patrol teams around Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC). If we don't have enough personnel, you can recruit from retired personnel of domestic special forces or reconnaissance units... How much additional funding will this require? Please compile a list and get my signature in the next couple of days."

"Chief Engineer Wang, what about the audit team..." The Minister of Safety's eyes widened.

This involves renting a place, renovating, installing surveillance cameras, and hiring more staff... The increased costs over time will be substantial, and the audit team will surely be rife with complaints.

"I'll lead the audit team to push things through; security issues are not a factor in the cost."

Wang Xingguo waved his hand generously: "If there's a safety issue, no amount of money can bring it back. Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is not short of funds right now."

In short, we must avoid a recurrence of situations like today, where the enemy occupies a high ground and leaks information…

Correct.

We don't need that little bit of funding.

Three days after the Guangxi Province exercise ended, Zhang Fangxu reported a string of drone transaction amounts, nearly eleven figures, which dazzled Dao Le.

Although most of the profits here must be handed over, Zhang Fangxu's Xingdong Company also needs to retain a portion for future development.

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) can only follow past practice and reserve 10% to 15% of its profits as additional funding...

But this also made Wang Xingguo cheer, as he had never fought such a lucrative battle.

Although Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) had previously placed military sales orders, the most famous of which was the J-7 fighter jet, these things didn't make much money at all.

The J-7 costs 2900 million to manufacture, but only sells for around 1 million. In addition, the number of orders is relatively small, so the profit margin is just that.

哪有这不到300元造价卖9000元，1200造价卖4万元，1万多造价卖1000万的无人机这幺猛，肉眼可见百分之95以上都是利润。

"Okay, I'll arrange it in the next couple of days."

When the Minister of Security heard Wang Xingguo say that there were no problems with the audit and funding, he agreed without hesitation.

After explaining everything, Wang Xingguo went back into the laboratory, walked behind Lin Dong and Xu Qingling, and looked at the flight interface displayed on the large screen.

The entire large screen was divided into several sections.

The lower left corner, occupying half of the area, is an aerial view taken by the drone, showcasing the vast scenery of the Three Gorges and Wushan Mountains.

The top row is a real-time parameter table, displaying flight parameters such as speed, fuel level, altitude, ground altitude, latitude and longitude, temperature, bearing, and acceleration.

The right side area is divided into three sections.

Below is a map with contour lines, as well as real-time updated civil aviation routes. A 3D drone model composed of lines flies on the map, simulating the drone's body posture in real time.

The middle section shows the drone's radar interface, but the fuel-saving radar is not powered on and is in a silent state, so specific values ​​are not visible on it.

At the top is the drone's high-precision infrared detection interface. As the drone flies, patches of gray and black representing low temperatures, as well as red patches representing high temperature signals, keep appearing.

"Xiao Dong."

Wang Xingguo looked at it carefully for a while, then finally looked at the current altitude of 1800 meters: "What is the service ceiling of this brand-new Hot Air?"

"It can operate relatively stably at 40000 meters, it needs to slow down starting at 42000 meters, and it can no longer maintain supersonic flight at 45000 meters..."

Lin Dong explained that, theoretically, the upper limit of the sub-ramming mode is 60 kilometers, or 6 meters above sea level.

However, at an altitude of 3 meters, the efficiency of the engine begins to decrease due to the thinner atmosphere, and at an altitude of 4 meters, the rate of descent suddenly increases dramatically.

Even for Lin Dong, this only allowed him to maintain combustion efficiency by sacrificing thrust, pushing the normal flight altitude limit to 45000 meters.

Going any higher, the engine's efficiency and thrust will both collapse, until it completely shuts down.

"40000 meters altitude..."

Wang Xingguo calculated in his mind that this altitude not only exceeded the service ceiling of modern fighter jets, but also exceeded the attack altitude of air-to-air missiles.

Modern fighter jets typically have a service ceiling of 2 meters, while air-to-air missiles generally have a range of 80 to 250 kilometers.

However, this is a high-range projectile, a high-to-low shot, not a horizontal or vertical shot.

Because air-to-air missiles can only accelerate for 10 to 30 seconds during launch, the remaining 95% is the gliding range.

If you want to hit a target at an altitude of 4 meters, the missile's ignition and acceleration time is so short that it won't even be able to touch the tail of the Hot Air missile.

Even if some long-range missiles with secondary ignition can cross 4 meters, the Hot Air's cruising speed of Mach 5 can still evade missile pursuit.

There is no missile threat, electromagnetic interference has been strengthened with electromagnetic protection, and communication interference has an intelligent combat mode, so only one problem remains.

"If it encounters electronic warfare signal deception, what countermeasures does it have?" Wang Xingguo asked Lin Dong curiously.

As the captain of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) 001, Wang Xingguo was very familiar with the aircraft configuration of the Huasheng carrier.

Firstly, the Hawkeye early warning aircraft itself has electronic warfare capabilities, and aircraft carriers are also equipped with Growler electronic warfare aircraft.

The Growler electronic warfare aircraft is not unfamiliar to China.

In the 1990s, a Growler electronic warfare aircraft crossed the line and launched electronic warfare against the country.

By acquiring the characteristics of ground radar waves, the corresponding radar reflection signals are simulated and transmitted back.

On that day, multiple radar stations along the coast received "signals" of an approaching group of more than 200 fighter jets. Immediately afterwards, air defense radars were activated, fighter jets were scrambled, and missiles were pre-launched.

After all the emergency combat readiness measures were arranged, in the end, a J-7 fighter jet flew to the signal airspace and visually determined the authenticity of the signal.

But by this time, the strategic defense measures along the entire eastern coast, the location of all air defense radars, and the layout of missile sites had been completely exposed.

"Godfather, this can't be fooled."

Lin Dong smiled and said confidently, "Due to the limitations of the aircraft model, the radar power and performance of the Hot Spicy are not high."

The entire drone primarily relies on optical detection and sensing; radar is only used during attack lock-on and is otherwise kept off. Seeing is believing; the signals from optical images cannot be simulated by electronic warfare aircraft.

"That's fine, as long as safety is guaranteed."

Wang Xingguo was completely relieved and nodded, instructing, "After viewing the Three Gorges, before the sun sets, you can stroll around the East China Sea and enjoy the sea view. Just raise the altitude a little and don't cross the line."

But if anything crosses our coastline, then we'll see if we can shoot it down...

Done.

Before Lin Dong could answer, Wang Xingguo waved his hand and left Laboratory 78 with light steps.