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"When we hold a meeting with the United States this time, we must propose to the United States to limit the experiments of both parties in space and maintain the current situation in outer space." Gromyko said.

Now, the Soviet Union already has an advantage in outer space. The Soviet Union has anti-satellite weapons and anti-ballistic missile weapons. , to protect the security of Moscow.

Therefore, Gromyko proposed that one of the topics of this meeting between the United States and the Soviet Union is to limit the competition between the two sides in outer space!

Gorbachev nodded with a smile. He was very much in favor of Gromyko's proposal.

Limiting the arms race between the two sides is a problem that Gorbachev has always thought of.

Now, both the United States and the Soviet Union have deployed a large number of nuclear weapons, enough to destroy the earth several times. These nuclear weapons have placed a heavy economic burden on both sides, which is one of the main reasons for the high military expenditure.

Do they need that many nuclear warheads?the answer is negative.Therefore, Gorbachev has always been thinking that it is very meaningful if the two sides can reach some agreement to jointly reduce their nuclear arsenals. contribution, while internally, it can reduce military expenditures.

Gorbachev's idea of ​​reform has never wavered, but now, after taking power in the Soviet Union, the resistance to reform is also great. The huge military expenditure makes him not have enough funds to carry out economic reforms, but , he is still very firm.

This time, is an opportunity!Reagan, just let me meet you.

Chapter 9 Questions from Xiao Dangsheng

Southern Iraq, Zubayr Air Base.

The production here has been going on all the time. Now, what is being produced on the production line is the Mirage 4000 fighter jet that is exported to Saudi Arabia.

Now, the Iraqi Air Force is gradually replacing the Mirage 4000 fighters. The main force on the front line already has more than 50 fighters. The urgent needs of the Iraqi Air Force have decreased, and they can finally produce them for Saudi Arabia.

The Mirage 4000 exported to Saudi Arabia uses the same equipment as Iraq, especially the improved fire control system, which can mount Iraq's self-produced Sky Flash missile.

After obtaining the production line of the sky flashing from the UK, Iraq can finally produce this kind of medium-range air-to-air missiles. During the war, the number of missiles introduced at the beginning was not enough, and it simply could not withstand the huge consumption of war. Production can solve the final problem.Although some electronic components of the most critical seeker still need to be imported from aerospace companies.However, even in wartime, these parts can still be obtained through the relationship of the Ousheng company and the shares of the aerospace company they own, and now Iraq is investing funds to jointly develop active sky flashes with Sweden, The current production line can be improved at any time to produce such active air-to-air missiles.Moreover, because all technologies are shared with Sweden, by then, the most critical seeker of the missile will also be produced in Iraq itself, and Iraq can completely produce this missile.

As for the short-range missiles, the Iraqi-produced fighters used R-73 large off-axis combat missiles imported from the Soviet Union with helmet sights. Matched combat power.However, because of authorization issues and to prevent leaks, it was not exported to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Mirage 4000 is equipped with American-made Sidewinder short-range missiles. Due to the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, it can mount new short-range missiles. missile.

Cooperating with the Soviet missiles and improving the fire control system, Iraq's own scientific researchers racked their brains to solve various problems. Now Iraq has a certain scientific research strength.

After solving these problems, not only the newly manufactured self-use fighters have the ability to use these missiles, but also the early models that were shipped first will also be returned to the factory for modification, with the same combat capabilities.

The sky is clear, which is a good weather for flying.

On the runway of Zubayer Air Base, a newly manufactured Mirage 4000 is preparing for a test flight.

"President Qusay, you are welcome to come here for inspection." The person in charge of the Iraqi side of the base said.

In his spare time, Qusay took time out to inspect these industrial bases of his own. For the Air Force, Qusay has always been the main focus.

Seeing the busy scene here every day, Qusay has a sense of fulfillment. Before the arrival of the Su-27, the Mirage 4000 is definitely the ace fighter in the Middle East, and it is the guardian of the sky in Iraq, which is hard to beat the US-made fighter.

"How is production going?" Qusay asked.

"We have always been producing according to the maximum production capacity, and at the same time trying to increase our localization ratio. Now, 70.00% of this aircraft can be produced by us independently." The person in charge said.

It is absolutely impossible to produce 4000% independently. Now, the avionics and various equipment in the cockpit of Mirage [-] have to be imported from France, and Iraq is self-produced, mainly the airframe and engine and other components.

Qu Sai was very satisfied, inspected a circle, and came to the next to the F-20 production line, where the production is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Before the arrival of the 90s, the main force of the Iraqi Air Force was the combination of the Mirage 4000 and the F-20. The Mirage 4000 was used to seize air supremacy, while the F-20 was used to carry out precise strikes. The two fighters cooperated in low-intensity areas. The F-20 can also be used to carry out the task of seizing air supremacy, which is Qusay's arrangement for the Air Force.

At the same time, the modified Su-25 attack aircraft imported from the Soviet Union is mainly used for ground attack.

The main MiG-21 and MiG-23 previously equipped by Iraq will gradually fade out of the sequence in the Iraqi Air Force. These second-generation aircraft can no longer undertake the tasks that the Iraqi Air Force needs to undertake. After renovation, it was exported to brother countries in Africa and continued to play its residual heat.

The other Mirage F1 and MiG-25 will continue to serve in the Iraqi Air Force until they reach the end of their lifespan and will be decommissioned.

The other type, the Super Seven fighter jet, is the main foreign trade aircraft in Iraq. Here, Qusay once again saw the busy staff of Iraq and Chengfei.

The current Super Seven is still a model produced for Pakistan. It uses the same avionics provided by the United States as the F-20. In the early stage, more than a dozen aircraft were refitted with American personnel. In the later stage, all It was refitted by personnel from Iraq and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, and the location was reserved in advance when it was produced in China.

Even so, it is very troublesome to refit. Chengfei proposed several times to complete all refits in Chengfei, but was rejected by the United States and insisted on refitting in Iraq according to the original agreement.

Therefore, these avionics were installed under the supervision of American technicians.

"There are a total of six Super Seven fighters left, and by the end of this year, we will be able to complete the modification." Came to an office of the factory, engineer Faluge said.

Farrug has been fully responsible for the F-20 fighter, and also responsible for the modification task of the Super Seven.

"I hope that our self-produced avionics can be developed by that time, so that we can continue to produce for Syria and other countries." Farrug continued.

The refitting of the Super Seven was interrupted for a while after the relationship with the United States became stalemate last year. Otherwise, all the refitting tasks have been completed now. Iraq has also earned millions of dollars in this project. This is a good start.

What they need to wait for is the new avionics jointly developed. In this regard, Iraq has also made a lot of investment, including purchasing various mature subsystems from the West.

Thinking of this, Kusai said to the person in charge of Chengfei, Xiao Dangsheng, "How far is our avionics system in Chengfei?"

Although Qu Sai had already received the report from Chengfei, he still wanted to ask this young man personally. This person is an experienced engineer in Chengfei, mainly in charge of avionics. Some time ago , and returned to China to attend a meeting in Chengfei.

Xiao Dangsheng recalled the discussion he participated in after returning to China. Although due to the principle of confidentiality, he could not disclose too much, he still said: "Using some electronic components imported from the West, our research and development has entered the final stage, but The final time is still uncertain, because it is the first time for us to write the software inside, and we may encounter many unexpected problems. We have not been able to decipher the code in the prototype in reverse, so we can only imitate it according to the function.”

On avionics, including the key fire control system, software is also a very important aspect.

"I hope that you can increase the development progress and fully promote the process of our self-developed avionics." Qu Sai said.These words, he has already mentioned to the team in Iraq who stayed in Chengfei.

Qusay's words were just words of encouragement, but after he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Dangsheng ask: "President Qusay, I have always had a question."

"Let's talk." Qu Sai said, he knew that in Chengfei, this Xiao Dangsheng was a different kind of person, and he was more daring to speak. His problems could represent certain problems.

"Why did you participate in the JH-603 project of the [-] Institute?"

JH-50, this reminded Qusay that he sent more than [-] technicians to the Xi'an Aircraft Design Institute to participate in the research and development of this military aircraft. It has been more than two years now.

Due to the addition of Iraq's funds and personnel, the development of this fighter-bomber project was carried out quickly. This fighter-bomber project, which was established in the 70s, experienced several disturbances, especially the impact of the country's reduction in military expenditure. It developed slowly until Iraq After entering, in just a few years, the full detailed design phase has been completed, and the first prototype is being prepared to be manufactured.

Why take part in this project?Qusay knew it very well, because Iraq needed a low-cost fighter-bomber!The JH-[-] carries out sea attacks, has a long range, great power, and a large ammunition load. It is another choice for the Iraqi Air Force to mount various precision-guided weapons.

More importantly, by participating in the development of this fighter, Iraqi aircraft designers have completed the entire process of developing an aircraft, which is of great benefit to training Iraq's own R&D team.The JH-[-] has fully adopted computer-aided design and an analog telex operation system. These will allow Iraqi designers to understand the system engineering of aircraft development and bring many advantages.

Up to now, Iraq has introduced the production line of fighter jets, and the research and development of fighter jets is completely blank.

How to answer this person's question?Tell him, are you going to steal a teacher to learn art?

However, it was indeed a bit naive for the engineer to ask this question. Qusay said: "We have a deep friendship between Iraq and your country. We are helping your country complete the development of fighter jets, and we are also helping ourselves."

Do we have mature aircraft designers for ourselves, or do we help ourselves by helping them?In this, there can be many understandings, and Qu Sai purposely made it very vague.

"If Chengfei has a new medium-sized fighter development project, would you like to participate?" Xiao Dangsheng added suddenly.

Chapter 921 Participating in Project No. [-] ([-])

Regarding whether to allow Iraq to participate in the No. [-] project, a debate was aroused among the top military officials. Xiao Dangsheng returned to China to participate in this discussion because he is familiar with the situation in Iraq.

The opinion of the affirmative party is very clear. Chengfei's fighter plane is an indicator proposed by the military. It is a military plane that is completely independently developed and can adapt to future wars. This is the top secret of the military. It is a very secret project and cannot The outside world is involved, and those who hold these opinions are mainly representatives of the military.