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“Welcome all comrades and experts to visit Northern Machinery Company.”

With sincere respect, Lin Kaifeng extended his hand and greeted each expert one by one.

"It is indeed a nationally renowned stock company. Look at its scale. I think it is not much different from large foreign companies."

"Comrade Lin Kaifeng, you don't have to be so polite. We are not here to inspect our work today. We are here to discuss drone-related matters with you. When are we going to hold a symposium?"

"General Manager Lin, I heard that you have very good relations with foreign businessmen. Can you help our aviation department get some urgently needed research equipment?"

The reason why everyone was willing to take time out of their busy schedule to go to the machinery company for a meeting.

On the one hand, they were interested in the drone concept proposed by Lin Kaifeng, and on the other hand, they also wanted to ask a favor of the Northern Machinery Company.

Everyone knows that Lin Kaifeng deals with foreign businessmen all year round.

Different from other domestic companies.

The amount of foreign exchange earned by Northern Machinery Company each year not only ranks first among all types of enterprises, but the total amount is also more than all other enterprises combined.

Last year, Northern Machinery Company and Best Buy Group in the United States became full-service partners.

Northern Machinery Company may be able to obtain imported equipment that other departments cannot obtain.

During this period, several major aviation research departments are focusing on upgrading a fighter jet.

The upgrade covers a wide range of areas, including avionics, radar, and weapon control systems.

Any research will involve a large amount of scientific research equipment and materials.

The aviation sector has a lot of research equipment problems due to the foreign blockade in the early years.

"Dear experts, let's hold a symposium now. After the meeting, please make a list of the various equipment you need. Northern Machinery Company and I will find a way to help you find these things."

Just a few words made everyone smile.

If you need help from others, you must have the attitude of asking for help.

Even though some people were quite disdainful of Lin Kaifeng's drone concept, he never showed it on his face.

Ten minutes later, Lin Kaifeng invited more than a dozen experts to the conference room of the machinery company.

There is a sketch of a drone on the blackboard in the conference room.

There are various data written next to it.

"Dear experts, before we start the symposium, I want to clarify one thing first. The drone that our Northern Machinery Company is researching is neither a large unmanned aircraft nor an aviation model. It is a brand new aircraft."

Before the meeting started, Lin Kaifeng needed to instill an idea in everyone.

Correct some of the inherent perceptions in the field of drones.

The history of aviation models in Longguo can be traced back half a century ago.

In the 1930s, a certain number of aviation models had already appeared in the country, and there were many competitions for aviation models.

By the 1950s, scientific research departments had successfully produced an unmanned target drone that used oil as fuel.

Until now, drones in the eyes of scientific research departments have always been large fixed-wing aircraft.

Its main function is to serve as a target aircraft for the Air Force.

Another part of the large fixed-wing drones are used as disposable combat weapons.

It cannot be recovered and cannot provide effective assistance to ground forces.

This is true in the military field as well as in the civilian field.

Unmanned aerial vehicles in the civilian field are generally used for high-altitude surveying and mapping.

As Lin Kaifeng spoke, everyone's eyes were fixed on the drone sketch on the blackboard.

When Lin Kaifeng finished speaking, a middle-aged man in the expert team raised his hand and said, "Comrade Lin Kaifeng, what are the technical differences between the drone you envisioned and traditional unmanned aircraft?"

Lin Kaifeng said calmly: "First of all, the biggest difference between the drone I conceived and the traditional unmanned aircraft is that it is not a disposable combat weapon and can be recycled for reuse."

"In addition to high-altitude reconnaissance, it also has a certain degree of strike capability."

A weapon has different functions in different periods.

The drone designed by Lin Kaifeng is not yet capable of being a rear-view inspection and strike drone that can monitor ground enemy forces in real time at high altitudes and transmit data.

To achieve this, in addition to solving the nanochip problem, we also need to solve the drone's motor, processor, and signal transmission.

It is also inevitable to upgrade and transform electronic computers.

Combat personnel remotely operate drones through computers or military tablets.

Use real-time battlefield data to share battlefield conditions with drones.

Various combat orders are issued to drones according to different battlefield conditions.

Currently, these technologies are not mature.

The biggest problem affecting high-altitude reconnaissance by reconnaissance and strike drones is not the drone itself.

And in space outside the earth.

The boom in drone research in the 21st century was due to the relatively mature satellite positioning system.

In view of this.

Lin Kaifeng settled for the second best and came up with a simplified reconnaissance and strike drone.

A small camera is installed inside the drone.

Drones carrying small cameras can conduct flight patrols in designated airspaces, and can be recovered through a remote control system to play back images captured by the small video recorder.

Analyze and arrange the next military action plan from the picture.

Provide strike targets for each unit.

Since it is a reconnaissance and strike drone, in addition to reconnaissance, the drone must also have stronger attack capabilities.

Give the drone a certain load capacity.

It can carry dozens of kilograms of high explosives.

Carry out high-altitude surprise attacks on enemy arsenals, important transportation hubs, combat command centers, and equipment assembly areas.

With a certain load capacity, drones can not only carry high explosives, but also transport some supplies for front-line combat troops.

The air is thin in the plateau area, and Longguo has a long border with its neighboring countries in this area.

For a long time, transporting resources to plateau areas has been a difficult problem.

Once the drone project is completed, garrisons in the plateau border areas will be able to obtain more sufficient supplies than ever before through drones.

After hearing this, everyone nodded frequently, wondering how to make a drone capable of both reconnaissance and attack.

Various aviation departments have already been conducting research in this area.

Due to limited technology and conditions, it is impossible for unmanned aircraft to have the comprehensive capabilities of reconnaissance and attack.

Lin Kaifeng picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip, then said, "Dear experts, this technology is not only the military technology we need, but also what desert countries need."

"Their soldiers have weak fighting spirits and are more fearful of their lives than others. The emergence of high-altitude unmanned weapons will inevitably become their first choice in military purchases."

"Please imagine that one day a war breaks out between two countries in a desert region. Wouldn't the role of such unmanned weapons be highlighted?"