Arlington County, Virginia, southwest of Washington, D.C., is home to the Pentagon, the largest single office building in the world. This is the heart of the U.S. military, land, sea and air forces, regulating the operations of 1,245 military bases distributed around the world.
At this moment, in a spacious office, Scheide Weisgerber, director of the Procurement and Acquisition Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Defense, was facing two documents in front of his desk, frowning and tapping his fingers on the table.
New Zealand's large-scale deployment of intelligent individual drones and the performance of Hummingbird drones in military exercises have attracted the attention of the US Department of Defense. The U.S. Secretary of Defense came to talk to him a week ago, hoping that he would contact arms companies that have cooperative relationships with the military to invite bids for the production of an individual weapon similar to the Hummingbird drone and one that can effectively counter such drones. equipment!
It is best for this equipment to be easy to carry and adaptable to all terrains, especially urban terrain where drones have the greatest space!
Two companies are bidding, one is Raytheon and the other is Lockheed Martin.
These two arms companies have a large background. The former is an industry controlled by the Boston consortium, while the latter belongs to the California consortium. One is expensive but highly reliable, the other is low-cost but has many uncertainties...
But in the final analysis, they have no way of knowing whether the Hummingbird drone will lose its function due to radio interference.
At this moment, his secretary walked through a row of desks and walked to his side, placing a newspaper on his desk.
Scheid glanced at his secretary in confusion, picked up the Washington Morning Post, and frowned slightly at the highlighted report.
[… When Russia was negotiating arms trade with Future Heavy Industries, it chose a military supply drone instead of a Hummingbird drone that can support infantry frontline operations. According to an unnamed person familiar with the situation, the reason why Russia canceled the Hummingbird drone purchase plan was because the Hummingbird drone had security loopholes.]
[“When we tested the combat performance of the Hummingbird UAV, we found that the Hummingbird is not as powerful as imagined. At least when facing anti-UAV guns, its performance is extremely clumsy...”]
Anti-drone guns are not strictly speaking a firearm, but a type of radio wave weapon that can be carried by an individual soldier. Countries are studying this kind of thing. A few years ago, West Point Military Academy developed a special anti-drone gun. In front of the then Secretary of Defense, it successfully forced a drone to ** *Landing.
And the cost is only $150!
In principle, Lockheed Martin's design is similar to this anti-drone gun! It also uses radio wave interference technology, but the latter has a wider interference area and stronger interference effect!
Seeing this report, Shaide jumped up immediately.
"Contact people from Lockheed Martin! The Ministry of National Defense needs a more detailed design plan, along with the unit price of the equipment! Let them prepare it within three days. I need to discuss it with officials from other departments!"
"Yes!" His secretary nodded and immediately turned and left.
Looking at the newspaper, Shaide rubbed his fingers happily.
Hummingbird drone, right? Then the name of our military development project will be bee hunting—no! It's "Fly Plan"! Look at how your hummingbird will scurry around like a headless fly under our anti-drone equipment!
…
"…Lockheed Martin successfully bid for the project, code-named 'Project Flycatcher.'"
When Ayesha told Jiang Chen the news, Jiang Chen stood up from his chair with joy, hugged her and kissed her hard.
Why did Russia cancel the purchase of Hummingbird drones? Star Ring Trading had no intention of selling it from the beginning!
As for the so-called "someone who wishes to remain anonymous," it is completely a show played by Russia in cooperation with Starlink Trading. The cost of performing this drama is to provide Russia with 5 drone terminals and supporting drones for free.
It was only US$1.75 million, which Jiang Chen could afford.
After letting go of Ayesha, who had blushing cheeks, Jiang Chen walked back and forth in the study several times, waving his fist excitedly.
"If Lockheed Martin succeeds in its bid, the Philippine Army will most likely become its first buyer. If the Philippines tears up the ceasefire agreement, the so-called "anti-drone equipment" our soldiers face on the battlefield will even Might as well be a water gun!”
It is impossible for Lockheed Martin to obtain a sample of the Hummingbird drone, and it can only use the eta series drones already on the market as a target for testing weapons. There is no doubt that the eta series of civilian drones developed based on modern drones will definitely be affected by this weapon.
However, I’m very sorry, the Hummingbird drone uses completely different technology from the eta series drones!
In the afternoon, Jiang Chen went to Anga Island.
The tasks he assigned to Anga Island Industrial Park Director Zhong Wei last time are already being implemented. The separation of Future People's Military Industry from Future People's Heavy Industries will help Future People's Heavy Industries better participate in the international market. It will also specialize military industry production, which can be said to have many benefits.
The four square kilometers of land nearby have been included in the park, and a Hummingbird UAV assembly plant and a small scroll engine production plant have been built. According to the production plan submitted to him by Zhong Wei, a series of arsenals such as armored vehicles and tank assembly plants will be added here in the future.
The CEO of the newly established subsidiary Future Military Industry is named Ling Tao, a native of Coro Island.
Jiang Chen gave him only one task: to ensure that even a button on a soldier's uniform must be completed by a local factory in the new country! Any projects involving the Star Ring Trade Army that have been outsourced to overseas companies must be brought back to the country!
After inspecting the factory on Anga Island, Jiang Chen was about to return to the Future Man Building, but at this moment, President Zhang Yaping called.
After connecting the phone, Jiang Chen saw the Bluetooth earphones hanging on his ears.
"Hello? What's going on?"
"Are you free now? You come... Forget it, let me go to your place."
"No, I happen to be outside. I'll just stop by the Presidential Palace later. Is there any trouble?" Jiang Chen noticed that the president's voice sounded a little tired.
"It's not a troublesome matter, just a small problem... Well, I may not be able to explain it clearly on the phone. I'll wait until you come over to talk about it." Zhang Yaping said.
"Okay, about half an hour."
Zhang Yaping was calling Jiang Chen's personal mobile phone, and the two of them were talking via a normal route, making it inconvenient to talk about important matters. After learning this, Jiang Chen hung up the phone and asked Ayesha to drive the car towards the dock.
Before going to the Future Man Building, he planned to hear what kind of trouble the president of the new country had encountered. (.)