Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 1040 Holding our "Red Flag Military Exercise"

The old man pondered for a while, then looked up at the crowd and said, "Funding is indeed a big problem. At present, the main task in our country is to develop the economy, and other aspects have to be in the back row. So it is impossible for the higher authorities to allocate too much for you. However, I can still help you win part of it. I, an old man, still have confidence in this. But this alone is not enough, and you have to find your own way. As you just said, the size of the Air Force It is huge, the model is backward, and the quality of personnel is relatively poor. I think you should make up your mind or make up your mind. Instead of letting this go on, it is better to make up your mind as soon as possible. A tree with too many branches and leaves is going to have problems. It is better to cut it down. Get rid of the worthless ones, leave the main branches, so that this tree can thrive. Squeeze your funds again, and first ensure that these new fighters are trained to combat effectiveness, which is more useful than the old fighters you have One more thing, this is also a model, it can also be said to be an experiment, after everyone has seen and recognized this achievement, then naturally more investment will be given to you.”

Deputy Chief Zhao nodded and said: "I have written it down, and I will definitely convey it to the executive meeting when I go back."

Well, the old man nodded, then turned to Jiang Chen and said, "Go ahead."

Oh, Jiang Chen thought for a while and then continued: "What the chief said just now makes sense. The more concentrated the power, the greater the power. Instead of blooming everywhere, it's better to stand out first, let the flowers bloom, and then consider the garden ##. I I have no prejudice against our air force, but what I want to say is that compared with our current fighter jets and the training level of the air force, compared with advanced fighter jets that are more than a generation ahead of us, and well-trained pilots, they are basically vulnerable .Maybe if I say this, I will offend many people and make many people unconvinced. But the fighter planes will arrive in China soon, and then you can organize a special confrontation exercise to see the specific results. "

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the old man waved his hands and said, "Don't shoot offenders, just say what you have, we lack these people who speak up. We heard too many 'beautiful' words before, but in the end it was nothing. It's good medicine Bitter taste is good for the disease, I think the Air Force still needs to take this bitter medicine, and insist on it, so that it is beneficial to cure the disease and save people.”

"Yes, what the chief said is true." Deputy Chief Zhao nodded and said to Jiang Chen: "Xiao Jiang, just say what you have, we are all on our own, so what are you afraid of. What we want is to speak up, this will be beneficial We expand our horizons and increase our knowledge, we have been frogs watching the sky at the bottom of the well for too long in the past."

"Okay, then I'll come back to be a quack doctor and write a wild prescription." Jiang Chen replied with a smile, and then said to Deputy Zhao: "First of all, I think the reform of the Air Force has reached an urgent point. The Air Force’s poor combat effectiveness, in addition to the objective reasons of funding and outdated models, I think it is also related to the long-standing concept of the Air Force, whether it is training or combat.”

oh?Everyone was immediately attracted by Jiang Chen's words. Deputy Chief Zhao not only signaled the staff to take notes, but he himself took out a notebook and began to write.When Jiang Chen saw this, he smiled slightly and continued: "Our army's long-term strategic approach is to defend, holding the theory of great depth, and the theory of the Continental Army, and paying too much attention to the role of the army, while ignoring the construction and use of other arms Of course, this is also related to our national conditions and military conditions. Who made us poor, so we can only use limited military expenditures to benefit us. As technical arms, the air force and navy, because of their huge costs, Moreover, the technical requirements are relatively high. Although we have always emphasized strengthening construction, we are still in a situation where our intentions are powerless.”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Jiang Chen continued: "Of course, besides this, it is also related to the actual situation of our army. Our senior officers are all from the army, and even the head of the air force and navy is also a monk halfway through. I changed careers from the Army. Although I have studied hard, I did not grow up from a grassroots pilot or commander after all, and my understanding is still not deep enough. This has led to some deficiencies in the layout of strategic and tactical guidelines, or It is not close to the actual situation of the troops. For a long time, the army has been the main force, and the thinking of large-scale ground warfare has also dominated these commanders, so the strategic policy you have been adhering to over the years is to cooperate with the army or the navy. The air force has not yet had its own An independent combat command system can also play an auxiliary support role on the battlefield."

Deputy Chief Zhao's face started to look a little ugly, but he still nodded in agreement: "You are right, we have indeed had problems in this area for a long time. This is related to ourselves. Of course, it is also related to the entire army. Strategic approach has a certain relationship."

Well, Jiang Chen nodded and continued: "That's right, this is the main reason that affects and restricts the improvement of the air force's combat effectiveness. So I think the air force still needs to form its own independent combat system, which of course includes air-ground, or land-air Joint operations, but more consideration should be that the air force independently undertakes combat tasks. In other countries, the status of the air force is the same as that of other military services, rather than a certain gap like ours. He is a brother, but the eldest brother is the eldest brother after all, and he will not be able to rely on him after all, and he will not be able to help his brother much, and he still has to walk the road of life by himself."

Swallowing his saliva, Jiang Chen looked at Deputy Chief Zhao and continued: "The second one is that you are currently lacking in training, or your thinking has not changed. For example, this equipment is more important than people, and safety is more important than the sky. Who will bear the responsibility? Everyone usually thinks about these things, so there is no time to think about how to train and how to fight. We have improved our combat effectiveness. As early as a few years ago, I proposed [back-to-back drills and training close to actual combat without a plan way]. The army quickly accepted it, and then organized a series of such exercises and training projects, all of which achieved good results. The most recent one is a free confrontation exercise between us and major special warfare brigades. Everyone performed very well. As an aside, your "Blue Sword" special warfare team performed the worst among all the special warfare teams participating in the exercise. The reasons for this are more or less known to you. I also saw the summary of the related report we wrote, so I won’t talk about it.”

Cough cough, Deputy Chief Zhao's face turned black after hearing Jiang Chen's words, he sat there not knowing what to say, but kept writing something in his notebook.On the contrary, the old man coughed twice and said, "Don't just talk about your illness, tell me your prescription."

Hearing the old man's words, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Chen again.Jiang Chen smiled when he heard the words, and then whispered to everyone: "It's very simple, my recipe is to learn from foreign troops and organize our own 'Red Flag Military Exercise'!"

(End of this chapter)