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Chapter 1451 Save the biggest shock for last

When the last "unmanned combat second team" of conventional equipment passed the central axis, the front row of hot searches on the Internet was almost dominated by military topics.

#99A front protection#
#National Missile Early Warning System#
#History has given our generation a mission#
#New reconnaissance and strike drone#
#……#
What suddenly topped the list was a simple topic: #So this is a sense of security#, and the accompanying picture was a mother holding her child and waving to the troops on parade.

Although it was just a photo with average composition and even a little blurry due to the limitations of the shooting tools, it quickly resonated with the entire Chinese Internet, causing the already accumulated emotions to burst out completely.

As for the viewing platforms on the east and west sides of the scene, there was an even more jubilant scene.

Although in this timeline, the "sky soldier" image of the US military is far less deeply rooted than in the previous life, it is after all the only superpower in the post-Cold War era. After years of propaganda, various combat videos of drones attacking fellow countrymen in the Middle East have almost become synonymous with "modern warfare."

In contrast, there has not been much content related to drones, especially large and medium-sized reconnaissance and strike drones, in China's public propaganda.

It is inevitable that some people who are watching the show will feel a little disappointed.

And now, although we only saw it on the ground, the three phalanxes and more than twenty drones that appeared one after another were all painted in the active service livery of the army or air force, which undoubtedly proved everything -

It’s not that we don’t have it, we just don’t promote it.

Only Chang Haonan, who was standing on a high place watching the ceremony, felt a little regretful.

"It's a pity..."

He smacked his lips and complained to the Air Force leader:
"In fact, according to our current technology, it is entirely possible to fly drones... at least medium-sized and large drones in formation over Tiananmen Square. Moreover, the straight-wing-based configuration is more suitable for low-altitude and slow-speed flight. Displaying them on a flatbed like this is still a little lacking..."

"Don't..."

The latter took off his wide-brimmed hat and wiped the sweat off his face:

"If we rely solely on satellites, the data throughput is sufficient but the signal transmission accuracy is not enough. Multiple drones of the same model in a certain range can easily cause mutual interference. As for other means... we have successfully tried using relay communication devices before, but the flight route control and electromagnetic control over the capital are already complicated enough today. It is better to be safe..."

Chang Haonan originally wanted to say that flying in formation did not require operating several planes separately, and they could be controlled as a whole, but after thinking for a moment, he gave up.

On occasions like today, we must ensure that everything is foolproof, and any issues involving safety must be handled with extreme conservativeness.

What's more, drones are generally small in size, and it is difficult to see them clearly when they are flying in the sky. The effect may be worse than using a car to tow them.

Just at this moment, as a sharp roar gradually sounded, eight four-colored smoke appeared in the sky in the east from far to near, extending from far to near towards the review line.

A few seconds later, nine black dots gradually appeared in the sight of the audience.

In addition to the eight J-10Y demonstration aircraft belonging to the August 2000st Flying Team, there is also a leading KJ- early warning aircraft.

This time, even Chang Haonan felt a little surprised——

According to convention, the air formation will only appear after all ground equipment formations have finished their displays.

So he quickly opened the booklet in his hand.

Before entering, the protocol team gave each spectator a piece of paper material stating the time and method of entry and exit, as well as the specific program arrangements for the celebration.

But Chang Haonan didn't have to worry about entering and leaving the market in his position, so he just kept the money in his pocket and ignored it.

Now, after a careful look, I discovered that the order of this parade had indeed been adjusted.

The appearance time of the air formation was sandwiched between the "general ground equipment formation" and the "strategic weapons formation".

The chief beside him also saw his confusion and explained half-jokingly:

"This arrangement is indeed a bit awkward... but in the final analysis, it really has something to do with you, Comrade Xiao Chang."

Chang Haonan's action of turning the page suddenly stopped:
"what?"

Ten years ago, he participated in the design of part of the ceremony content for the 50th anniversary of the National Day military parade.

But this time, I definitely didn't interfere at all.

Even before today, I had never taken the time to take a closer look.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so unprepared now.

Facing Chang Haonan's confusion, the other party just smiled mysteriously:
"We're saving the biggest surprise for last..."

Compared with the situation ten years ago when China urgently needed to show its muscles, China's external environment is much better now. Therefore, it did not bring over the two J-20 technology verification aircraft that had just made their maiden flight less than a year ago, but instead completely adopted the current equipment.

也导致前面几个作战飞机编队都显得有些平平无奇，无非是歼11、歼10、歼轰7和轰6组成的老四样，只有作为空中加油机、与歼10编队出场的几架运9在现场掀起了些许波澜——

Although the Gaofei Group has always mentioned in its promotional materials that the Y-9 has the ability to be directly converted into an aerial refueling tanker, it has not previously obtained more specific evidence to prove this. Now it can be considered a confirmed fact.

But it still feels like there's a lack of surprise.

Even the shutter sounds coming from the stands became less frequent.

This time, it was the audience watching the live broadcast through the screen who were the first to enjoy the benefit.

Thanks to the better positioning and stronger zoom capabilities of aerial cameras, they can easily see richer details than on-site.

Under the #NationalDayMilitaryParade# entry, which has become extremely popular, the real-time discussion volume is soaring at a rate of thousands per second.

Military blogger "Falcon Observation" even published three long articles:
[Pay attention to the J-11 formation! The color of the radar domes of the last group of 9 aircraft has changed from black to a lighter gray, and the outline is also different from the first 18 aircraft. In addition, a new set of knife-shaped antennas have appeared on the tip of the right vertical tail, the front end of the side strips, and the outside of the left air intake. It should be an updated modification different from the J-11B...]

In contrast, military attachés from various countries, whose main purpose was to collect public information and intelligence, had no preference and were therefore able to discover the trick earlier.

In fact, apart from the J-11, similar adjustments can also be seen on the four J-10s in the third and fourth formations. Slightly more professional personnel can easily judge that this should be the feature of China using some fourth-generation fighter technology to upgrade these two main models.

"It's most likely a phased array radar."

Andrew Scheer put down his telescope.

"Last year, the F-22 pilots at the Guam base reported that the J-11 they encountered in the East China Sea suddenly had a working mode similar to active electronic scanning..."

The Air Force attaché, Colonel Mitchell Layton, came forward and enlarged the photo in his camera:
"What's more noteworthy is these inconspicuous new antennas, which show that the Chinese not only replaced the third-generation aircraft with new radars, but may even have integrated an integrated electronic warfare system similar to our AN/ALQ-214..."

"..."

Although it has caused some commotion, in general, using new technologies to upgrade existing models is in line with the general law of equipment development.

It would be surprising if China did not take any relevant upgrading actions for a long time.

What really made the foreign guest area fall into silence was the nine strange-looking planes that followed.

The modified platform of the C909 passenger aircraft is covered with various raised antenna covers. On the center line of the belly of the first three aircraft, there is an obvious bulge of strip sensors that are at least 15 meters long, making it look like a mechanized deep-sea monster fish.

The overall layout of the following six aircraft is similar, but if you look closely, you can still see some subtle differences between them.

In the live broadcast, the three groups of aircraft were generally summarized as the "Information Support Wedge Team", but the military attachés quickly recognized two of the models.

"Battlefield surveillance aircraft, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, electronic jammers..."

Leighton's arm, holding the camera, trembled slightly.

Last year, near Manila Bay, the radar of the US military's E2C early warning aircraft captured a Chinese aircraft similar to the RC135 hovering kilometers away, but the data link was strangely delayed by nearly three minutes.

At this moment, the third new model that appeared at the end obviously deployed a more complex antenna - it is likely that the US military NGJ (Next Generation Jammer) plans to use full digital beamforming technology...

Although the U.S. military has long known about the existence of these aircraft, China has built a large number of closed hangars at coastal airports in recent years, and the various special aircraft and VIP planes using the C909 platform all look almost the same from satellite images, making it impossible for the Pentagon to determine the specific number of these aircraft.

"It's crazy..."

He shook his head and then sighed in a low voice:
"They actually pulled out this type of aircraft, and three at a time."

However, no one responded to this.

Especially Andrew Scheer, who was sitting in the front row, had already sat down again and started to think about how the new report should be designed.

He thought that after seeing the brand new combat systems demonstrated by the ground team, there should be nothing worth being shocked about...

(End of this chapter)