I built an armada.

"But we both know their style of doing things. Would the Longxia tribe make such a basic mistake?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"Our satellite...did indeed capture some images during the test flight..."

An intelligence officer displayed the image on a large screen.

Beneath the blurry satellite image were a few pixels that were barely visible.

"Uh... the time we took this photo matches the time of their test flight perfectly..."

"You're not going to tell me these few pixels are their plane, are you?"

One of the generals sneered.

The intelligence officer paused for a moment, then slowly said:

"If the data they released is completely true, then those few decimal points represent what they call the sixth-generation fighter jet..."

"All things considered, we were relatively lucky; we just happened to catch them before they had a chance to activate their stealth abilities..."

The National Security Advisor, rubbing his temples, interrupted the argument:

"Ladies and gentlemen, what we should be discussing now is not whether it is true or not, I believe that there is no need for everyone to discuss that anymore."

Because whether it's true or false, they have to treat it as if it were true.

"What we need to discuss now is just how real is the sixth-generation fighter jet that the Longxia tribe has announced this time?"

"The seriousness of Longxia's official news is beyond doubt. This is definitely not a smokescreen. The fact that they dared to choose to release it publicly means that they have at least a considerable degree of confidence!"

"What we need to discuss now is whether the development progress of this thing is as exaggerated as they say?"

Based on the Eagle Tribe's understanding of the Dragon Summer Tribe, since this matter has already been featured on Dragon Summer's live broadcast, the sixth-generation fighter jet should be a done deal.

However, the problem is that even if it's a done deal, the speed and pace of research and development can vary.

A prototype built at any cost and a mature model that can be directly put into mass production are two completely different concepts!
"That's right. If the Longxia tribe can really deploy sixth-generation fighter jets on the battlefield, do you guys know what that means?"

The Defense Secretary, equally grim, said, “This means that our F-35, and even the next-generation air superiority currently under development, may already be lagging behind it!”

"This means that all our air combat doctrines, tactics, and even base deployments need to be re-examined!"

"Even our Dark Night Project will be completely aborted!"

With a sovereign who can dominate the skies watching over us, no base or plan matters!

Because you can only watch helplessly as the enemy swaggers around above you, and there's nothing you can do about it.

The military base of the Eagle Tribe will become a public toilet for the Dragon Summer Tribe. People can come and go as they please and relieve themselves whenever they want!
Forget about the Dark Night Project; if they don't just show up on their own soil and act all high and mighty, it'll be considered a sign of their kindness!
"Immediately initiate the highest-level technical assessment!"

The chieftain finally gave the order.

"Mobilize all resources to analyze every technical detail of the Black Bird!"

"At the same time, we will accelerate our own NGAD project, skipping certain verification phases if necessary and going straight to prototype manufacturing."

"We must catch up with this military competition immediately!"

"Furthermore, notify Congress that we urgently need additional funding to counter a technological air attack from the East, and the official statement to be made..."

He paused.

"Continue to emphasize our technological leadership, and get those media outlets fully mobilized to smear and question the time it took for the other side to achieve combat capability!"

"We must maintain our confidence and image with the outside world!"

"We've raised these hyenas for so long, it's time to let them do the work!"

"If these propaganda hyenas can't maintain our lead in the public opinion arena, then tell them that next quarter's funding will be cut in half! No, tell them we'll replace them!"

After realizing that they might not be able to catch up with the Dragon Summer Tribe, the Eagle Tribe increased their investment in public opinion.

Over the years, the Eagle Tribe has invested a tremendous amount in the field of public opinion.

Artistic works have always been difficult to truly separate from politics.

Since the start of the Cold War, the Eagle Tribe has spared no effort in exporting its ideology and mindset to the world, creating an earthly paradise that the whole world yearns for.

Whether the Eagle Tribe is a paradise on earth or not is not important. What matters is that people are willing to believe that the Eagle Tribe is a paradise on earth, and that is enough.

This propaganda reached its peak, especially after the Eagle Tribe won the Cold War.

In the hearts of people all over the world, the Eagle Tribe has long been a paradise on earth where one can obtain a happy life simply by going there.

As for the truth of the matter?
Then we have to mention a very interesting set of data.

If we start counting from the year before the White Bear tribe disintegrated until now, roughly twenty years later, the Eagle tribe's population has increased by about 60 million.

However, if we deduct the more than one million immigrants who come in each year, the actual population growth of the Eagle Tribe is only around thirty million.

This growth rate is not low, but it is quite unusual compared to other countries in the world.

Every year, so many legal and illegal immigrants flood in, coupled with the Eagle Tribe's belief in having many children and the blessings of many blessings, not to mention the large number of Hispanics and Blacks...

So here's the question: if we don't count immigration, the population of the Eagle Tribe can be said to have basically not increased.

Where do all those people born each year go?
If that's not intuitive enough, let's look at another set of data.

Whether it's the Longxia tribe or the Donghuang tribe, the proportion of people aged 65 and over in most countries is increasing year by year.

For example, in the Longxia tribe, the proportion of people aged 65 and above has increased from 18% in 90 to about 21% now.

Over the course of 20 years, it has increased by approximately 3%.

Note that this refers to the population aged 65 and over, representing a percentage of the world's population.

The world's population has grown by 30% in the past 20 years, reaching 16 billion.

Take, for example, the Eastern Wilderness Tribe, a country known for its severe aging population.

They entered an aging society in the 70s, and by 05 they had entered a super-aged society.

Even so, in 20 years, the proportion of people aged 65 and over in the Eastern Wilderness tribe has increased by 1% in the world's population.

But the Eagle Tribe is the only one where the proportion of its population aged 65 and over has been declining since the 90s!
It even dropped by a full two percent!

What does this mean?
It's quite simple. In the Eagle Tribe, elderly people over 65 who are no longer able to work are naturally weeded out by society. If this single statistic doesn't seem to reveal anything, then you can compare it to data from Europe.

Judging from this single statistic, various European countries share some similarities with the Eagle Tribe.

The proportion of people aged 65 and over in these countries is also declining.

The problem is that Europe's population growth rate has lagged behind the rest of the world since the 50s.

In the 50s, Europe accounted for 20% of the world's population, but now it only accounts for 10%.

It is perfectly normal that the proportion of people aged 65 and over in Europe is also declining as a percentage of the world's population due to declining birth rates.

But the Eagle Tribe is different. Their birth rate has not declined, and they receive a large number of immigrants every year.

So essentially, the Eagle Tribe is a cannibalistic nation.

It is a country that believes in the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak.

If you're not strong enough here, you'll be ruthlessly exploited and even abandoned!
Such a jungle law-based approach will not only fall on ordinary people, but may even affect some self-proclaimed elites.

Why was it that after Eagle Tribe cut off the production lines of some fighter jets and some project teams, it could never be restored?
Why were the Eagle Tribe able to land on the moon decades ago, but now they no longer have the ability to do so?
It's very simple. Because those people lost their usefulness, they were ruthlessly discarded by these gentlemen.

Those skilled workers, those so-called experts and elites, have long been physically killed.

No wonder this group of people is so nervous now.

Because the men under the master knew that if they couldn't demonstrate their usefulness, they would be ruthlessly discarded.

Under this mindset, everyone from the middle to the bottom became tense.

But this does not prevent certain officials from making a fortune from it.

The true end of an empire cannot be foreseen by looking at the data on paper alone.

Just like the Eagle Tribe now, judging from the data on paper alone, the whole country is incredibly powerful.

However, the imperial central government simply lacked funds and was powerless to solve various economic problems.

Nobody knows where the military funds approved by Congress went.

No one knows why this country, which seems so powerful, can't come up with the funds to deal with all sorts of problems.

The entire empire was even unable to solve its debt problem.

The Eagle Tribe is currently in such a stage.

If it weren't for the strong military support that enabled the Eagle Tribe to export crises, other countries around the world would have no choice but to swallow their pride and let the Eagle Tribe clean up their mess in order to avoid going to extinction with them.

Otherwise, the recent economic crises would have already dragged the Eagle Tribe to collapse.

In fact, as early as the time when Su Dingping traveled through time, the Eagle Tribe already showed signs of the late empire.

What was the end of the empire like?

Various natural and man-made disasters occurred one after another across the country, but the imperial central government was powerless to deal with them, or even unwilling to take action.

In my past life, there were even officials from the Eagle Tribe who said that disaster relief was something only a country like the Dragon Xia Tribe would do.

Don't think about what the empire has done for you, but think about how much tax you have paid for the empire.

This scene was already recorded in the history books of the Longxia tribe.

It's not that various natural and man-made disasters only occur at the end of an empire; rather, it's that as an empire reaches its end, it becomes powerless to deal with all sorts of natural and man-made disasters.

For example, the wildfires and snow disasters of the previous life, if they had been handled by a strong and powerful imperial central government, even if the disasters escalated, rescue efforts could have been launched quickly to contain the disasters within a certain range.

It can even nip certain disasters in the bud.

But when applied to the Eagle Tribe, the entire tribe was utterly corrupt from top to bottom.

Even the most basic early warning and prevention measures have been completely paralyzed.

Who would believe a country like this that says it hasn't reached its end?

To put it bluntly, the Eagle Tribe is now like a dying tiger, dragging its weary body and using its still-growing fangs and claws to maintain its former glory.

However, this sick tiger has ruled the world for too long, and it has already established its roots in every country in the world.

If he were to perish, not all other countries in the world would necessarily perish along with him, but they would at least suffer a severe blow.

Especially in a large country like the Longxia tribe.

So now everyone is hoping the Eagle Tribe dies, but they can't die so quickly.

In comparison, Europe is somewhat different.

On the one hand, there was the wealth they had accumulated from plundering all over the world during the Age of Exploration, and on the other hand, there were some old reserves they could rely on.

While these existing advantages may not last many years, with the added benefits of new technologies, they should be able to sustain us for at least a few decades.

However, they are also inevitably declining, so they must find an outlet for their frustrations.

As a result, people have noticed that Europe is constantly stirring up trouble in Eastern Europe and is absolutely unwilling to let the White Bear tribes be integrated into their system.

On the one hand, there are historical reasons, and on the other hand, the Eagle Tribe is stirring up trouble.

The Eagle Tribe is unwilling to see the European and White Bear Tribes unite.

Therefore, in response to the news of the Dragonxia tribe's announcement of its sixth-generation fighter jet, the official reactions from various European countries were generally cautious and restrained.

"...We have taken note of the relevant progress. The British Empire and its allies will continue to work to maintain air superiority, and our sixth-generation fighter jet project is also progressing steadily as planned."

"Europe needs to maintain strategic autonomy and strengthen joint defense capabilities to address increasingly complex security challenges."

This is some nonsense uttered by a white flag king.

As for that country that started two world wars...

There were huge divisions within their own ranks.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are concerned that excessive stimulus to Longxia could affect bilateral trade and economic relations, while the Ministry of National Defense is strongly urging an increase in military spending and pushing for accelerated cooperation at the EU level on next-generation fighter jets to avoid being marginalized.

In addition, things haven't been going well for the country lately, and certain groups within the country are showing signs of resurgence.

They're currently preoccupied with internal partisan struggles and have no time to pay attention to the outside world. (End of Chapter)