The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1057 is in full swing
February is destined to be a turbulent month.

The Japanese training ship 'Ehime' was rammed and sunk by the USS 'Greenville' nuclear submarine near Oahu, Hawaii. 35 of the 26 people on board the 'Ehime' were rescued and 9 were missing, including 4 high school students.

When the news reached Japan, the whole country was in an uproar.

All kinds of conspiracy theories are flying around.

These conspiracy theories are very popular in Japan and the United States. Americans have a strong sense of empathy and think that this is most likely how it was done. After all, Americans themselves know the United States best. They look down on the Japanese from the bottom of their hearts and regard the Japanese as their own dogs, not even their younger brothers.

Japan also has a very large market. Since the Plaza Accord was cheated by the Americans, and the bubble burst, Japan lost ten years. These years have been difficult, and Japan's national debt has been higher every year. Every time the United States does something, Japan has to contribute money and effort, but in the end it was cheated by the Americans and did not get any benefits. The US troops stationed in Japan also cause trouble from time to time.

This incident made the Japanese very dissatisfied, and the public made accusations, leading to tensions in US-Japan relations.

Immediately afterwards, the relationship between Eagle Sauce and Polar Bear, which had been very ambiguous, suddenly turned cold.

The cause of the incident was the arrest of American agent Hansen on suspicion of stealing intelligence for polar bears in the past 15 years, which led to increasingly tense relations between the two sides. Subsequently, the Eagle Sauce ordered the expulsion of 50 polar bear diplomats, triggering the largest-scale spy war between the two countries since 1995.

It can be said that there was a lot going on in February.

On the Chinese side, preparations are being made silently.

All production lines in various military factories started production. Although they did not adopt double shifts, it was already terrifying enough.

The original plan to appropriately lower the exchange rate was temporarily shelved due to the turmoil after entering 2001.

Strengthening national defense has become something that can be said to be a consensus among the entire nation.

Strengthening the air force and navy becomes increasingly urgent at this time.

Because no one knows when the Eagle Sauce will suddenly go crazy and choose to run away.

One by one, the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets were delivered to the Air Force, and one by one, the J-8 series aircraft, J-7 series aircraft, and JH- series aircraft were directly flown to South Asia by trained pilots.

In South Asia, even the J-7, J-7A and Eagle advanced trainer aircraft have been put into use on the battlefield.

There is no systematic training for pilots because there is simply no time. The reservists are trained for one month before flying into the battlefield; the others are planned to be trained for three months before going into the battlefield.

College students are enlisting in the army, and pilots are one of the most popular choices.

With this opportunity, China will realize that its air force is composed entirely of third-generation aircraft. The J-10 and J-11 fighters will become the most important air forces, while the Sea Eagle carrier-based aircraft will only be equipped on the Type 001 light aircraft carrier.

Not only fighter jets, but also the "Haidongqing" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Lei Diao helicopters, and Wu Diao helicopters are being produced in large quantities, and even the H-6K/S is being produced in larger quantities.

More military transport aircraft, refueling aircraft, early warning aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft are also being produced.

This is especially true for tanks and armored vehicles.

Currently, more than 70% of Panshan Group’s tanks and armored vehicles are export versions and are intended to be exported.

Some of them were purchased by the Afghan coalition forces.

Although the Middle East is generally peaceful, the wars in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South Asia have also made the Middle East feel the breath of war and are also making preparations.

In 2001, the prices of weapons, food and other war-related items were rising, and even the price of gold was increasing.

Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times.

This has been the case since time immemorial.

Anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles are being produced in different models. Anti-aircraft missiles are used for air defense, while anti-ship missiles are used for attacking warships.

Torpedoes, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, etc. are being produced as much as possible.

Even short-range missiles, medium-range missiles and intercontinental missiles are being mass-produced.

The troops are also strengthening training and increasing military exercises.

Those who love war will perish, and those who forget war will be in danger!
To stop war with war, only when you are strong enough can you solve everything.

As the saying goes, only by being able to fight can one stop a war, and the only thing that hegemonists need to guard against is hard power.

Peace must be backed by strong strength.

For the military, true peace can only be achieved by always maintaining a state of alert with the arrow on the string ready to be fired, possessing the strong strength to fight and win the battle, and being able to go up and win at any time.

The army is also speeding up its construction. The original divisions have been transformed into brigades, and now the integrated construction has begun to be accelerated.

The fundamental function of the army is to win battles, and the fundamental value of soldiers is to deter and stop war.

However, whether deterring war and stopping war can achieve the effect of "defeating the enemy without fighting" depends on three key points: the first is strength. Without strength, it is just bluffing; the second is determination. Without determination, strength is useless; the third is knowing the opponent. If the opponent does not know, he may act rashly and it will be difficult to deter.

Strength is the foundation of deterrence, determination is the soul of deterrence, and determination is the means of deterrence. All three are indispensable.

As Clausewitz once warned: "When a country allows its enemy to expand its aggressive ambitions without limit and does not stop it, this country is doomed to begin to decline."

At all times, military means are the bottom line for maintaining national security, and military strength is always the trump card and ace for preventing and resolving major risks.

And the more complicated the situation is, the stronger the military must be.

Only when the army can stand up, be reliable and win at critical moments can national security be guaranteed and national rejuvenation have the confidence.

Liu Tao once again came to the air force airport on the southern foot of the Himalayas, where pilot training was being carried out in full swing.

They are mainly K8 primary trainer aircraft, J-7 trainer aircraft, J-7A trainer aircraft and Eagle advanced trainer aircraft. There are more than trainer aircraft here.

How to quickly train pilots is also an important topic that China is currently studying.

In modern warfare, the air force will play a vital role. If there is no air superiority on the battlefield and the air superiority is obtained by the opponent, then the tanks and armored vehicles of the ground forces will be sitting ducks and will be "opened". Even the infantry will face bombing by enemy aircraft.

Aircraft are easy to produce, but it is not easy to train qualified pilots.

Modern military aircraft are becoming more and more advanced, and the requirements for pilots are also getting higher and higher. For example, the educational requirements for pilots have become significantly higher.

Because there are more and more things that pilots need to learn.

Only qualified pilots can better bring out the combat effectiveness of military aircraft.

Gold medal pilots can often bring out the combat effectiveness of fighter jets to the fullest extent.

The courses here even include one on combat analysis, which happened just this year. They are used for analysis to deepen research and accumulate experience.

Liu Tao inspected the airport to see if the teaching was serious. After all, these were the pilots who would be training in the near future and they were crucial.

(End of this chapter)