Genius is just the threshold for me!

Develop a sixth-generation fighter jet.

Treating the J-20 fighter jet like a foot soldier...

"Godfather, you're making a wish again..."

Lin Dong's lips twitched, and he said speechlessly, "This is not a design problem, it's an industrial problem. I can do fighter jet planning, but I can't solve the overall industrial strength problem."

Every large fighter jet is the result of the convergence of the entire industrial system.

The limits that fighter jet technology can achieve are not determined by a single design scheme, but by the limits of the entire industrial capacity and materials.

As a designer, all he can do is maximize the current industrial capabilities and then use that to drive further progress in industrial capabilities.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there is only a little over ten years between now and the test flights of sixth-generation fighter jets in the future.

However, the past ten years or so have witnessed the transformation of China's entire industrial system from low-end to high-end.

Even if he manages to produce the blueprints now, they are simply not practical until the industrial system has completed its high-end development.

"If our industrial strength is insufficient... then we must promote industrial upgrading and increase our efforts!"

Wang Xingguo took a deep breath and said solemnly, "You need to develop a design concept for a sixth-generation fighter jet, a combat system concept for the fighter jet, and identify which key industrial sectors need to be upgraded. I will sign and stamp it with the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's seal, and then give a special report to the leadership."

"Anything that can accelerate the development of a sixth-generation fighter jet by three to five years would be a tremendous boon. Even if it can't, accelerating industrial upgrading is still a good thing!"

He knew that Lin Dong had previously given a rough industry strategic plan, and after the leader reviewed the plan, a nationwide campaign to rectify primary and secondary school campuses was launched.

But with decades of experience, Wang Xingguo knows that sometimes a strategic plan is far less impressive and inspiring than a more concrete design concept.

It's like telling a hungry person that they can get a full meal if they keep walking forward, versus telling them that if they keep walking forward they can get all kinds of roast chicken, steak, carbohydrate drinks, seafood feasts, and even a Manchu Han Imperial Feast—the stimulation and motivation are completely different.

Reality is not an ideal model.

Even if the leader is at the very top, it is impossible for them to have absolute power.

He also needs to come up with an attractive ideology, strategic plan, and design concept that can achieve consensus at the top level before he can drive the power of the whole society.

Lin Dong's design concept for a sixth-generation fighter jet is not just a plan, but a powerful tool that can drive society and serve as a driving force for industrial upgrading.

"Alright."

When Lin Dong heard Wang Xingguo say that he needed to give a special report, he thought that the sixth-generation fighter jet might be developed ahead of schedule, and he was somewhat looking forward to it, but he still remained calm.

"I only provide a general design concept for the sixth-generation fighter jet, and indicate which areas are currently lacking, but I don't offer specific top-level advice or industrial planning and design..."

In his previous life, he was an ordinary person, and in this life, his studies have mainly focused on scientific research and technology. Lin Dong is quite self-aware.

Letting him handle research and development and technology is no problem, since he already has one.

It's fine to ask him for a general strategic development direction, because this can directly draw on the development experience of future generations.

But if you ask him to come up with a specific top-level opinion or an industrial planning design, there's a high probability he'll make a mistake.

If such top-level planning and design goes wrong, it will not only harm one or two people, but tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people.

"That's to be expected. Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) focuses on research and development and technology. We just need to concentrate on the technology. As for the top level..."

Wang Xingguo was about to say that we couldn't get involved in the top-level design, but seeing that Lin Dong still looked like a young man, he took back his words and said instead, "Take some time to work on this sixth-generation fighter design concept, and I'll report it to the leadership later."

"It can be done today."

Lin Dong nodded; this wasn't difficult.

His understanding and expertise in aircraft are now unparalleled in China; if he claims to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first.

This way, all you need to do is refer to the planning of the J-36 and J-50 sixth-generation fighter jets from the previous generation, combine it with your own understanding, and finally check the current industrial situation in China, and you're done.

"Get it done today? Great, I'll report back personally later..."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Wang Xingguo's eyes. He then stopped bothering Lin Dong and left with Jiao You and Xu Ziming from the adjacent assembly workshop.

Just as the door was about to close, the voices of the three could still be faintly heard, filled with anticipation and admiration for the sixth-generation fighter jet.

"Sixth-generation fighter jet..."

"If this thing is actually built and officially put into service, then the world's status will be set back by 1,500 years."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Lin Dong's eyes. He opened a new document, thought for a moment, and solemnly wrote: "Compared to the supersonic cruise, super maneuverability, and beyond-visual-range platform combat capabilities of fifth-generation fighter jets."

The sixth-generation fighter jet mainly enhances the overall command and control capabilities of the entire system, representing a qualitative leap from a flight combat platform to a core of a system-wide air combat system.

A qualified sixth-generation fighter jet must possess the following technological advantages and combat capabilities...

1. Tailless flying wing flight layout, omnidirectional broadband 360° stealth design with no blind spots;

2. Equipped with twin or triple large variable cycle engines, achieving a range exceeding 8000 kilometers;

3. AI-assisted brain enables global battlefield information processing, tactical command of loyal wingmen, and fully automated combat;

4. A fully integrated cloud-based combat system, connecting satellites and warships at the top and remote-controlled missiles and unmanned loyal wingmen at the bottom, forming a fully integrated combat mode.

5. High-powered energy weapons capable of intercepting enemy targets at the speed of light…

Because it's just a technical concept, not a technical design.

Lin Dong doesn't need to provide specific design drawings for this report; he only needs to provide a self-contained, logically consistent concept that is supported by core theoretical data.

"The next key area for upgrading is the industrial sector..."

Lin Dong spent an hour writing down the entire concept, then logged into Wang Xingguo's authorized account on the military industry intranet to start viewing the internal industrial reports.

"The most crucial element in manufacturing a sixth-generation fighter jet is undoubtedly the materials. After all, the estimated takeoff weight of a sixth-generation fighter jet is 20 tons heavier than that of the J-20, reaching over 50 tons."

This places an abnormally high demand on engine thrust, requiring the use of fourth-generation single-crystal high-temperature alloys in the engine's core turbine blades, necessitating a breakthrough in the industry.

In addition, to achieve coordinated operations across the entire system, the entire communication system, radar system, stealth coating, and electronic system must be upgraded in all aspects. The core of these areas cannot be separated from the support of the rare earth basic industry.

For coordinated operations across the entire system, information processing capabilities are key. Significant technological breakthroughs are essential in areas such as chips and the AI ​​industry… Beyond that, high-end manufacturing, especially ultra-precision machining of large components, is the foundation for practical application.

Lin Dong carefully read through the internal industrial reports.

Based on the current industrial progress, a series of core industrial sectors were listed in his report.

"High-end materials, high-end manufacturing, rare earths, chips, AI industry... Hmm, this is no longer a special report, this is a comprehensive upgrade report."

They used a technical concept for a sixth-generation fighter jet as bait to urge and tempt higher authorities to expedite the upgrading of the entire industry.

At 9:30 p.m., the city lights illuminated the world.

Outside the window, the base's streetlights stretched out in a line, and the air conditioner vents emitted a gentle warmth, maintaining the temperature and humidity balance throughout the laboratory.

Lin Dong picked up the Coke next to him and took a sip. Looking at himself, he had been busy for more than five hours, without stopping except for going home for a meal in the middle, and finally determined some industrial areas that needed to be upgraded. His expression turned a little strange.

In those five hours, it's fair to say that aside from getting a general overview of domestic industrial progress, all other ideas were wasted.

Because these areas have given rise to a series of industries, large and small, which can be said to cover the entire industrial system.

"No wonder later generations say that the J-36 and J-50, two sixth-generation fighter jets, were actually the final exam for the entire domestic industrial system."

"Without the support of the entire industrial system and the high-end manufacturing system, these two fighter jets would not be able to be deployed at all. If any aspect is lagging behind, it will become a bottleneck problem."

"But in that case, we won't see a sixth-generation fighter jet for a while. However, there's no need to worry about submitting this report and causing deviations in the overall plan..."

A hint of emotion flashed in Lin Dong's eyes.

He was initially worried that his report might cause deviations in the overall industrial planning, swaying the country's steady development in an uncontrollable direction.

But now it seems that this report will not lead to bias; it can only serve as a confidence-boosting report and an accelerator for the development of the entire industry.

This will give the top leadership more confidence to promote high-end development across the entire industry and drive industrial upgrading with greater strength and speed.

After all, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has already made a huge promise.

Once industrial upgrading is completed, sixth-generation fighter jets will be able to take to the skies, and the world's status will be able to regress by 1 years, recreating the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties, and regaining its position as the world's number one... Anyone who sees this will be eager to jump on the bandwagon.

"It's just that this is all talk and no action...it feels a bit strange."

"This is going against the will of Heaven and deceiving Heaven."

Lin Dong muttered a few words to himself and sent the report to Wang Xingguo. Before he could even call, Wang Xingguo replied that he had received it.

"The pie-in-the-sky vision for the future is done; it's time to get to work."

Lin Dong logged into Wang Xingguo's email account and saw that the report had been downloaded. He then left the email account idle and opened his own email account to check for unread emails.

Today's tasks were relatively simple. Regarding the issues encountered in the Emei project, Xu Ziming proactively took over the offline matters and prevented him from interfering. The only unread email from Comrade Lin Weiliang was online today.

"Xiao Dong, I've analyzed the characteristics of drone swarm systems and robotic dog wolf pack combat systems. I think the two can achieve a system-wide coordinated combat, but they don't have a suitable central coordination node."

I'm currently thinking of designing a completely new tank. This tank won't be equipped with a main gun, but rather a laser interception system, along with a millimeter-wave phased array radar, long-range laser communication, and a mainframe computer. It will serve as the command center for robotic dogs and drones, coordinating swarm systems and wolf pack systems for coordinated combat... What do you think of this concept?

"hiss--"

After carefully reading Lin Weiliang's email, Lin Dong couldn't help but gasp, his eyes filled with unexpected surprise.

Design a millimeter-wave radar tank as a command center to achieve system-wide coordination between swarms of drones and packs of robotic dogs/wolves...

Good guy.

My dad seems to have become a self-taught genius, even coming up with the concept of the ZTZ-100 main battle tank, a fourth-generation tank that won't be unveiled until 2025.

wrong.

This is arguably even more powerful than the ZTZ-100 main battle tank.

After all, more than a decade later, China still lacked a swarm of robotic dogs and the ZTZ-100 main battle tank could only connect to a swarm of drones.

Now, aerial swarms of drones and ground-based wolf packs of robotic dogs work together in a coordinated manner.

So, a swarm of drones hovered overhead, while ground-based robotic dogs propelled the drones forward...

The enemy hides in drones, goes into trenches or houses, and the robotic dogs rush in to take them down.

The enemy hides behind robotic dogs, runs to rooftops or high ground, and then drones swoop down to take them out.

Whether it's mountain warfare, plains warfare, or urban street fighting, this will be a nightmare for all infantry. No matter where they hide, they will have nowhere to escape, and they will be instantly killed if they show their faces.

As for why the intelligent combat system of the mechanical dog is called the Wolf Pack System instead of the Mechanical Dog System or Dog Pack System, it can only be said to be the last stubbornness of a middle-aged man who is almost forty years old.

"Comrade Lin Weiliang's performance this time was very strong and deserves encouragement."

Lin Dong stared at the email on the screen again, then leaned forward in his ergonomic chair and placed his hands on the keyboard, typing rapidly to reply.

"Dad, that's great! This is a brilliant idea, a perfect systematic combat concept."

If you complete the development of this main battle tank command center system, from now on no one will call you Queen Bee, nor Dog King, or Wolf King; everyone will only call you—King of Land Warfare!!!