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"Engineer Xu!"

When Lin Weiliang saw Xu Ziming come in, noticing the bloodshot eyes from staying up all night, he pointed to the breakfast on the table: "Your breakfast, Qingling packed it for you, Xiaodong brought it over..."

"Did Xiao Dong bring this? Okay, let me eat first."

Xu Ziming didn't stand on ceremony, took the breakfast and went to the reception room on the side.

"Xiao Dong, why isn't your godfather serving breakfast?" Wang Xingguo asked Lin Dong with a smile.

"Didn't your godmother come back? Isn't she going to make you breakfast?" Lin Dong turned around in confusion and asked bluntly.

"Xiao Dong, you don't know this, do you? He makes breakfast for Engineer Wang's family."

Chen Jianhua chimed in with a laugh, "...Sigh, we can't compare to those who make aircraft, missiles, and rockets."

"Bullshit!"

Wang Xingguo retorted directly, "Chen Jianhua, when have you ever seen me cook? I always order food from the cafeteria or take it away..."

"When the canteen is closed during holidays, who in your family cooks, Mr. Wang?" Lin Weiliang asked curiously.

"Wang Rui!"

Wang Xingguo calmly replied, "The food that Ruohua and I cooked was indescribably bad."

My son became self-reliant early on, unlike Mr. Chen's son, who's still living like a pampered prince.

"Pfft—" Lin Dong couldn't help but spit it out.

Chen Jianhua was speechless, then gave a thumbs up and said, "There's a reason you were chosen as the chief engineer."

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get down to business."

After chatting for a while, Wang Xingguo saw Xu Ziming return after finishing breakfast, clapped his hands, and brought the matter back to the main topic: "Headquarters has confirmed that the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft will be led by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. Just like the WZ-8 project, Xiao Dong will use my account to complete the chief engineer's work."

With a bunch of satellites overhead right now, no one will object to using an online model for the whole process. Today, we'll make a preliminary decision on the relocation of key personnel for the project.

At the same time, the production and deployment of key equipment such as the J-20 fighter jet, the J-1 fighter jet, and the WZ-8 reconnaissance aircraft cannot be neglected.

"Godfather, the production priority of the J-20 fighter jet can be slowed down. I asked Uncle Jiao for some data last night. The problem of hollow air cooling for the turbine blades in the Emei project has been solved. There will be no major problems in the design of the engine next."

Lin Dong then chimed in, saying earnestly, "I've estimated that the overall design will be completed around June or July next year, and we can begin the ground, high-altitude, and dynamic thrust test phases. If the tests go smoothly, the J-20 modification project will be launched simultaneously."

Once the engine testing and improvements are completed, our brand-new J-20 fighter jet should be ready to roll off the production line by the second half of the year after next at the latest.

"It's already December, so at the latest it will be completed in two years, before 2015?" Wang Xingguo's eyes lit up, and he asked with some surprise.

"That's roughly the timeline." Lin Dong nodded.

Because he wasn't involved in the entire research and development process, and because manned fighter jets need to ensure safety, the testing phase of the WS-15 engine took longer than expected.

However, the fact that the improved new fighter jet could be rolled off the production line before 2015 was already a pleasant surprise for everyone, making all the hard work worthwhile.

If he hadn't discovered the flaws in the plan, 2015 would have been the year the Emei project was confirmed as a failure and had to be scrapped and started over.

However, due to his involvement, the Emei project corrected its flawed plan, and 2015 was directly changed to the rollout date of the new J-20 fighter jet.

If the events of 2016 were to happen again in this lifetime, this brand-new J-20 fighter jet could perfectly time its debut.

"good!"

"I'll report this to headquarters in person and then adjust the production schedule accordingly."

Wang Xingguo took a deep breath and said seriously, "Xiao Dong, tell me about the J-16D project. How long will it take to complete?"

"I've reviewed the J-16D project over the past two weeks. It mainly involves equipment replacement and a shift in the center of gravity. Some minor aerodynamic layout and flight control systems need to be readjusted. Although the overall difficulty is high, the workload is still relatively small..."

Lin Dong nodded and quickly said without needing any draft paper, "Regarding this situation, I asked Shen Fei about his preliminary progress."

If the supporting microwave anechoic chamber and other equipment can be provided, the remaining development cycle of the entire project is estimated to be about seven to thirteen months to complete…

"How many?"

All the adults present stared wide-eyed, a mixture of surprise and shock: "Seven months to thirteen months?"

"The project timeline given by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is that it will be completed by the end of 14 or the beginning of 15, and put into service in the first half of 15. It will take about two more years..."

Chen Jianhua asked in disbelief, "We can start more than a year earlier?"

"Yes, Uncle Chen."

"Because it's just an improvement on the J-16, not a complete redesign."

Lin Dong analyzed carefully: "This way, the engine and the overall fuselage don't need major changes, the original safety will not change, and the design process will be more relaxed."

The stringency of manned and unmanned combat aircraft differs by at least two levels.

Once the unmanned combat aircraft is developed, it can be directly produced and put into test flights.

However, once the manned fighter jet is developed, it will need to undergo at least several more rounds of verification and calculation to ensure that everything is foolproof before it can be produced and put into test flights.

The J-16D is now an improved electronic warfare aircraft. The engine and fuselage remain largely unchanged, as does its safety, which makes the process much easier and allows for a more aggressive development approach.

"However, the J-16D also has a problem, the same problem as the WZ-8 project..." Lin Dong paused here, looking at Wang Xingguo.

"Electronic warfare equipment?"

Wang Xingguo noticed Lin Dong's gaze, his surprised expression froze, as if he had thought of something.

"Yes, I checked, and the complete set of electronic warfare equipment needs to be manufactured and supplied by the electronics company."

Lin Dong nodded: "If the progress on the electrical engineering side can't keep up, then our progress will be choked, unless..."

"No, no, no! Xiao Dong, don't unless..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo quickly waved his hand to stop Lin Dong from saying anything more: "Once the project officially starts, I'll go talk to them and urge them to hurry up."

Goodness, last time the WZ-8 project developed its own synthetic aperture radar, the electronics company complained to headquarters. Although they were rebuffed by him, he said, "You have to practice more when you're eating vegetables, and you can't even eat rice when you're being fed."

But if this happened a second time, he really doesn't know if he'd still be able to argue back.

After all, unlike Lin Weiliang, the queen bee and wolfhound king, who had the support of the army elders and veterans of the War of Resistance, he only dared to bark at the Central Army...

Without an older brother to back him up, he's fighting all by himself. If it happens again, he might really get beaten.

"That's fine."

Lin Dong nodded: "In this way, before July next year, in addition to the relevant gallium nitride electronic reconnaissance pods, jamming pods, and anti-radiation missiles..."

Their main focus is also to provide 2000 gallium nitride TR module units as the core of the J-16D's phased array radar...

"The parameters and performance requirements for these devices and TR components will be finalized and communicated to them within two weeks once the project is handed over to Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. I will then arrange preliminary testing and data collection."

"2000 gallium nitride (GaN) TR module units, parameter requirements given half a month after handover, delivery before June... Does that mean CETC only has 5 and a half months? And all of them are GaN modules?"

Wang Xingguo suddenly felt a headache coming on. He rubbed his temples, but after thinking for a moment, he couldn't come up with a good solution. So he simply put the problem aside and gestured for Lin Dong to continue.

"The remaining issues are personnel relocation and laboratory setup."

Lin Dong took a document out of his pocket and handed it to the people present: "How to transfer personnel involves confidentiality measures, which I don't know much about."

This is my estimate of the core personnel needed for the J-16D project's development, as well as the related supporting laboratories. Godfather, Uncle Xu, Uncle Chen, you can decide how to arrange it yourselves.

"this……"

Wang Xingguo took it and carefully looked through it, thought about it in his heart, nodded and handed it to Xu Ziming.

"Engineer Xu, the overall design team's personnel transfers shouldn't be a problem. How do you plan to draw personnel from the production, R&D, and final assembly departments to join the project team?"

Xu Ziming took the document and glanced at it, then shook his head: "Engineer Wang, the problems in the lab aren't too serious, but we don't have enough key personnel..."

After thinking it over carefully, Xu Ziming looked at Wang Xingguo and said, "I request that Xia Tian be included in the core project team."

Although the J-16D project is not as large as developing a large fighter jet, its technical difficulty is no less.

The research and development requirements for core technologies and processes are significantly higher than those for the J-20.

For the production, R&D, and final assembly departments, which had already experienced the loss of some personnel in the J-20 fighter jet incident and were also affected by the Chen Weibiao incident, satisfying these core personnel was undoubtedly a difficult task.

"Xia Tianqiang?"

Wang Xingguo frowned, thought for a moment, and then remembered, "That core engineer who was transferred from Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group?"

"right."

Xu Ziming nodded: "He participated in the core research and development of the KJ-500 at Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation and has a strong foundation in the technology and processes of this type of electronic aircraft."

"Let him lead a group of people, and with everyone persevering a bit longer, we should be able to meet the needs of the J-16D project's research and development."

"I agree in principle."

Wang Xingguo thought for a moment and did not agree immediately, saying, "Don't notify him to join the core of the project team yet. I'll have the National Security Bureau conduct another thorough investigation to make sure there are no problems before we talk about it."

Although the core comrades from Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group can be trusted, and the other party has also participated in the core research and development of the KJ-500 project.

In this way, both the level of confidentiality and the security test have been passed, and the risks can be almost eliminated.

However, since Lin Dongding was the chief engineer of the J-16D project, once someone was put into the J-16D project team, it would mean coming into contact with the very edge of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's most important core secrets.

To be on the safe side, Wang Xingguo decided to wait for the National Security Bureau to conduct another thorough investigation, going back three years, to make sure there were no problems before proceeding.