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"Engineer Chen, Engineer Shen, Engineer Wei, I also believe that the current strategic anti-missile air defense system, as well as anti-missile interceptor missiles, need to be improved."

Xu Zelin was the second to speak, but he was still rather reserved in saying, "More than thirty missiles failed to intercept them. This is not only a problem with the missiles, but also with the system guidance... Fortunately, yesterday's test aircraft was from our Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group."

If a nuclear ballistic missile had actually struck, yesterday's events would have either destroyed Xi'an, Lanzhou, or even many other cities.

"It must be improved. The strategic air defense system is our last line of defense, and more importantly, it is a strategic line of defense that concerns the life and death of 1.3 billion people..."

Zhang Tianhua from the Jinling Military Region was the third to speak: "The current system performance makes us frontline combat personnel feel very unsure and under a lot of pressure. It's a difficult situation."

Next, the heads of the other military regions and the major services took turns speaking.

The army leaders, in particular, were filled with excitement and fervor as they watched the video of the powered armor still playing on a loop, and they launched a barrage of attacks on the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), the China University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CUAE), and AVIC Science & Technology.

"I……"

Chen Changming from the Electronics Technology Group, along with Chief Engineer Shen, Chief Engineer Wei, and others, looked at the military personnel opposite them who had originally only participated in the meeting but had become Wang Xingguo's henchmen because of the exoskeleton powered armor.

Listening to them say things like "intercepting missiles is garbage" and "it puts a lot of pressure on the combat personnel," with one sentence saying "the system is not working properly" and another saying "I'm sorry to the 1.3 billion people," makes one feel that they are not doing well.

The dozen or so people from the three units attending the meeting clenched their fists tightly, their eyes bloodshot as they stared at Wang Xingguo, who was drinking water from a teacup. They wished they could rush up to him and devour this guy from their "brother unit" alive.

Screw it.

Having skills is impressive, but it's cool to call for help with equipment.

How come I never noticed before that this guy was so insidious...?

Knowing they couldn't win against three opponents, they actually resorted to a strategy of driving away the wolves and tigers...

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The head of the conference room.

The delegate, a middle-aged man in his forties, who was sent by the leadership to observe the proceedings, watched as Wang Xingguo threw out a sign for powered armored equipment and ordered a group of people from the military to help fire the cannon. He couldn't help but turn to the headquarters leader and smile.

"Sir, is Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's technology really that advanced now? This exoskeleton powered armor looks like something out of science fiction..."

"Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has been working very hard on research and development over the past decade or so, but we still lack core equipment..."

The headquarters leader nodded and looked at the representative, asking, "What instructions have the leadership given regarding this air defense interception incident?"

"No, they just asked me to come and sit in on the meeting."

The representative shook his head: "The leaders understand the difficulty of intercepting a hypersonic target traveling at Mach 16.2, which can repeatedly change direction, but they just said they would try to improve it, saying it's the last air defense line for 1.3 billion people..."

"I see."

The headquarters leader nodded solemnly. After the last military personnel finished firing the cannon, he tapped the cannon to attract everyone's attention, and their eyes turned to Chen Changming from the Electronics Technology Department.

"Chief Engineer Chen, everyone has explained the problems with the air defense system very clearly... Is there anything that can be improved on the part of the electronics company?"

"Commander..."

Chen Changming paused for a moment, then gently shook his head and said, "The air defense and interception of ballistic missiles has always been a core problem for the whole world."

We can find other ways to increase the advance warning time, which can improve the interception success rate in the middle or initial stage of the final stage.

But in situations like yesterday, where there was no prior warning, it suddenly appeared at an altitude of 35,000 meters and could even change direction... there's no way to intercept it.

He stayed up all night reviewing yesterday's interception data several times and was certain that the air defense system's response measures had been taken to the fullest extent.

However, due to the speed and altitude, the system has very little time to react.

A target that reaches Mach 16.2, or more than 5 kilometers per second, would fall from an altitude of 35,000 meters in less than 7 seconds.

Such terrifying speed, coupled with the ability to change course and direction, is enough to penetrate the defensive barriers of any anti-missile and air defense system.

Global strategic missile defense systems aim to provide early warning of ballistic missiles and then intercept them in the mid-course or terminal phases.

As for intercepting the ball in the final, middle, or even late stages... it's almost like winning the lottery.

"Chief Engineer Chen, is it possible to increase the interception speed of the HQ missile?" At this moment, a staff officer from headquarters who was attending the meeting put forward a conjecture.

"It can increase the success rate." Chen Changming nodded.

"We will develop a brand-new air defense system, as well as a brand-new HQ air defense missile, which will have a faster response, higher speed, and longer range..." Chief Engineer Shen and Chief Engineer Wei answered before the leader could ask.

"good!"

The headquarters leader nodded and looked at Chen Changming, Chief Engineer Shen and Chief Engineer Wei seriously, saying: "The second question is that there are more and more hypersonic drones now."

If a warhead were installed inside, it would become a variant of a missile. Could a strategic air defense system provide early warning and interception for these hypersonic drones?

"Hypersonic drones..."

Chen Changming was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Sir, we can provide early warning, but as for missile air defense interception..."

"Can't the missiles intercept it?" The commander understood Chen Changming's meaning.

"Sir, this is really impossible..."

Chief Engineer Shen smiled wryly and said, "Hypersonic drones mean that they can continuously perform high-maneuverability changes of direction with extremely high overload, and can also pull up and maneuver to launch a second or third attack... Interceptor missiles simply cannot catch such targets."

If it's a supersonic aircraft, then interceptor missiles, with their higher speed, could track and intercept it.

Compared to air-to-air missiles that only have one or two ignitions, the HQ-5 air defense interceptor missile has the capability of ignition throughout its entire flight and high-maneuverability tracking throughout its flight.

But when faced with hypersonic drones that can maneuver at higher altitudes, launch a second or third counterattack, there is absolutely no way to counter them.

After all, the range of anti-aircraft interceptor missiles is at most a little over 100 kilometers.

Faced with these hypersonic drones equipped with warheads and capable of traveling thousands of kilometers, any speed that cannot keep up with theirs is doomed.

The enemy swooped down, saw the interceptor missile launched, and immediately maneuvered to turn around, causing the interceptor missile to miss its target.

If the interceptor missile isn't launched, then it will just rush straight to the end, and by the time it gets close enough, it will be too late to launch the interceptor missile.

As for faster missiles, they can be intercepted.

This is because missiles can only dive down, unlike hypersonic drones which can turn back and launch a second or third counterattack when they see an interceptor.

"Old Shen, are you guys really that inflexible in your thinking?"

Listening to Chief Engineer Shen's answer, Wang Xingguo suddenly interjected, "Does interception necessarily require missiles?"

"If not missiles, what will we use?"

Upon hearing this, Chief Engineer Shen paused for a moment and asked, "Are we going to use lasers? Can those things be used for interception now?"

"Old Wang, I know that Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's laser technology is very advanced, but the dense atmosphere at ground level will greatly reduce the power of the laser."

Chief Engineer Wei chimed in: "To intercept targets such as rockets, drones, or small missiles within a 10-kilometer radius on the ground, at least 100 kilowatts of laser power is required."

To intercept a ballistic missile, at least 800 kilowatts of power is required.

A 100-kilowatt laser now weighs about 10 tons, of which the core directional transmitter weighs 2 tons.

Controlling such a massive launcher and aiming it quickly and accurately at a hypersonic missile is simply impossible from an engineering standpoint.

As for intercepting ballistic missiles, an 800-kilowatt laser is not even a technology that has been developed yet…

Laser interception essentially involves concentrating energy to penetrate and then destroy the target.

Because ballistic missiles re-enter from space, they travel at higher speeds, are made of materials with stronger temperature resistance, and have a higher power to melt and destroy targets.

Moreover, missiles can now maneuver and change course, unlike satellites which have fixed orbits for continuous illumination, so instantaneous ablation is required... This places an immediate demand on laser power.

"There's nothing we can do? In that case, I'm sorry."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo immediately stopped hesitating, stood up, slammed his hands on the table, and declared domineeringly, "This time, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) will get involved in the improvement project of the strategic air defense system."

It was possible to hit a satellite traveling at Mach 23, 900 kilometers away, from a supersonic moving platform at high altitude.

Now, from a fixed ground platform, missiles traveling at speeds of over Mach 10 can be launched without Lin Dong's personal involvement. All he needs to do is provide an algorithm, and the rest is handled by hand.

"Your Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group can control a 100-kilowatt laser for precise interception and firing?" Chen Changming was stunned for a moment, his face full of disbelief.

"certainly."

Wang Xingguo calmly said, "If the Electronics Technology Department is too busy, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group can upgrade and improve the air defense radar as well, ensuring that the hypersonic drones can hit the target every time."

"Go to hell!" Chen Changming cursed directly.

"It's settled then, Lao Chen. Remember to prioritize Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's radar project next time..."

Wang Xingguo tidied up the documents in front of him, exchanged a glance with the people from the military headquarters opposite him, and then moved his chair away and turned to walk outside.

"Damn it, Old Shen, don't let him get away!"

At this moment, Chief Engineer Wei realized what was happening and quickly gave Chief Engineer Shen a push.

"Hey hey hey—"

But before the people from AVIC Science & Technology and AVIC Engineering could act, suddenly, the military personnel on the other side rushed over.

A group of deputies pressed down on their shoulders, their faces full of enthusiasm, and said, "Engineer Shen, Engineer Wei, the new missile deployment and delivery training manual that your unit gave us last month doesn't describe some technical details very clearly."

The brothers were a bit confused during training... Now that we've finally met you guys, please explain things to us properly.

"Bullshit, no new missiles have been delivered this year..."

Chief Engineer Shen glared and yelled, "Get out of the way! I'm going to beat up Wang Xingguo!"

"Oh, I misremembered. It's just that there are some minor bugs in the BeiDou navigation system..." A deputy quickly changed the subject, but still wouldn't let go.

The remaining military commanders, including Xu Zelin, Zheng Weihong, and Zhang Tianhua, along with the heads of several branches of the armed forces, saluted their leader and then chased after Wang Xingguo with beaming smiles, as if celebrating the New Year…