Chu Hengyuan didn't need to explain why he called them here for the research project. They knew it all. He wanted them to pay for it! They didn't have any extra money to fill those huge holes.

However, if Wu Tong leads the research and development, and it is the latest air-to-air missile needed by the Air Force, then it is not impossible to negotiate!

Is Wu Tong working on missiles? Oh, that's entirely possible. A genius is a genius no matter how talented they are. They need to support the mathematician who helped the Weilong double its stats. If they come up with another Weilong-like surprise, a Weilong with a brand-new, ultra-high-performance air-to-air missile, their Air Force will have to straighten their backs and smile!

Compared with the leaders of the Air Force and Artillery who were directly related, they did not react in time due to some information asymmetry.

"Who is Wu Tong?" Why does this name sound so unfamiliar? He doesn't seem to have heard of any top expert with this name in the missile research community. Is he a sudden dark horse?

"The PL-15 project has been approved? Isn't the PL-14 still under development? Hasn't President Hua been in charge of missile research and development? Why did someone else approve the project?" Meteor Dark Horse is not reliable. Compared to unfamiliar or even strange names, they still trust Hua Yanxing, which has made outstanding achievements.

Who is Wu Tong? When this question came out, many bigwigs in the scientific research community couldn't help but glance at someone. It's really rare that there are still people who don't know Wu Tong. How many geniuses like him can there be in the whole country?

Even they had to admit that the child was truly the glory of China! In front of her, they all had to admit that they were old.

"What? Is Wu Tong famous?" The artillery leader was puzzled by the collective gaze of so many people. Was he violating some taboo? He raised his hand and touched his head, suddenly remembering a news item in the national newspaper. "Is it that math genius Wu Tong? The one who solved some world-class problem and brought glory to the country? That kid?"

He remembered that the newspapers had said the child was only sixteen, right? Now, let's add another year, so he's only seventeen? A seventeen-year-old was supposed to lead the PL-15 national project?

He even brought in such a large group of top industry experts to review it. Is he still asleep? Or is it Chu Hengyuan, you are drifting and dreaming!

He looked at Chu Hengyuan, the conference host sitting in the middle, with an incredible look. Is this funny?

"Ahem..." The Air Force leader covered his mouth and coughed lightly to remind him, it's just what you thought.

Don't be so honest and show everyone the fact that your information is out of date. Although this is due to confidentiality, Lao Wu, why don't you learn to see the big picture and see that so many top scientific research experts haven't expressed their opinions?

If they were not comrades in the same group, he really didn't want to admit that this guy was in the same group as him.

"PL-14 is still under the responsibility of Hua Yanxing's president, and PL-15 was requested by President Hua and is under the responsibility of Wu Tong. Everyone here is trustworthy, so don't mention it outside this room."

As some of you probably know, the J-20's maiden flight test was a complete success, reaching Mach 3.22 and boasting a range of 20,000 kilometers. This groundbreaking achievement is due in part to Wu Tong's outstanding contributions to the optimization of the WS-15 engine and materials. "This is a blessing for China, to have such a top scholar on our side!"

Chu Hengyuan gave a simple answer using the words of the artillery leader.

"Wu Tong's achievements in mathematics are known to the world. His previously secret achievements in engines and materials science are now known to everyone. Now, at President Hua's request, Wu Tong has once again made a sprint towards missile science and has designed and developed a new type of aircraft engine and a new type of fuel to match it."

"The predicted data for the new engine is extremely superior, utilizing Wu Tong's foremost flow field design. Wu Tong has introduced two new fuels. One is a super-excellent fuel with a predicted specific impulse of at least 800, and the other is..." Chu Hengyuan glanced at the attendees, especially those on the air and artillery sides. "The predicted performance of the same unit is high-energy explosives 20 times more effective than TNT!"

"20 times TNT?" Artillery leader Wu couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock. To be honest, at his level, he had seen all kinds of storms and waves. Now, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles he faced, he remained calm.

But at this moment, he was really shocked?

Are you sure you're not kidding? Are you bullying him because he doesn't have as much education as them and can't figure out their tricks?

Their artillery had always been dealing with ammunition. What kind of concept was this high-energy explosive that was 20 times more powerful than TNT? It surpassed all the high explosives currently in the world. Even the new military high explosives claimed to be the king of explosives were only twice as powerful as TNT.

Even the best domestic explosive, CL-20, cannot compare with it.

Are you sure you're not just bragging and shouting slogans to defraud funds?

"So, has metallic hydrogen been prepared?" They had heard that the laboratory across the sea had produced some kind of metallic hydrogen, which was expected to be 20 to 30 times more powerful than ordinary explosives.

"Leader Wu, please let me finish what I want to say. You can take a look at the information in your hands!" He didn't mind Leader Wu's surprise. When he first saw the information, he was not much better than the other party.

Chu Hengyuan simply went all in. Whether it was true or not, he'd have to look at the detailed information and let the experts speak for themselves. Even though he wasn't a professional, he knew that starting with a specific impulse of 800, 20 times the TNT was a truly transcendent concept! This was the pace of a groundbreaking revolution in the aerospace industry!

The people they called to the meeting were arguably the top experts in the areas covered by the project proposal, allowing them to determine the feasibility. As long as the feasibility was above 30 to 40 percent, they would give it a try.

If successful, China's aerospace industry will reach a higher level and truly stand firm among the world's major powers.

Several experts who had already participated in the project research for Wu Tong immediately lowered their heads and looked at the documents in their hands.

"A pure nitrogen compound? A pure nitrogen ion salt? Pure nitrogen does have such explosive potential. Previous laboratory tests have shown that 14 nitrogen molecules are extremely unstable and explosive. There's also an experiment similar to metallic hydrogen, which can form metallic nitrogen under high temperature and high pressure conditions.

Simulations predict that metallic nitrogen can only be formed under times the atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of over 7000°C, which is more than ten times the energy of TNT per unit.

Metallic nitrogen is indeed synthesized from nitrogen, and therefore possesses the same stable properties as nitrogen. However, its synthesis is extremely difficult to achieve, let alone industrial production. Therefore, although metallic nitrogen is safer and more powerful, few countries are currently conducting research and development, as it is not suitable for current technological conditions!

Those who were first surprised by the appearance of all-nitrogen compounds were no ordinary people. They were the first to confirm that nitrogen synthesis had this potential. "This is a very hot topic in the field of high-energy materials, and many advanced research institutes around the world are conducting similar research!"

However, no one has come up with any results so far, so all-nitrogen products and gas metallization still only exist in predictions and occasional lucky experiments.