After distributing New Year's red envelopes to all members of the institute, Wu Tong carefully reviewed the recent research and development progress of each department. He meticulously analyzed and provided guidance on each of their accumulated questions. He cultivated his own research team, patiently answering any questions from motivated team members.
The good teachers she met had a positive influence on her.
By the way, Wu Tong inspected the current operation of the institute after she was away for several months.
She had developed three to five feasible material research and development plans. The lithium battery data collection and repeated experiments she had previously instructed were all completed, and the entire team compiled a list of practical existing information and detailed experimental data.
Tao Ran and Ruan Chengxu also tried experiments in new possible directions, but they basically failed and basically couldn't go any further in the initial stages. The rest of them didn't get very far either.
But for scientific research, failure is a normal occurrence, unavoidable but undesirable for researchers. On the other hand, it's also a form of elimination. It can't be considered a complete failure, but rather a path to success. The experience of failure can also help Wu Tong avoid delays, perhaps accelerating his path to success.
It has been almost a year since she came up with the idea for this project.
However, during this year, one topic followed another, one project followed another, and there were always other projects that pushed this topic to the side. Wu Tong really didn't find the time to devote himself to studying it.
Even now, Wu Tong felt that she might have to put this project on hold for the time being and not make it the first research and development topic after the new year.
Sitting behind her desk on the fifth floor, Wu Tong was sorting out her plans for the beginning of the year, the follow-up on the research and development of the J-35's conventional take-off and landing and carrier-based aircraft forms, the arrangements for academic affairs in the new semester, and the optimization of several feasible projects in the institute... Counting them up, she still had a lot of topics and projects to be solved.
During the New Year holidays, she felt quite free and at ease, but it was just a slightly false sense of security.
Moreover, after watching the test flights of the J-35 and H-20, Wu Tong had a new idea, which was to continue optimizing the air-to-air missiles and increase their beyond-visual-range long-range attack capabilities. This was equivalent to her taking on another project that had not yet been finalized.
Three hundred kilometers, in terms of combat records, at top speed, a fighter jet with the performance of the J-20 Dragon can reach the target in just a few minutes. Internationally, there are many missiles that can achieve this strike capability.
Three hundred kilometers is far from enough, what about eight hundred kilometers? Even the best fighter planes currently have to run for a while, and the range is doubled.
In order to achieve such a powerful range in the state of air-to-air missiles, it is important to optimize them, which is not something that can be done in a few steps.
Wu Tong also needs some time to get it done. She even wants to expand on this topic and upgrade the DF series of missiles.
It is not enough to just continuously improve air-to-air missiles. The power of land-based intercontinental cruise missiles must also keep pace. The positioning of PL-15 is very clear. Its combat targets are mainly high-maneuverability fighters. The increase in large-kilometer air-to-air missiles can supplement the focus on attacking large and high-value air targets such as enemy early warning aircraft, tankers, and bombers.
Wu Tong is planning to develop a new type of air-to-air missile again, and she is going to focus on the PL-17. She will do research and development on a more advanced generation. If there is any progress on the part of President Hua, she can just leave the 16 model to him.
Advanced active radar guidance seeker and advanced infrared sensor with strong anti-interference capability, smaller size and weight... these are all things that need to be considered for new air-to-air missiles.
Otherwise, its size and weight are too large to be mounted on the powerful J-20 and J-35. It would be a waste of powerful air control research and development results to only let the H-20 operate.
Her goal is still to increase the range and strike area so that the ammunition can be loaded into the internal magazines of the J-20 stealth fighter and J-35, which can become the guarantee of their dominance over the world!
An inch longer, an inch stronger. The farther a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile can be fired, the greater the preemptive advantage it can gain in an air combat. However, it is limited by the upper limit of the fighter's mounting capacity due to the size of the fighter's body and the need to take into account the maneuverability of the missile.
If a small, ultra-long-range air-to-air missile like the PL-17 can be developed, then with the PL-17 air-to-air missile, it will become a missile that poses a strong threat to any air target.
The longer range allows them to launch beyond visual range, which can better protect aircraft such as fighters and bombers. The ultra-long strike capability can also oppress enemy aircraft at a longer distance, which greatly restricts their flexibility in combat.
This will make combat more predictable because the enemy cannot avoid engagements at will; the PL-21 is a powerful air-to-air missile, and its emergence has a significant impact on China's air strike capabilities.
With the plan in hand, Wu Tong couldn't stop deducing, starting to deduce the prerequisites for the PL-17's success based on this new foundation. Having led an entire missile development project, Wu Tong was well-versed in the entire missile development sector, a field she considered a strong reserve.
What technology could increase beyond-visual-range strike capability? Could it enhance the new PL-17 air-to-air missile? Wu Tong's mind flooded with information again. After more complex elimination and screening, Wu Tong also recorded some inspiration. Supersonic glide warheads and inertial guidance technology might be able to shoot down any maneuverable aircraft...
Wu Tong hoped more than anyone else that the domestic aerospace sector could have such a powerful guardian angel to firmly suppress those with evil intentions. With ultra-long-range strikes, whoever has the longer range would have the ability to take the initiative and suppress them.
Wu Tong still remembers clearly the most important indicators of the missile: hit accuracy, range, and power!
Missiles with high hit accuracy can greatly save combat costs and improve the efficiency of single combat; the greater the range, the farther away from the enemy the side can launch an attack, defeat the enemy first and reduce its own losses, especially beyond-visual-range missiles, which can kill people from thousands of miles away, and the enemy will not even understand who did it until they die; whoever has a long enough range will control the priority!
A powerful warhead can cause a large killing radius. Whether the missile can achieve its combat objective ultimately depends on the warhead, which is equivalent to the finishing kick in football. This is one of the most important parts!
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