He hung up the phone with Defense Secretary Oliver.
The most important thing now is to resolve the public opinion issue.
Although General MacArthur ordered General Johari to immediately impose a news blackout on the target area,
In case of civilians living nearby or Chinese troops.
The process of intentionally shooting down the crashed plane
If this news gets out into the world,
Recently, several export orders for fighter jets from the US Department of Defense have been significantly affected.
These are all orders worth tens of billions of dollars; even a five-star general couldn't bear the blame for this.
"Where is General Johari?"
"Back to his office, General!"
MacArthur went to Admiral Johari's office.
General Johari's performance at this time
This is in stark contrast to his previous sycophantic attitude.
Neither of them stood up from their seats, but simply gestured for General MacArthur to sit down.
"General Johari, immediately notify all newspapers to issue a statement: a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft..."
During the joint military exercise, a plane crashed due to mechanical failure. The condition of the Indian pilot, whether injured or killed, is yet to be announced.
"Joint military exercises? General, when have we ever held joint military exercises? Mechanical failure??? What do you mean by 'Indian-origin driver'?"
MacArthur's intentions were quite clear.
First of all, we certainly cannot admit that the "Blackbird" reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by China's air defense missile system.
As the world's most powerful reconnaissance aircraft, it has never been shot down.
It must not be broken.
There are only two reasons for plane crashes: problems with the aircraft itself, specifically mechanical failure.
Either it was due to human error, caused by pilot negligence, that led to the plane crash.
As long as the driver's identity is confirmed to be Indian,
He himself notified the official media of the various allied countries of NATO, to give it a boost.
It is highly likely that this incident can be characterized as the Indian driver being involved in an exercise.
A major human error occurred, causing the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft to crash!
"I said it's a military exercise, so it's a military exercise; I said the driver's nationality is their nationality, so it is their nationality."
Don't forget, the deal to acquire nuclear submarines is still in the project approval stage.
"General Johari, you should know how important this project is, right?"
Johari could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
Currently, India relies almost entirely on imports of high-end weaponry and equipment from the United States for its land, sea, and air forces.
The Russians were also indifferent to me.
"General, I can fulfill your request. The reconnaissance plane, worth 600 million, is now just a pile of scrap metal."
"I have to explain this to my superiors, don't I?"
"In addition to the acquisition plan for the Arihant nuclear submarine, I will also submit materials to the Ministry of National Defense regarding the subsequent drones!"
The border between India and China is located in a high-altitude region, making them heavily reliant on drone reconnaissance.
This time, they are willing to spend 600 million yuan and even give up a military airport.
Specifically designed for use by the "Blackbird" reconnaissance aircraft, it was intended to closely monitor strategic deployments along China's borders.
Before they could even finish their calculations, their plane was shot down.
"General MacArthur, the Blackbird has been blown to bits."
"You think you can fool me with drones? Do you think I'm stupid?"
"General Johari, have you ever seen someone use a cannon to kill a mosquito?"
What is the cost of drones? Do you think China can intercept them with anti-aircraft missiles?
General Johari stroked his beard.
MacArthur was right; since high-end reconnaissance aircraft weren't working,
Then let's use a large number of aircraft as a tactic.
"Okay! I need the purchase price from the domestic side of the NATO contract, and the minimum quantity is 200 units."
I'll think about it..."
"Minor issue. Immediately issue an announcement as I instructed!"
That very day.
India's major newspapers, following MacArthur's instructions,
The news of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft crash was released to the public.
NATO member states, under pressure from the United States
Many expressed their regret over the crash of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
They didn't forget to continue praising the "Blackbird's" current status among global strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
Furthermore, they demonstrated outstanding performance.
At this time, at the research and development base in the Zangnang Desert,
Su Lin and his team also received global reactions to the incident.
"Principal Su, those Americans are really shameless. They were clearly intercepted by a missile..."
They can always shift the blame to the Indian brothers!
"Indians are spineless; they'll take the blame for this."
"I'll contact our outposts in the vicinity to see if there's any evidence of an enemy 'Blackbird' reconnaissance aircraft being intercepted!"
Commander Yang, once the order is given,
The nearby outposts immediately responded after the "Blackbird" was intercepted.
The 24-hour camera happened to record the video of the "Blackbird" falling from the sky.
"You know what, there really is. If we let the news out now..."
This proves that the "Blackbird" was shot down by our air defense missile system.
This is a perfect opportunity to give the Americans a good slap in the face.
"Principal Su, what did you say?"
Su Lin thought for a moment,
If India can take the blame, then can't our Pakistani brothers do the same?
Why take the blame upon yourself?
After all, the HQ-16FE air defense missile system was intercepted by a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft that was airdropped into India.
Once the news gets out, it will give the US a reason to impose sanctions.
"I remember this fighter jet was quite active in the Middle East, wasn't it?"
"Principal Su, you know about this too? According to the information we currently have..."
The US claims it never exports this fighter jet, but Israel, the Middle Eastern power,
They were probably smuggled in and used for reconnaissance missions against our Pakistani brothers!
"Let our good brother Pakistan show us what we're made of."
"Principal Su, do you mean to export the HQ-16FE air defense missile to our Pakistani brothers?"
Su Lin nodded.
Of course, the version sold to our Pakistani brothers wasn't the complete version.
The number of firepower units will be reduced to two.
The launch mode will also shift from a highly mobile carrier vehicle mode.
Switch to ground-based silo launchers.
At the same time, the phased array radar lock-on of the transport vehicle was cancelled.
Reduce the success rate of interception.
Even if any country purchases it, it will only be a stripped-down version and will not pose any threat to China.
However, it was more than capable of shooting down a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
"Great! Our Pakistani brothers have been in contact with us lately, hoping we can export some weapons and equipment to them."
Let's do each other a favor.
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