Chapter 1050 The Whereabouts of the Seven Aircraft Carriers

Although Dingxin Base has always been called "Chinese version of Area 51" by outsiders, those who know the situation know that there are still many differences between the two.

But if Qiao Chenqing's idea comes true, then the name of China's Area 51 may really be placed on Dingxin Base.

Including Chang Haonan, after a short period of thinking, he also realized that this matter could play a significant role in promoting the technological development of the Air Force and even China as a whole.

Apart from anything else, it is obviously unrealistic to spread the data link that has just been tested to the entire army in a short period of time.

On the one hand, the cost of the Air Police 2000 itself is extremely high, and it may be difficult for the Air Force to purchase it in large quantities in the short term.

On the other hand, it is also more important.

This test was successfully achieved through data relay by several stratospheric airships.

You know, Chang Haonan has been planning this matter since last summer.

It took almost half a year to deploy several airships——

Although the airship is very stable when floating in the stratosphere, the process of floating up from the ground places high environmental requirements.

It’s not that easy to catch the time window.

For a military operation that requires timing, half a year is still too long to prepare.

But when it comes to high-throughput relay communication satellites operating in low orbits...

Obviously it's not something that can be tinkered with in a year or two.

However, as the saying goes, it is better for people to wait for equipment than for equipment to wait for people.

A more realistic approach is to first use this pilot unit to study various new technologies and tactics under informationized conditions in the northwest Gobi, and then gradually promote them to the entire army.

After the communication constellation is completed, combat effectiveness can be immediately formed.

There are actually many technologies like this that are feasible in principle, but are temporarily inconvenient to promote due to external conditions...

For a moment, Chang Haonan wanted to stand up and express his support for Qiao Chenqing's idea.

But in the end he didn't speak.

After all, this matter involves the sensitive issue of changes in the military establishment. As an outsider, it is difficult for him to interfere casually.

Fortunately, although there were some arguments at the scene, they finally reached a consensus and prepared to choose a suitable opportunity to report to their superiors...

At this time, the simulation test hundreds of kilometers away finally ended.

All four incoming targets were "shot down", and the entire process was under the control of the command system.

It proves that the entire system designed by Chang Haonan fully technically meets the needs of refined and flat command in air combat.

As for the next step, it is natural to expand the number of nodes allowed in the system to reach the 300 originally planned, and at the same time further optimize the newly developed centerless communication network so that the entire military, not just air nodes, can be included in the system in the future. within the entire chain of command.

Of course, this is a long-term goal spanning more than ten years...

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At the same time that the data link and command system tests hosted by Chang Haonan were successfully carried out in the Northwest.

Capital City, Tanzhou.

National Remote Sensing Center.

"Dong dong dong——"

Li Nianheng, the general manager of the remote sensing mission, was concentrating on his work when he heard a rapid knock on the door.

He frowned when his train of thought was interrupted, and raised his head irritably:

"Come in!"

As the office door was pushed open, a staff member with a National Oceanic Administration badge hurriedly walked in from the outside.

But after recognizing the person, Li Nianheng suppressed his depression in his heart.

He Mingkun, a remote sensing engineer who was sold to the Space Administration by the State Oceanic Administration.

The reason why I say "sell" is because considering the particularity and sensitivity of Ocean One, Wang Shuguang originally wanted to choose to be the hands-off shopkeeper and hand over the ownership of the entire satellite directly to the Navy.

But the proposal was rejected by Luan Wenjie.

The reason is that the ownership transfer operation is too expensive.

It is equivalent to directly indicating that Haiyang-1 is a military satellite.

Therefore, in order to avoid getting access to confidential information as much as possible, Wang Shuguang directly placed He Mingkun in the space agency on a "long-term secondment" and was responsible for all matters related to Ocean One as his natal family member.

The meaning is obvious——

I'll leave the confidential matters to you, don't spill the blood on others...

For He Mingkun himself, this is not really a good job.

The main reason is that after being addicted, everything you do will be affected, which is really inconvenient.

But it's not without its benefits.

His file is in the Ocean Bureau.

Salaries are also paid by the Ocean Administration.

But what we come into contact with every day are aerospace systems.

This kind of person with a "clean background" is actually very popular with leaders...

"What's up?"

Li Lianheng put down the pen in his hand and asked.

"Mr. Li, in this recent cycle, the frequency of Ocean One sending back valid data has increased significantly."

He Mingkun put an information box in his hand on the table:

"Especially since yesterday, the satellite has even determined that more than 90% of the information is valid. In the end, it occupied three data transmission windows. It was not until an hour ago that the complete content was transmitted back."

"This is the relevant report, please take a look."

Upon hearing this, the remaining unhappiness in Li Lianheng's heart instantly dissipated. He quickly pushed aside the half-approved documents on the table and opened the information box.

Since the Kitty Hawk's track was accidentally photographed during the first test last year, Ocean One's status has skyrocketed.

Not only the National Space Administration and the Navy, but even higher-level leaders have specifically asked about the relevant situation when they came to inspect.

And after that, it often photographed some suspected targets.

The recognition accuracy is about 70%.

However, as a solar orbit satellite, Ocean No. 1 will sweep the entire surface of the earth in each complete cycle, so most of the information sent back is not of much practical significance to China.

It only needs routine records and comparisons with subsequent public reports to identify the subject.

However, multiple reports in a short period of time have never occurred.

After all, when the automatic screening program was designed, several typical aircraft carrier home ports such as Norfolk and San Diego were specifically excluded from information warnings.

In other words, even if an aircraft carrier is photographed in these places, it will not be judged as valid information...

Inside the data box, there are more than a dozen reports that have been bound separately.

Judging from the imaging time, they should have been taken within a dense window of about 20 hours.

"By the way, please contact Mr. Chang Haonan and inform him of the situation."

Li Lianheng raised his head again and said to He Mingkun:

"As for the report..."

He hesitated for a moment:

"According to regulations, this cannot be copied. If Mr. Chang has time, you can ask him to take a look."

But He Mingkun replied:

"Mr. Chang is...probably not in Beijing now."

"Huh?"

Li Lianheng was stunned:

"The Science and Technology Commission is about to be reorganized, and he is not in Beijing..."

He stopped abruptly at this point.

"Oh...I know."

Li Lianheng nodded with a little emotion, and cast his eyes back to the document in his hand, thinking that Mr. Chang's academician title should be a sure thing...

However, before he had time to think about it, the content of the report made his pupils tremble.

After being stunned for more than ten seconds, he quickly opened the second report.

Then came the third and fourth...

As usual, each report corresponds to an imaging range that captured a suspected aircraft carrier target.

But the special thing is.

In several of the imaging ranges, there is more than one suspected target...

Even, in the most images, three appeared at the same time.

Of course, since it is multiple imaging, some of them are obviously repeated.

But even excluding these, the whereabouts of at least 7 aircraft carriers can be found--

Three of them are located in the eastern Mediterranean.

Two are located in the northern Arabian Sea.

One is in the Persian Gulf.

There is another one in the western Indian Ocean, and judging from the direction of the wake, it is also on its way to the Gulf region...

Obviously, the Americans are preparing to do something in this area...