Historically, the Sukhoi Design Bureau also made quite urgency to improve the Su-27's ship-based model. In 1982, one year after the first flight of the Su-27 modification in April 1981, it immediately began to use the T-10-3 prototype to conduct ground skipping deck takeoff and blocking landing tests. At this time, the Su-27 still had various technical problems that had not been overcome, and the modification work had already begun.

Although the number of carrier-based aircraft demand is not very large, carrier-based aircraft can reflect the strength of the Aircraft Design Bureau, so the Sukhoi Design Bureau is naturally unstoppable.

Because Su-27's projects have all been demolished and re-established, Su-27k's improvement has been temporarily lagged behind. However, after Su-27 was equipped with the troops, Su-27k's modification was launched.

"We have completed all the projects, including engines that increase thrust, folding wings, strengthening landing gear, anti-salt treatment, and improving fire control systems. Now, the Su-27k has flew to Ukraine to conduct a ski jump takeoff experiment." Simonov said: "Our Su-27k will definitely catch up with the service of the USSR aircraft carrier."

Simonov was full of confidence.

Modified ship-based models require a series of improvements. For example, in order to reduce the area in the aircraft carrier hangar, the wings need to be folded, and in order to withstand the impact of landing, the landing gear needs to be strengthened. When flying at sea, the salt erosion is very strong and various treatments are required. Later, because the number of carrier-based aircraft in the Soviet Union was small, it needed to undertake versatile tasks. The Su-27k not only needed to carry out air combat, but also needed to carry anti-ship missiles, anti-ship attacks, bombs and ground bombs, etc. It must be a versatile role, so the original fire control system needs to be upgraded and has multi-functional functions.

All of this requires greatly increasing the weight of the fuselage, and to achieve the same performance, it is necessary to increase the thrust of the engine.

These are necessary improvement measures.

The Migoyan Design Bureau has MiG-K improvement experience and progresses very quickly, while the Sukhoi Design Bureau is also unstoppable. The competition between the two design bureaus is quite fierce.

At the same time, Simonov is also very confident that in the competition with the MiG-29k, his fighter jets have greater advantages because his fighter jets are heavy fighters! The space on the aircraft carrier is limited and the number of aircraft can be carried. His heavy fighter jets can fly longer and carry more weapons, and their combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the MiG-29.

Moreover, there is General Andrei in front of him, the best soldier who has risen in recent years, has always had an inexplicable favor with the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Just now, Andrei personally expressed his support for his plan to support his new generation of fighter jets.

"It's great. It seems that I have to take time to go to Ukraine to see the progress of Su-27k's experiment." Andre said.

The Soviet Union had already gained a large enough advantage on land, and the next step was to fight at sea. Therefore, Andrei was very concerned about the development of the navy, and the aircraft carrier formation was the top priority.

"Okay, Andre, if you want to go, we can go together." Ustinov said. As Minister of Defense, Ustinov is also very concerned about the construction of the navy.

"Of course, but we still have a few places to go before we go to Ukraine," Andre said.

It is not easy to go back to Moscow. After the Chinese New Year, it is time to go to the Turkestan Military Region again. Now, in Moscow, Andre has several places that must be visited.

The first place Andrey wanted to go was the Tikhmirov Instrument Manufacturing Research Institute, which was an old electronic design institute in the Soviet Union and also the most important radar development unit in the Soviet Union.

Here, many Soviet fighter jet aircraft onboard radars were born, and the flat-panel gap radars of the Su-27 fighter jet also came from here. In later generations, including the Su-35's passive phased array radars also came from here.

However, in the current demand, passive phased array radar cannot meet the needs of future air combat. If you want to talk about passive radar, the MiG-31 uses a ferrite phase shifter, which is quite bulky and has good performance and can be used as a small early warning aircraft.

What the next generation of fighter jets needs is the active phased array radar! The most important thing about the active phased array radar is the t/r component!

Passive phased array radar, transmitter or traveling wave tube, changes the phase and radiates the beam through the ferrite phase shifter in front. Each small unit of the active phased array radar is a transmitter/receive unit, which can achieve more effects!

When Andrei, Ustinov and others came here, the first thing they were to inspect was the progress of the active phased array radar!

"All leaders are welcome to visit our hospital." Dean Kancherski said: "Now, our airborne radar development is being accelerated according to the orders of our superiors, and there are also some international friends who have helped."

International friends! Among the developers, some islanders can be seen, which makes Andre a little surprised. Are these guys politically reliable? If they are American agents, their own losses will be great!

"The KGB has undergone strict identification. These people have relatives who died in the last island war. They hate the United States, have high political awareness, and some of them have become our Soviet nationality." Ustinov obviously knew more and said to Andre.

In terms of electronic technology, island countries are very advanced, including t/r components, which are actually developed in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Now, some of these teams have come from island countries to the Soviet Union and contributed their strength to the Soviet Union's strength.

Andre nodded. He seemed to have understood something. These guys have always respected the strong. In recent years, the United States has gradually lost its international status and was suppressed by the Soviet Union. The people of the island should be able to see that it is obviously much better than the United States.

"Well, let's introduce the progress of our active phased array radar." Andre said.

"Please come here." With Kanchersky's lead, they came to a comprehensive laboratory, and here you can see a finished product of an airborne radar! Several rectangular boxes must have circuits inside, and various threads are inserted outside, and in front of the box is a circular radar antenna! The diameter is nearly one meter, and above it is densely covered with bulges. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!