Chapter 714 Super Seven Projects
Co-development! Andrey of course made this idea!
Cheng Fei will definitely not be able to handle such a major reform project. With the addition of Migoyang Design Bureau, the risk is quite small. For Migoyang Design Bureau, it is really useless to do the Migo21 modification alone. If you have so many better choices, you will never build a backward second-generation machine. Mobilize some retired personnel who developed Migo21 back then and come to China to help, which will be beneficial to both parties.
What are the benefits for the Soviet Union? If Cheng Fei improves the J-7, will it squeeze out part of the Soviet military aircraft export market? For example, Egypt might have ordered MiG29 from the Soviet Union, but now, when he goes to order the J-7, objectively, his customers have been lost!
If we look at it this way, the Soviet Union seemed to be at a disadvantage. However, these countries actually cannot afford to buy fighter jets such as MiG29. If they want to order MiG29, they will also owe various payments. Now, they buy J-7. Although the Soviet Union only distributed 30% of the profit, in fact, the Soviet Union got much more than 30%. Engines and avionics were exported from the Soviet Union. In these aspects, the Soviet Union also scored part of the profit! So, in total, the Soviet Union did not suffer any losses. On the contrary, it could grab more market share, and deepen its relations with China, killing multiple goals.
On the other hand, what Andre couldn't say was of course strategic arrangements!
In the southern part of China, Pakistan is Pakistan, which maintains good relations with the United States. Afghanistan is still unstable and chaotic. It is Pakistan that instigated and destroyed a country that was originally pro-Soviet. Fortunately, it made arrangements in advance and took down Iran. No matter how Afghanistan is doing, it doesn't care.
However, Pakistan is also a problem that its own side must solve. How to solve it? War is not omnipotent, and it does not need to fight a big war.
Then, we need to solve it from a political and economic perspective, among which breakthroughs through China are one aspect!
Pakistan has poor economic strength, so although Pakistan purchased F-16 fighter jets from the United States, it could not replace their fleet. In order to fight against their old enemy India, they need to maintain a certain size of fleets. As the J-6 fighter jets continue to age, they need new fighter jets.
Andre, who came from later generations, certainly knew that Pakistan had no other way except asking China for help. China was of high quality and low price, and had a good relationship with them. Historically, China exported a certain number of J-7s to Pakistan. At the same time, it also jointly developed the Saber 2 plan with Pakistan, which eventually developed into a Foxconn fighter jet.
This is completely a foreign trade product. Pakistan contributed capital, China provides technology, and foreign companies help. At first, the honeymoon of China and the United States was Grumman, who used the F404 engine. Unfortunately, this project was full of various variables. Later, in the 1990s, it was Migoyang, who used the rd33 engine and finally made the Fox Dragon come out. At this time, nearly twenty years have passed since the establishment of the entire project.
There were countless disputes at that time, and the most important thing was the dispute with Grumman Company. At that time, Grumman Company wanted to play a leading role and asked Cheng Fei to send the J-7 and add the f20 nose in front of the J-7 to make a difference. Cheng Fei was equivalent to not getting any technology, so Cheng Fei would certainly not agree.
Now, Andre directly set the tone. It was the technician of Migoyang's company who went to Chengfei. Chengfei had no reason to refuse the subject of this development.
The project was mainly invested by Pakistan at that time, but now, there happened to be a sucker outside. The Egyptians were very interested. As long as they agreed and went outside to trick Egypt into investing, there was actually not much. The labor costs in China were very low. Egypt could invest 200 million US dollars, and it would be almost done.
If the two sides work hard to cooperate, this major reform project will be in service in less than five years. At that time, Pakistan will definitely be jealous. This is the most suitable choice for them. A fighter jet worth ten million US dollars each has medium-range and close-range air combat capabilities, which is not worse than their F-16, but the price is less than half.
At that time, Pakistan would definitely apply for purchase. It is OK to buy it, but the engines and avionics cannot be replaced. They are all still goods from the Soviet Union. The weapons and air-to-air missiles of the fighter are definitely made by the Soviet Union. Pakistani people don’t have any choice!
If Pakistan proposes to replace the aircraft with Western avionics, don't forget that the fighter jet has shares in the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will not agree! After repeated consultations, the Pakistanis will have to accept the current arrangement and use the Soviet-made weapon system.
Arms sales are politically backgrounded. Pakistan uses the Soviet weapon system. From then on, you have to listen to the Soviet Union obediently, otherwise it will turn into scrap iron at any time!
There may be a lot of resistance in the meantime, such as whether the United States will use the F20 to Pakistan? However, I am afraid they will miscalculate it. Unless they are half-selling and half-giving like they do to their own son Israel, it will definitely be better than the J-7 facelifting version of Pakistan!
Now, I’m setting up a trap for Pakistan! I’m eroding the wings of the United States step by step!
"General Andre, we sincerely hope our project will go smoothly," said Tujida. "We hope this project can be launched as soon as possible."
Andre just set a tone. There will be many negotiations and countless rounds of negotiations in the future. However, the project can already see great hope!
"General Andrei, our project was developed on the current J-7, but after designing it, it will be much more effective than the J-7. Look, should our project have a new name?" Tu Jida asked.
The new name is of course! Andre nodded and said, "I think our project is called Super Seven, how about it?"
Super Seven, surpassing J-7! This is a joint development project between the Soviet Union and China. The goal of development is to export and compete for the third world cheap military aircraft market! No one expected that the first project achieved at the Moscow Air Show was this joint development of the Super Seven project! Later, this fighter jet really achieved the expected goal and protected their airspace for some third world countries! Chengfei also accumulated enough experience from this project and designed China's new fighter jet. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!