74: This is F35 carrier-based aircraft technology!

Chapter 74: Dumbfounded! This is F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft technology?!

“There’s no way to get F35 technology right now,” Song Qinyi said firmly.

Obtaining F35 fighter jet technology from the Eagle Nation? Absolutely impossible!

No matter how he analyzed it, this was a completely unrealistic endeavor.

The two people next to him, however, were laughing merrily.

“Song Qinyi, since you don’t believe the Mysterious Organization can get F35 fighter jet technology, why don’t we make a bet this time?” Zhang Yuli suggested an idea.

He had previously bet with Song Qinyi on whether the J-20’s maiden flight could be completed within four months.

And now, it seemed he had lost that bet; the J-20 was likely to complete its maiden flight even before that date.

In other words, his treasured Wuyishan Dahongpao tea was no longer safe. This time, he had to win it back.

“Alright, what are we betting on this time?” Song Qinyi agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

It wasn’t that he lacked confidence in the Mysterious Organization; on the contrary, he deeply believed in the organization’s formidable strength.

An organization capable of acquiring B-2 Bomber technology—how terrifying must such an existence be? How could he doubt them?

It was precisely because he trusted them too much that he found it impossible, as Song Qinyi himself was a scholar who had specialized in aerospace for decades. He was very clear about the development process of a fighter jet.

The undeterminable design phase, the prototype verification and maiden flight phase, the official production and mass production phase—each phase could bring about significant changes for a fighter jet.

Whether the technology obtained by the Mysterious Organization was truly the F35 fighter jet that the Eagle Nation intended to research and produce was likely an unknown. Where would they get the complete set of F35 fighter jet technology?

“At that time, I just want my box of Wuyishan Dahongpao back,” Zhang Yuli said repeatedly.

He only allowed himself to brew a pot of this tea during holidays. Giving away a whole box was truly painful, so having a chance to get it back would naturally be wonderful.

Song Qinyi’s eyes lit up: “Zhang Yuli, if you lose, just give me your painting.”

He had long coveted that painting, but Zhang Yuli was unwilling to exchange it with him no matter what.

“Alright, you rascal... fine, I’ll bet with you,” Zhang Yuli shook his head helplessly.

This painting was a gift from the dean of the Central Academy of Fine Arts years ago, and he hadn’t expected this guy to set his sights on it.

“Count me in,” Zheng Lixing chimed in. “Song Qinyi, if you lose, give me back your bottle of aged Yuanhong wine.”

“Alright,” Song Qinyi gritted his teeth.

This was even more painful than the previous bottle of fifty-year-old Huadiao wine, not because of how expensive the wine was.

Rather, it was its historical value. This was a bottle of wine specially saved from the celebration banquet when Miss Qiu got married. He had managed to get it from Zheng Lixing with great difficulty, and now losing it back would be embarrassing.

The next day.

LLNL Laboratory employee dormitory.

It was evening, and Lu Ze had finally managed to escape from the day’s busy schedule.

“Why did Lucy suddenly want to go fishing?” Lu Ze complained, wiping sweat from his forehead.

Early in the morning, she had insisted on going fishing at the lake outside the town. The two of them had fished for most of the day under California’s scorching temperatures of over thirty degrees and the sun that could literally bake a person to death. He felt like he was turning into a dried fish.

And it was even hotter for him because he was wearing a helmet while fishing. After all, who goes fishing without a helmet?

“I almost forgot to send the technology to the Xia Academy of Sciences,” Lu Ze patted his head. “The time should be about right. I’ll send it now.”

He had been so busy all day that he had forgotten about the important matter.

Two days had passed since he last contacted Da Xia, and now was the best time to send the F35 technology. Further delay would not be of much significance.

Thinking this, he projected the email backend onto his eyeball display and sent an email.

Xia Academy of Sciences, Top-Secret External Liaison Office.

The three men were having tea and chatting here. Compared to talking in the director’s office or similar settings, this place was clearly more discreet and suitable for discussing top-secret information involving the Mysterious Organization.

Suddenly.

A series of ‘beep, beep, beep’ sounds echoed in the room.

“Zhang Yuli,” Zheng Lixing hadn’t finished speaking.

“No need to tell me, I’ve already unlocked it at the fastest speed.”

Zhang Yuli didn’t need a reminder; his nerves naturally entered one unlock command after another.

This was also the trouble with this email’s top-secret protection system: every time one logged in to view it, an unlock verification was required, and the verification process and key chain were entirely new each day.

Every week, Zhang Yuli even needed to re-upload, modify, and correct his fingerprints, iris scans, and other verification methods to prevent anyone from obtaining verification information through any means.

No matter how urgent it was, this computer would never allow you to bypass the security lock stage.

A moment later.

After logging into the email system backend, a title prominently appeared before everyone’s eyes.

【We have successfully brought back the F35 fighter jet technology.】

And the email attachment was identical to previous ones, with hundreds of densely packed compressed files.

【F135 Afterburning Turbofan Engine Technology and Material Processes.】

【Engine Vectoring Nozzle Technical Key Points, Development Ideas, and Process.】

【F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft Arresting Gear and Tailhook Design Requirements and Difficulty Analysis.】

【Fourth-Generation Avionics “Gemstone Table” Integrated Avionics Information System Integration Technology.】

【Lift Fan Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aerodynamic Layout and Material Path.】

【...】

Looking at the technical documents in each compressed file, the three men’s eyes widened, and they stood frozen in place, at a loss.

“Hiss,” Zheng Lixing gasped, “Did the Mysterious Organization really manage to get the F35 fighter jet technology?”

In fact, let alone Song Qinyi having doubts, even he hadn’t fully believed it before, simply due to his unconditional trust in the Mysterious Organization.

After all, the F35 fighter jet had not even been produced yet, making the difficulty of obtaining this technology extremely high.

Unexpectedly, the Mysterious Organization actually sent it over?

I was just kidding, and you actually got it!

“Unbelievable... what in the world is this?” Song Qinyi muttered, dumbfounded.

The extent of his disbelief before was equal to the extent of his shock now.

The overwhelming sense of shock and horror made him blurt out words in Sichuan dialect.

“Song Qinyi, I told you long ago that at any time, we must unconditionally believe that the Mysterious Organization can achieve anything.”

Zhang Yuli said, beaming with joy, “My box of Wuyishan Dahongpao is coming back to me.”

However.

Song Qinyi clearly didn’t care about these things, his eyes fixed on the documents: “This technology isn’t right. How is this possible?”

He didn’t have time to mourn the Wuyishan Dahongpao he had just acquired and now had to return to Zhang Yuli—a minor matter. His gaze was firmly locked on those very special compressed files.

Seeing Song Qinyi’s clearly unusual emotions.

“What’s wrong?” Zheng Lixing asked.

“Could it be that the Mysterious Organization sent us fake information this time?” Zhang Yuli thought of this and then denied it: “They wouldn’t do such a thing.”

If the Mysterious Organization couldn’t obtain the technology, they would, as in the past, directly admit the mission failed. They would never use fake technology to ‘deceive’ them.

Absolute trust—this was the most fundamental aspect of their cooperation.

“No, this technology is genuine F35 fighter jet technology.”

Song Qinyi shook his head, saying in an even more solemn tone, “But it’s not just the technology for the F35-A variant; it’s the complete technology for all three F35 variants.”

“Among them, it even includes the technology for the F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft!”

“Three variants?” Zhang Yuli next to him looked stunned.

Although it sounded like a minor modification, the F35-A variant did not have vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, and the F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft variant was specifically a carrier-based version.

More importantly, how did he hear that the F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft was only scheduled for its maiden flight at the end of the year?

Now, let alone research and production, there was probably only one prototype. How could the Mysterious Organization get its technology?

What an outrageous capability is this?

Is the Eagle Nation’s technology really just picked out casually at a farmers’ market for this organization?

‘We are very satisfied with this technology. How much ‘remuneration’ does your organization require?’

‘Da Xia will fully meet any needs. Please feel free to command.’

Zhang Yuli disregarded everything else and quickly replied to the email.

Soon, the Mysterious Organization’s reply arrived.

【Regarding the remuneration, we have not yet decided. We will settle with Da Xia once it’s negotiated.】

Looking at this message.

“It seems the Mysterious Organization’s next plan is not small,” Zhang Yuli lamented.

Compared to accumulating several times and paying all at once, he preferred that the Mysterious Organization would allow Da Xia to provide corresponding ‘remuneration’ each time.

This wasn’t about money; rather, each time it meant incurring a debt of gratitude.

Zheng Lixing suddenly had a thought: “Doesn’t that mean our Da Xia will also have the capability to develop a fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft?”

Hearing this.

Song Qinyi pondered for a moment before saying, “We need to apply to the highest level. I can’t handle this technology.”

Although a carrier-based aircraft is also a fighter jet, he was not familiar with aircraft carriers or amphibious assault ships. How could he determine its applicable scope? A carrier-based aircraft like the F35-C Carrier-Based Aircraft also needed to be evaluated based on its operating environment.

“I hope to specially invite a member to join our team as the person in charge of naval matters.”

“Song Qinyi, who are you looking for?” Zheng Lixing became interested.

“Jiang Dingqian from the 601 Research Institute!” Song Qinyi said resolutely.

Besides him, he couldn’t think of anyone else more suitable.

An hour later.

Da Xia, Northern Province.

Even though most parts of Da Xia were already experiencing unbearable heat in late May, the temperature in Northern Province remained around ten degrees Celsius, with occasional chilly winds.

Inside the 601 Research Institute.

A middle-aged man, around fifty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, was hunched over a workbench, meticulously examining blueprints.

“The J-20 is being developed by their 611 Institute, and they still want to snatch the J-31 development plan?”

Jiang Dingqian couldn’t help but curse under his breath: “Why do they always dream of such good things? Can’t they leave something good for the home institute?”

It should be known that the vast majority of talents in the 611 Institute had come from their 601 Research Institute.

In fact, in its early days, the 601 Research Institute had provided personnel and equipment, fostering its growth step by step. Yet, now the J-10 project was taken, and the J-20 was also gone!

They had finally waited for Da Xia to prepare to develop a fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft, and the home institute finally had something good, but the 611 Institute still wanted to snatch it?

It was simply too much.

“The J-15 is about to make its maiden flight. We have to regain some pride, no matter what.”

After saying this, Jiang Dingqian continued to immerse himself in perfecting various aircraft development processes.

Just then.

Suddenly, the red wired telephone on the desk rang.

Jiang Dingqian frowned. This phone usually didn’t ring even once in half a year.

As soon as he picked up the receiver, a familiar voice came from the other end: “Jiang Dingqian, the phone line isn’t secure. Let’s communicate through the internal channel.”

After hearing this, Jiang Dingqian became even more confused.

“What is Song Qinyi up to? Is the J-20 development progressing too fast, and he’s bored?”

He didn’t think much of it and picked up a communication device to check it.

Sure enough, a message was displayed on it.

【I have initiated top-secret encryption. The conversation channel is a single line. All other communication networks will be shielded. Jiang Dingqian, disconnect your internet wired network... telephone base station connection now.】

A text message of over a hundred characters was sent from the other side, detailing various security measures.

This was clearly Da Xia’s highest-level top-secret communication method, shielding all external connections to prevent information leakage.

“This exaggerated? What exactly does he want to do?” Jiang Dingqian’s eyes revealed helplessness.

He felt that Song Qinyi was making a mountain out of a molehill.

However, as soon as he completed all his preparatory work, the other side sent over a thousand-character technical overview.

Half an hour passed.

After Jiang Dingqian read every word of the thousand-character content, he sent a message:

“Song Qinyi, weren’t our security measures just now strict enough?”

“I’m flying to Yanjing immediately. I’ll be there in two hours. Wait for me!”

He felt that Song Qinyi was too conservative. How could this level of security measures be enough?

He had to be there in person to see it with his own eyes.

This was actually the technology for a fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft! Besides the Eagle Nation’s F35, where else in the world was there a fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft?!

Damn you, Song Qinyi, where did you get this stuff?!

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