135: Chapter 135 The Disappointing Eagle: China Realizes Itself as One of the Great Powers?

It can fly to China and back at full speed,

so who cares about fuel consumption anymore!

One could essentially declare that

the Dominator Fighter Jet's maximum mission speed

is its cruising speed!

Everyone present was struck with wonder.

They were all very familiar with the performance of fifth-generation fighters.

As the classic model of fifth-generation aircraft, the F-22 Raptor

has a maximum mission speed of Mach 2.25,

and it cannot maintain that maximum speed for more than five minutes!

Compared to this sixth-generation Dominator Fighter Jet,

what was the difference between it and a pile of trash?

It was truly ridiculous!

Seeing the shocked looks on everyone's faces,

Charles was extremely satisfied.

He continued his introduction with a smile.

"The second advantage is the tailless stealth design adopted by the Dominator Fighter Jet!"

"The tailless layout can significantly reduce the aircraft's radar cross-section, greatly enhancing its stealth capabilities!"

"At the same time, it also drastically reduces aerodynamic drag and improves the fighter's maneuverability!"

"Combined with our newly developed stealth technology, the Dominator's stealth performance will completely crush that of fifth-generation fighters!"

"The third advantage is our epoch-making advanced sensor technology, including radar, infrared, and electronic warfare systems, enabling all-around detection and strikes across air, land, and sea..."

"..."

"...The sixth performance advantage is an Artificial Intelligence matching system capable of autonomous learning, decision-making, and execution, which can greatly enhance the fighter's combat efficiency and flexibility!"

"The AI system is the key to the Dominator's combat capabilities being completely ahead of fifth-generation fighters!"

"With the assistance of the AI system, the Dominator can achieve intelligent swarm combat, as well as coordinated operations with drones, satellites, aircraft carriers, and other combat units..."

Charles spoke eloquently,

listing more than twenty performance advantages of the Dominator Fighter Jet over fifth-generation aircraft,

recounting them one by one like family treasures.

The audience listened with great interest,

not feeling bored at all.

Half an hour later,

Charles concluded his speech.

At his signal,

staff members began distributing the standard technical data for the sixth-generation fighter's integrated performance

to the defense attaches of each country.

Watching the busy figures in the hall,

a smirk of successful plotting appeared at the corner of Charles's mouth.

He had gone to such lengths to explain everything

for a deeper, more sinister purpose.

That was to take the first step

and establish the international standard for sixth-generation fighters before China could!

After the Dominator,

any new fighter jet from any country on Blue Star

that had certain shortcomings

and failed to meet this set of standards

could not be called a qualified sixth-generation fighter!

Those 'clever' media outlets in Eagle Country

actually got some analysis right: you can't have your cake and eat it too!

The Eagle Country research team had reached a conclusion a few days ago:

if they wanted to modify the Dominator for aerospace capabilities,

they would have to sacrifice a lot of flight performance!

Because of this, Charles felt confident.

The Chinese people's Aerospace Fighter

might have made startling progress in stealth technology and laser weaponry,

reaching a level that threatened Eagle Country's national security,

but in terms of comprehensive flight performance,

it must have shortcomings!

So what if the stealth technology is powerful?

If the maximum speed can't reach Mach 12,

hah, how can it be considered a sixth-generation fighter?

So what if the laser weapons are powerful?

If its multi-domain and coordinated combat capabilities are lacking,

hah, how can it be considered a sixth-generation fighter?

Once these standards were set,

if China's Aerospace Fighter fell short in even one area,

the international community would not recognize it as a qualified sixth-generation fighter!

When that time comes,

and once the aerospace modification of the Dominator is complete,

the momentum will return to Eagle Country!

Heh,

I wonder if China will be furious?

At this moment,

in the two seats on the right side of the first row,

the Chinese defense attache and a counselor from the Chinese Embassy in Eagle Country were sitting upright.

For this Eagle Country Air Show,

the official China had invited to attend was named Commissioner Xu.

He was a senior high-ranking officer with the rank of Colonel in the General Armament Department of the Supreme Military Region.

However,

this was only his public identity.

His hidden role

was a deputy leader in the China Strategic Intimidation Bureau.

The embassy counselor sitting next to Commissioner Xu was named Geng Shuang.

Geng Shuang had a square face

and looked very elegant and gentle.

Having served as a counselor for many years,

he was very familiar with the national conditions of Eagle Country.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had arranged for him to accompany Commissioner Xu to the Eagle Country International Air Show to handle various affairs and also serve as a translator.

Commissioner Xu and Geng Shuang were wearing Bluetooth headsets,

sitting with straight backs.

Geng Shuang was carefully taking notes on the various performance advantages of the sixth-generation fighter introduced by Charles,

translating them quickly for Commissioner Xu.

After receiving the standard data distributed by the staff,

he gave another introduction based on the key points of the documents.

Once Commissioner Xu had a general understanding of the situation,

he immediately reported to his superiors in a low voice through his Bluetooth device.

Meanwhile,

at the China Supreme Military Region,

inside the large conference hall.

The high-level officials were watching the live broadcast of the Eagle Country Air Show's opening ceremony in real-time.

After listening to Commissioner Xu's on-site report,

General Yun Feijie blurted out a sentence.

"Damn, that's it?"

The others

were also deeply disappointed.

They had initially held some expectations,

thinking that after so many years, Eagle Country must have accumulated a lot of technical reserves, and its advancement would surely exceed external imagination.

The new fighter technology they brought out so confidently this time,

even if it were slightly inferior to the 'Xuannü' fighter,

the gap shouldn't be too large.

But Charles had rambled on for half an hour,

listing more than twenty performance advantages of a sixth-generation fighter one by one,

and as it turned out, not a single one

could compare to the 'Xuannü' Aerospace Fighter!

Among them, the Mach 12 flight speed was already considered the most prominent performance feature.

Upon hearing this performance parameter, the high-level officials of China could only struggle to hold back their laughter.

Comparing people is infuriating, and comparing planes is just as bad.

One must know that

the maximum flight speed of the 'Xuannü' Aerospace Fighter within the atmosphere

can reach the first cosmic velocity (orbital velocity), which is over Mach 23!

If energy consumption is completely disregarded, its limit speed within the atmosphere can even reach around Mach 28,

completely enough to instantly kill Eagle Country's so-called sixth-generation fighter!

However, that wasn't the most critical point.

The greatest advantage of an Aerospace Fighter,

of course, is aerospace combat!

After the 'Xuannü' fighter breaks through the atmosphere and enters low Earth orbit,

due to the extremely sparse air resistance and the gradually decreasing gravity of Blue Star,

the 'Xuannü' can accelerate with even less energy consumption,

until it breaks the second cosmic velocity (escape velocity), which is over Mach 33!

Afterward,

once it leaves Blue Star's orbit at a speed of over Mach 33 and officially enters space,

there will be no more influence from Blue Star's gravity or air resistance.

As long as the fighter has sufficient energy,

you can accelerate to whatever speed you want!

For Eagle Country to try and compare a fighter with a Mach 12 flight speed to the 'Xuannü'—wasn't that just making themselves a laughingstock?

Disappointing!

Truly too disappointing!

The high-level officials suddenly felt a bit frustrated that their rival wasn't doing better.

If Eagle Country continues like this,

China will have to declare, 'Waking up from a midnight dream, I'm shocked to find that the superpower is actually me!'

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