Deep in the desert, a large number of guests were welcomed today.

Several planes have landed in succession today at the airport that is almost close to the color of the desert. After each plane landed, it soon disappeared into the hangars that looked like sand dunes.

At this moment, Duke and Qin Tairan, accompanied Mr. Liu of the Military Commission and other military leaders, were walking into a huge sand dune. What came towards him was a giant standing tall, with a camouflage painted like sand, as if quietly waiting for the visit of the VIPs. Since the Shadow leaked from the D** base, all the flight tests of the large-scale drone project have been moved to the military base deep in the desert for operation.

"Duke, is this the Terminator drone you hosted to develop? It looks very majestic. How is the performance?" Mr. Liu looked at this giant, as if he felt the self-evident murderous aura.

"Old man, this is Terminator One. It has a variable wingspan of 28.5 meters, a length of 10.8 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 10 tons, a maximum oil load of 5.5 tons, a weapon load of 2 tons, a maximum flight speed of 1,050 kilometers per hour, a cruise speed of 935 kilometers per hour, and a maximum range of 20,000 kilometers." Duke introduced as he knew it.

"Oh, I heard that your thing is based on Global Hawk's transformation, but now, both appearance and performance indicators seem to be far from the Global Hawk. I remember that Global Hawk should be relatively round, so why does the Terminator have a much tougher shape?" Mr. Liu asked after listening to Duke's brief introduction with interest.

"Yes, this Terminator was improved by us based on the US Global Hawk, but after the Shadow copying, we have fully understood the Global Hawk's fuselage design, so we have greatly improved the basis of the prototype, making its aerodynamic shape more suitable for high-speed flight rather than maintaining a large air stagnation time. This is because the Terminator is very different from the original Global Hawk in terms of use, and we don't need such a large wingspan.

The improved aerodynamic shape is now more suitable for high-speed flight. What you see now is a full-size static shape. In fact, after it flies into the sky, the Terminator-One wing will be folded and retracted. This will not only reduce the fuel consumption of flight, but also make its radar reflective area smaller." Duke explained.

"Well, your actions are very fast. You can understand the Global Hawk's technology thoroughly. It's amazing." Mr. Liu praised, "I didn't expect that when I get old, I can still see such an amazing fighter jet with my own eyes."

After saying that, Mr. Liu turned to the Air Force Commander Xu Zhonghe who followed him, "Zhonghe, how are your Air Force going to use this Terminator drone?"

"We are going to use it as a strategic bombing mission." Xu Zhong and General Xu did not avoid Duke and Qin Tairan and said bluntly. Qin Tairan, who was on the other hand, couldn't help but feel trembling when he heard it. It seemed that for the Terminator, the future Air Force actually planned to equip the Terminator with a nuclear bomb. The Air Force's emphasis on the Terminator was really unexpected.

Duke seemed a little slower and had not yet reflected Xu Zhonghe's implications. However, when he heard that the Air Force was preparing to let the Terminator perform a strategic mission, he also knew that this was the Air Force's preparation for the Terminator to use.

"Although it flies far enough, the load capacity is still a little worse. If the bombing mission is performed, is the cost too high?" Duke said, "because if it is a bomb, the opponent can quickly calculate the approximate position of the terminator based on the throwing distance, landing point and time. In this way, the terminator will find it difficult to escape the interception of the opponent's fighter jets. According to our expected tactical concept, this thing still carries one or two long-range air-to-ground attack missiles, and it is easier to escape if it is fired dozens of kilometers away."

"Haha, Duke." Qin Tairan saw that Duke did not understand Xu Zhonghe's implicit meaning, and couldn't help but remind him softly, "The strategic bombing mission carried out by Commander Xu and the others is not a normal bomb. If the Terminator can reach the target smoothly, it will be enough for Commander Xu and the others. It will be worth it even if there is a way but no return."

"Mushroom Cloud? Nuclear Bomb" Duke suddenly realized and couldn't help but tap his head gently, "Is the 2 tons of load enough?" Although Duke is studying nuclear reactions, his research method and nuclear weapons are two different fields, and he is really not clear about nuclear bombs.

"Although the 2-ton guy is not too big, it doesn't matter how much it is to destroy a medium-sized city." Xu Zhonghe explained with a smile. "It must be much stronger than the explosion equivalent of our submarine-launched missiles."

Hearing Xu Zhonghe's words, Duke took a breath, and the Terminator who carried this kind of killer truly became the "terminator".

"How much can the annual output of your Terminator reach? What is the manufacturing cost?" Xu Zhonghe asked. This is what he is more concerned about now. "Due to the limited production of invisible special materials, our annual output is no more than 4 aircraft. The production cost per aircraft has not been fully calculated yet, but it should not be less than 200 million yuan." Duke replied.

Now the material manufacturing process of cracking Global Hawk is not yet mature. Not only is the output low, but the cost is also amazingly high. It is already doing everything possible to produce 4 aircraft a year.

Hearing this number, Xu Zhonghe frowned. Things are good things, but the output is too low. At this production speed, it will take ten years to deploy forty or fifty aircraft. This is really a bit far away and cannot quench near thirst. "Can you think of ways to increase production capacity as much as possible, such as producing more than 10 aircraft a year?" Xu Zhonghe asked, "Terminator is a good thing. With it, we have another killer weapon, but to form an army as soon as possible, output is a big problem."

"We are also trying to figure out how to do it, but we can't deduce some material manufacturing processes in reverse, they can only be tested little by little. The materials we use are made little by little by little by little by little. Not to mention the shocking cost, the output will definitely not be able to increase." Duke shook his head. This thing is indeed not something that can be done quickly.

"Maybe in one or two years, we will be able to find a better manufacturing process and formula to achieve large-scale production." Duke added, but he was not sure whether Duches Heavy Industry's research experts could guarantee that this batch manufacturing process problem would be solved in one or two years.

"Take it slow, Zhonghe, we are here to be the audience today. Let's take a look at the wonderful performance of the Terminator first." Mr. Liu interrupted their conversation. Today he really made a special trip to see the first domestic aircraft that can exceed 20,000 kilometers. Although it is a drone, this is enough to give the military an important weapon platform that can take off from the local area to attack the world, and it is also a highly invisible attack platform.

This significance is no less than our strategic-class nuclear submarines.

When the Terminator soars in the sky and performs various wonderful tactical actions under the command of the ground, it is difficult to find any trace even if the radar equipment on the ground aims at the sky where the Terminator passes.

After watching the complete demonstration from the large curtain wall of the base, Mr. Liu patted Duke's shoulder with great satisfaction and said, "I think this one is the one. You can first set up a batch and add a new model after your new model comes out. We will have to pay any cost to this thing. Although we don't have stealth bombers like B2, with the Terminator, I don't think it's much worse than B2. From now on, we will have more things that can make the Americans sleepless."

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