Southern Iraq, Zubair Air Base. [Net..] (first published)
Production here has always been in progress, and now, the Mirage 4000 fighter jets being produced on the production line are exported to Saudi Arabia.
Now, the Iraqi Air Force is gradually replacing Mirage 4000 fighters. The main force on the front line already has more than fifty fighters. The urgent demand of the Iraqi Air Force has been reduced, and it can finally produce them for Saudi Arabia.
The Mirage 4000 exported to Saudi Arabia uses the same equipment as Iraq, especially the improved fire control system, which can mount Iraq's own Sky Flash missiles.
After acquiring the Sky Flash production line from the UK, Iraq was finally able to produce this medium-range air-to-air missile on its own. During the war, no matter how many missiles it introduced, it was not enough. It simply could not withstand the huge war consumption. Only itself could
Only through production can the final problem be solved. Although some of the most critical electronic components of the seeker still need to be imported from aerospace companies. However, even during the war, with the relationship of Osun Company,
With their shares in the aerospace company, they can still obtain these components. Moreover, Iraq is now investing funds to jointly develop active sky flashes with Sweden. The current production line can be improved at any time to produce such active air-to-air missiles.
Moreover, because all the technology is shared with Sweden, by then, the most critical seeker of the missile will also be produced in Iraq, and Iraq can fully produce this missile.
As for short-range missiles, Iraq's self-produced fighter planes use the R-73 large off-axis combat missile imported from the Soviet Union and equipped with a helmet sight. This kind of missile will give the Mirage 4000 an invincible weapon in close combat.
Matching combat power. But
, because of authorization issues and to prevent leaks, it was not exported to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Mirage 4000 was mounted with the US-made Sidewinder short-range missile. Due to the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, new short-range missiles can be mounted.
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In conjunction with this missile from the Soviet Union, the fire control system has been improved, allowing Iraq's own scientific researchers to rack their brains and solve various problems. Now Iraq has a certain degree of scientific research strength.
After these problems are solved, not only the newly-produced personal fighter aircraft have the ability to use these missiles, but also the early models that were shipped first are also returned to the factory for modification and have the same combat capabilities.
The sky is clear, which is perfect weather for flying.
On the runway of Zubair Aviation Base, a newly manufactured Mirage 4000 is preparing for a test flight.
"President Qusay, you are welcome to come here for inspection," said the Iraqi person in charge at the base.
In his spare time, Kusai still took time to inspect his industrial bases. Regarding the Air Force, Kusai was always in charge.
Seeing the busy scene here every day, Qusay felt a sense of fulfillment. Before the arrival of the Su-27, the Mirage 4000 was definitely the ace fighter in the Middle East and the guardian of the skies in Iraq that rivaled the US-made fighters.
"How is production going now?" Qusay asked.
"We have always been producing according to the maximum production capacity, while working hard to increase our localization ratio. Now, 70% of this kind of aircraft can be produced by us independently," the person in charge said.
It is absolutely impossible to allocate space for independent production. Now, the Mirage 4000's avionics and various equipment in the cockpit have to be imported from France. Iraq produces its own parts, mainly the airframe, engine and other components.
Qusai was very satisfied. He inspected the area and then came to the F-20 production line next to it. The production here was also proceeding in an orderly manner.
Before the arrival of the 1990s, the main force of the Iraqi Air Force was a high-low combination of Mirage 4000 and F-20. The Mirage 4000 was used to seize air supremacy, while the F-20 was used to carry out precise strikes. The two fighters cooperated to achieve low-intensity
In certain areas, the F-20 can also be used to carry out the task of seizing air supremacy. This is Qusay's arrangement for the Air Force.
At the same time, the modified Su-25 attack aircraft imported from the Soviet Union are mainly used for ground attacks.
The MiG-21s and MiG-23s previously equipped by Iraq as the main force will gradually fade out of the Iraqi Air Force. These second-generation aircraft can no longer undertake the tasks that the Iraqi Air Force needs to undertake. In addition to being partially mothballed, most of them will be
After renovation, it was exported to brother countries in Africa and continued to exert its remaining heat.
The other Mirage F1s and MiG-25s will continue to serve in the Iraqi Air Force until they reach the end of their lifespan and be retired.
The other type, the Super 7 fighter, is Iraq's main foreign trade aircraft. Here, Qusay once again saw the busy Iraqi and Chengdu Aircraft staff.
The current Super Seven is still a model produced for Pakistan. It uses the same avionics from the United States as the F-20. In the early stage, more than a dozen aircraft were modified together with American personnel. In the later period, they were all modified by
The personnel from Iraq and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation modified it themselves, and during the domestic production, the positions were already reserved.
Even so, the modification was very troublesome. Chengdu Aircraft went out to Chengdu Aircraft Co., Ltd. several times to complete all the modifications. However, the United States refused and insisted on carrying out modifications in Iraq in accordance with the original agreement.
Therefore, these avionics are installed under the supervision of American technicians.
"There are currently a total of six Super Seven fighters left. By the end of this year, we will complete the modifications." Engineer Faruq said when he came to an office in the factory.
Farooq has been fully responsible for the F-20 fighter aircraft, and is also responsible for the modification task of the Super 7.
"We hope that our self-produced avionics can be developed by that time, so that we can continue to produce it for countries such as Syria," Farooq continued.
The modification of the Super 7 was suspended for a period of time after the stalemate in relations with the United States last year. Otherwise, all the modification tasks have been completed now. Iraq has also made tens of thousands of dollars in this project. This is a good start.
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What they need to wait for is the new avionics jointly developed. In this regard, Iraq has also made a lot of investment, including purchasing various mature subsystems from the West.
Thinking of this, Kusai said to Xiao Dangsheng, the person in charge of Chengdu Aircraft next to him: "How advanced is our avionics system at Chengdu Aircraft?"
Although Kusai had already received the report from Chengdu Aircraft, he still wanted to ask this young man personally. This man is an experienced engineer at Chengdu Aircraft, mainly responsible for avionics. Some time ago,
, and even returned to China to attend a meeting at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China.
Xiao Dangsheng thought of the discussion he participated in after returning to China. Although he could not reveal too much due to the principle of confidentiality, he still said: "Our research and development has entered the final stage using some electronic components introduced from the West. However,
The final time is still uncertain, because it is our first time to write the software inside, and we may encounter many unexpected problems. We have not been able to reversely decipher the coding in the prototype, and can only imitate it based on its functions."
In terms of avionics, including the key fire control system, software is also a very important aspect.
"I hope you can increase the development progress and fully promote the process of our self-developed avionics," Kusay said. He had already communicated these words to the team in Iraq that stayed at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China.
Qusay's words of encouragement were just words of encouragement. Who knows, after he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Dangsheng ask: "President Qusay, I have always had a question."
"Let's talk." Kusai said. He knew that in Chengfei, this Xiao Dangsheng was an alternative and someone who dared to speak. His questions could represent certain issues.
"Why did you participate in the 603 Institute's J-H-7 project?"
J-H-7, this reminded Kusai that he sent more than 50 technicians to the Xi'an Aircraft Design Institute to get involved in the research and development of this kind of military aircraft. It has been more than two years now.
Due to the addition of Iraqi funds and personnel, the development of this type of fighter aircraft has been carried out rapidly. This fighter-bomber project, which was initiated in the 1970s, has experienced several turmoils, especially the impact of the country's reduction in military expenditures, and its development was slow until
After Iraq entered, within just a few years, the comprehensive and detailed design phase was completed, and the first prototype was being prepared.
Why did you participate in this project? Qusay naturally knew it very well, because Iraq needs a low-cost fighter-bomber! The J-H-7 attacks the sea, has a long range, great power, and a large bomb load, and is equipped with various precise weapons.
Guided weapons are another option for the Iraqi Air Force.
And more importantly, by participating in the development of this kind of fighter aircraft, Iraqi aircraft designers have gone through the entire process of developing an aircraft, which is of great benefit to cultivating Iraq's own R&D team. J-H
Seven fully adopted computer-aided design and a simulated fly-by-wire operating system, which will allow Iraqi designers to understand the system engineering of aircraft development and bring many advantages.
Until now, Iraq has only introduced production lines for fighter aircraft, but it is completely blank in the research and development of fighter aircraft.
How to answer this person's question? Tell him that he went to learn from his master?
However, the engineer's question was indeed a bit naive. Qusay said: "We in Iraq and your country have a profound friendship. We are helping your country complete the development of fighter jets, and we are also helping ourselves."
Do we have mature aircraft designers to help ourselves, or do we just help ourselves by helping them? There can be a lot of understanding here, and Kusai deliberately made it very vague.
"If we at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China have a development project for a new medium-sized fighter jet, would you be willing to participate?" Xiao Dangsheng suddenly added.
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