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Historically, the Sukhoi Design Bureau's improvement work on the Su-27 carrier-based version was also quite urgent. In 1982, one year after the first flight of the Su-27 modification in April 1981, the T-27 was immediately used. The 10-3 prototype was tested for ground ski-jump takeoff and arresting landing. At this time, the Su-27 still has various technical problems that have not been overcome, and the modification work has already begun.

Although the number of carrier-based aircraft is not very large, the carrier-based aircraft can reflect the strength of the aircraft design bureau. Therefore, the Sukhoi Design Bureau naturally does its part.

Because the Su-27 project was all overturned and rebuilt, the improvement of the Su-27K was temporarily delayed. However, after the Su-27 was equipped with the troops, the modification of the Su-27K was launched.

"We have completed all the project development, including increased thrust engines, folded wings, strengthened landing gear, anti-salt treatment, improved fire control system, and now, Su-27K has flown to Ukraine for ski-jump takeoff experiments. Now." Simonov said: "Our Su-27K will definitely be able to catch up with the service of the Soviet aircraft carrier."

Simonov is confident.

Refitting the carrier-based model requires a series of improvements. For example, in order to reduce the footprint in the aircraft carrier hangar, the wings need to be folded, and in order to withstand the impact of landing, the landing gear needs to be strengthened. When flying at sea, the erosion of salt is very severe, and various treatments are required. After that, because the number of Soviet carrier-based aircraft is small, it needs to undertake the task of a generalist. The Su-27K not only needs to conduct air superiority operations, but also needs to hang Carrying anti-ship missiles, carrying out anti-ship attacks, mounting bombs to bomb the ground, etc., must be a versatile role, so the original fire control system needs to be upgraded to have multiple functions.

And all of this will greatly increase the weight of the fuselage, and to achieve the same performance, you need to increase the thrust of the engine.

These are all necessary improvements.

The Mikoyan Design Bureau has experience in improving the MiG-23K, and the progress is very fast, and the Sukhoi Design Bureau is also doing its part. The competition between the two design bureaus is quite fierce.

At the same time, Simonov is also very confident that in the competition with the MiG-29K, his fighters have a greater advantage, because their fighters are heavy fighters! The space on the aircraft carrier is limited, the number of aircraft that can be carried is small, and the heavy fighters of their own can fly longer, carry more weapons, and their combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the MiG-29.

Moreover, there is General Andrei in front of him, the most outstanding soldier who has risen in recent years, has always had an inexplicable goodwill towards the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Just now, Andrei even expressed his position in person, Support our own plans for a new generation of fighter jets.

"Great, it seems that I have to take the time to go to Ukraine to see the progress of the Su-27K experiment." Andrei said.

The Soviet Union has already occupied a large enough advantage on land. The next step is to fight at sea. Therefore, Andre is very concerned about the development of the navy, and the aircraft carrier formation is the top priority.

"Okay, Andrei, if you want to go, we can go together." Ustinov said. As the Minister of Defense, Ustinov is also very concerned about the construction of the navy.

"That's fine, of course, but we still have a few places to go before we go to Ukraine," Andrei said.

It is not easy to go back to Moscow. After the new year, it is time to go to the Turkestan Military District. Now, in Moscow, Andrei has to go to several places.

The first place Andrei went was the Tikhmirov Instrument Manufacturing Research Institute, which was a veteran electronic design institute in the Soviet Union, and at the same time, the most important radar research and development unit in the Soviet Union.

Here, many Soviet fighter aircraft airborne radars were born, and the flat slot radar of the Su-27 fighter aircraft also came from here. In later generations, the passive phased array radar including the Su-35 also came from here.

However, in the current demand, passive phased array radar cannot meet the needs of future air combat. If we talk about passive radar, the MiG-31 is a phase shifter using ferrite, which is quite bulky. , At the same time, the performance is not bad, can be used as a small early warning aircraft.

The next generation of fighters needs active phased array radar! And active phased array radar, the most critical is the T/R component!

In passive phased array radar, the transmitter is still a traveling wave tube. Through the front ferrite phase shifter, the beam is changed in phase and radiated out. In active phased array radar, each small unit is a transmitter/receiver. unit, so you can achieve more effects!

When Andrei, Ustinov and others came here, the first thing they inspected was the progress of the active phased array radar!

"Welcome all leaders to visit our institute." Dean Kanchelski said: "Now, our airborne radar development, according to the order of the superior, is speeding up, and some international friends help."

international friend! Among the developers, some islanders can be seen, which makes Andre feel a little strange. Are these guys politically reliable? If it were an American agent, the loss would be huge!

"The KGB has been strictly screened~www.wuxiax.com~ These people have relatives who died in the last island war. They hate the United States and have high political consciousness. Moreover, some of them have joined our Soviet nationality." Ustinov obviously knew more, said to Andrei.

In terms of electronic technology, the island country is very advanced, including T/R components, which are actually developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Now, some of these research and development teams have come to the Soviets from the island countries to make strong contributions to the Soviets. own strength.

Andre nodded, he seemed to have understood something, these guys have always respected the strong, and in recent years, the United States has gradually lost its international status, and has been suppressed by the Soviet Union. People should be able to see that with the Soviet Union is obviously much better than with the United States.

"Well, let me introduce the progress of our active phased array radar." Andre said.

"Please come here." Following Kanchelski's lead, they came to a comprehensive laboratory, and here, a finished airborne radar can already be seen! Several rectangular boxes must have circuits inside, and all kinds of wires are inserted outside, and in front of the boxes is a circular radar antenna! The diameter is nearly one meter, and the top is densely covered with bumps.