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But now, the Ministry of National Defense can no longer provide extra funds to continue the research and development of this project. John has heard a lot of news. At the top level, there are more and more calls for cutting this project. Buy ready-made warnings from the United States. machine, the risk to be taken is very small.

John has been fighting for this project for several years, and he really doesn't want this project to die, but the current situation seems very pessimistic.

"The computer is about to crash," said an engineer.

Due to the limitation of computing power, the computer cannot maintain the tracking track that has been established, that is to say, the target is lost, and then the target that has been successfully tracked will be re-tracked as a new target, further increasing the computer's computing power. The pressure caused a vicious circle, and now, the computer system was about to fall into a state of collapse.

This time, though, the computer didn't crash because, the next moment, all radar signals suddenly disappeared.

All the dots on the screen disappeared, all the data that the computer needed to process disappeared, and it returned to the initial state. I was too busy just now, and now it’s time to rest!

"The traveling wave tube is burned." Although the rear cabinet cabin is a non-pressurized cabin, the altitude has dropped below 3000 meters. The engineer went to the cabinet cabin to check it, and came back and said to John.

The traveling wave tube is the most important electronic component of the radar that generates electronic signals. If this thing is broken, it can only be replaced on the ground. Moreover, due to design problems, it takes at least five hours to replace this component.

"Let's go back to the base." John said, this experiment ended in failure again, and the pre-warning machine was always unable to work stably!

All the engineers in the engine room were very depressed. If they hadn't fulfilled those unrealistic targets, their early warning aircraft would probably have entered active service now!

Chapter 481 Meeting an Old Friend

Northern Scotland, Glasgow.

The sky has already darkened, but there are quite a few pedestrians on the street. The nightlife here has just begun.

John put on ordinary casual clothes and walked out of the base. His daily fixed route would be to drink a glass of whiskey in a nearby bar.

The nightlife of the British is also very rich. From time to time, there are girls in scantily clad clothes on the side of the road. Every British girl is dressed in eye-catching clothes, walking through the streets with a little alcohol and hearty laughter, no matter in severe winter or rain The weather will never change is short skirts and high heels above 10cm. They are not as romantic as the French, nor are they proud of the Americans. They are more relaxed and free, enjoying the carnival and pleasure without pressure.

John walked into the bar and sat at the bar, "Give me a whiskey."

Listening to the old songs of the band, savoring the wine in the glass carefully, it seems that time is going very slowly. At this time, John has already lost the mood of "Workhard, playhard". Development, could it be that the empire that never falls in the sun can't even develop an early warning machine now?Now that Britain has almost lost its dúlì national defense, there is also a voice in the military that buying American products directly will not only need to bear the cost of research and development and the risk of failure, but also get mature products to quickly equip troops. If you order an American pre-alarm aircraft, the troops are now equipped.

"Have a glass of whiskey." At this moment, a man sat next to John and said to the bartender at the bar.

John felt that the voice was very familiar. He turned his head and saw that it was his old acquaintance, Bruce!

"Hey, Bruce, what are you doing here?" John asked.

When Bruce saw John, he was also very surprised: "John! What a coincidence to meet you here!"

Both John and Bruce graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Oxford University. For the relationship between superiors and subordinates, they formed good partners in rugby.

After graduation, John entered Marconi?Elliott Avionics Systems, has entered the Hawk again?Sidley Corporation, gradually climbed up, and after several companies merged into one aerospace company, it reached its current position and became the person in charge of the early warning aircraft project.

Bruce, on the other hand, entered the Ousheng Electronics Company, which was more popular at the time. Unfortunately, the company's profitability was very poor, and after that, the two lost contact.

Now that the two met, Bruce said very enthusiastically: "John, we haven't seen each other for a few years. I didn't expect that I would see you here on a business trip."

"Bruce, are you still at Ousheng Electronics?" John asked.

"Yes, I'm here to investigate the after-sales service of our products." Bruce said.

The WALKMAN project turned Ousheng Electronics into a profit and made a lot of money. Ousheng Electronics has rapidly grown into a large multinational company, its products are exported to many countries, and it has successfully entered the markets of the United States and Japan. The market, this is a great irony, Rì himself, who invented the WALKMAN, actually fell in love with British products!

At the same time, for the sake of the company's reputation and the popularity of new projects, Ousheng Electronics Company has set up after-sales service departments in various places, and professional personnel will provide warranty services for Walkmans that may have problems. Customers welcome.

John came this time to supervise the after-sales service center in the second largest city in the UK, and the president of the company, that stern and mythical strong woman, also came here with him.

"What products does your company have?" John asked.

Bruce took something out of his pocket: "This is it, WALKMAN!"

"This thing is produced by your company?" John couldn't believe it.This thing is now popular all over the world. Even when walking on the street just now, you can see people walking and listening, and some are singing along.

"Yes, and this is a new generation of our company's product, which is undergoing testing and has not yet been put on the market." Bruce said.

"John, why do you seem to be on your mind?" Bruce took a sip of his wine and looked at John next to him, who was a little sullen.

John raised his head, poured a glass of whiskey into his mouth, and said to the bartender, "One more glass."

"Are you guys working on a big project recently?" Bruce asked.

"How do you know?" John was a little alert. After all, this was a national defense project.

"Recently, there have been reports in the news that you will deliver the first AEW pre-warning aircraft to the Air Force in August. The aerospace company is really good. In such a large defense company, they are all doing big projects. And our Walkman, no matter how nice it sounds, is just a big toy," Bruce said.

It was only then that Bruce remembered that this was indeed the case. Although the plan had been delayed, it had already been announced to the press with a high profile that it would be officially handed over to the Royal Air Force by British Aerospace Corporation in August. Ceremony of the first "Hunter Mk.3" of the high-performance "radar!

However, judging from the current progress, that is an impossible task.

John drank another glass of wine and said, "I didn't get that notice."

Bruce felt relieved and found the right person. This old friend was indeed the person in charge of the project. Looking at his sullen expression, he knew that this project must be very difficult.

Bruce was also a little strange, how did she know about her immediate boss?She is such a terrible woman. Her company has already been involved in many aspects of electronic projects. Does she also want to be involved in defense?In that case, Ousheng Electronics will usher in greater development.

Bruce came here because Sarah instructed him to see if his old friend was the person in charge of the project. Then, he got online with this old friend so that he could use the company's own strength to help the old man. A friend saved this project.

After receiving this task, Bruce felt a little strange. How did the boss know that he had this old friend?And how would it be confirmed that this old friend was in trouble?

However, now it seems that the boss's guess is not wrong at all. Whether it is out of the idea of ​​helping an old friend or expanding the company's business, Bruce has to do his best to build a good relationship with his old friend.

"John, let's go play together this weekend!" Bruce said.

Looking at his former ball partner, John said, "Okay!"

"President." Back at the hotel, Bruce said to Sarah: "My old friend John, I have already met him in that bar. Trouble."

"Well, you have been here for the past few months and have been in contact with John. It would be even better if you could get more specific content of his project." Sarah said.

Bruce felt a little nervous, isn't this a commercial espionage?Moreover, it is information about national defense. If it is not done well, it will be sentenced to prison.

Seeing Bruce's expression, Sarah said: "Don't worry, after a few months, this project will belong to our company. Now that we know something in advance, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"Yeah, I'll do my best," Bruce said.

Seeing Bruce go out, Sarah's eyes were filled with endless loneliness. She did this for that man, but, that man, did he know?I remembered that he always assigned tasks to himself, but never thanked him once!

This man, is he destined to be under his command for the rest of his life?When Sarah thought of Qusay, she gritted her teeth with hatred, next time she saw him, she must bite him on the shoulder!

Qusay thought of the pre-alarm project, and finally thought of that Princess Sarah, who is now giving him an important aspect of seizing the commanding heights of future technology: achievements in electronic technology, starting from the civilian market first, and gradually transitioning to military use, can be achieved through Acquired some small electronic companies. Now, Ousheng Electronics Company has become a very profitable company in the hands of Sarah. Qusay also knows that the emotional debt he owes Sarah will be repaid sooner or later. Yes, but he didn't know that the process of repaying debts was painful and joyful. When he and Sarah went straight to the sky in the collision of skin, Sarah bit him hard.

Sarah received Qusay's instructions, and although it was a bit unbelievable, she followed them exactly.

Try every means to get in touch with the person in charge of the fan hunting pre-warning project that is currently being carried out in the UK, so as to prepare for the introduction of this project in the future!

The current Ousheng Electronics Company is already a successful electronics company. It has some connection with this project. Even if it is discovered by the British intelligence agency, it will not pay much attention. Qusay is familiar with the trend of history and knows this project. The final outcome is dismounting. The UK spent a huge amount of money, but the project still died in the hands of comprador bureaucrats. How unimaginable this is!