167: This? A drone? It's obviously a bomber, okay?

Chapter 167: This? A drone? It's clearly a bomber, alright?

“Important situation? Please wait, the leaders are currently handling urgent military affairs,” the communicator said.

Gu Ming grew anxious and disregarded formalities: “The unidentified drone that the Air Force Command Center is concerned about is on a flight path notified by the Navy. Please inform the central leadership immediately, or something serious will definitely happen if it's too late!”

“What did you say? The unidentified drone belongs to the Navy?”

The General frowned and said, “Are you sure? A Navy drone flew into the mainland? Give me the phone!”

“Leaders, this is what happened…”

Gu Ming explained thoroughly, and the General found the flight path application records, indeed discovering a flight path approved by a certain Navy unit for Julong Steel.

However, the flight path application form only stated “drone” and the flight path “Qinchuan—Beijing outskirts,” with nothing else.

The General let out a huge sigh of relief: “In the future, flight path application forms cannot be so sloppy. The aircraft's specifications and parameters must be clearly stated. We almost made a huge mistake this time.”

“Leaders, should our Xiaolong Fighters continue the attack?”

“Continue? What nonsense are you spouting? Quick! Order the Xiaolong Fighters and HD5 Electronic Attack Aircraft to escort and turn back immediately!”

The two pilots received the order to cease attack and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

“Reporting to Command Center, our aircraft will descend in altitude and return, but we need two minutes of escort flight time before we can climb back to altitude.”

The General smiled and said, “Good, you've worked hard.”

“Received, returning immediately!”

The Double Bone Dragon Super Large Unmanned Transport Aircraft descended to an altitude of 8,000 meters, becoming visible to the naked eye after breaking through the clouds.

Two fighters escorted it on either side, and the pilots opened their communication channels: “This time, it was a false alarm.”

“Exactly, it was too scary.”

“If that drone had really belonged to an enemy force, we two would probably have gone down in history.”

“I don't long for war, but no one should think of bullying us either!”

Below the high altitude, at the drone airshow on the outskirts of Beijing.

Lu Shenwei spoke eloquently for a full twenty minutes, from Julong Steel's development of the Longying Drone to the development of the Double Bone Dragon.

Seeing that the time had finally been stalled, Lu Shenwei took a deep breath and spread his arms.

“Now, please enjoy Julong Steel’s latest product—the Double Bone Dragon Super Large Unmanned Transport Aircraft!”

Whoosh!

The Double Bone Dragon broke through the clouds, displaying its magnificent presence to the public for the first time.

“Holy cow! So big! It completely overshadows Crazy Rabbit's Air Overlord!”

“More than just overshadows, it crushes it into dust.”

“No, look behind the Double Bone Dragon!”

“No way? There are actually two fighters escorting it from behind? Julong Steel really has a lot of clout!”

The audience instantly erupted, with many exclaiming in surprise.

“Holy cow! Those who bought tickets on-site got their money's worth!”

“Bought tickets for a drone airshow, but got to see fighters!”

“Two fighters escorting it, looking across the country, perhaps only Julong Steel has such clout.”

“If I'm not mistaken, those should be the HD5 Electronic Warfare Aircraft and the Xiaolong Fighter, which don't usually show up much.”

In the sky, the two fighters adjusted their posture, preparing to return.

“Xiaolong, Xiaolong, you forgot to retract your cannon.”

“Thanks for the reminder, returning!”

The Xiaolong Fighter retracted its belly-mounted cannon, and sharp-eyed audience members saw this through their binoculars.

“No way? The cannon was even deployed?”

“Really? Deploying cannons for escort? The Air Force is truly powerful!”

“I heard early on that Julong Steel has military support behind it, but I didn't expect it to be true.”

“Do you think the 'Friendly Cooperation Unit of the Three Services' is just for show? Just kidding!”

“Damn! There's even a cannon to see? I'm so jealous!”

“@Brother Qi, come see the super-large unmanned aircraft!”

“Already saw it, this thing is amazing. I think with a slight modification, it could even be used as a bomber,” Brother Qi praised.

“The payload hasn't been released yet, but it definitely won't be low.”

“This is outrageous, Julong Steel is truly quiet until it makes a splash!”

Looking at the two fighters flying away in the sky, Lu Shenwei muttered to himself: “Director Gu really knows how to get things done, finding fighters to escort without even a heads-up.”

The Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle slowly landed on the airport runway, and Wang Jiawei's eyes were practically popping out.

This is Nifeng Express's new generation of super-large unmanned transport aircraft?

Awesome!

This 900 million wasn't wasted!

“Xiao Chen, is this what you saw back then?”

“Yes, but it wasn't fully painted at the time.”

“Good, good, good! With the Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Crazy Rabbit Express is dead for sure!”

The moment the Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle appeared, Crazy Rabbit Express's stock price completely hit the limit down.

Bai Jie's face was ashen: “It's over, it's all over!”

“Director Bai, we still have a chance. Nifeng Express can commission Julong Steel, and so can we!”

“Hmm? That's an idea. After the meeting, I will personally visit Director Lu. You prepare a generous gift for Director Lu first; it must be valuable to show Crazy Rabbit's sincerity.”

“Don't worry, Director Bai, I'll go take care of it right away.”

Nifeng Express can commission research and development, and so can we. You can spend a lot of money to buy Julong Steel's Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, so why can't we?

I don't believe Julong Steel would despise our Nifeng Express's money. Yes, that's the idea.

The Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle slowly landed at the airport terminal, and Lu Shenwei raised the microphone, excitedly saying: “From Qinchuan to Beijing, a 1,320-kilometer flight path with no obstacles.”

“Our technology has been proven in practical application. Now I can proudly announce: Julong Steel's brand new generation of super-large unmanned aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight!”

A group of high-ranking officials at the Air Force Command Center saw Lu Shenwei's speech through the live broadcast, and the General quietly said: “This young man is the one who developed the 'Liuguang' Coating?”

“Yes, not only did he develop the 'Liuguang' Coating, but the Army's active Bee Colony Drones also came from his hands, and there's the Dragon Cat Miniature Infantry Fighting Vehicle. There were even rumors from the Navy that their aircraft carrier arresting cables were Julong Steel products.”

The General mused: “This young man is not simple. With a wingspan of 25 meters, a length of 13 meters, a height of 3.6 meters, and a maximum flight time of 35 hours, we can easily modify such a drone for military use.”

“You mean to apply to buy out Julong Steel's technology?” the Chief of Staff asked.

The General chuckled: “We are not feudal landlords; we don't engage in coercive acquisition. Send someone to discuss it with Julong Steel. If they are unwilling, then so be it.”

The Air Force Equipment Research and Development Department can also manufacture simple large drones, but due to technical bottlenecks, their payload has not exceeded 2 tons.

The cost-effectiveness is too low; investing in research and development is not worth it.

No sooner had the General finished speaking than Lu Shenwei's voice rang out loudly in the picture: “The Double Bone Dragon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is equipped with two 500T thrust integrated solid high-power engines, carrying two airborne base stations under its belly to ensure 24-hour satellite signal reception.”

“Its empty weight is 1.3 tons, maximum takeoff weight is 5.8 tons, and the cargo bay can carry up to 4.5 tons of goods.”

What?!!!

Can carry 4.5 tons of goods?!!!

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