The words fell, and the middle-aged man in military uniform could not help but clench his teeth again.
A hint of frustration couldn't help but appear on his face.
But in the end, all of these frustrations turned into bitterness.
"Could it be that the aircraft carrier we worked so hard and suffered so much to buy is to perish just at the beginning, all because of this tiny restraint cable?"
The middle-aged man in military uniform clenched his fists tightly, expressing his unwillingness.
The arresting cable is actually just a small part of the aircraft carrier.
However, it is one of the most crucial components!
Due to the limited deck area of the aircraft carrier, the runway is very short. Therefore, in order to ensure the safe landing of fighter jets, the arresting wire is necessary!
Without the arresting cable, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier will never be able to return after taking off!
And unfortunately, China currently does not possess this technology. Only two countries in the world can produce aircraft carrier arresting wires that meet the requirements for jet fighter landings: the polar bear and the bald eagle.
Therefore, if the Chinese aircraft carrier wants to set sail, it can only buy them from the bald eagle or the polar bear.
However, it is clear that neither of these two countries want to see China grow powerful. These conditions are so harsh that they all clearly indicate this!
Not only the middle-aged man in military uniform, but the man in a Zhongshan suit is also now immersed in silence.
Without the arresting cable, fighter jets cannot be launched from the carrier, and the aircraft carrier that cost billions, took great efforts to buy, and had undergone massive renovations and conversions would just be a decoration!
Thinking of these things, both men felt an increasing sense of frustration and bitterness.
"Old Wu, what's going on over at 303? We can even calculate mushrooms using abacus, yet can we not even produce a single rope with modern infrastructure that's improved countless times?"
For a long time, the middle-aged man in military uniform finally restrained the bitterness in his heart. Clenching his teeth, he opened his mouth again to ask.
Upon hearing this, the man in Zhongshan clothes could not help but chuckle and said, "I have already been to 303 Bureau before I came here. They have already given a conclusion that if we want to independently develop it, it will take at least three to five years or even ten years or more. This time frame is too long..."
More than a decade?
After hearing the Zhongshan suit man's words, the middle-aged man in military uniform fell into silence.
"Yes, it's too long. Can the navy wait for a few decades?"
The middle-aged man in military uniform clenched his fists tightly and muttered bitterly.
Even though it takes ten years for the army and a hundred years for the navy, one can't become overweight in one breath.
"Alas..."
Observing the bitter expression on the middle-aged man in military uniform, the Zhongshan suit man couldn't help but sigh.
After a long time, as if something had occurred to him, the Zhongshan suit man's heart moved slightly, and then his mouth opened.
However, as soon as the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them again.
"What's wrong, old Wu? Do you have any other solutions?"
Noticing the Zhongshan suit man's action, the middle-aged man in military uniform, as if having grasped at a last straw of hope, immediately opened his mouth to ask.
Upon hearing this, the Zhongshan suit man fell into silence. Only after a long time did he sigh:
"It's not a solution, it can only be said as treating a dead horse as a living one..."
"What does that mean?" The middle-aged man in military uniform frowned his brows.
Upon seeing this, the Zhongshan suit man paused for a moment and then continued, "Three stinky leather workers equal one Zhuge Liang. Otherwise, we would lower the technical specifications to the scientific and engineering units at the grassroots level, or even private enterprises, and see if they can come up with something useful?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in military uniform couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He shook his head and said: "Never mind, you know how big the gap is between civil and military use, we..."
"Gap? No matter how big the gap is, could it be any bigger than now? Now we have nothing, only half a rusted piece of arresting cable waste!"
As soon as the middle-aged man in military uniform finished speaking, the Zhongshan suit man's voice directly interrupted, directly interrupting the middle-aged man's voice.
"..."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man in military uniform fell into a moment of silence.
Yes, what do they have?
They only have half a section of the arresting cable obtained from the Liao carrier while cleaning up garbage!
That section of the arresting cable, having been rusted for over a decade, is now covered in rust. Not to mention stopping a fighter jet weighing tens of tons, it's questionable whether it can stop a speeding tractor!
Thinking of these things, the middle-aged man in military uniform sighed softly and said, "Alright, you can handle these things, old Wu..."
He doesn't have much hope for subordinate units, as 303 Bureau is the highest-level research unit in the navy. The state has provided them with so many research funds every year, but they have not been able to develop a qualified product. How much hope can be expected from the ones below?
As for private enterprises, they are not part of the same system, and there's no need to say more about that.
Private enterprises may have some things that are more advanced than the military, but absolutely none of them include the arresting wire of an aircraft carrier.
After all, this is something that is only used on aircraft carriers, and what would private enterprises use it for? To make a tow rope? For a million-dollar tow rope?
What landlord's family can afford such a thing?
But as old Wu said, they can only treat a dead horse as a living one...
However, thinking of its importance, the middle-aged man in military uniform could not sit still. He ignored his injuries on his hand and turned around directly:
"No, I have to go to 303 Bureau..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man's figure disappeared directly into the office.
"Alas..."
Watching the disappearing figure of the middle-aged man, the Zhongshan suit man couldn't help but sigh again.
His old buddy has no hope, and he himself has none either. As a researcher, he is more aware of the difficulty of developing the arresting wire than his counterpart.
Although it is just a rope, it is a rope that must intercept and stop a warplane weighing tens of tons and traveling at hundreds of kilometers per hour within three seconds!
Just...
Shaking his head, the Zhongshan suit man immediately picked up the landline phone on the desk beside him and dialed a direct line.
