Chapter 736 Showcasing American Technology

The Soviets had grasped the weak spot of the United States. Once the dollar-oil system collapsed, it would undoubtedly be fatal to the United States. However, the Soviets did not directly replace it with the ruble, but instead pulled Western European countries in to be their accomplices!

"It seems that we need to go to Europe soon." Reagan has regained his composure: "We need to keep Europe close to us. If they still use the US dollar to settle oil, then the Soviet plan will completely fail."

The problem now is that oil exporting countries no longer only accept US dollars as before, but also other currencies. Therefore, if oil importing countries still insist on using US dollars for settlement, they will of course accept it. The only way is to control it from the importing countries! And the main importing countries are all in the Western world!

"Yes, Mr. President, you have to go there in person," George said. Although he was the Secretary of State and was responsible for various diplomatic affairs, it would be best for Reagan to go there in person to achieve the best results.

"At the same time, in order to increase our bargaining chips in exerting pressure on Western Europe, we should also come up with more practical materials." Reagan thought for a moment and continued, "I think we should make our own stealth aircraft public and deploy them in Western Europe at the same time. What do you think?"

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Over the years, American-made fighters have been unable to withstand the attacks of Soviet fighters, which has gradually caused Western Europe to lose confidence in the United States. The Moscow Air Show was originally an opportunity to show the excellent performance of American fighters, but unfortunately, it was messed up in the end! What else can the United States show? Of course, stealth aircraft!

Now, not only the stealth F-117 aircraft, but also the larger and heavier bomber B-2, has selected Northrop's proposal as the winner and entered the detailed research and development stage. This is a large bomber comparable to the ***1! It has global reach! At the same time, the new generation of American fighters also have complete stealth capabilities. If the United States still has not achieved the goal of completely surpassing the Soviet Union in the third-generation aircraft, then in the fourth-generation aircraft, the United States has already walked far ahead!

Originally, these stealth aircraft were extremely confidential projects of the United States and were the trump cards in the hands of the United States. In the last Iraq War, the United States was defeated across the board, but the US F-117 attack aircraft completed the mission very well, and none of them were lost on the battlefield! This shows that the US stealth technology is perfect!

If the F-117 is deployed to Western Europe, then the team will be able to freely enter Soviet airspace at any time and drop bombs at any time, while the Soviets will not be able to catch any traces of the team flying over! This will give the Western European partners strong confidence!

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Yes, that's right! American technology is the most advanced! Reagan was extremely confident about this.

"Mr. President, if we make our stealth aircraft project public, will the Soviets be inspired by the appearance of our stealth aircraft and design their own stealth aircraft?" Hearing Reagan's words, Defense Secretary Weinberger said, "After all, up to now, we have not found any investment by the Soviets in stealth aircraft."

The unique appearance and structure of the F-117 was the result of a lot of calculations and experiments. At the same time, for those countries that do not have stealth aircraft, announcing the appearance of their own stealth aircraft is like teaching them step by step how to make stealth aircraft.

The Soviets' technology is also very scary. If the Soviets knew the appearance of our fighter planes, maybe they would be able to copy it in no time!

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After hearing Weinberg's words, Vice President Bush spoke up: "We have been at a disadvantage recently. If we want to turn the situation around, we need to come up with a fighter that truly reflects our advanced technology. The F-117 is indeed the best choice. Moreover, the F-117 is only our first generation of stealth aircraft. After the development of this stealth aircraft, our stealth technology has become more practical. Our stealth bomber B-2 project, our Navy's A-12 project, and the Air Force's YF-22 and YF-23 projects have all entered the fast lane of research and development. The appearance of these aircraft is different from that of the F-117. If the Soviets want to copy them, let them copy them. If they do, it will also be an outdated fighter."

The F-117 can be said to be an attempt by the United States. The main goal of this attempt was stealth. In order to achieve stealth, they sacrificed more performance, such as maneuverability. Although the F-117 is numbered with the first letter F, this aircraft has no air combat capability at all. It is an out-and-out attack aircraft. Moreover, when it was first developed, some people even doubted whether this thing could fly.

The initial attempt was successful. Learning from this project, the United States' subsequent fighters did not only focus on stealth, but also perfectly combined stealth and maneuverability! The appearance is also completely different from the F-117, so even if the whole world knows about it and copies it, it is already outdated technology!

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The B-2 uses a flying wing layout, while the YF-22 uses a conventional aerodynamic layout, which are completely different from the F-117.

"After we unveiled the F-117, Tester's models stopped selling." After saying this, Bush Sr. told a rare joke. It was really not a funny joke.

Several years ago, Tester, a famous American model company, produced an aircraft model called the F-19. This model was basically an improvement on the SR-71, with canards added to the front and an inward-V-shaped vertical tail at the rear. As soon as this model was launched on the market, it caused a sensation and became a hot seller. Even the Soviet ambassador to the United States bought a few to study this new American fighter.

The F-19 is now the next generation fighter jet of the United States. Military fans all over the world have been fooled. The fighter jet design ability of the engineers of Tester is too high!

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Now, when the real stealth aircraft appears before the eyes of the world, what kind of sensational effect will it cause? Two days later, the streets of Nellis Air Force Base in the United States were deserted. Countless reporters rushed here quickly after hearing the news. When they saw the strange-shaped aircraft on the exhibition stand, their shock was absolutely incomparable.