Chapter 706 Space Force

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome~"

The Capital Airport once again saw the scene of elementary school students with blushed cheeks lining the streets to welcome John, waving flowers in their hands and watching him stride down the gangway.

Lin Ju's eyes keenly caught the touch of red between the suits, and he felt that it was still the familiar classic outfit.

John, who was led to the motorcade by the reception officer, walked with great vigor, and his height of nearly 1.9 meters also made him very imposing. In the eyes of the outside world, the main reason was attributed to the successful launch of the starship.

Just two days before his departure, the SS-5 starship complex was successfully launched and successfully reached a circular orbit at an altitude of 150 kilometers.

The booster splashed down and was damaged at sea, but the main starship spacecraft was still controllable and was expected to return to the atmosphere in 15 days.

Anyway, Amei officially put the advanced launch system into service!

Although there are still many problems to be solved, the starship is already usable, and its ultra-low price can bring a lot of help to NACA, which is more economical, faster and more than SL-X.

The outside world believed that this success provided great help to Robert and his party in the negotiations in China, which led to John flying to Beijing on July 2 for a three-day visit.

Lin Ju wore a hat and mixed in the edge of the crowd, which was not noticeable. He just wanted to see what John looked like up close.

After leaving the airport, he returned to the headquarters of United Mining and met a person who surprised him.

"General Lu, what are you doing..."

"Oh, I came to find out about the logs of the astronauts of the Sky Curtain Project, and I just happened to find you."

The clothes Lu Jianfei wore this time were also very strange. They were dark blue and black clothes that looked like astronaut uniforms, but the shoulder straps and chest badges were very different in style. The armband was printed with a row of dense small characters on the top and three large characters below:

"(PLA)"

"Space Force (SAF)"

Space Force? !

Noticing Lin Ju's suddenly wide eyes, Lu Jianfei explained with a smile:

"Quick? Actually, it's not surprising. Amei and Lucia both have one, so let's get one too. This uniform and armband are temporary, just an astronaut uniform, the color is a little darker, it's not quite suitable as formal wear."

Lin Ju carefully looked at the uniform on Lu Jianfei and found that the clothes were indeed familiar uniforms, but the armband was very interesting. It looked like a cylindrical spacecraft with solar panels deployed, a bit like... Qianjun Rod No. 1?

"When... did this happen?"

"Three days ago, the Space Force was determined to be an independent military branch independent of the Navy, Army and Air Force. The personnel were drawn from the original missile force, information force, and several aerospace research institutes.

Don't think that I was brought here to be the leader. In fact, I am just a platoon leader. In theory, the troops that can command operations are the 26 people in the sky and a small boat weighing less than 2,000 tons."

Lin Ju understood it instantly. When discussing the Space Force before, he heard that the low-Earth orbit was assigned to the Air Force. Now it seems to be true. Only the Forward with long-distance navigation capabilities is under the control of the Space Force.

So apart from other personnel, the Space Force currently has one "battleship" with only 26 combat forces, and the Advance currently has no weapons... Fortunately, compared to other "space forces", this space force at least has real space power.

Just look at Lu Jianfei's expression. Although he said he was disgusted, he actually never stopped smiling.

This is the Space Force. Even if it is just a temporary team, everyone knows that it will be the absolute focus of future construction, and countless resources will be injected into this new group.

I just didn't expect it to be established so quickly, faster than I imagined.

"Great, General Lu, I didn't expect you to do it yourself. Just give us a call and we'll send it over."

"That won't work. Now is the time to lay the foundation. I'm a complete layman. I can do rockets, but I need to learn all these again."

The two of them directly threw aside their original purpose and started chatting enthusiastically.

It turns out that the reason why the Space Force was established so quickly, in addition to the quick decision-making of the top leaders, is the huge reduction in the scope of jurisdiction.

The combat range of the Space Force is clearly defined as outside the 1,000-kilometer Earth orbit, and everything within this range is under the command of the Air Force, including aerospace planes.

Aerospace planes can be built several times a year, but a spacecraft that can leave the Earth is too expensive and complicated. The Space Force will only have the "Forward" for a few years, and it must cooperate with the Aerospace Development Commission at any time, mainly engaged in scientific research and secondary military training.

Don't forget that Xinyuan still has half of the ownership of the Forward, and even this "battleship" is not entirely owned by the Space Force.

From this perspective, Lu Jianfei is indeed a "bare" commander, and even going into space requires the approval of the Air Force or the Aerospace Development Commission...

Although the future development prospects are good, it is still a long way from now.

But the higher-ups are already eager to build the framework of the Space Force first, and they don't care so much and let Lu Jianfei rush to build the most important armed force in the future from scratch.

Of course, there is another reason, which Lu Jianfei also told Lin Ju:

"We may sign a memorandum with Ame to form a joint defense alliance for the solar system. The main constraint is the space forces of each other, so we need to establish a space force."

"Defense alliance... allies? This is unlucky."

"..."

"It's not called this name, but it means something similar. In short, it's just a few simple points. The purpose is to ensure that the developing space forces do not target each other, draw a safety boundary, and clarify the red line of each other's actions. This is the basic condition for breaking the Outer Space Treaty.

I estimate that Amei will soon separate the Space Force, otherwise their Aerospace Force will not be happy to have an extra constraint."

"Is this what the NACA director came to discuss?"

"This is just one of the two sides' attitudes. There are too many other differences. Guess what Amei wants? They want to open patent exchanges in the aerospace field. Any patents under the aerospace systems of both parties can be used free of charge by the other party, except for commercial purposes.

In addition, it includes mutual visa exemption for talents, unconditional permanent residency, etc., which is a good calculation."

"This..."

Lin Ju was speechless for a moment. Patent exchange and visa exemption for talents, this level of cooperation is indeed unexpected. Ten years ago, I'm afraid that Amei would think she was crazy.

But now of course it is impossible to agree to these seemingly mutually beneficial conditions. It's too obvious who will suffer and who will benefit, and there are too many loopholes to exploit.

But if Amy's proposals were all too outrageous, then why did John come here in a hurry?

"Of course Amy is most interested in our laser technology. They want to obtain laser technology in the name of strengthening the earth's defense and helping space development, and they offer a high price. They really want to cut their flesh.

Of course we didn't agree, but we didn't want to stimulate them too much, so we proposed another exchange plan."