Before setting off, Kadar had already done his homework and resolutely did not want the J-11B developed by Shen Hoy, uh, Shen Fei.

J-11B, a single-seat twin-engine, heavy air superiority fighter based on the Su-27SK 'Flanker' as the prototype, belongs to the latest modification of the J-11 series, equipped with two Taihang engines, using modern avionics equipment and airborne pulse Doppler radar, comprehensive performance and combat power for the standard third generation, can not reach the level of three and a half generations.

The life of this heavy fighter can be described as tragic, when it was born 14 years ago, it was already backward, unable to keep up with the trend and technical requirements of the new era, its real significance is only to achieve 100% localization of the Su-27SK 'Flanker', and the performance improvement is better than nothing.

The first iconic product that Shen Fei crossed over to Shen Hoy!

Of course, it is undeniable that this heavy fighter, which lags behind in performance and technical indicators, is still younger and more advanced than the F-14A "Panda" and MiG-29A "Fulcrum" of its own air force.

But this does not mean that it will be purchased, and the J-11B is by no means a target of the Iranian Air Force.

"This production line is really advanced, the assembly equipment and instruments are complicated, and there are some things that I have never seen."

"Everyone, pay attention, this J-11B looks very beautiful, in fact, the performance is similar to the early days, don't be deceived."

"It's really beautiful, the flanker family is like this, the central lifter layout is the most suitable aerodynamic layout for heavy aircraft, and the classic flanker comes from this layout."

"Eye-opening, this production line is much more advanced than ours, we don't have it, but unfortunately I can't visit the Chinese's J-16 factory, I heard that they use advanced pulsating production lines, of course, I am most interested in J-20."

"Hussein, don't think about the J-20, that's the top secret of Chengfei and the Huaxia Air Force, and the J-16 is impossible, if it weren't for Shen Fei to sell the J-11B, we might not be able to come here to visit the production line."

The accompanying officers and experts who were searched and strictly inspected kept looking around, looking at the two yellow-painted J-11Bs with burning eyes, and whispering.

Visiting the highly confidential fighter production workshop, even if it is a J-11B, in order to ensure that there will be no leakage of secrets as much as possible, visitors to the factory must undergo a strict body search to confirm that they will not carry any electronic equipment.

Hearing the whispered discussion of this group of guys, Tan Qing, deputy director of Shen Huoyi, secretly observed, carefully incorporated the reactions of Kadar and the entourage into his eyes, and still smiled on his face, maintaining etiquette.

Facing the financier with a lot of money in his hand, Tan Qing was silently looking forward to it, hoping that the other party would take a fancy to the J-11B and win the military sales order for the fighter that could raise his eyebrows.

"Mr. Tan, can we take a closer look?" Kadar smiled, quietly, and said.

Deputy Director Tan Qing nodded and reminded, "Of course, General Kadar, but please don't touch it." ”

Close visits are permitted, while touching them with your hands is forbidden as it may affect the aircraft in production to some extent.

Own products can only be touched by their own technicians, this is a matter of principle, and mistakes cannot be made.

Kadar stretched out his hand to signal the accompanying pilots and technical experts, with a smile on his face, glanced at Tan Qing, and said slowly: "Dear Mr. Tan, first of all, I want to admit that the J-11B is indeed a good fighter, but the comprehensive performance of this fighter does not meet our needs, and the Iranian Air Force needs a high-performance heavy fighter with the same mainstream level as the world." ”

The implication is that don't fool us with backward fighters like the J-11B, can you get something real.

"General Kadar, IMHO, the J-11B is the only fighter that we can export to Shenfei, its scientific and technological level and combat performance are far superior to the F-14A 'Panda', and with the SD-10 medium-range missile, a long-range attack system can be built."

Hearing Kadar's words, Tan Qing knew what he meant, his face was serious, his mind quickly moved, and he said: "In addition, we can also provide you with a common data link port and pylons to launch all types of air-to-air missiles from our side, Russia, the United States, and Iran, including the Immortal Bird missile, of course, you need to provide data support." ”

"Mr. Tan, this is still not what we need, the J-11B is not suitable for the Iranian Air Force, we want the J-16." Kadar looked disappointed and did not continue to sell off, bluntly emphasizing the core goal of the trip.

After preliminary screening and pre-research, there are only two core objects for the Iranian Air Force's procurement - Russian-made Su-35 and Chinese-made J-16, of which the J-16 with advanced avionics and intelligence is more biased than the Su-35 equipped with 117S binary vector engine.

J-11B?

This kind of heavy fighter with backward performance, which was born out of the Flanker family, is far from meeting the requirements of the new century.

It's 2019, and we're still a little over a month away from 2020, not the Cobra maneuver era that amazed the world at the end of the eighties.

Although we are lagging behind, we are not stupid.

What are you going to do when you buy a J-11B?

If you want to buy, you have to buy the best, high-precision products, in line with the trend of the times and the future needs of the Iranian Air Force.

"I'm sorry, General Kadar, the J-16 is on the list of prohibited exports of a class of weapons of our army, and we cannot sell the J-16 to you." Tan Qing shook his head slightly and replied unceremoniously.

J-16, this is also Shen Fei's unviolable bottom line.

The J-11B can be sold casually, and if it can be sold, it will break through expectations, and it is capable of selling dozens of planes, and it can sell hundreds of planes, and it will sit back and wait for meritorious service.

It is a pity that the flickering tactics against the delegation of the Iranian Air Force basically failed.

"Is there really no way to be accommodating?" Kadar's face was full of disappointment, this was the first time he couldn't buy what he wanted with money: "Mr. Tan, we will purchase at least 300 J-16s, or even 400 planes!" ”

The number of 400 is amazing, but Tan Qing was not moved in the slightest, and gave the final answer: "I'm sorry." ”

Rules are rules and cannot be trampled on.

The profit from the sale of four hundred fighters is insignificant compared to the interests of the army and national security.

Hearing this disappointing answer, which did not exceed expectations, Kadar fell silent and said no more, as a general, it is impossible to mess around like a shrew, let alone beg others like a beggar, to have his own dignity and pride.

The atmosphere fell into a dull and low atmosphere, slightly solemn.

The visit was still carried out, and after a close visit by technical experts and pilots, the whole visit officially ended, and the Iranian Air Force delegation, accompanied by Tan Qing, left the J-11B secret production workshop after two strict inspections to confirm that it was correct.

After a polite exchange with Tan Qing, Kadar led the whole team away, and was extremely disappointed that the expected goals and objectives in his heart could not be achieved, and he was about to return to the base guest house to discuss the next round of countermeasures.

Outside, the wind and snow are combined, and the weather is getting colder and colder.