Chapter 989 The Dust Settles on the Fifth-Generation Aircraft

"Andrei, why do you look unhappy today?" After sitting down and the sashimi came, Ekaterina found that Andrei was a little absent-minded.

Andre shook his head and smiled: "Maybe I'm too tired."

Andrei didn't want to make Ekaterina worry too much, so after he came back, Ekaterina got a job and continued to contribute her strength to the medical and health system. Now Ekaterina is a member of the Ministry of Health.

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If Andrei were a male chauvinist, he would have made Ekaterina a housewife.

"Andrei, I know you are very tired, but unfortunately, I am too useless and can't share any of your burden," said Ekaterina.

Her man is a man of integrity, which makes Ekaterina proud, but also makes her feel a little inferior, as she can't help Andrei in any way!

“By the way, we haven’t been to Sister Irina’s house since we came back, right?” Andre said.

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Irina can be said to be Ekaterina's only relative here.

"I've been there, but you were too busy, so of course I didn't call you." Ekaterina said, "But if you want to go, we can go together another day."

Andrei certainly had no desire to visit someone else's house. He mainly wanted to go there in a private capacity. What if he happened to meet Andropov? He could discuss some issues with Andropov!

The meal was boring, and during the meal, Andre could also hear that there seemed to be quite a few people in the restaurant discussing the Western democratic system!

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One person, one vote seems to have great appeal to them, as if they are participating in national affairs. How foolish! The presidents elected by one person, one vote in the West are still just agents of those big capitalists!

So, Andre was very unhappy!

After returning home, Andrei did not go to the Yangshuxia website himself. He called someone and told him about the matter, asking him to investigate it secretly, and it would be best not to alert other KGB personnel!

That night, Andre couldn't sleep. With his wife and children around him, he had no desire to sleep.

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As a former Air Force official, Andrei has now been promoted to the Minister of Defense. What he cares most about is, of course, the development of the Air Force! Putting his worries aside, Andrei couldn't sit still in the office of the Ministry of Defense as soon as he took office.

Andre saw the report on the development of the fifth-generation fighter.

The competition between Sukhoi and Mikoyan can promote the development of Soviet aviation technology, so Andrei is quite concerned, especially the development of a new generation of fighter jets. Both sides are working hard to develop new fighter jets!

The competition between the two sides has been going on for several years, and it is time to come to a conclusion!

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Now, this conclusion is placed before Andre.

Mikoyan Design Bureau won the contract!

After all, in later generations, it was the Mikoyan Design Bureau that won the contract and started the research and development of the MiG 1.44 project. Unfortunately, because it was the end of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev was always thinking about how to reduce the army and show goodwill to the West. This project encountered many difficulties and eventually came to nothing.

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But now, it's different! The Soviet Union's national strength is growing, and the good economic environment has determined that the Soviet army construction is also making great strides. After winning the contract, the Mikoyan Design Bureau received strong support. Mikoyan was full of energy to tinker with this new fighter as soon as possible!

At the beginning, Andre supported the Sukhoi Design Bureau, but the Sukhoi Design Bureau still did not win the contract for the fifth-generation aircraft. However, the Sukhoi project was not directly abandoned because this project attracted the attention of the navy!

Sukhoi also had a backup plan, which was the same canard layout plan. This plan was almost the same as the Mikoyan Design Bureau's plan. This was the final result after considering many aspects.

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However, the Mikoyan Design Bureau started earlier, so it produced results faster. There is a reason why the Air Force chose the Mikoyan Design Bureau's plan.

However, the Mikoyan Design Bureau's proposal is brand new and requires a huge amount of engineering work, so it is impossible to complete all the research and development now. However, Sukhoi's project is different. Sukhoi's initial design, similar to the layout of the T-50, is actually an improvement on the Su-27, and the required design work is greatly reduced, especially now that it has entered the final stage of finalization!

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The rapid development of this fighter has attracted the attention of the navy. Now, with the continuous growth of the navy, the aircraft carrier formation has gradually become the main force of the navy, and the navy's carrier-based aircraft need to be updated. Although the Su-27K already has considerable advantages in air combat, if it wants to have an absolute advantage, it must have a stealth aircraft!

Therefore, the Navy chose the Sukhoi solution that could be quickly finalized and put into service. Moreover, this aircraft has many similarities with the Su-27K, which can reduce the difficulty of operation for the Navy. More importantly, with the gradual expansion of the area controlled by the Soviet Union, the top leaders changed their thinking and vigorously developed the navy. Therefore, the Navy also has sufficient funds to independently support the research and development of new fighter jets!

Now, Sukhoi’s model design is very fast, and it should be able to deploy this carrier-based aircraft when the next aircraft carrier enters service!

This aircraft was given the number Su-37! Historically, the Su-37 was a specially modified model with a vector nozzle, and there was only one 711. Now, the Su-37 has become the next generation of the main carrier-based aircraft of the Soviet Navy!

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After reading all this, Andrei could no longer contain his excitement and went to the Gromov Flight Test Facility to take a look!

The Gromov Flight Test Facility is where all fighter jets are launched, and Sukhoi's fighter jets are also launched from here!

Without alerting more people, Andrei ran to the Gromov Flight Test Facility alone. Sure enough, after entering, he saw the flattened Su-27-like fighter jet taxiing on the runway.

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A large number of Sukhoi engineers were also there, watching the fighter jets take off. Sukhoi's chief designer Simonov was even more excited.

"Marshal Andrei!" Simonov and others saw Andrei after the fighter plane took off. They all shouted with joy and expressed their respect for Andrei from the bottom of their hearts.

Although the competition with the Mikoyan Design Bureau failed, their fighter is still the first fifth-generation fighter to enter service! It is said that the Mikoyan Design Bureau's aircraft still has a lot of technical problems that have not been completely solved. By then, the Navy will use it smoothly, what if the Air Force will also need it?

Everything is possible!