The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 166

Chapter 166 McDonnell Douglas, gone?

Just when Chang Haonan and Guo Liqiang were chatting animatedly, Yao Mengna suddenly hurried out of the guest house and patted the former on the shoulder.

“Senior sister?”

Chang Haonan turned around, and what caught his eye was Yao Mengna's pretty face that looked a little red under the influence of alcohol.

But the latter is talking about business this time:

“The teacher just called and said he was looking for you.”

"Find me?"

Chang Haonan was stunned for a moment.

After sorting out the cause of the accident of the Y-8 prototype, Du Yishan did not stay in Nanzheng for long, but quickly returned to BJ. The subsequent work of determining the airworthiness certification standards was mainly completed by him and Lin Guofan. of.

It is normal for the J-8C to complete such a big target test for the first time. It is normal for the old man to call and congratulate him. However, the news of the successful target test should not be spread back to the capital so quickly. Secondly, it is already past ten o'clock in the evening. Indeed, Some are too late.

The last time Du Yishan called him at night was at the Xiangzhou Air Show, and he called him directly to Nanzheng.

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan immediately said goodbye to Guo Liqiang, who was more than half sober, and followed Yao Mengna to the mailroom of the guest house.

Dingxin is actually a unit affiliated with the military, so all external communications are internal lines, and basically any phone call has a sufficient level of confidentiality.

“Hello, teacher, I am Chang Haonan.”

Du Yishan on the other side of the phone was straightforward.

"Xiao Chang, not long ago, we received a piece of news. Boeing and McDonnell Douglas announced their intention to cooperate. Both parties agreed to complete the merger and acquisition in the form of a share exchange. McDonnell Douglas will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing."

For most Chinese people who pay attention to the aviation industry, and even most people, this is an unexpected thing.

After all, these two companies hold too important positions in the field.

Although McDonnell Douglas's global market share has declined rapidly since the 1990s, and has now dropped to about 10%, even ranking below Airbus, which came from behind, but it is still an established aviation giant, and the centipede will not die. , the foundation of technical strength and influence is at least still there.

More importantly, the F15 and F18 fighter jets developed by McDonnell Douglas are also the absolute main force in the equipment sequence of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, as well as many other important models such as KC10 and MD95.

In addition to aircraft manufacturing, McDonnell Douglas actually provides financial services in the aviation field, including aircraft manufacturing financing, equipment leasing, etc. Many aircraft manufacturing companies in countries with certain aviation industries, such as Brazil, Canada, South Korea, etc., require high-level services. Rely on services from McDonnell Douglas to stay afloat.

As the acquirer, Boeing now occupies more than 60% of the world's civilian passenger aircraft market share. After merging with McDonnell Douglas, its position in the military aviation field will be comparable to Lockheed Martin, and it will be promoted to a horizontal player. A super giant enterprise spanning the military and civilian fields.

No matter from which aspect you look at it, this incident will cause a major earthquake in the industry.

Therefore, even though he had already returned from a meeting with the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, it was not difficult to feel Du Yishan's shock from his tone.

After hearing the news, Chang Haonan's first reaction was to turn his head and look at the calendar hanging on the wall of the mail room.

December 15, 1996.

Obviously, the storm he has caused is not enough to affect the United States, so this day has not changed.

“Boeing acquires McDonnell Douglas?”

Chang Haonan tried to put some shock in his tone.

However, this incident was expected for him after all. It is difficult for someone without professional training to fake that feeling. Moreover, he had drank a lot just now, which also reduced his ability to mobilize emotions.

In short, the tone of this sentence is a bit strange.

Chang Haonan then added his own judgment: "It seems that the Americans are determined to integrate the domestic civil aviation industry and are ready to compete with Airbus."

“You don't seem particularly surprised by this?”

Du Yishan didn't think too much about it. He simply felt that he, a student, was a little too calm when facing the news.

Fortunately, Chang Haonan has already thought of his words in this regard:

"Well, last month, McDonnell Douglas lost to Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project selection, and failed to be shortlisted for the final demonstrator stage. I think this was the last step that broke the camel's back. It was a straw, but at that time I was not sure who McDonnell Douglas would eventually sell himself to.”

McDonald's ability to sustain itself was largely due to large orders from the US military.

However, they are now completely excluded from JSF's large-scale project, which is conservatively estimated to have a budget of hundreds of billions of dollars. They are not even allowed to drink soup. This is a very heavy blow to the company and investors.

More importantly, a decision that can be approved by the Congressional Budget Agencies is inherently a gesture.

They were ready to give up on McDonnell Douglas.

“Well, your guess is right. This matter has a great impact. The Committee of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Civil Aviation Administration may not be able to sleep in the next few days.”

Du Yishan on the other side of the phone rubbed the corners of his sore eyes. The several consecutive meetings in the afternoon were already too much for him as an old man, so he decided to finish talking about the most important things quickly and then go to rest:

“After you finish your work in Dingxin, you will come back to the capital first. Director Ding from the Science and Technology Commission wants to meet you.”

"see me?"

This was somewhat beyond Chang Haonan's expectations.

Even though he had already met the more senior leaders when he was in Shengjing, judging from Du Yishan's words, it seemed that Director Ding Gaoheng wanted to talk to him alone.

This is a completely different concept from meeting during a meeting or ceremony.

“Yes, in fact, Director Ding had this idea after you took out the aviation engine total pressure distortion evaluation guide and expressed your intention to establish an independent aviation industry system.”

Du Yishan did not say clearly that the other party was listening when he made the call, although Chang Haonan had already guessed:

“It's just that at that time, all parties had not yet reached a unified opinion on this matter, and many people were even making some small moves behind the scenes. We were worried that it would have an impact on you, so we put it on hold for the time being.”

"Now the general direction above has been basically set. In addition, this time McDonnell Douglas was suddenly acquired by Boeing, which will definitely involve some issues in the production of domestic MD90 passenger aircraft. It is difficult to explain things that are too complicated on the phone, so Director Ding thinks we should talk to you directly."

Chang Haonan took a deep breath after hearing this.

It would be a lie to say that I am not excited.

In the past period of time, he has indirectly changed the historical direction of many things through technological means.

However, the efficiency is always relatively low, and it is not completely controllable.

This time the situation is different -

Although he has no official status at this time, it can only be an informal private meeting.

But there is no doubt that six months after his rebirth, he finally got the opportunity to directly influence the direction of decision-making for the first time.

“Good teacher.”

“Dingxin just completed the first target test of the J-8C against the Thunderbolt 11 today. Two shots hit two, and it was a complete success. I don't need to follow the whole process for the subsequent tests. I will try my best to fly back to the capital tomorrow.”

(End of this chapter)

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