Working as a police officer in Mexico-Chapter 1767 - 786: The Great Upheaval of the Year 2000! (Part 2)
Capítulo 1767: Chapter 786: The Great Upheaval of the Year 2000! (Part 2)
The second part is a network topology diagram, centered around the “National Information Exchange Center,” radiating outward to states, major cities, key infrastructure (power plants, transportation hubs, financial institutions), and extending to “public access nodes.”
Next to it are labeled “high-speed fiber optic backbone,” “regional wireless coverage,” “hierarchical encryption and redundancy,” “physical isolation between civilian and military use but logically connected.”
The third part is more abstract, consisting of scattered notes and block diagrams about “operating system kernel optimization,” “hardware driver and interface standardization,” “object-oriented programming framework,” and “database relationship model and distributed storage exploration.”
Turing’s breath became noticeably heavier.
His fingers trembled, gently brushing over the network topology diagram, then suddenly grabbed the notes on operating systems and programming frameworks, his eyes behind the glasses widened immensely, and his lips moved silently as if calculating rapidly.
Some of these concepts he was exploring, some even surpassed his current ideas, but the sketches brutally revealed future possibilities in a way that pointed directly to the core.
“This… this cluster control, is it using time division multiplexing or code division? Has the flight control algorithm considered anti-interference? What standard is the bandwidth and latency estimation of the data link based on?” Turing’s speech was as fast as bullets, throwing questions one after another, completely immersed in it.
Von Braun was more focused on the aircraft part and the overall system thinking. “The structural design is overly simplified, aerodynamic stability requires extensive wind tunnel testing. What about the power unit? Electric motor or miniature internal combustion engine? Battery energy density is the key bottleneck. However, the concept of clusters turning quantity into quality and tactical flexibility is very disruptive. This isn’t just an aircraft, it’s a system, the miniaturization and distributed evolution of a C3I system (command, control, communications, intelligence).”
He pointed at the topology diagram, “And this is the nervous system. Without it, the aircraft is just an expensive toy.”
President Lunaczarski had a more comprehensive view, pointing at the sketches marked with costs and mass production terms, then at the network part: “Leader, these ideas… are very forward-thinking. But to achieve them, a huge supporting industrial system is needed. Chips, precision sensors, high-performance batteries, optical fiber materials, server hardware—we currently either cannot produce ourselves or have insufficient quality and production capacity. Furthermore, building such a nationwide network would require astronomical investment, and maintenance would also need a large number of new technical talents.”
Prime Minister Casale, although not well-versed in technical details, grasped the core: “So, if we succeed in creating this, during war times, we don’t have to always send young men into gunfire to scout and secure points; we can use these little ‘flying insects’? In peacetime, managing the country, dispatching resources, even doing business, can be faster and more precise?”
“Not just that.”
Victor finally spoke, “It will change the form of war, as well as the way society and economy operate. Europe, the United States, they have a strong industrial base, but their systems are also vast and outdated, slow to shift. We are followers in the industrial field, but in the information era, we can start with more advanced, unified architecture from the very beginning.”
He looked at Turing and Von Braun: “I invited you both not to ask if you can do it, but to tell you that the country needs you to do it, and it must be done. Dr. Turing, your research center, from now on, is of the highest priority. I want you to deliver our own secure operating system prototype and basic network protocol stack within a year. In terms of hardware, for now, we can purchase and dismantle for learning, but the design concept must be our own, must reserve upgrade space, must emphasize security. The flight control and cluster algorithms of the ‘swarm’ are also under your leadership.”
Turing raised his head, eyes burning with fervor and concentration, nodding vigorously as if he had accepted the Holy Grail.
“Dr. von Braun.”
Victor turned to the latter, “Your NTSC, task adjustment. The aerospace plan is long-term, but in the short term, the focus shifts to two things: first, digest and absorb the precision manufacturing technologies we have acquired, especially CNC machines and material processes, quickly achieving independent production of key components, even if initial yield is low and cost is high.”
“Second, lead the engineering and mass production of the ‘swarm’ UAV platform. Dr. Turing will give you the ‘brain’ and ‘nerves,’ you are responsible for making the sturdy, reliable, and mass-producible ‘body.’ For the power issue, concentrate efforts on breaking through high-performance batteries and small efficient power units, experts can be secretly recruited globally, no expense spared.”
Von Braun straightened his back, eyes rekindled with the sharpness reminiscent of designing rockets back in the day: “Understood, Leader. Systems engineering is my specialty. Hardware realization and mass production pathways, NTSC will quickly provide a plan.”
“President Lunaczarski.”
Victor looked at the third person, “You are responsible for overall coordination and resource assurance. Formulate the ‘National Information Technology and Emerging Industries Five-Year Development Plan,’ incorporate fiber network construction, intelligent transformation of power systems, high-end manufacturing industrial park layout, STEM education reform, and talent introduction plans, elevate them to the national strategic level. Prime Minister Casale’s coordination group will solve inter-departmental issues and funding, you are responsible for the feasibility of technical paths and implementation of specific projects. Remember, we don’t want laboratory samples, we want industrial capabilities that can form a supply chain, be practically applied, and evolve iteratively.”
