Comrade Shen Zhongfang is a missile technology expert at the institute, a national model worker, and former commander-in-chief of my country’s third-generation air defense weapon system. He has been engaged in aircraft system design and research for a long time, and has won many aerospace awards and China Aerospace Fund Awards. His research results have won the National Science Conference Award and have made important contributions to the development of my country's national defense industry. In March 2023, Comrade Shen Zhongfang was selected as the 2022 Person of the Year by "Moving China".
When he graduated from high school,
he did not hesitate to apply for the major of aircraft design.
In 1934,
Shen Zhongfang was born in Shanghai.
As long as he can remember, his life has been shrouded in Japanese bombing and strafing. Shen Zhongfang just finished primary school after dropping out of school once.
"If we can also have our own airplane,
we must beat them and run away."
When I graduated from high school in 1953,
I saw the application catalog of Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
(now Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Shen Zhongfang did not hesitate to fill in the
Aircraft Design major
"At that time, some patriotic young people wanted to engage in aircraft design.
In the future, we will design aircraft for the motherland.
Our graduation The design is 'Beijing No. 1'.
are all flying into the sky."
After graduation, he devoted himself to missile development.
He remained anonymous for more than 60 years.
After graduating from college, Shen Zhongfang entered the Second Branch of the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense.
This is the birthplace of my country's aerospace defense industry. The "Second Academy" is now called China Aerospace. The Second Academy of Science and Technology
is also the research and production base of my country's missile weapons and equipment
At that time,
the US military sent U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
to invade our country's airspace to collect intelligence
In order to defend the enemy
, our army introduced the "Sam-2" surface-to-air missile
September 9, 1962
Shen Zhongfang will never forget this day
Our military's "Sam-2" missile
successfully shot down u-2
To deal with the enemy's aircraft
it is not possible to do it only by building your own aircraft
"No Can't missiles?
Any aircraft can violate your airspace
What if someone flies higher
and bombs you? "
Without advanced missiles
there would be no strong national defense
Shen Zhongfang has since devoted himself to his "battlefield"
From imitation to finalization
Shen Zhongfang and his colleagues have overcome all difficulties
China finally has the first model of
surface-to-air missile—— Hongqi No. 1
Immediately after
he participated in the independent development of Hongqi No. 2
On September 8, 1967,
the domestically produced Hongqi No. 2 surface-to-air missile
shot down the invading u-2
and defended the dignity of the motherland’s airspace
Hongqi No. 2
's success also laid a solid foundation for our country's subsequent self-developed
new air defense missile system.
From the 1960s to the 1990s,
our country's air defense mainly relied on
first- and second-generation air defense weapon systems.
But with the The new generation of foreign advanced equipment is in service
Our existing air defense
cannot meet the needs
There is an urgent need to develop a "third generation"
with strong anti-jamming capabilities
resistance to multi-target strikes and other functions
Shen Zhongfang takes over the third generation of medium and high-speed The important task of the commander-in-chief of long-range air defense missiles
led the team to fully complete the key research tasks in 1994
Putting the third generation air defense weapon system on the right track
my country's air defense missile development level
This has led the world's leading ranks
Witnessing national defense with your own eyes Powerful
“No one dares to bully us now! "
In 2009,
the third-generation air defense weapon system
was unveiled at the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
When the phalanx of missile weapons and equipment passed through Tiananmen Square,
Shen Zhongfang, who had a gray head, felt like "seeing a child at home."
was delighted at the viewing stand.
He later said:
"The sleeping lion in the East has awakened.
Who dares to bully us?
A nation is like this.
It must rely on itself to become strong.
This is very important. "
And the "tough" life
has never been satisfied with just creating a miracle
In 1986
the b6 series of missiles
developed by Shen Zhongfang and the R&D team went out of the country
achieved zero breakthrough
and also won a contract of hundreds of millions of dollars.
This not only allowed peers to see the market potential of
military trade contracts
but also greatly improved the research and development level of my country's defense missiles
Some countries also wanted Shen Zhongfang
to transfer this core technology
and secretly told him:
"I can give you a lot of money."
He waved his hand:
"It's not okay to care about nothing for money."
At the age of 76,
Shen Zhongfang voluntarily left his job.
He held concurrent posts as professors and consultants in many universities.
None of them remained.
In his opinion,
"Young people are better than us.
The level of professors now is much higher than mine.
Advanced technology is better than mine.
I am self-aware."
He lived up to his life motto:
Devoted to career, indifferent to fame and fortune
Smiling at life, with a clear conscience
Shen Zhongfang said:
"Our country not only has missiles with shields,
but also missiles with spears.
No one has it now. How dare you bully us! "
12 meritorious service members have remained anonymous for many years.
9 of them have passed away.
In April 2022,
Shen Zhongfang and 11 other
commander-in-chief of my country's missile weapons models
chief designer's name was disclosed to the public for the first time:
Shen Zhongfang, Wu Beisheng and Zhang. Fuan Chen Guoxin
Qian Wenji Xu Xinbo Chen Huaijin Chai Zhi
Geng Rui Tan Fengkui Xu Naiming Wang Guoxiang
Currently
Except for Wu Beisheng, Zhang Fuan and Chen Guoxin
the remaining 9 people have passed away
Some have even died for more than 30 years
In the 1960s
Faced with repeated provocations by U.S. military aerial reconnaissance aircraft
, our country focused on developing air defense weapon systems
and accurately shot down several U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
Foreign reporters asked the then Foreign Minister Chen Yi:
"What mysterious weapon does China use to achieve this
" A blow?
Chen Yi replied humorously:
"We stabbed it down with bamboo poles!" "
These 12 are the "bamboo pole" heroes
who have done earth-shattering things and buried celebrities incognito
Their names will always be remembered
and we pay tribute!
Comprehensive source of trendy news: China Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry, CCTV's "My Home, My Country", Beijing Daily, Zhejiang News
