By the way, Yankee may have casually mentioned that the UADFs flew last year. The following exchange happened when they were chatting about the USAF’s appearance at the parade:
Yankee: “这次能来呢,按照它们娘家的说法,颇为意外。就是,今年不应该我们上啊”
Shilao: ”就是,好像还没这么快吧“
Shilao: ”这就不保密啦?“
Yankee: ”就打断我们的试飞计划了?
去年飞的时候你不是这么说的啊“
Shilao: “啊,你去年还是那个,快马加鞭,赶在特朗普公布NGAD之前给他一个下马威,让他吃个甲鱼(TL note by me: 吃甲鱼 = 吃鳖 = 吃瘪),类似于这种事情。啊怎么着,才过了一年,你因为看到他拿出一个PPT来就寻思他真的没有什么本事于是我们这边闲着参加一些这个仪式性的礼仪性的展示活动也可以了吗?“
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Yankee
: “The fact that they could come this time, according to what their manufacturer said, was quite unexpected.
I mean, we weren’t supposed to be here this year.”
Shilao
: “Yeah
, it feels like it’s still a bit too soon, right?”
Shilao
: “
So it’s not confidential anymore?”
Yankee
: “
To interrupt our flight test schedule like this? This is not what you said last year when we flew.”
Shilao
: “
Ah, last year you were still rushing ahead, trying to beat Trump’s NGAD announcement to give him a slap in the face, make him look bad, that sort of thing. And now what, only a year later, just because he shows a PowerPoint presentation you assume he’s really not capable of much, so it’s fine for us to just sit around and attend some ceremonial, symbolic display events?”
Italic is their sarcastic tone pretending to be CAC and SAC. Of course, he could also be talking about the 6th gens' flights last year.
Timestamp 1:34:30 (you can access these complete stream vods with $3 a month btw)