Chapter 794 The Fahd officially started construction

The development of early warning aircraft does not happen overnight. Even with the successful experience of KJ-2000 and KJ-600, the development of the balance beam still requires a lot of trouble. What we are looking at now is only the balance beam being assembled, and the engine needs to be replaced. It needs a test flight, which will take at least a year or two.

Everyone saw the balance beam early warning aircraft, had dinner at Factory 182, went to the guest house to rest, and early the next morning, they took a special plane and continued to Mingzhou.

 Mingzhou Shipyard is their destination. Their Fahd aircraft carrier will officially start construction. For big dog owners, this is the arrival of a new era!

On the passenger plane, they were overlooking the shipyard below. When they saw the warship being built in the dock, Salman had complicated eyes. This aircraft carrier was used by the Easterners themselves. Looking at it, the displacement It must be 70,000 to 80,000 tons.

　Eastern is unswervingly taking the path of large aircraft carriers!

“Mr. Qin, which one is more suitable for the navy, a medium-sized aircraft carrier or a large aircraft carrier?” Salman asked.

"This has to be considered from many factors, the most important of which is the combat mission and potential threats." Qin Tao said: "For you, financial resources are not an issue. The key is what you want to use this aircraft carrier for. , whether it is the bay to the east or the Red Sea to the west, the area is not very large, and the depth in many places is not enough. You also need to frequently cross the Suez Canal. If you also develop large aircraft carriers, I am afraid it will be inconvenient to operate."

Salman nodded, knowing that Qin Tao was right.

"However, for us, medium-sized aircraft carriers are not suitable. You also know the reason. Our navy still has important missions to complete. Our aircraft carriers need to sail eastward to prevent the interference of certain forces. Once a war breaks out, the navy will There must be enough carrier-based aircraft to seize air superiority." Qin Tao said: "Although we are also developing aircraft carrier power, we will never interfere with other countries. We are to maintain world peace and the stability of our country."

The horizons on both sides were getting closer and closer, and the special plane landed steadily at Mingzhou Airport. A convoy of vehicles had already stayed there, waiting to pick up Salman and his party. After all, they had a high status, so they still needed some government leaders to receive them.

 After greetings, everyone took the car and went straight to the Mingzhou Shipyard.

"The 002 aircraft carrier is still being built in the dock. Therefore, the aircraft carrier we build for you can only be placed on the slipway. Please rest assured that our slipway often builds ocean-going cargo ships of hundreds of thousands of tons. There is no problem in building the aircraft carrier." Qin Tao introduced to everyone: "Moreover, there is open space next to the slipway. We still have to use the segmented construction method to greatly increase the construction speed. After all, our slipway is also precious. We will build it for you quickly and we can continue to build it. a ship."

“We have full confidence in Mingzhou Group.” Salman looked at the flags fluttering on the slipway, a lively scene, and knew that this was specially arranged by the other party.

Over the empty slipway, a rostrum has been set up with a banner hanging on it: Warmly celebrate the commencement of the construction of the Fahd aircraft carrier! Chinese and Arabic characters are listed above and below, with yellow characters and red cloth, which is very festive.

“Mr. Salman, please go up and speak.” Qin Tao pointed to the rostrum.

 Salman nodded and walked to the microphone with excited steps.

"Today, I am very happy that our aircraft carrier Fahd is finally going to start construction! This aircraft carrier is a testimony of our friendship with the East. We will develop closer relationships in the fields of military, energy, finance and other fields in the future. We I also hope that this aircraft carrier can be built as soon as possible, sail on the oceans of the Middle East, and make its own contribution to safeguarding world peace..."

 Excited applause came from below.

After Salman finished his speech, Qin Tao was next, and his words were even more unique: "We have not established diplomatic relations with big dogs for a long time, but our friendship has developed very quickly. I think, among them The biggest reason is that we are all peace-loving. We will protect the peace of the world around us, but we will never threaten others. We have the same position and the same opinions, so we naturally come together. Today, we are The big dog owners started building aircraft carriers so that they can better maintain the security of the oil areas. Their own safety can be depended on themselves. As long as people in the oil areas stop fighting among themselves and unite, the oil areas will be yours. of!"

“Now, I announce that the construction of the aircraft carrier Fahd has officially started!”

The plasma cutting machine was started first to perform the cutting ceremony of the first steel plate. The steel plate quickly entered the three-dimensional CNC bending machine, where it was bent into the corresponding shape and then sent to the slipway.

 The construction of the Fahd aircraft carrier has officially begun!

This is the third aircraft carrier that Mingzhou Group has officially started building for foreign customers. Compared with previous aircraft carriers, its performance is much improved, especially the all-electric propulsion solution, which is definitely the first in the world!

 The start of construction of this aircraft carrier has also caused dissatisfaction among many people.

"They are all a bunch of idiots, why didn't they prevent this from happening from the beginning." Swift said angrily: "Don't they know that once the big dogs use Dongfang's aircraft carrier, their stance will be more inclined Oriental?”

"Of course everyone knows and has done a lot of work, but the big dogs are determined to get together with Dongfang, and we can't stop them." Brian said: "At first they said they were special people who rob pirates. We were already doing our work when the ships arrived, and we sold them the YF23 fighter jet, but unfortunately it failed."

"Of course it will fail." Swift said: "They don't even look at it. The big dogs want to develop maritime power. They promote air fighters. This is the opposite!"

 “Do you have any suggestions? I can write a report for you and report it to my superiors.”

“Give the No. 3 ship of our retired Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier to Goudahu.” Swift said: “This way they can directly terminate the Oriental aircraft carrier plan.”

"How is that possible? If a big dog acquires an aircraft carrier of this level, it will pose a great threat to the Jewish state!"

"Yes, they may threaten our allies, but if they don't do this, they will still threaten our allies if they have aircraft carriers purchased from the East. In contrast, if we arm them, at least We can still control them."

 “Control? How to control?”

“On their own, they cannot master the operation of a war machine like an aircraft carrier. Therefore, a large number of our American instructors will definitely be needed on the aircraft carrier. Just like on the battlefield, they must obey our commands.”

Hearing what Swift said, Brian realized: "Yes, that's right, your idea makes sense."

"In addition to these, we can also make large profits by selling aircraft carriers. When we sell the aircraft carrier to them, they have to modify it. In this way, we can earn at least two billion, or even more. By the way, we We also need to sell them carrier-based aircraft.”

“The stealth aircraft they have on hand has the ability to take off and land on aircraft carriers.”

"If they can send a stealth aircraft to the aircraft carrier, of course we welcome it, but in order to keep it secret, they probably won't do it, so we still have a chance." Swift said: "Sell our big bug Give them another huge arms sales project.”

 “Okay, I will write your suggestions into a document and report it to my superiors.”

 The Gou Dahu group far away in the east did not know that there was a conspiracy against them. Salman and others were heading to the secret base in the east to watch the new killer weapon.

This big killer was placed on a trailer, like a boiler lying down, with various openings on it, and it looked ugly.

"Everyone, this is our ballistic missile with a range of 300 kilometers." Qin Tao said: "It currently only has the form of a trailer. The multi-axle off-road vehicle is still under development. However, its engine power is high enough and it can be towed. Running back and forth in the desert with missiles."

 The previous Dongfeng-3 was a tow truck, and the current Dongfeng-21 certainly has no big problems.

Looking at this thick and long guy, the big dogs opened their eyes wide: "Mr. Qin, the error of this missile is more than 1,700 kilometers, right?"

"Of course, the error is high but not low." Qin Tao said: "Not only is the error high, but the weight of the warhead is also large. Of course, we will not sell some special warheads to you. After all, this is a real warhead. It cannot be sold. But if you develop it yourself, it has nothing to do with us."

 Hearing this, the hearts of the big dog owners were pounding.

“Mr. Qin, how much does this kind of missile cost?” Salman asked after swallowing.

"One billion US dollars." Qin Tao said: "We will give you the missile launch vehicle as a gift." (Heroes of East China compared various data and calculated that in the 1980s, one sold for 100 million US dollars, and it was still a backward liquid rocket. The U.S. dollar has depreciated a lot over the years, and our missiles are still advanced, so one billion apiece shouldn’t be outrageous, right?)

 The launch vehicle does not cost much, only about one million, which is definitely a drop in the bucket compared to one billion US dollars.

“If we develop special warheads ourselves...can we ask some technical personnel from you to help? How much will they cost?”

"In this case, our established people cannot go there. At most they are temporary workers, and their wages are not high, 300 million each."

"Okay, then we need twenty missiles and ten temporary workers." Salman gritted his teeth, and then said: "Mr. Qin, but you also know that we have been spending a lot of money recently, and the money may not arrive in time. .”

Even the richest people are short of money sometimes. Now with the navy's violent invasion, a large number of weapons purchases have emptied their wealth. They need credit. However, they have to buy the good things in front of them on credit.

“It doesn’t matter. If you don’t have enough money, we can sign an oil purchase agreement and use your oil to pay for it.” Qin Tao said.

Salman was very moved: "Mr. Qin, you are our real good friend!"

“You are happy, and of course we are happy too. After all, you can place an order without even seeing the test launch of this missile. How can we not take care of you?” Qin Tao said.

This thing is of course not just test-fired casually. With a billion dollars, who can afford to test-fire it?

 But now, when Qin Tao said these words, it was very pleasant to the other party's ears.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin. We need to go back and report immediately. After approval, we will sign the agreement." Salman said.

 “Okay, I’m waiting for your good news in the east.”

After seeing the brand new missile with a range of 300 kilometers, Salman and his party left in a hurry. Next to Qin Tao, the commander of the missile brigade looked at Qin Tao with some worry: "Mr. Qin, our missiles are the most advanced. weapons, can you sell them this kind of missile?”

The original Dongfeng-3 can be sold casually. After all, it is just a backward liquid missile. The Dongfeng-21 is different. This is an advanced model that can land on huge waves. The Dongfeng-21 is the first solid rocket missile owned by the Second Artillery Force. Don’t look at it. This boiler may look outdated, but it's actually the culmination of state-of-the-art technology.

"If it was a few years ago, of course we couldn't sell it, but now, this missile is no longer the most advanced one we have." Qin Tao said: "Moreover, the Dongfeng-3 missile in the hands of big dogs has always been regarded as a treasure. , are closely guarded and have never let any outsiders get close. They are still very reliable. If these missiles get into their hands, they will of course take more care of them and there will be no leaks."

 In the eyes of big dog owners, this kind of killer weapon is a national treasure. Take Dongfeng-3 as an example. The base defense is very strict. One base officer couldn't bear his father's questioning and told the inside story, which triggered their highest level warning. They invited the old father directly to the base. After that, he never went out again. The old father was also very excited and stayed at the base and became a priest.

 Now, if there is Dongfeng-21, they will naturally treat it more closely. Americans want to contact? There are no doors!

Now, Dongfeng-21 is no longer a secret in China, because the longer-range Dongfeng-31 has been successfully test-fired. The range of this solid missile has been increased to 8,000 kilometers, which is much higher than that of Dongfeng-21. Moreover, since Qin Tao has dealt with the leaker in advance, Dongfeng-31 is still full of mystery to the outside world.

 A new generation of submarine-launched missiles based on the Dongfeng-31 has also been developed and will be installed in the ballistic missile nuclear submarines to be produced by the Mingzhou Group in the future. In this way, the Dongfeng-21 is already a backward model.

Furthermore, Dongfeng-21 is also constantly being improved. For example, new warheads that use water-floating ballistics will be equipped on Dongfeng-21. The original Dongfeng-21 has no big secrets and can be sold.

You can earn a lot of money by selling this kind of missile to big investors. When you sold Dongfeng-3 in the past, the price was twice the foreign exchange reserves at that time. But now, one is sold for one billion, and twenty is sold for two. Ten billion dollars! Coupled with the modification cost of 3 billion, this is definitely a huge amount of revenue, which is equivalent to this year's defense expenditure!

 If all this money is used for national defense, how much advanced equipment can be purchased and how much armed forces can be expanded? Therefore, when Qin Tao reported this suggestion to his superiors, his superiors immediately agreed.

Of course, making money is only one of them. The more important thing is strategic considerations. When the big dogs become more and more dependent on the East, the position of the big dogs will become more inclined to the East. What happened in distant Yugoslavia this year has a great impact on Everyone was greatly touched. This world must not be a unipolar world, it must develop into a multi-polar world!

He couldn't talk too much to the missile brigade commander. Qin Tao just chatted with him for a few words and then left by car. In the car, Xu Zhengyang introduced the latest situation.

“Mr. Qin, the Americans have made some moves recently.”

 “What action?”

“They are lobbying big investors, trying to sell one of their decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers to big investors.”

Qin Tao smiled: "Don't worry, they can't sell it."

Xu Zhengyang is really worried about this matter. Once a big dog chooses a second-hand aircraft carrier from the United States, it means that the aircraft carrier on our slipway will be abandoned, and all our efforts for so many years will be in vain. Big money will once again wear the same pants as Americans.

However, Qin Tao is not worried. Is it so easy to get an American aircraft carrier?

Salman returned to the desert with great interest. When he walked into the splendid building, surprisingly, an old acquaintance was also here.

 Austin has been preventing them from conducting in-depth military cooperation with the East!

Austin saw Salman with a smile on his face: "Mr. Salman, has your ship specially designed to deal with pirates started construction?"

"Yes, construction has started. What's wrong?" Salman looked at Austin warily: "Which warship we order has nothing to do with you, right?"

The other party is not well-intentioned and has been sabotaging their cooperation with Dongfang. When they first planned to build an aircraft carrier with Dongfang, the other party came up to promote the YF-23. What bad idea did they have this time?

 “When will this aircraft carrier be delivered?”

“The delivery date has nothing to do with you, it is our secret.”

"Your Excellency Salman, it seems that you have misunderstood us." Austin said: "We are good friends and true friends. Our friendship was forged on the battlefield. When you were in emergency here, , it was us who sent out troops urgently to curb the spread of evil forces, and we sacrificed so many people, but now, we are not as important as the Orientals in your hearts?"

Yes, hundreds of you died in that war, but were you doing it for us? You are just coveting the oil at our feet. After that war, you naturally stationed troops here and will not leave. Why do you think we don't know?

Salman cursed in his heart, but did not say it out loud. He just sneered: "So, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

"The construction of an aircraft carrier takes a long time, often four to five years, and fighting pirates is an urgent matter." Austin said: "So, in order to help you fight pirates, we have a new proposal. "

 “What proposal?”

“We have decided to sell you the third ship of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier. After simple modifications, it will be ready for service within half a year, which can completely solve your urgent needs.”

Kitty Hawk was built on December 27, 1956, and entered service in April 1961, after which the second ship, the USS Constellation, was built. While this aircraft carrier was being built, the U.S. Navy also developed a brand new Enterprise-class aircraft carrier. They originally planned to enter the era of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. However, the Enterprise-class aircraft carrier technology was immature and the cost was too high. Therefore, the Enterprise was built. After that, they abandoned nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and returned to the conventional power era.

The third ship America and the fourth ship USS Kennedy of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier were products of this special environment. After the USS Kennedy, the U.S. Navy finally matured the nuclear power system and officially started construction of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. From then on, it entered the nuclear era. The era of powered aircraft carriers.

There is a very interesting thing about this. The Kitty Hawk is obviously the lead ship of this aircraft carrier, but it was the last to be decommissioned. After undergoing modernization and modification in the 1990s, it was not until the end of the first decade of the 21st century that it was decommissioned. However, the ships behind it were retired one after another in the 1990s.

The third ship, the USS America, was decommissioned in 1996. A few years after its decommissioning, it had not yet decided where to go. Now, the Americans are going to sell this aircraft carrier to big investors.

"The ship you ordered from the East has a displacement of only 40,000 tons and can only operate thirty or forty carrier-based aircraft. However, our Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier has a displacement of more than 80,000 tons and can operate seventy or eighty carrier-based aircraft. , its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of a medium-sized country, how about it, are you interested?"

Fahad, who was sitting above, was really tempted. However, he was very cunning and never took the initiative to ask such questions. He let his subordinates negotiate first.

Salman was not tempted. He thought of the early warning aircraft that was being modified. It actually had a positioning device installed on it. The weapons were purchased from the United States. Although its performance was advanced, it was restricted by others! I heard that more advanced weapons can be controlled remotely from the outside. With a few keystrokes, the weapon may be locked. The weapons you purchase may be controlled by others at any time. This is simply bullying!

 “What are your conditions?” Salman asked, first listening to what the other party said.

"The aircraft carrier we sold to you only costs one billion U.S. dollars, but it still needs some improvements, so it will cost another billion U.S. dollars. You only need to pay two billion U.S. dollars to get a modern aircraft carrier! "

 Modernization? A modern aircraft carrier that has been in service for decades? Isn't this a joke?

Salman continued to curse in his heart and continued to speak: "Do the carrier-based aircraft above also need money?"

"It depends on which carrier-based aircraft you choose. If you want to operate your existing Vostok fighters, that's fine too." Austin said: "Although our American instructors have not flown the Vostok fighters, we will become familiar with them as soon as possible. This aircraft will help you complete the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft and form combat effectiveness."

 “American instructor?”

"That's right." Austin said: "You have never operated an aircraft carrier, and you are not familiar with the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft. You need the help of our American instructors. Otherwise, within ten years, you will not be able to truly operate a carrier." Let the aircraft carrier exert its combat effectiveness."

"Of course, considering some of your ideas, you may not want us to touch Dongfang fighters. If this is the case, you can choose to purchase our carrier-based aircraft. The F-18 is your most suitable choice. This kind of fighter is not It’s very expensive. The unit price is only 200 million US dollars per unit, and you can purchase 60 of them. It’s only over 10 billion US dollars.”

Fahad's face also darkened. Isn't this too expensive?

 (End of this chapter)