Yes, the charm of the Zeus-3 UAV is really unstoppable. As the world's only long-endurance UAV that can perform missions at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters, its appearance is simply disruptive.
In addition, Actor Aerospace Systems, which develops and produces Zeus-3, is an authentic German company. It has received support from the Federal Republic of Germany overtly and covertly, so it quickly conquered most countries including the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, and Norway. of drone orders.
The total number of intended orders is eighty-six, and the total value is nearly half less than the previous H company, reaching 580 million U.S. dollars. After all, the unit price of the Zeus-2 UAV system is only 5 million U.S. dollars, and the various spare parts are Most of the products are purchased from Japanese and European suppliers, and the prices are much lower than those of American products, so the overall cost control is very good.
And the performance is not worse than American products, in some aspects it is much higher than American products. After all, there is no long-endurance UAV in the United States that can fly to an altitude of more than 8,000 meters. , this alone is enough to despise the United States ten thousand times.
?? It is cheap, has good performance, and is a native European company. European countries naturally feel that the Zeus-3 UAV system is extremely mellow. Coupled with the Federal Republic of Germany's help, naturally there are many candidates.
Of course, the reason why Europe has the reputation of being a developed region, but is always at a disadvantage on the international stage, is not that they are not developed enough, but that there are always some troublemakers inside.
This time, the Federal Republic of Germany relied on its own Zeus-3 drone to attack the interference of the American aviation giant. While protecting the European aviation industry, it once again created a wave of German manufacturing's unparalleled presence in the world, and was immediately attacked by other companies. The envy and jealousy of the country.
The most typical one is France. As the only country in Europe that controls the entire industrial chain of the aviation industry, France has always regarded itself as the leader of Europe. As a result, whether the United States used H Company to sweep across Europe, or the Federal Republic of Germany used Actor Company to counterattack, France The so-called European boss could only watch from the sidelines.
That state is like watching someone else playing mahjong, scratching your head and wanting to push away a senior mahjong player who is just rolling his arms. You are so anxious, but you can't let anyone move away, because this guy's pocket is cleaner than his face, and you don't have any money. How to play cards?
France is so embarrassed. No matter how successful they are in fighter jets and passenger planes, there is a big blank in drones. Without diamonds, they will naturally not be able to do porcelain work.
The Eurofighter project, which was originally jointly developed with several European countries, was very unhappy. Now it has been marginalized in the field of drones, so much so that many countries feel that France has fallen behind in the aviation industry. This makes the proud Gallic Rooster's pride was wounded.
So with the mentality that I can't let you live together if I am embarrassed, I first worked with the Federal Republic of Germany to oppose the entry of Company H, raised the European Community's standards for nuclear and chemical defense drones, and kicked away the giant beast of the United States. Sitting on the opposite side of Germany, he said that the Zeus-3 drone was not in line with France's national conditions and was ready to start a new one and make a better one.
??It would be fine if it was just the French family that was making trouble. But at this time, Britain was on the side of France, so the two families quickly got together and prepared to jointly build a new drone to compete with the Zeus-3.
The division of labor is even clearer. France is responsible for the overall design and airframe manufacturing; the UK continues to provide the aero engines they are best at.
¡°As a result, the two European Community Troikas were bundled together to confront the Federal Republic of Germany. However, the Federal Republic of Germany was a defeated country in World War II and was inherently inferior to Britain and France. This caused many countries to begin to waver.
The most obvious ones are Luxembourg and Belgium, which are close to France. Because they are too close to France, they have already been deeply tied up by France, so they are also the first countries to change their ways. Then comes Sweden in Northern Europe, which has experienced pressure from Company H. With the Zeus-3 driving away the beasts, this Nordic industrial power was certainly unwilling to be left alone. It could build its own fighter jets, not to mention drones, so it simply announced its own development and production.
¡°Coupled with the shift of Spain and Portugal to France and the increasing number of wait-and-see countries, more than half of the 86 sets of orders that Actor Aviation Systems had not yet received were instantly reduced.
When the formal orders finally fell into the hands of Zhuang Jianye, there were only 38 sets left, including 12 sets from Germany, 16 sets from Italy, eight sets from Greece, and two sets from Austria.
??Looking at Zhuang Jianye chewing his teeth, this nm is a list of the European Axis countries, okay?
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? did not expect the Federal Republic of Germany, as the number one economy in Europe, to still have such a pitiful influence. It has been so long since the end of World War II that it has not left the circle. It is really speechless.
"If I had known this, I would have settled in France. It's a pity that I don't understand French, so"?
In the administrative office of the newly built aircraft production plant of Tengfei Factory near Xiping Zero Degree Factory, Evans sighed with a dull look on his face. Suddenly, there were only thirty-eight sets left from the eighty-six sets, with the total value rising from 580,000,000 to 500,000. million US dollars, and now it is only US$260 million.
The orders were like riding a roller coaster. It went up and down and it was torturous. In the end, it turned out to be like this. It would be a lie to say that it was disappointing, but Evans couldn't help it, because the level between countries was too high-end. He was a businessman with no skills and couldn't afford to participate, so Evans regretted it very much. If he had known that the Federal Republic of Germany was so useless, it would be better to stay in France.
After flipping through the order briefing given by Evans and putting it on his desk, Zhuang Jianye smiled and shook his head: "As long as you are in Europe, no matter which country you go to, there will always be troublemakers. If Europe's economic and technological levels are really combined, the world will no longer be a bipolar structure between the United States and the Soviet Union, but a three-pole structure. It's a pity that Europeans don't have that ability, so you can have more than 30 sets and orders for more than 200 aircraft. Very good."
What Zhuang Jianye said is true. Europe has been uniting since World War II. It lasted for more than half a century. It seems to have achieved great results, but the alliance has become weaker and weaker. The fundamental reason is that it has never been able to achieve the internal goals similar to those between China and the United States. A unified integration.
External competition has intensified, and internal constraints are everywhere. It will not be long before a troublemaker like the UK becomes a monster, and it will be difficult to form a unified pace, whether it is the entire strategic planning or the aviation industry.
So the root of why the United States is not afraid of Europe and even despises Europe is here.
If you want to unite and I will attack Yugoslavia, you will have many rifts; if you want to engage in Euro international settlement, I will attack Iraq and weaken your monetary attributes; if you and Russia fight each other, I will overthrow Ukraine and make this bad guy become Russia. And European hemorrhoids, you have to grind your teeth even if you poop.
Whenever this happens, no one in Europe even raises a voice to protest. Is it because they don¡¯t want to say it? The problem is that the internal voices cannot be unified at all. How can I put it?
??????????????????????????????????????????????????So the European crystal ball seems to be complete and unbreakable, but in fact, if you look with a magnifying glass, it is full of cracks.
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