Yes, it was because Zhuang Jianye had come up with a new strategy and instead of forcing himself to build helicopters, he found Cidu Helicopter Co., Ltd. to cooperate, which made the head of the headquarters feel angry.
It's not that the head of the headquarters is opposed to Zhuang Jianye's approach. On the contrary, as long as the equipment of the troops can be brought to a higher level and one step closer to the world's advanced level, let alone cooperation, even if the two parties merge, the head of the headquarters will raise both hands and feet. support.
The problem is that your Ascendas Group cooperates with Cidu Helicopter Co., Ltd. Technically, one plus one is greater than two, so shouldn¡¯t the price be one minus one, less than zero?
The result was great¡ªthe unit price of the 8plus heavy-duty helicopter soared to 180 million yuan.
Think about how much it cost to introduce the Su-27 fighter jet? At just over 100 million yuan, it was a third-generation heavy-duty air-worn fighter. As a result, a helicopter was actually 80% more expensive than a third-generation heavy-duty fighter.
At that time, when the head of the headquarters saw the quotation of the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter, his eyes went straight. He simply did not believe that the number in front of him was true. Shouldn¡¯t the cost of domestic equipment be lower? Why is the 8plus heavy helicopter so tall? 180 million yuan, are Ascendas Group and Cidu Helicopter Co., Ltd. collaborating on research and development, or joining forces to grab money?
However, what makes him depressed is that for such aviation equipment that is more expensive than the Su-27 fighter jet, the Army Aviation Force, Air Force Airborne Force, Marine Corps and Carrier-based Helicopter Force all shouted "I want it". , I want it, I want it.
This is like an old father who has worked hard to support his family, facing a prodigal son who desperately wants to buy a Lamborghini to show off regardless of his family's financial situation. Instead of one, there are four in a blink of an eye.
You can imagine how the old father would feel. He almost pointed at a few unfilial sons and cursed them as beasts.
Since the end of the major incident, the country has increased the proportion of military expenditures, and the annual increase in military expenditures has also entered a fast lane. It seems to have improved compared to a few years ago, but the problem is that since the reform and opening up, the army has left too many outstanding debts. .
If nothing else, the welfare benefits of military personnel have been maintained at a very low level for more than ten years. With the rapid economic development, we cannot expect officers and soldiers to fight as soldiers with their passion, right?
"Officers and soldiers are also human beings. They are also people with seniority and juniority. They have to support their wives and children. If their salary cannot be improved, who will defend the motherland, who will defend their home, and who will defend her?"
Therefore, most of the increase in military expenditures in recent years has been wiped out by the increase in personnel welfare.
What is left is the centralized construction of key arms and key equipment.
For example, the Army, due to the experience summarizing the Gulf War, has suspended the construction of armored forces and artillery, which were previously focused on construction, and instead fully supported the formation and expansion of field air defense forces.
The reason for this is very simple. If the problem of air defense cannot be solved in future wars, no matter how advanced your tanks are or how powerful your artillery firepower is, you will always be a living target for enemy air power attacks. Basically, you can destroy as many people as you have. .
Because of this, until the field air defense capability is not solved, even if other branches of the Army reach the world's leading level, it will be in vain.
But the problem is that the high cost of field air defense systems is not generally high.
Usually the construction cost of an ordinary field anti-aircraft missile battalion is three to five times that of an ordinary mechanized infantry battalion.
Therefore, most of the Army's annual construction funds are completely eaten up by field air defense systems. The Air Force, Navy, and Second Artillery Force are all the same. In addition, the "killer trumpet" plan is separately planned. After all, the funds in the hands of the head of the General Logistics Department are still Not tight enough.
Where else can we help the land, navy and air force purchase Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopters worth 180 million yuan each on a large scale?
The Army Aviation Force, Airborne Forces, Marine Corps and Carrier-based Helicopter Force certainly understand the difficulties of the head of the headquarters, but they cannot handle the Zhi-8plus heavy-duty helicopter. It is too good.
With the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter, the Army Aviation Force can make up for the biggest shortcoming of the air assault force.
With the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter, the airborne troops will be able to have more flexible and changeable attack capabilities.
The Marine Corps has the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter, and vertical landing is no longer a theory.
With the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter, the ship-based helicopter force has a more reliable basis for both maritime anti-submarine and maritime rescue.
All in all, heavy helicopters have so many uses that every army wants them all.
So the desk of the head of the headquarters was filled with snowflakes of application documents, Lin?Finally, the good guys need a total of 287 Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopters for the sea, land, air and the Second Artillery Force.
This is because the head of the headquarters has constantly emphasized that declarations must be based on the minimum needs of the troops. Otherwise, the total number of Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopters declared will exceed 400.
Even 287 is not a small number. Based on a unit price of 180 million, it still requires 51.66 billion yuan.
Looking at this number, the head of the headquarters had a toothache. Then he took the application forms from each army to Zhuang Jianye, chairman and CEO of Ascendas Group, and Wang Wenyao, general manager of Cidu Helicopter Co., Ltd. Thinking about the large number of orders for the army, how could he not Can it be cheaper?
Not to mention a 50% discount, it should be at least 20 to 30 million cheaper, right?
As a result, after some fierce bargaining, the head of the headquarters only got a discount of 2 million yuan per aircraft for his huge face, and the final transaction price was set at 178 million yuan.
Zhuang Jianye and Wang Wenyao have no choice. It's not that they don't want to lower the price. The problem is that the cost of the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter has already reached 154 million yuan. Adding in other expenses of the 7788, the two companies actually don't make much profit at the price of 178 million yuan. money.
So Zhuang Jianye and Wang Wenyao quickly took out the detailed cost list of the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter. When the head of the headquarters saw this, even if he was still angry, he had nothing to say.
The cost of the Z-8plus heavy-duty helicopter is indeed frighteningly high. After all, heavy-duty helicopters are different from other aircraft. The materials, engines and flight control systems used are very special and cannot be applied to other models, so the research and development costs are extremely high.
And this is also a common phenomenon for heavy-duty helicopters around the world.
The unit price of the American CH-47 "Chinook" heavy-lift helicopter is US$38 million; the larger CH-53h "Super Stallion" has a sky-high price of US$100 million.
Russia¡¯s Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopters are cheaper than American ones, but the unit price is also 30 million U.S. dollars. Calculated based on the central exchange rate of 7, it also costs 210 million yuan.
Such a comparison is straightforward - the unit price of 178 million yuan for the 8plus heavy-duty helicopter is not high, but for some reason, the head of the headquarters was so angry when he looked at Zhuang Jianye's flattering yet cunning smile. He always felt that he was being cheated by this kid. It was such a trap that I still have this anger in my heart, and I can¡¯t let it go even if I want to.
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