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Volume 1 084 The troublesome BAE and the eager Da...

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    It's almost Christmas, but in the Islamic world, Saudi Arabia doesn't feel as strong a Christmas atmosphere as in the UK.  John Weston, the representative of the British BAE Systems Company who was mainly responsible for negotiating the Al Yamaha arms agreement, almost forgot that Christmas was coming. He was so anxious that he kept getting mouth ulcers, and it was obvious that Westerners were not interested in  The management of this symptom is much more blunt.

    In the original history, Saudi Arabia had signed an intention contract with the United Kingdom in September, but now until December, the British are still immersed in the Tai Chi of the Saudis and are confused.

    Weston was not completely unaware of what was going on. Ever since Prince Sultan had someone give him the bug installed by the idiots from MI5, Weston felt that things were in trouble. Later, there was intelligence that came from  A Chinese state-owned defense industry group is frequently contacting the Saudi Ministry of Defense and military personnel. There is even news that cannot be confirmed whether it is true or not. It shows that representatives of the Saudi Air Force have traveled to China to inspect the Flying Leopard fighter jets that shone in the war.  .

    Weston angrily threw the few information about China Shenghua Group and Feibao's information on the table. Because it was too little, it didn't even make a sound.  The more Weston thought about it, the less calm he became. He picked up the phone and arranged for his secretary: "Contact me those noble gentlemen from the Ministry of Defense. If they don't take action, our sky-high contract will definitely be in vain."  ¡±

    The secretary was a little embarrassed and said: "Baron Heseltine is dealing with the issue of the Falkland Islands garrison. I'm afraid it will be difficult to spare time to discuss this issue with us."

    Weston cursed: "They have time to let MI5 eavesdrop, but don't have time to discuss how to get the Chinese to withdraw from this game of superiors?"

    Weston knew in his heart that the person who ordered the wiretapping was actually Mrs. Thatcher. Both the Prime Minister's wife and Baron Heseltine, the Minister of Defense, had put a lot of effort into this matter, but now they faced  A powerful opponent, an opponent who made him feel very insecure at the moment. He had to turn to political figures to gain more chips.

    As an insider in the weapons industry, he can naturally use hundreds of reasons to prove that the Storm is a better aircraft than the Fei Leopard, but at the same time, he can also see what kind of combat power is contained in the conservative design of the Fei Leopard.  .  The most direct gap is that although Feibao has been in service for a relatively short time, that is, one year, it has proven itself on different battlefields and is touted and studied by more and more military experts for its precision outside the defense zone.  Various concepts such as strike and beyond-visual-range defense of fighter-bombers have proved from the other side that Feibao is the product that represents the development trend of future fighter aircraft, while Guangfeng faces huge challenges.

    He also understands that the gap between Feibao and Kuangfeng is definitely not irreparable. Air-to-air missiles similar to precision-guided weapons and beyond-visual-range fire-and-forget can actually be integrated into Kuangfeng after updates. He has no doubt about this.  , when the time comes, the Feibao will also be able to compete with the wind, and the more mature design of the Feibao will instantly kill something like the Feibao, which is still very immature in the eyes of professionals.

    But technical issues are not something that sales people or company executives can figure out with just a few words. The Soviet Union¡¯s R-77, the big brother of socialism, is not in service yet. Several American companies are happily preparing to jointly study with China.  Precision-guided weapons and the introduction of China's PL-12, within a few years, the UK really will not be able to equip their Tornado with weapons such as beyond-visual-range launch-after-ignorance missiles and JDAM.

    He would like to urge the technical department, but most of these projects are cooperation between BAE and American companies. It is just like giving birth to a child. His own efforts are useless.

    However, Weston still thought of a dirty trick. He told his secretary: "No matter what, we must cause some trouble for the Chinese. Please inform the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let them tell the Chinese privately that if China forcibly inserts us  Under the contract with Saudi Arabia, the UK cannot guarantee that Hong Kong will be handed over to them smoothly.¡±

    The secretary was startled after hearing what his boss said, and said: "Sir, is this too big a matter? We probably won't be able to handle it, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will probably not agree."

    "Leave it to the people at the head office to do government public relations. In short, the pressure on China must be in place. We cannot let the Chinese catch up and surpass us so easily!"

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    The British are trying every means to prepare to sabotage the deal between China and Saudi Arabia, and at the same time, the French are igniting new passion because of the Chinese intervention.

    In fact, the Al-Yamaha Agreement had two main inspection targets at the beginning, the United Kingdom and France.  In the autumn of 1984, the Saudis were very interested in the Mirage 4000 developed by Dassault.  In order to save the decline, the heroes first??Defense Minister Heseltine visited Saudi Arabia, and then Mrs. Thatcher did not hesitate to use various despicable bribery methods to bribe Prince Bandar (son of Prince Sultan), and finally overcame the French.

    But when there was only the last mile left, the Chinese Cheng Yaojin came out, and Saudi Arabia also had the intention of using another competitor to fight for better conditions with the United Kingdom.  After all, the Mirage 4000 is an unfinished project, and the Chinese Flying Leopard has already had many achievements, so it poses a greater threat to strong winds.

    This drama has evolved from a confrontation between the French and the British to a game between the British and the Chinese. However, the French will never sit still and wait for death. In fact, they have adopted a more direct method, or a more novel method, directly  Fly to China and conduct cooperation negotiations with the Chinese side.

    Qi Yiming was still surprised by Dassault's move. He had a general understanding of the Al-Yamaha Agreement before, and also understood the role played by the French in it. He also learned that the Al-Yamaha Agreement eventually fell to the British, and he was the one who supported it.  Another important factor in the eventual demise of another favorite fighter aircraft, the Mirage 4000.

    Dassault sent the son of world-renowned designer Marcel Dassault, whom Qi Yiming respected, and who would become the head of Dassault a year later, Serge Dassault.  At the same time, Serge Dassault was accompanied by another Dassault executive, Charles Edelstein.  Judging from the specifications, it is already quite advanced. It is hard to imagine that Dassault sent such senior core personnel to contact the Chinese side during the first meeting.

    The meeting with these two people was in a courtyard house that Jacqueline had bought previously and was left by an unknown Manchu clan. After some renovations, it became antique, with carved beams, painted columns, pavilions and pavilions.  Because there are no flowers and plants when winter comes.

    It seems that they are not very adaptable to the cold winter in the capital. Serge and Edelstein are both wrapped up thickly. Their expressions are more serious and they have no time to appreciate more Chinese customs. This is seriously inconsistent with their French characters. However,  From this Qi Yiming can also infer that they seem to have more pressing matters to discuss.

    Qi Yiming personally poured tea for the two of them. There was only one translator from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on site. Qi Yiming was fluent in English and somewhat fluent in French, but it was better to have an translator on site.

    "Mr. Qi, it's a great honor to meet you. I heard that you are the main person in charge of China's largest defense contracting company and the main promoter of the Grumman F-14 project. Regarding your efforts to connect Iran, China and the United States,  The story of cooperation on such a difficult project is widely spread in our industry. I personally admire your talent and ability." Serge came up with a compliment.

    Qi Yiming smiled lightly and said: "Thank you, Mr. Dassault. My dear father is one of the designers I admire most in the aviation field, and your company is a behemoth in the industry. We need to learn and imitate them."  Object."

    Edelstein took a sip of tea. He wondered if he was not used to the green tea that Chinese people like. He just tasted it briefly. He said: "In today's world economic globalization trend, everyone needs to learn from each other. Dassault has a  We have the honor and strengths of our country, and our Chinese friends also have their own advantages. A few years ago, our country cooperated with your country on helicopter projects such as the Super Hornet and some missile projects, and achieved great success.  Our Chinese engineers are also very positive about the talent and professionalism of your country¡¯s engineers. I think it is time to further develop cooperation between China and France in the field of armaments.¡±

    Unlike Qi Yiming's original timeline, at this time Dassault didn't even have the desire to mention things like Batum, nor was he willing to mention any emotionally hurtful topics such as human rights. In their eyes,  China is a very good market and partner. If we can make full use of it, it will be of great help to our growth.  In fact, these economically supreme European countries are willing to continue to sell borderline dual-use military and civilian products to China even under the embargo. France has provided China with a large amount of information and technology on helicopters and missiles, and Germany directly  The British have never fallen behind in building engines for China's conventionally powered submarines, and they have also provided avionics.

    In the end, it is the United States itself that is restricted.

    Qi Yiming also took a sip of fragrant tea and said with a smile: "Our country is also very happy to see more cooperation projects with France, whether it is military industry or civilian industry." This is a hint, no matter what you want to do with France,  Whatever cooperation we do, we must take care of our civilian needs.

    Serge was also very wise and said quickly: "Let's see what we can do for China."

    "Okay, I believe that more cooperation will bring more success. So, please tell me, two good friends, what can we achieve this time?"

      Edstein took out a large photo from his briefcase and placed it on the mahogany round table. Qi Yiming just glanced at it casually and almost dropped his eyes, "Phantom 4000?"
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