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    The main goal of the Saudi Air Force is to purchase 72 fighter planes with ground attack capabilities. In fact, they themselves are not very clear about the positioning of their air force. As for strategic issues, they don¡¯t have much ideas. Therefore, the Saudis¡¯ purchase of equipment is similar to that of fighting in the east.  Rake west and rake one after another, which makes people confused.

    Saudi Arabia is still very interested in opening a pilot school. The original Al-Yamaha Agreement included some beginner and advanced training aircraft in order to cultivate a group of talents for the Saudi Air Force, which has a serious shortage of pilots at this time.  But exactly how much Saudi Arabia can learn is questionable.  If a complete and efficient pilot school is opened directly in Saudi Arabia, it will naturally be of great help to the Saudi Air Force.

    In addition, Qi Yiming had other concerns. He encouraged Prince Bandar: "The flight school can be funded by Saudi Arabia, and we can provide a complete aircraft, coaching system and training personnel, or Saudi Arabia can also conduct it."  The two parties will cooperate in the operation. Of course, we can also operate such a flight school on our own, depending on the wishes of Saudi Arabia.¡±

    These three models each have their own benefits. Saudi Arabia¡¯s sole proprietorship does not require Qi Yiming to invest anything. Saudi Arabia pays for the purchase of training aircraft and hiring employees, but in this way, there will be no subsequent operating profits.  Of course, if the Chinese party is wholly owned, it will need to bear greater risks and financial pressure. The advantage is that it is also a good industry in the long run.  The cooperative investment model is centrist, with risks and profits balanced.

    Bandar nodded and said: "This is a very good idea, and we will seriously consider it. However, in the short term, we will indeed not have a strong demand for a large number of Xiaolong models."

    Qi Yiming smiled and said: "I know that you have always hoped to have more fighter aircraft than you actually need as a reserve after the real war breaks out. In fact, you have such considerations for this military purchase plan. I know that in addition to  In addition to the main F-15C/D fighters, there are also a group of very early British-made Lightning fighters, and then there are more than 60 F-5 fighters. There is no doubt that these fighters will not be of much use in the future.  Especially when compared with the Israeli F-15 and Cub, it is difficult to compete. Well, Iran itself also has the Chinese-made Xiaolong, so it really has no advantage in terms of operating expenses. The Xiaolong itself is not more expensive than these aircraft.  How much, but the combat power is indeed much stronger than that of Lightning and F-5. More importantly, the price of Xiaolong is very cheap, less than 10 million US dollars. It should not be a big investment for your country, even  It¡¯s cheaper than the training aircraft the UK wants to sell to your country.¡±

    Bandar cannot deny this fact. It is true that the price of Xiaolong is very competitive and its combat power is also very guaranteed.  At this time, a military aide next to him said to the prince in Arabic: "The main purpose of our inspection of Xiaolong is to get some assessments from the Iranian Air Force. Although we have briefly understood it these days, the depth is still not enough.  If we can obtain a batch of Xiaolong, it will not only become our fighter reserve as Mr. Qi said, but also let the Iraqis understand this fighter, which will be beneficial to the direction of the war."

    The few months the Xiaolong entered the Iranian Air Force were almost the most painful period for the Iraqi Air Force.  With the cooperation of early warning aircraft and the excellent technical and tactical skills of the red alert pilots lent to the Iranian Air Force, the Iraqi Air Force suffered heavy losses.  Saddam has sent personnel to China many times, hoping to obtain China's Xiaolong fighter jets.  But because China and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding not to sell Xiaolong to Iraq during wartime, nothing was gained.

    Bandar's eyes lit up after hearing what the Air Force staff said. Next to him, another royal member of the Ministry of Commerce also encouraged: "According to our previous understanding, if we can order more than 50 aircraft, the flying price will be 8 million.  U.S. dollars, which adds up to only 400 million U.S. dollars. Add one more to the cost of adding weapons, improving systems, training, and maintenance, and the contract is less than 500 million U.S. dollars. Compared with other aircraft, the FC-1 is complicated to maintain and has a solid skin.  Reliable, at least that¡¯s what the Chinese data shows.¡±

    Bandar nodded repeatedly and began to calculate in his mind. In fact, he was in contact with China this time for a variety of military products. The most important one was of course the Leopard B project, and the number had already been determined at 72 aircraft.  The trainer itself has no intention of teaching it to China, and still wants to use Western products. However, if a pilot school is opened, it will definitely be other plans, and it can be put aside for the time being.  The other most important item is the Thorn-2 "Red Patriot" anti-aircraft missile that Zhao Jinsong revealed to his father, Prince Sultan.  At this time, Saudi Arabia was not a Patriot user. It also used medium-range air defense missiles such as Sidewinder produced in France. It faced considerable pressure from short- and medium-range ballistic missiles from Israel and Iran.

    After Zhao Jinsong threw out the Dongfeng-3 and Thorn-2 projects, he received the full support of King Fahd. Even in the king's view, the arms purchase of ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft missiles was more useful than the purchase of fighter jets.  Dongfeng-3 procurement??Because it involves a lot, it is still in the communication stage, and anti-aircraft missiles are not that sensitive. Therefore, when Bandar visited China, he came to inspect the Thorn-2 anti-aircraft missile system, which is actually the Allied Patriot.

    The Saudi military plans to purchase a total of 8 sets of Thorn-2 air defense systems from China, which can be equipped with eight battalions and a total of 384 missiles. The total contract value will be approximately US$900 million.  From any point of view, this contract is the most certain deal between China and Saudi Arabia, because except for China's ability to provide long-range air defense systems, no other country is currently open to the possibility of selling them to Saudi Arabia.

    The largest authorized contract amount in Bandar¡¯s checkbook is US$7.8 billion. From this point of view, let¡¯s not talk about the training aircraft issue.  The benefits of purchasing Chinese weapons made Bandar feel that he had been bullied to death by those scum of capitalist countries.  72 Leopard B heavy-duty multi-role fighters, with a fly-away price of US$28 million, and a total package contract of 72 US$2.44 billion.  There are 8 sets of Thorn-2 air defense systems, with a total contract value of US$900 million.  Even adding the optional Leopard B electronic warfare upgrade package that the Saudis have not yet determined, it is only an additional $400 million.  After doing the math, it turned out that Bandar could only sign orders worth US$3.74 billion.

    This naturally makes Prince Saudi Arabia, who has a lot of money and has nowhere to spend it, feel very uncomfortable. He has always wanted to spend money to have fun. Now the Chinese weapons are too affordable, making His Highness the Prince very confused.

    At this time, another official next to him said: "Your Highness, according to the Chinese military's private disclosure, the main pilots who flew the FC-1 in Iran to defeat the Iraqis were actually sent to Iran by the Chinese for training. As a result, the Iranians  Forcibly ordering them to fight, they can only fly fighter planes to fight Iraq as a last resort. Chinese engineers said that in line with their responsible attitude towards customers, they will send a large number of flight personnel to guide our air force pilots, and if necessary, they can sign a personnel lease agreement.  You know, the level of Chinese pilots is now recognized as excellent in the world. If we buy a batch of Xiaolongs and ask China to rent a batch of pilots to assist in training, not only can we learn a lot, but we can also temporarily obtain a batch of pilots.  "Strong combat power."

    Bandar nodded again and again, thinking what this official said was very reasonable.  But he never thought deeply about how the Chinese pilots who were actually lent to Iran could fight for the Iranians if they did not agree.

    Qi Yiming, who was sitting opposite, watched this scene of Saudi people whispering to each other and felt very happy.  The direct contributor to this situation was himself. From the day the Saudis arrived in China, Qi Yiming sent special personnel to conduct "public relations" on several important members of the Saudi delegation. To put it bluntly, they sent money and goods.  The few people who just spoke definitely took advantage of the Chinese side, so they worked hard to mediate. Once the contract is reached, they will also receive a considerable benefit fee.

    Seeing that Bandar had been persuaded, Qi Yiming looked at his watch and said in a pretentious tone: "Sorry, Your Highness, I still have a very important meeting to attend. If you have any questions, you can continue to follow me."  Deputy Zhou Yutong asked, "Haha, please go to a very unique restaurant in the capital to try our Chinese food in the evening!"

    Bandar chuckled and said yes, although China is much worse than the prosperous London, it is obvious that China has a unique culture that can be appreciated, especially Chinese food, which the Saudis praise repeatedly.  The very discerning Chinese people also invited them to live in a luxury villa complex that seemed to have just been built, and even invited Dayang Ma to come to China to provide services.  Bandar could no longer get any benefits from the turbulent Britain. The reception from the Chinese made him feel "at home".

    Qi Yiming said hello and walked out of the conference room, nodding to Zhou Yutong who was waiting at the door.  It wasn't that he really had an important meeting to attend, but the topic that followed just wasn't appropriate for his presence.  Although he does not have a very official status, he can be regarded as a respectable person.  Shenghua Group is now a nationally important large-scale defense enterprise. There are some things that he must avoid, that is, cut off direct contact with himself.

    Zhou Yutong, who has always been regarded as Qi Yiming¡¯s master, entered the conference room with a smile on his face and asked Bandar how the entertainment was yesterday. All the Saudis had special smiles.

    Zhou Yutong sat next to Prince Bandar, lit a cigar for him, and then whispered: "Your Highness, if you are interested in purchasing Xiaolong, we can provide you and your subordinates and family with a generous gift.  Well, the flow and handling of funds will be absolutely clean, we are much more careful than the British in doing this kind of thing, what do you think?¡±

    Bandar was indeed interested when he heard this. To put it bluntly, although the money in his hand belonged to the royal family, it still belonged to the public. But if in the transaction, it could change from the Saudi royal family's to China's, and then to him and his father's  Yes, that is definitely the most satisfactory result.

    "That's right, let's talk about what's going on"
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