Chapter 1333 The Rising Bear 1
Early the next morning, everyone arrived at Le Bourget Airport to prepare for the Paris Air Show. The military and airlines of any country may not miss this event. After all, new technologies have emerged one after another in the past two years. Moreover, the new aircraft developed by Heiyun Group will also be unveiled at the Paris Air Show, and everyone is looking forward to it.
As French President Mitterrand announced the opening of the 36th Paris Air Show, advanced aircraft from major aircraft manufacturers in the world began to appear.
The Soviet Union's performance at the Paris Air Show has been tepid. After all, when Warsaw Pact countries purchase aircraft, they basically go directly to Moscow; they never come to Paris; no one is free to let the French earn a handling fee.
The "Adamantine" Central Design Bureau was formerly the First Special Design Bureau of the Soviet Ministry of Weapons. The bureau was established in September 1947. Its main task is to develop surface-to-air missiles. Subsequently, in order to strengthen the air defense of the capital Moscow and its industrial areas, Stalin handed over the task of extending the S-25 air defense missile system to the First Special Design Bureau.
In 1950, the First Special Design Bureau was renamed Design Bureau No. 1, and soon it was renamed Moscow "Arrow" Design Bureau. In 1955, the name was changed again to the "Diamond" Central Design Bureau. In October of the same year, under the leadership of chief designer Raspletin, the S-25 air defense missile system was successfully developed. Under the leadership of two chief designers, Raspletin and Benjin, the "Adamantine" Central Design Bureau developed the S-75, S-125, S-200 and S-300 air defense missile systems.
At this time, Raspletin, known as the father of Soviet anti-aircraft missiles, was no longer around. His successor was Ben Jin, the second chief designer of the bureau, who was also the chief designer of the S-300 air defense missile system.
It is said to be an air show, but the air show is not just about selling aircraft; air-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft missiles are equally important.
Soviet anti-aircraft missiles have always been very popular in the market, but because of Israel's bombardment of Iraqi nuclear facilities and the poor performance in the battle in the Bekaa Valley, Soviet-made anti-aircraft missiles have almost become a joke. Not only other countries in the world, but also the Warsaw Pact countries did not want to buy it.
Relying solely on domestic procurement in the Soviet Union to allow the employees of the Diamond Design Bureau to live a good life is simply a fantasy, as long as they can survive, it will be good. Therefore, as the chief engineer of the Diamond Design Bureau, Ben Jin came to Paris in person, just to avenge his shame.
In order to avoid the night show, and also worried that the Americans would regret it, Prince Sultan and his second son came to the Soviet booth at their first stop. Little Ustinov, who had already received the news, even personally visited the Diamond Design Bureau The area is waiting for customers to arrive.
Seeing that the newly appointed minister came to him, Ben Jin was a little confused as to what he meant. For this second-generation super official, he really didn't feel how capable he was. But no matter who makes the family strong, there are some things that they can't help. But it's an air show, and you don't just go to watch the flight show; why do you come here to join in the fun? Is it just to laugh at him? The principal was not left guessing, and the answer was quickly revealed.
Ustinov Jr.: "Chief Engineer, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will come over soon to purchase defense and control missiles. As the chief engineer of the S-300 defense and control missile system, I hope you can give them a detailed introduction to the performance of a product. As for Don’t ask too much about the price, it will definitely exceed your imagination.”
"At the same time, I have obtained full domestic authorization and will never make it difficult for you. What you have to do now is to introduce good products to customers; then wait for orders, go back to production, and get huge bonuses."
As the chief engineer, I am really not that opposed to selling S-300 air defense missiles. After all, it is an achievement in itself for a product designed by oneself to be recognized by more countries. But the kid in front of him has not yet woken up. How can he be sure that the Arabs will buy it?
Now is not the time to question. As an engineer, you must seek truth from facts. Everything must rely on data to speak. You can wait and see what happens next.
As soon as the French aerobatic team started performing, Prince Sultan and his second son came to the exhibition hall where the Soviet Union was located.
I didn't expect the Arabs to come. No one can underestimate this big player.
Little Ustinov stepped forward and said: "Your Highness the Prince, Your Highness the Second Young Master, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Because of Bao Zixuan's relationship, the two parties are familiar with each other.
Prince Sultan said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, General Ustinov has become the Minister of General Assembly Department of the Soviet Union. It seems that our two sides can definitely strengthen cooperation."
This was recognition of himself. Little Ustinov smiled and replied: "His Royal Highness is too polite. As long as I can help you, I will spare no effort."
The second son smiled and said: "General Ustinov, Saudi Arabia and Iraq came here mainly to buy some weapons and equipment from your country. The most wanted weapon is the S-300 air defense of your country's Central Diamond Design Bureau. missile system.”
Hearing that he was really running for the S-300 anti-aircraft missile, I really admired the young minister. And judging from the conversation between a few people, they seemed to be very familiar; there was definitely something going on in this business.
Ustinov Jr. smiled and said: "Thank you both for your recognition of Soviet weapons. This time we specially appointed the chief designer of the S-300 air defense missile system Ben Jin to introduce them to you.
Hearing that the person in front of me turned out to be the chief designer of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile, it seemed that the Soviets really took them seriously. People in the Middle East are very concerned about face, and they have been criticized a lot in the United States. Now it has received a warm reception from the Soviets. Not only was the director of the General Assembly Department personally receiving it, but the chief designer also personally introduced the product. This reputation is definitely not low.
Little Ustinov said to the principal: "Chief engineer, this is Prince Sultan from Saudi Arabia, and this is the second son of Iraq. Could you please introduce an S-300 air defense missile system to the two of you? I don’t think anyone understands its power better than you.”
The principal is ignorant, and after all, he lives in the military industry circle. Of course, we know Prince Sultan’s important position in Saudi Arabia, and the other one is the number one candidate in Iraq.
Prince Sultan smiled and said: "Hello, chief engineer! I am very happy to meet you. I would like to ask you to introduce me to the S-300 air defense missile system."
In fact, it's more like going through a formality now. After all, Bao Shaofu has already introduced the product in detail; he just doesn't want Americans to lose their mouth.
People of the level of Prince of Saudi Arabia are so polite. Even though they are high-minded, they don’t dare to be too generous. He said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are too polite. This is what I should do."
"The S-300 air defense missile is a surface-to-air missile weapon system with a range of more than 150 kilometers and a firing height of between 25 and 30 kilometers. It can intercept all aircraft within this range, including cruise missiles. It also adopts an automatic tracking method and is launched , the computer will send the target parameters to the missile; then the missile will lock and attack the target based on the obtained parameters."
"It can be said that any aircraft currently in service is within its effective range; and the missile speed can reach Mach 6."
After that, he listed the various data of the missile in detail. After all, he is the chief engineer, and he is very familiar with the missiles he developed.
After hearing the professional introduction and adding Bao Zixuan's endorsement, where is the richest man's personal brand?
Prince Sultan said with a smile: "Saudi Arabia plans to purchase four air defense regiments, which is the equipment of 32 air defense missile battalions. But the first batch will purchase two air defense missile regiments, which is the equipment of 16 air defense missile battalions."
"At the same time, Iraq is preparing to purchase equipment for 12 anti-aircraft missile battalions. I don't know the price. At the same time, both Iraq and Saudi Arabia hope that Soviet engineers will come to the site for guidance and training. All related costs will be borne by us."
Hearing this amount, the two of them were shocked. No wonder Bao Zixuan said that anti-aircraft missiles alone can be sold for US$5 billion. He really wants to do business with these tycoons in the Middle East. When the Warsaw Pact countries purchased Soviet weapons, they basically did not use cash transactions, but barter exchanges; in order to maintain relations, the Soviet Union basically traded below cost.
There is no need to be so polite to the wealthy people in the Middle East.
Ustinov Jr.: "An anti-aircraft missile battalion has a total of 8 launch units, each with 4 missiles; we are willing to provide the two countries with the largest ammunition base, that is, 128 anti-aircraft missiles for each anti-aircraft missile battalion." The shelf life of Soviet missiles is 20 years, and we have absolute confidence in this. If the missile cannot launch normally due to problems with the missile itself, it can be replaced for free; this can be written into the contract."
"The price of a missile battalion, including all supporting auxiliary equipment, is US$150 million. At the same time, to show our sincerity, we will give each company 12 more missiles for experiments."