Chapter 1109: Showing Courtesy for Nothing (Part 2)

Every year, the Air Force has pilots who are old, physically unable to keep up, or retire for other reasons. Generally speaking, the average age of their retirement is around forty-seven. After retiring, most of them will switch to civil aviation. Because they have received various professional training and experienced various complicated situations, it is very simple to be qualified as civil aviation pilots. They only need to take another certificate.

Civil Aviation's remuneration is high, but Guo Tailai's here will definitely not be lower than Civil Aviation's. On this point, you don't need to look at anything else, just look at the security company formed by retired special fighters. Guo Tailai needs a pilot to fly a private jet, which is a good thing.

"What conditions do you need?" General He asked. If possible, General He would definitely choose the best for Guo Tailai.

"Because you want to fly around the world, English is definitely required." Guo Tailai thought for a while, and quickly said: "It's best to have a low level of confidentiality, and the kind that can go abroad at any time."

"Well, normal." General He nodded: "What else?"

"Let's not talk about rich experience. They are relatively stable. They don't just like to make a few tactical moves." Guo Tailai added: "Mine is a passenger plane, not a fighter jet. But if necessary, it is best to be able to do it." Do some exciting actions to avoid danger."

"Hahaha!" General He couldn't help laughing when he heard Guo Tailai's seemingly contradictory request. It is indeed contradictory to be prudent and adventurous.

"Okay! I'll find you some retired pilots who fly military transport planes and bombers." After General He laughed, he gave Guo Tailai a guarantee: "I definitely won't be free to do tactical actions, but there are strategies to deal with attacks. In December this year, before the day of retirement, I will give you my resume."

"Uncle He, please tell him clearly." Guo Tailai added: "Although most of the time it should be fine, but if you don't keep it all right, you will encounter troubles. It is not once or twice that I encounter troubles when I go out. So, um, when necessary, sometimes you have to dare to kill on the ground."

"The pilots from our army will not disappoint you." General He said with pride and confidence.

"Then please do everything!" Guo Tailai was immediately happy: "Thank you, Uncle He."

"Okay, let's stop thanking each other." General He also happily responded.

Knowing that Guo Tailai came back, he immediately invited him to dinner to connect with each other. This move was really right. Otherwise, how can you get such a good thing? Although they are all samples from the 1960s, 1970s and even 1980s, isn't this just a gradual process? No, I have to report to my superiors quickly and ask someone to ask for the other two bottles of samples from the final assembly. Maybe the engine material of F22 can't be fixed at once, but the material of 40 years ago, can't it also be fixed?

"What about me?" After Guo Tailai and General He finished discussing, General Chu asked Guo Tailai with a smile: "Give me your affection, what do you want?"

"It's another matter, Uncle Chu." Just as Guo Tailai was about to say, he suddenly opened his mouth to confirm: "Well, regarding the cost of light weapons, Uncle He won't be involved in secrets, right?"

"It's okay." General Chu shook his head slightly when he heard this, and said, "He is also in charge of air force equipment, so he has the authority to know."

"Then I'll tell you." Guo Tailai lost all scruples and told General Chu about the manufacturing cost problem he learned from the dinner with his senior sister's family yesterday. After speaking, Guo Tailai said worriedly: "Uncle Chu, blindly Cost reduction, this is not the fundamental solution to the problem! If I do this again, I will not dare to show any designs! I am afraid of smashing the signboard!"

"The question you mentioned, Mr. Zhao already sent a report overnight yesterday." After hearing this, General Chu's face became serious: "The leader even held a special meeting to discuss this question in the morning."

"What's there to discuss?" General He stared at the side immediately: "If any manufacturer dares to provide us with parts for fighter jets to reduce costs, what will happen to us? The official request to reduce costs is too ridiculous Yes! Every year, the army’s military expenditure accounts for 45%-50% of the total military expenditure, where is it spent?”

"Don't you know how big the army is?" General Chu glared at him dissatisfied: "The military budget is insufficient, and the country can only guarantee personnel expenses, activity maintenance expenses and other maintenance funds first, and then we can talk about increasing equipment research expenses and procurement costs and other development funds. Don’t you know that our weapons have a long service life? In the past few years, the entire army has upgraded the 95-1 rifles on a large scale, and finally let the troops use the new guns. How big is that? How can there be money to buy expensive high-tech weapons and equipment?"

"In order to save money, so the procurement fee is greatly reduced? Cost reduction?" Although General He is not an army, he still has the same idea as Guo Tailai: "Is there a project to forcibly reduce the cost of equipment for our Air Force? Soldiers How do you train with inferior equipment? Do you think that you can achieve good results in training with inferior equipment, and perform better with qualified equipment? Change it when necessary?"

"You two uncles, don't quarrel." Guo Tailai hurriedly stopped the two of them from arguing: "What do the leaders think? If it doesn't work, I suggest that it is better not to equip and only give a small amount of elite equipment, and don't lower the production standard! Some costs Can't save it!"

"The meeting in the morning has not directly made a decision." General Chu said slowly: "But one thing has been decided. The Eastern Group will stop producing the low-cost 99 sniper first, and the hundreds that have already been produced will be treated as substandard products. The new model The set of sniper rifles that I have only made a small amount of production for the time being to check the quality and cost, and the inspection work is still going on. In addition, it is definitely not the military's intention to keep costs down. The mother-in-law of the Eastern Group is not the only one in our military. Next we We will discuss this matter with several other departments in depth, and hold accountable those who suggested and demanded to do so. We mean the same as you, we will only equip the elite for the time being if we can’t afford it, and we will never allow it to be used indiscriminately.”

Well, good news, at least for the time being. Think about it too, how could the military tolerate such a thing, which military cadres and soldiers are willing to reduce the cost and use inferior new guns in order to use new guns? If the commanders of the military regions found out, they might rush to Zhao Xiangbei to slap the table!

"In addition, the Ministry will report to the superiors and release a batch of new equipment for foreign sales." General Chu continued; "A batch of new weapons with a low level of confidentiality will also be included in the list of foreign sales. .Including the temporarily leading equipment you mentioned."