Babylonian Empire

However, seeing the conditions proposed by Iraq, I feel that it is a bit unrealistic!No wonder Fred didn't make the decision himself, but asked the company's opinion.

The company's senior leaders have gathered in the meeting room at this moment and started to discuss.

"Everyone, the sales team sent by our company this time sent back a good news and a bad news." Although the problem was troublesome, John still had an American humor.

"Let's talk about the good news first." Jack, the senior engineer in charge of the f-20 progress, asked.

"The good news is that our F-20 sales have made a breakthrough. The sales team in the Middle East has obtained the intention to order [-] aircraft in Iraq." John said.

One hundred?Everyone was talking about it, compared to the thousands of f-5s sold, a mere one hundred is nothing, but the significance of this is very big, this is a zero breakthrough!

With this one hundred, there will be two hundred, five hundred, and thousands are not a dream. F-20 needs a good start now!

"Fred did a good job." A member of the board of directors said, "I knew that with such a big market in the Middle East, Fred would be successful, but I didn't expect that there would be as many as [-] planes, and the Iraqis bought them." Mirage planes are only bought in dozens.”

"What's the bad news?" Jack asked.When he heard about [-] planes just now, he didn't agree that this was good news. With so many orders, what other conditions would be attached?

"The bad news is that Iraq does not plan to import our complete aircraft, but imports in batches. The first batch of ten is sold as a complete aircraft, and the next [-] are assembled by us with spare parts, and the remaining seventy The frame is produced in Iraq itself," John said.

self-produce?Jack seemed to have misheard: "So, don't we have to give them a production line?"

"Yes, that's what it means. Iraq not only wants us to export a production line to them, but also wants us to open up the weapon interface so that our aircraft can launch legal missiles." John said.

"This is absolutely impossible!" said a board member. "We have never exported a production line to a developing country. It is still our fighter jet production line."

He said angrily: "In this case, our advanced craftsmanship and technology will have to flow out, which is definitely not worthwhile for the company."

John knew that telling the news would definitely cause an uproar. To be honest, from his heart, he was also very opposed to this output production line, and he also opened up the weapon interface. This is simply too much!

Jack thought for a while and said, "Who made this request? Iraq has imported many weapons, but none of them have to be produced?"

Jack thought of the idea. Although Iraq is known as the fourth military power in the world, all weapons are imported. As a traditional Soviet-made weaponry country, Iraq's main battle weapons, tanks, cannons, rifles, Airplanes are almost all made in the Soviet Union, and legal weapons have only taken up a certain proportion of their equipment in recent years.

However, Iraq has never proposed the idea of ​​introducing production lines. Iraq likes to buy, which is more convenient and trouble-free.

However, for any weapon, it doesn't mean that the transaction is completed even if it is purchased, and the later maintenance and maintenance are also a very large part of the expenditure.

Under such circumstances, it is definitely a person with a relatively high vision who can propose the purchase of a production line. By purchasing a production line, Iraq's blank aviation industry can be developed from scratch. Although Iraq has no technical personnel, this is after all. possibility.

The other party has a big appetite!

"It's the man of the hour in Iraq, Qusay Abdullah," John said.

This name is often heard on TV and radio recently. The figure in Iraq rose up on the Iran-Iraq battlefield and was invincible.

"I think we shouldn't agree to him." Jack said, "It's not in the interests of our company. No matter how high the price he pays, we might as well lower the price for him, or improve some performance."

"Yes, these conditions must not be agreed to." Another voice shouted loudly.

John looked over and knew that the other party would object. This was a director and engineer of his company, and at the same time, a Jew, Hill.

Although he is an American, he is a Jew who grew up in the United States, so Hill's heart is still biased toward Israel.

The strength of Iraq will pose a threat to Israel. Hill has always opposed the sale of fighter jets to Iraq, and this time is no exception.

"Our Tigershark fighter jets are the best fighter jets that Iraq can buy. It is already a great discount to sell only the planes to him. He wants a production line, absolutely not!" Hill strongly objected.

"We are just one of his possible purchasers. Fred sent back a message saying that if we do not agree to these conditions, Iraq will turn to purchase legal Mirage aircraft. We do not sell the production line. I am afraid that France will not be affected by this. said John.

"Phantom F1? This kind of aircraft is simply not comparable to our Tiger Shark." Jack shook his head.

"It's not Mirage F1, it's Mirage 2000." John said.Please remember the URL, if you like "Babylonian Empire" written by Huadongzhixiong

Chapter 136 The Sale Plan Falls Through

Chapter 136 The Sale Plan Floats——

Qusay's purpose is very clear, if you want to buy it, you must not only buy the plane, but also the guy who made the plane, otherwise, you won't buy a single plane:. "Search to see the fastest"

Fred knew that it would be futile to talk about various detailed issues under the premise of not knowing whether this request could be met, so although he was anxious, the sales team just stopped in the bus.

Regardless of the mission, if you just look at the scenery here, it has a special flavor.

Basra is one of the few areas in the Middle East that is rich in water resources. In addition, it is already October, and the expected heat has not appeared.

Unlike the United States, this is a Muslim country. There are several tall mosques in Basra. People on the street dress very differently. Most of them wear robes and hijabs in traditional Arab clothing. Some young people start to look like the West What to wear: .

It is said that in Iran, due to strict religious rules, no woman dares to expose other parts of her body except her eyes and hands. This is a kind of shackles on human nature. Coming from a civilized Western country, Fred is very disgusted with Iran.I don't have a good impression of Khomeini.

As for the Iran-Iraq War, I also hope that Iraq can win, and Iraq wants the opponent's Iranian Tomcat. The F-20 fighter jet it sells is very suitable.

Although after getting into a fight with the tomcat, the f-20 will be at a disadvantage even if it is relatively strong in mobility. However, at a long distance, the f-20 can rely on the powerful apg-67 radar and sparrow medium-range bombs to completely defeat the tomcat. Cat hits down.

Although selling the production line and opening up the weapon interface will make the company feel unacceptable, but this is not the biggest problem. Although the radar is a product of Raytheon, the matching with the fire control system is completely done by Nopoulos itself. The main thing is whether some people in the company can agree to this condition.

If the company refuses, the Iraqi market cannot be opened. This is undoubtedly very regrettable for the Tiger Shark fighter jets that are still zero.

Without the Tiger Shark, Iraq can still choose Mirage, and the initiative is in the opponent's hands.

Will the company agree?Looking at the bright night sky in Iraq, Fred calmed down instead.

"The Mirage 2000 is just a model that the French are still developing. Up to now, there are still many technical problems that have not been solved. Dassault will put the Mirage 2000 into practical use. I am afraid it will be after 84 years. I don't believe that this Qusay can be optimistic about this There is no aircraft yet.” Hill said: “Currently, the Iraqis have only one choice, we don’t even have to pay attention to his rude request for a production line, they are just asking for prices.”

After saying this, everyone present laughed.

Since Charles de Gaulle, France has pursued an independent national defense strategy. Almost all weapons in France, ranging from small guns to large tanks, fighter jets, and warships, are all self-developed. Therefore, France's arms sales are also its own country. The United States has no right to interfere.In terms of arms exports, American companies have repeatedly encountered competition from French arms.Although legal weapons are not cheap, there are few political conditions attached, so many American companies have suffered.

The manufacturer of France's main fighter jet is Dassault. In order to prop up the French sky, it is currently developing a new generation of fighter jets, also named Mirage 2000, which obviously wants to dominate the sky.Although they have just begun to develop, they have already been cast aside by countless large American companies. Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Grumman, and Nopoulos are all listing this fighter as a potential threat.

Now, there are still many technical problems that have not been resolved for this fighter, so Qusay used it as a bargaining chip, which naturally made Hill seize the opportunity and refute.Hill knew that the company wanted to export Tigershark fighter jets to Iraq, which he could not stop, but it was absolutely impossible for Iraq to obtain a fighter jet production line!

"Although Mirage 2000 is still under development, if Kusaken pays a big price, I think Dassault will agree to sell the production line." Jack said.

Everyone calmed down, the damn French always like to compete with themselves for business!

"That's for the future, at least for now, we must not agree, otherwise, God doesn't know what more stringent requirements this Qusay will make. He wants to install Soviet missiles on our fighter jets. Should we also agree? ?” Hill said.

The meeting was going on fiercely, but John had already seen that this time, there might be no results.

Hill walked out of the meeting room. He was very satisfied with the results of the meeting. Under his strong opposition, the sale of the production line was put on hold.

In addition to Iraq, other countries will buy our planes, and our tiger sharks will definitely fly over the skies of all countries.Hill is full of confidence. If the company's investment fails, he will also have a lot of losses.

Back at his villa, Hill suddenly found that there was already a visitor.

"Hello, my brother." The person who came was a hale and hearty old man. He looked at Hill and said with a smile.