Chapter 649: The Power of Starfall (Part 2)

"Is the information accurate?" After reading what Wu Tian and Lin Shengli brought over, the chairman put down the information and asked.

"Accurately, it is indeed their latest bomber. This is a strategic-level weapon. So, why don't we talk to the Starfall Group?" This year's defense expenditure has far exceeded the budget, and even many original plans have been

It has been canceled because sufficient budget has to be set aside for the Little Bee developed by Starfall Group and the things currently being negotiated. Although the Ministry of National Defense has announced its plan for next year, most of the budget is actually available.

Belonging.

As for the rest, a certain reserve budget must be reserved. "What are we talking about, buying this stealth bomber?" the chairman asked, looking at Wu Tian with a smile.

Wu Tian scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Well, you can't blame me for this matter. After all, this thing is not something that civilian companies can research, and they are unwilling to open up the technology. What if there are any technical flaws?"

"What about now?" The chairman was a little funny. What Wu Tian was talking about was not about the bomber, but the negotiations that started at the exhibition more than two months ago and have been dragged on to the present negotiation with the Xingluo Group's aircraft carrier.

The Chairman's opinion is that they should talk to the Xingluo Group.

Now, Xingluo Group can start construction, but at most 30% of the deposit must be paid first. As for the remaining 70%, it needs to be fully delivered on the aircraft carrier, and the acceptance and acceptance wait for the military to form combat effectiveness to ensure that there are no problems.

Only then will the remaining 70% of the balance be paid.

However, Wu Tian, ​​the head of the General Armament Department, strongly disagreed. Wu Tian meant that the aircraft carrier could place an order with Xingzhui Group, but the prerequisite was that after the order was placed, the country would only need to pay part of the technical fees.

The Xingzhuan Group must open up the blueprints of this aircraft carrier and transfer all the information on some key technologies to the country.

However, the Xingzhuan Group disagreed. It could be transferred, but both parties need to bear 50% of the research and development costs. At the same time, the domestic order cannot be less than three. The order for three aircraft carriers can be considered. Anyway, there is no limit on how many years.

The order for three aircraft carriers has been completed within 10 days. The problem is that the 50% R&D cost is a bit too much. Starfall Collection

The research and development expenses provided by the regiment are a total of 150 billion US dollars. If the domestic technology needs to be developed, it will need to bear half, 75 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to a total of more than 450 billion RMB. How much will the military's total military expenditure next year be? Although it has doubled

, but after purchasing so many new weapons, the military actually has less military spending left than in previous years.

"Now I think we can talk." Wu Tian's attitude changed when the Xingluo Group came up with this new stealth bomber. Wu Tian was born in the Air Force. He is very familiar with the weapons and equipment of the Air Force. Although the performance of the Little Bee

It is very powerful, but it is only powerful in terms of stealth performance. Of course, the engine is also relatively good, but in fact, Little Bee is not invincible, and the performance data of Little Bee can be achieved by the scientific and technological strength of the United States. And according to spies and the US government submitted to Congress

According to the military expenditure report, the US government should be unlocking their technological reserves.

This kind of news is not difficult to obtain, and based on the current situation, I am afraid that the prices of F22 and F35 will definitely drop significantly by the end of this year at most. The U.S. military has been purchasing these two fighter jets at high prices, which to the outside world

It may be difficult to imagine, but in fact it is not difficult to understand. Although the U.S. military is purchasing at high prices, their high prices are mainly to increase the future prices of these two fighter jets in the international arms market.

If the F22 is not sold now, it does not mean that it will not be sold in the future, and it is estimated that this future is very close. With the exposure of the Little Bee, the United States must have decided to retire various aircraft on a large scale, especially the Navy

The aircraft of the U.S. Navy are now almost outdated. The United States has always been insecure, or it has always wanted to be the world's leader, so they must form an overwhelming technological advantage over other countries.

But stealth bombers, this kind of technology is not something that China can break through in a short time. Whether it is j20 or j31, it has the shadow of the American F117 stealth attack aircraft, and the b2 United States will not let it fall into the hands of anyone.

So China's current bombers are all old bombers, and there is no such thing as stealth. Once there are stealth bombers, it means that China's strategic threat will be greatly enhanced. Even the United States has begun to

There is a threat.

This is a major advantage! Since the Starfall Group can study this, then the aircraft carrier is not out of the question. Anyway, the chairman's conditions are acceptable. In fact, after delaying these two months, Wu Tian has always been very firm and does not agree to the aircraft carrier.

It was handed over to the Xingluo Group for construction. During this period, Wu Tian's attitude did not change. He was waiting for news.

Because the projects being negotiated with Xingluo Group at the same time are not only aircraft carriers, but also other projects, such as the technology transfer of electromagnetic catapults, domestic research on electromagnetic catapults has entered a bottleneck, but although hundreds of research projects have been developed,

Ninety percent, but the remaining technical difficulties could not be overcome. After completing technical negotiations with Xingluo Group, the technology in this area was directly transferred to Xingluo Group.

The research institute responsible for studying electromagnetic catapults has confirmed the technology submitted by the Starfall Group and accurately built the first electromagnetic catapult. Although it still has flaws in some aspects, these flaws are only in design and materials.

The problem is easy to solve, and all the key difficulties have been solved! It can be said that China can now declare to be the first country in the world that can build catapults!

Because only the United States could build large aircraft carriers of more than 100,000 tons in the past, the efficiency of ski-jump aircraft carriers cannot be compared with that of catapult-type aircraft carriers. The electromagnetic catapult technology has been verified to be real, then

The other data should be true, so the construction of this aircraft carrier can be discussed! Although aircraft carriers are something that many countries in the world want to own, they sound like they are very high-end and classy.

But in fact, the construction of aircraft carriers is not particularly difficult. Of course, there are difficulties, such as nuclear power plants. Don’t underestimate the heart of the aircraft carrier. Nuclear power reactors must be miniaturized and must ensure huge power output. This is very common all over the world.

is difficult, but fortunately, China’s technology in other aspects is similar to that of the United States.

However, in terms of nuclear power, China's technology is almost the same as that of the United States, and even surpasses it in some aspects. Of course, no one knows whether the United States has technology reserves, but even if the United States has technology reserves, the two sides are still

In terms of nuclear power, China is also confident that it is only half a dozen at most.

Other countries are lagging behind in this regard. With the development of modern weapons, power consumption is increasing. The performance requirements for nuclear reactors at the same volume are also getting higher and higher. This is where the difficulty lies.

.Excluding these, other structures and the like are basically not difficult for all countries.

Moreover, when Xingluo Group receives an order, it must submit certain design drawings to domestic companies. It must pass the review of domestic research institutes before construction can begin. However, Xingluo Group has always said that its construction speed is unmatched by anyone in the world.

Know if this is true.

"You..." Both the chairman and the prime minister laughed a little. Wu Tian is already over 60 years old, and he still has the character of a child. If you ask for help, you can talk about the previous negotiations. If you don't ask for help,

When it comes to others, just be determined not to do it. Isn't this cheating?

"Well, well, since you agreed, let me leave this matter to you, and as soon as possible. The international situation is changing now. If the Xingluo Group can really build this aircraft carrier in a very short time

, it is also good for us. The aircraft carrier we are building ourselves will take at least three years according to the current construction period." The chairman shook his head.

"Understood, leave this matter to me. I will talk to them personally this time. In addition, Chairman, you must stand by my side. I have no choice. Do you think I am a good logistics manager?

Ask the Prime Minister, where is the money not needed? Our money is also limited. I need to update equipment for all three armed forces, so I can't just favor the navy, right?" Seeing the chairman's agreement, Wu Tian beamed with joy and began to complain again.

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"Hey, don't be so shameless. Otherwise, don't come to me next time." Lin Shengli next to him was immediately a little dissatisfied. How could this guy talk? Damn it, when you came to see the chairman, why didn't you

Go and talk to the Commander of the Air Force and the Commander of the Army? You took me as the Commander of the Navy, and now you say you are partial to me. When have you ever been partial?

"Don't get cheap and sell well. The two aircraft carriers currently under construction in China. If we place an order with Xingzhui Group again, they will be at least one aircraft carrier. You know what this means. Hurry up and send me the aircraft carrier officers and soldiers.

, if you feel dissatisfied, I can delay the negotiation with Xingluo Group for another half a year." Wu Tian immediately said angrily, "Why don't you show favoritism to you? The Navy alone will bite nearly half of next year's military expenditure!"

Three aircraft carriers, plus various technology transfers, as well as the transformation and upgrading of all existing nuclear-powered submarines, and the construction of a new generation of 097-class nuclear-powered submarines, these alone will eat up half of next year's military expenditure. This guy

Still not satisfied. "Uh, no objection, no objection. You can talk about it as soon as possible."

Lin Shengli immediately didn't dare to complain. This guy was in charge of the military expenditures of the three armed forces. Now that he had taken advantage of it, he wouldn't say anything more.

Xu Zhennan had just signed a document when he received a phone call. Seeing the number on the phone, Xu Zhennan couldn't help but talk. It was from the Military General Armament Department. In the past two months, Xu Zhennan

Zhennan was almost depressed to death. There was no progress in the negotiations between the two parties, but there was no way to terminate it because some other contracts had already begun to be fulfilled.

"Haha, Mr. Xu, hello." As soon as he answered the phone, a somewhat familiar voice came from the other end. As soon as he heard this voice, Xu Zhennan realized that this was Wu Tian, ​​the head of the General Armament Department.

During this period, Xu Zhennan was no longer in charge of the negotiations, and was handed over to a specialized negotiating team. These negotiating teams were all selected people who had absolutely no problems, so they were not afraid of leaks.

Of course, the person in charge of the military is definitely not the most senior leader. "Hello, General Wu, who are you looking for, General Wu?" Xu Zhennan doesn't want to negotiate with these old foxes. Anyway, the other side has been using various methods during this period.

This method is used to get close and win favors, in order to get Xingluo Group to lower the price by a few percentage points. The overall contract is not a small amount. One percentage point is estimated to be one to two hundred million US dollars.

No matter how rich the Xingluo Group is, this is not how it works, so Xu Zhennan has a headache. You said that each other's official positions are higher than the last, and you can't say some unpleasant things when being harassed. You have to deal with it. It's too tiring to deal with these people.

, and all of them are older than you, and they are all seniors. You say that the other person is acting the same way, and there is really nothing you can do about it.

"That's it, Mr. Xu, I think we can talk about the issue of the aircraft carrier. No one has any problems with the plan you proposed, and we won't have any other conditions. But can you please contact your group headquarters?

, will you negotiate with us again for your new products?”

"New product? What is that?" Xu Zhennan was stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Xu doesn't know?" Wu Tian was also a little dazed.

"Well, I've been busy with too many things recently, so when I communicated with them there, they were all about work matters, and I didn't have much communication on this aspect." Xu Zhennan nodded immediately.

"Oh, that's right." Wu Tian thought for a moment, and realized that his reaction speed was indeed a bit fast. It had only been more than two days since the Xingluo Group's stealth bombers came out. Xu Zhennan didn't know about Xiao Xi for the time being.

It is possible. "That's right, your company has recently developed a new stealth bomber. Our military is also very interested in this and can give you an order."

"Then I'll contact the above." Xu Zhennan was stunned for a moment. Because of the negotiations on military equipment, Xu Zhennan was exposed to almost all these arms and weapons during this period. Sometimes Xu Zhennan wondered if he was about to become an arms dealer.

Now that he has heard about stealth bombers, Xu Zhennan's mind is naturally different from before, and he has no concept of weapons at all. Stealth bombers seem to be only available in the United States, right? Now the Starfall Group can also design and build them?

"Okay, but Mr. Xu, you can call your negotiation team. No matter how the negotiations for the stealth bomber go, our contract for the aircraft carrier can be signed." Anyway, he must place an order now, so Wu Tian simply
Chapter completed!