Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 852 Opening of United Aviation Exhibition

The exhibition finally opened. Unlike everyone’s imagination, the opening of the entire exhibition was not very exciting. Except for the sponsor and the French leaders and dignitaries coming up to give speeches, there was a short air show, and nothing else what.Of course, this is also due to the progress of the exhibition. In the first few days before the opening of the exhibition, it is only open to the industry, delegations and political leaders from various countries.As for these people in the industry and politicians, seeing this kind of thing a lot, they are naturally much calmer than ordinary people, so this exhibition does not appear to be so lively.After the opening ceremony, Jiang Chen and the others returned to their venues.And those people from the industry, the delegation, and the politicians went to visit, but first of all, it would definitely not be Jiang Chen and the others, but the two overlords.

Of course, when these people went, other people from the industry followed, and people from the media naturally also accompanied them, so Jiang Chen and his team's venue was very deserted, and there were basically no people there.So Deputy Director Song, Director Yuan and several military representatives called the leaders of several large enterprises to call Jiang Chen up, and decided to go and see the excitement.In their words, that is also to learn about foreign advanced weapons and equipment.Jiang Chen saw that there was no one there, so he gave some instructions, and then called the bored Ma Jun to follow him.

Because there is a French head of state for this opening, it is natural to go to the exhibition hall of the French venue first.It may be because of the convenience of being the organizer, so the French exhibition hall is equipped with a lot of equipment this time.And the types are also very complete. Just one exhibition hall includes all the equipment in the sea, land, air and aerospace.When Jiang Chen and the others rushed over, they saw a group of people watching a tank.After introducing Jiang Chen, they learned that this is the latest third-generation main battle tank AMX-56 main battle tank developed by France. France placed hope in it, and gave the famous French general name Leclerc to It is named, and this tank is the French Leclerc main battle tank that everyone is familiar with in later generations.

The French Army's new-generation tank research and development plan to replace the old AMX-30 tanks began in the late 70s. France decided to develop a new generation of tanks independently.It was developed by the GA Group and officially named as the Leclerc main battle tank in January 1986.France manufactured a total of 1 Leclerc prototypes for various tests. Like Leopard 6 and M2, Leclerc is also a top-notch advanced main battle tank that can perform well in firepower, maneuverability and protection. The thinking is completely different from the era of AMX-1. Of course, this is due to the great advancement of technology.The Leclerc main battle tank exhibited this time is actually only a semi-finished product or a conceptual design, and it cannot be regarded as a finished product.Jiang Chen remembered that France seemed to be equipped with this weapon until the end of the Cold War.I didn't expect to take it out this time. It seems that France can't wait to find a buyer.But just such a tank has attracted a lot of praise from everyone.Jiang Chen didn't know how many of these words were true, and how much was due to the compliments from the head of state.As for Jiang Chen and his group, several company leaders and designers who specialize in the development of armored vehicles couldn't wait to take a closer look.In their words, they came here to learn. They usually don't have much information for reference, let alone have such a chance to get close.

Then everyone moved to other exhibits, such as the AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicle produced in France, and the Panhard VCR armored personnel carrier and other land combat armored equipment. Jiang Chen remembered the AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicle, because this vehicle should be regarded as a relatively famous French equipment. It participated in several battles, and it was basically seen in areas where France sent troops.As for the Panhard VCR armored personnel carrier, this vehicle was specially developed for export.However, it seems that the sales of this car are not very good. It is said that there are no buyers. It was even heard that France wanted to recommend this car to us, but we did not seem to be fooled.It seems that they moved this car to the exhibition hall this time, and they don't know who to fool.

In addition to these equipment, there are various equipment like this AUF1 155mm self-propelled howitzer, TR.F1 155mm howitzer, Famas assault rifle and so on.However, it may be due to the global reputation of French equipment, the enthusiasm of everyone is not so high.This embarrassed the French leader who took this opportunity to sell, but it was immediately filled by a piece of weaponry.This is also one of the equipment that everyone is most interested in in the entire exhibition hall, and it is also an important export equipment for France this time, that is, the flying fish missile.This is an anti-ship missile developed and produced by France itself. It was sent to the battlefield shortly after it was developed.I don't know if this missile is really powerful, or its opponent, the United Kingdom, is a dish. This missile sank and damaged many ships in the war, so it has become famous ever since.This also makes this missile extremely popular in the arms market, so that its price has increased several times.And not long ago (May 1987, 5), a Babylon fighter jet fired two Exocet missiles and hit the USS Stark frigate of the old US Navy, causing serious damage to the ship.Like the Sheffield, according to data, the Stark did not detect the incoming Exocet missile at all before being shot.So this time there are a lot of people in the industry who are interested in it, whether they are looking for it, or planning to buy it, or even watching the excitement, there is an endless stream.Even the media took extra care of this missile, and the flashes kept on.

And Jiang Chen and his group of aerospace experts, missile experts, and business leaders are also watching closely. They also want to see what is so special about this missile and how it is so powerful.If they can make it, it will not only be beneficial to the national defense and security of their own country, but also bring benefits to their own factory, so these people are very serious.Jiang Chen even saw such a scene, an expert with glasses actually took out a small notebook, and recorded something while looking at the missile.This made Jiang Chen full of black lines, no wonder such a saying is still circulating in later generations.It is said that in many defense exhibitions, other exhibitors are not willing to visit our country's industry professionals or experts, or even the audience.According to their grievances, they have developed a piece of weaponry and equipment for several years and finally successfully developed it, and they want to launch it and sell it.But I didn't expect these yellow-skinned people to take a look, and they showed exactly the same weapons and equipment as them in the second year's air show.The price is only one-third of their price, but the performance can reach 80.00% of theirs.So in this case, they lost a lot of orders, which also made them less welcome people from our country to visit.Jiang Chen really couldn't believe that in future generations, how bad our character is in this respect is that these people hate it so much.However, for the sake of national defense and security, these slanders and grievances are still worthwhile.

And this can't blame us, who made us smart, who made us a nation that loves to learn.Look at other people, don’t they see it the same way? Why didn’t they learn it, didn’t create it.

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