Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

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This is the case with land-licking aircraft. The profit from maintenance is similar to that of helicopters. For example, Alexey dared to sell the Su-24 after maintenance and upgrade for 1000 million US dollars.

Given such an expensive fighter-bomber to Xia Yu, he would never be willing to use it to drop iron bombs. At the end of the day, he would have to use precision-guided bombs.

In addition to ground lickers, Busa also needs precision-guided weapons, which is also the purpose of their trip.

The C130-H took off an hour late, carrying everyone towards the southern hemisphere.

This time, the Feifei Aerospace Defense Exhibition lasts for five days. In fact, today is the first day of the exhibition, but they are not in a hurry.

There is no need to worry. The discussion at the exhibition was just a preliminary intention. Direct signing of contracts is either unavailable or relatively rare.

After several hours of flight, the old Hercules landed in the night at the Fivatkloof Air Force Base, where the exhibition was held.

This is why it is more convenient for military aircraft to participate in defense exhibitions. It is a long way from Tambo International Airport!
They took the Huifeipai military vehicle directly to the reserved hotel. After resting for a night, everyone officially participated in the exhibition the next day.

"Woo~~"

Arriving at the exhibition site, a team of Yak 52 junior aircraft smoke flew overhead.

They were performing aerobatics. Compared with the closed Bali Military and Police Defense Exhibition, the Aviation Defense Exhibition welcomes ordinary tourists.

In addition to watching performances, it also organizes youth study tours and sells aviation models, military uniforms and boots, and individual soldier rations.

For example, Xia Yu doesn't buy models at all. He usually only collects real machines.

Military uniforms and boots are also more practical than COS. You can check out individual soldier rations, especially domestic ones.

How should I put it, he has had trouble with domestically produced bagged rations before.

Most of the canned goods are of an online standard. For example, this 21-type beef hot pot canned food weighs 3 pounds each. It is absolutely amazing with the instant noodles and eggs.

There are more than 20 employees in the company, and those who eat spicy food can only put together two tables, so Xia Yu doesn't have much stock.

After several deployments and another trip to the landfill, I found that the inventory had bottomed out.

I saw it at the exhibition this time, so I paid for two boxes, which should be enough to last me until I come back from Mali.

Of course, Xia Yu has not forgotten his responsibilities as a consultant.

"The construction of a modern air force requires a lot of investment, not only money, but also time."

After everyone took a quick look around, Xia Yu began to teach these generals a lesson.

In actual combat, he killed 5 fighter jets and even a Mirage 1. Although he was not from a school, he has the qualifications.

"We need a lot of time to select and train Air Force talents."

As pilots rely entirely on employment and there is an obvious gap in talent, rebuilding the relevant training system is more important than buying airplanes.

And it’s not just pilots, logistics management, maintenance, these are also crucial.

"Now there is a way to save time. With the increasing development of drone technology, it can already replace part of the air force's responsibilities (air-to-ground). The air battle at the Horn of Afika more than ten years ago, in Afika The probability of it happening is already very low.”

Xia Yu continued to pave the way.

Air duels are gradually becoming the exclusive preserve of air force powers. Rather than investing limited funds in air-to-air construction, most countries are more willing to spend money to improve their air-to-ground strike capabilities.

If among the surrounding countries, Lu Wangyu, which has the worst relationship with it, does not have a single fighter jet, the Air Force is a joke.

So what Xia Yu said is right. Air-to-air is not the focus of Busa Air Force construction.

"Mr. Sherlock, do you mean to let us buy drones?"

Admiral Akalay asked.

"To be more precise, it is an integrated surveillance and combat drone."

Xia Yu corrected him.

Due to the excessive number of crew members and the fact that the boss himself is an ace pilot, Fire Defense has never had an integrated surveillance and attack drone.

But Busa, which is in short supply of pilots and fighter jets, lacks most of all people.

Using an integrated surveillance and attack drone is the best solution for them.

Although the crews who control the drones also need to receive training, it is much faster than training a fighter pilot from scratch, and they can achieve combat effectiveness in half a year.

Like the old magnesium drone operators, most of them are video game players. After 4 months of training, they can take up the job and carry out actual bomb delivery.

vision?

Physical fitness?

Aviation knowledge?

None of these are needed, or in other words, as long as there is a basic concept.

"So which kind of integrated surveillance and combat drone should we buy?"

Admiral Akalay asked again.

They had some knowledge about this kind of drone, but they seemed to be expensive.

"Forget about domestically produced magnesium. Even if they are willing to sell it, not many countries can afford it."

Xia Yu helped them eliminate an option first.

Not to mention the MQ-9 Reaper, the MQ-1 Predator is gradually being retired. Even though it can shoot Hellfire and Stinger, the price is still expensive.

And rather than expensive missiles, Busa needs drones that can carry precision-guided bombs.

"As for that one over there, not only is it not cheap, its mounts and combat radius are a mess."

Xia Yu pointed to a Yiselie company not far away and said.

There is a Hermes 450 drone parked at their booth.

It’s hard to imagine that an integrated surveillance and combat drone with a combat radius of only 200 kilometers and a payload of 150 kilograms would cost US$700 million.

This is simply a money grab. The old Jew can do calculations. Xia Yu prides himself on being a businessman and has a moral bottom line.

As for the advantages, it is not without them. Because of the extensive use of automation, this kind of drone, like the Sparrowhawk A, only requires one operator and is more suitable for countries that require a small staff. However, the premium is too high.

"What about this one?"

Monjo asked, pointing to the flat skull on the other side.

"Turqi's TB-2, the price depends on the configuration, between 200 million and 500 million US dollars, and its main customers are its MSL brothers."

Xia Yu introduced briefly.

He didn't say anything. This drone uses Rainbow-3 technology, integrating Canada's photoelectric head, Austria's engine, Lao Mei's avionics, Yingguo's...

In addition to the combat radius being a bit shorter, the control station must be located at the front of the battlefield, and the payload being a bit smaller, it can only use micro-munitions specially produced by Turqi.

Because a large number of core components are imported, the profit margin of a single machine of TB-2 is definitely not high. Therefore, it is the same as selling printers. The machine is cheap and the ink cartridges are expensive, and the special ammunition is also very expensive.

Xiayu does not recommend buying it because there are better options.

"Over there, that's what Busa needs."

Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw a company called CASC. In front of its booth was a drone with a regular configuration. "CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicle?"

"Yes, Rainbow 4. It doesn't matter which missiles it can mount. The focus is on the Feitian 5 small-diameter precision-guided bomb."

At this moment, Xia Yu is very much like a teacher who recommends candidates to apply for college majors. He doesn't talk about those vain and flashy functions and just gives the hard food.

"Although there is no power end, the accuracy of this guided munition is not much worse than that of missiles. The key is that it is cheap and not expensive."

Busa bought a conventional bombing package for concentrated fire defense, as well as a laser missile precision strike service.

A conventional bombing worth 50 yuan only contains 18 500-pound MK-82 low-resistance aerial bombs. It can only be said to be relatively accurate and mainly focused on harassment.

The precision strike using the AGM-65 laser version of the Maverick missile (or Paveway II GBU-12) hit 100 million and missed 50.

It can only be said that both services are not cheap, but just like cooking or eating out, excluding the cost of artificial materials and storefronts, the restaurant owner has to make money.

After killing the rebels in a restaurant, it was time for Busa to learn to cook for himself. Even if he had to renovate the kitchen first and prepare all the pots, pans and stoves, it was still worth it.

It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the most important rice, flour, grains and oils are equally important.

The FT-200, which weighs about 5 pounds, is not as powerful as the GBU-12, but it can at least have more explosives than ordinary missiles.

It is certainly enough to attack armed groups in disputed areas, but it is equally useful to demolish fortified strongholds, with proper multi-purpose ammunition.

"But you don't need to buy too much. Just buy 4 or 5 drones. The money you save can be reserved for another drone that is still under development."

Xia Yu's face was filled with micro-expressions of "I am doing this for your own good, and that I have inside information."

No matter how good the weapons and equipment are, you can’t buy them with your eyes closed and without thinking. You have to consider it carefully based on your own needs.

Rainbow 4 has many advantages, but its shortcomings are also obvious, that is, the bomb load is less than 500 kilograms.

The FT-5 can be mounted, but it is best to only mount 4 rounds on the 2 pylons, and the remaining two must either mount missiles or nothing at all.

The other drone mentioned by Xia Yu has a bomb load of more than 1 ton.

Well, the export model will be locked at 500 kilograms, but everything is already in the hands of the customer. If someone wants to modify it, the manufacturer can't control it.

Xia Yu suggested buying 4 to 5 of the new model that was scheduled, and forming a high-low configuration with Rainbow 4, two drone squadrons.

In this way, centralized fire defense can also save the cost of operating an integrated surveillance and attack drone, and Busa can also rent it out to subsidize home use.

Win-win refers to this "sharing" model.

If the relationship is not in place, it will definitely not work.

But we can fight the rebels together and promote development through commerce. Busa can also be regarded as an expert in fire defense. Their good things belong to Xiayu, and what belongs to Xiayu belongs to Xiayu.

"Mr. Sherlock, based on the quotation of these drones and the procurement figures you mentioned, this is not even half of the procurement budget!"

I took out my phone and clicked on the calculator. It was indeed tens of millions of dollars, a fraction of the Air Force's procurement budget this time.

"No matter how good the drones are, they are just consumables. You see, Sate bought a lot of them. They bought hundreds of them and introduced production lines. They are ready for a big defeat."

In the construction of the mainstream air force, drones are only supplementary forces, never the main force.

These two drone squadrons can help Busa buy time to build an air force. Then it is time to practice hard and accumulate strength.

"It's almost time, let's go take a look outside?"

Xia Yu raised his hand, glanced at his Lange, and extended an invitation to the group.

The space in the venue is limited, and the displays are all models or small drones, and the big ones are parked outside.

So is this Weasel boss going to recommend a fighter jet to them?
"Om~~"

The flight show had ended long ago, but the roar of engines could be heard from the horizon.

Is there a new plane about to land?

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw two fighter jets starting to line up and fly five directions.

Modern aircraft do not fly casually. They must follow fixed procedures for takeoff and landing. These two fighter jets are ready to land.

"This is...Zambia's K8 training aircraft?"

Except for Meng Qiao and Xia Yu, everyone present was from the Air Force, but they could recognize these two fighter jets because they had painted the Air Force emblems of neighboring countries.

Zambia's trainer madman, not counting the few F-6A/FT-6A and the MiG-21-2000 that are not very good after upgrading, has purchased a large number of jet trainers to serve as the main force of the air force.

The largest number is the K8 junior jet trainer produced in China, with a total of 16 purchased in two purchases.

The journey from China to Huifei is too far.

I don’t want to fly all the way here, and I don’t want to put up a model, so I can only ask customers and buyers to show it off.

But for Brother Hei, isn't this an opportunity to show off? Zambia came without saying a word.

However, K8 was not the highlight of their trip. After the two fighter jets landed, another fighter jet followed closely behind.

"And their L-15C, this is a great thing!"

Admiral Akalay sighed in admiration.

He is not good at drones, but when it comes to fighter jets, this former MiG-23 pilot still knows a little bit about them.

He has also been paying attention to the changes in the air force of neighboring countries. He also knows that his old neighbor Zambia purchased an L-15Z high-education aircraft two years ago and only officially delivered it in the first half of this year.

Unexpectedly, they all came to the Feifei Defense Exhibition, which made them stand out.

"So Mr. Sherlock, do you want us to learn from Zambia and purchase junior and advanced jet trainer aircraft to form an air force? The prices of these two fighter jets don't seem to be very expensive."

How else could he say he was an admiral? Akale immediately understood what Xia Yu meant.

In fact, this is indeed a good plan. It is stupid for third world countries to buy those fighter jets that cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

The combat effectiveness of the junior and advanced jet trainers of major countries is already very strong. Purchasing these fighter jets is a cost-effective choice.

"No, no, no, General, you are half right. The remaining budget of the Air Force can only establish one K8 squadron and one L-15C squadron, and the population of Zambiya is only a fraction of Guo's."

Xia Yu shook his head and said.

"They can develop an air force of this size, why can't we? And why stop at a trainer air force?"

"With such a vast land, rich resources, and hard-working people, Guo's economy will definitely take off after the rebellion is put down. I believe these two training squadrons are just the beginning. They will train excellent pilots for the country." Finally, we will have better fighters."

Having said this, Xia Yu, who was filled with pride, felt like she could give a speech.

If you want to impress others, you must first impress yourself.

However, he is not talking nonsense, as long as he mines well, develops the economy, and increases GDP and tax revenue.

The Xiaolong will have it, and so will the J-10.

We should first be pragmatic and buy training aircraft, take into account national defense and train our own pilots, and get rid of the current situation of hiring pilots.

　I found that it is not good to have too much equipment. If it is not used frequently, it will be wasted. Therefore, it is better to let Party A hold some equipment on behalf of Party A, which can also generate income for the hometown. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)