The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 319: An Old Friend on the Road

Spend time with family on weekends.

On Monday, Liu Tao and a few friends he had made an appointment with came to a military camp.

These friends are from Syria, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Liu Tao did not call Persia because the hatred between Persia and Iraq was too deep, and both sides would be eager to draw their guns and shoot each other as soon as they saw each other.

And these four are currently major customers.

"Everyone, my friends, this is our latest air defense missile system, 'Aegis'." Liu Tao introduced them: "This is 'Aegis-0', a short-range air defense missile system with a maximum range of 16 kilometers and a maximum combat altitude of 9 kilometers. The system's radar has the ability to scan, track and identify friend or foe. It can detect up to 40 targets and track 15 of them simultaneously. The maximum detection distance is 25 kilometers and the maximum tracking distance is 22 kilometers."

The export version of the 'Aegis-0' introduced by Liu Tao uses a wheeled armored vehicle. A set of 'Aegis-0' air defense system has four launch units.

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

"Liu, how much does this air defense missile system cost?" Haller from Saudi Arabia couldn't help but ask.

The data on this air defense system sounds very advanced and it also looks beautiful.

Among the air defense missile systems like this one, the most advanced ones in the Middle East are the SAM-8 and SAM-9 missiles.

The SAM-8 air defense missile, which uses a self-propelled vehicle, is an all-weather, low-altitude, short-range air defense missile weapon system. It was only equipped by the Soviet Army in 1974 and was first seen at the 1975 Moscow Red Square parade. It is equipped in the air defense missile regiments of the Soviet Army's motorized infantry divisions and tank divisions. It has a maximum range of 12 kilometers and a maximum altitude of 6 kilometers.

The SAM-9 air defense missile is similar.

There is no doubt that the performance of the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile system in front of us exceeds that of the SAM-8 and SAM-9 air defense missiles.

Hadi couldn't wait to ask, "Yes, how much is this air defense missile system? Please introduce the air defense missile system next to it as well."

Liu Tao showed an admiring look, thinking that he was indeed very sensible and worthy of being his old friend.

"Each set of the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile system costs 4000 million US dollars and is equipped with 24 missiles. If you purchase missiles in the future, each missile will cost 100 million US dollars." Liu Tao quoted with a smile.

When these four countries heard this, no one complained it was expensive.

Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya are oil-producing countries and are very wealthy. What they want are advanced weapons, and money is not important.

Libya, in particular, was just pretty frightened.

When Hardy heard about it, Colonel Ka was furious.

Libya purchased Type 80 main battle tanks, Type 80 anti-aircraft guns, and Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles, but the Type 80 anti-aircraft guns are low-altitude air defense, and the enemy fighters flying at an altitude of more than 5000 meters drop bombs or missiles, and the Type 80 anti-aircraft guns are powerless. As for the Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles, they can do nothing when the enemy warships are hundreds of miles away.

If this air defense missile system is available, most fighter jets will become targets.

"Liu, we in Libya want 10 sets of 'Aegis-0' air defense missile systems." Hadi said without hesitation.

Hadi had received an order from the country before, asking him to find an advanced air defense missile system. Hadi had been trying to find out the information, and now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to purchase it immediately.

Saudi Arabia's Haller said: "We want 20 sets of 'Aegis-0' air defense missile systems!"

Saudi Arabia is now also tasting the benefits of Panshan weapons, which are of good quality and low price, and most importantly, have a good service attitude. As long as it is agreed in the contract, they will deliver on time and send technical personnel to provide guidance.

You can even hire security companies to assist in training troops or even undertake defense tasks.

As long as you pay, you can find the service.

Since they got the Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles, even if it was just the first batch, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea are no longer prone to warships. Now their biggest worry is airplanes, fearing that advanced airplanes will come over them and drop bombs on them while they are sleeping.

With this air defense missile system, you can sleep peacefully at night.

It is frustrating to say that Saudi Arabia, as the number one oil producer in the Middle East, can make a lot of money every year from oil, but its military strength is not strong, and it is even among the last in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia urgently needs advanced weapons to protect itself, so that it can at least sleep peacefully.

Sometimes you can be more firm when speaking.

Instead, they were forced to surrender and compromise because of the enemy's warships blocking the door and planes flying overhead.

There are only a few countries in the world that possess advanced weapons. The Soviet Union and the United States are the big guys, high up in the sky, looking down on others with great arrogance. European countries like France also look down on others.

Only Liu Tao truly treated them as customers and provided good service. As long as they paid, they could buy the weapons they wanted.

They are like crazy because of poverty. They dare to export any advanced weapons as long as you pay.

Even Hardy and others are secretly in contact, hoping to introduce a powerful weapon for deterrence and self-protection.

"We in Iraq also need 20 sets of 'Aegis-0' air defense missile systems!" Al's eyes sparkled and he made the purchase without hesitation.

Iraq has the most say in the weapons sold by Liu Tao, because Iraq has used them on the battlefield for two and a half years, and the troops have nothing bad to say about them.

During the Iran-Iraq War, Persia had the advantage in the air force. Although there was no need to worry about the low-altitude battlefield because of the "Vanguard" air defense missiles and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, many Persian planes were shot down.

But the Persian F-14 'Panda' fighter jets are a headache.

But with the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile, it's different. The F-14 'Panda' fighter dares not descend to an altitude of 9000 meters. And no matter how many bombs and missiles the fighter jets throw, the higher the altitude, the less accurate they are and the lower the threat.

Al has now reached a high level due to his outstanding work. Al believes that once he returns to China, he will definitely be promoted to an important position.

Among all the people present, the one who trusts Liu Tao the most is definitely Al!
Syria also requested 20 sets of "Aegis-0" air defense missiles. During the Fifth Middle East War, the 19 SAM missile positions they painstakingly built were destroyed.

Now that the fifth Middle East war is over, they are still full of a sense of crisis and have been trying to build a powerful missile base again.

Although the SAM missile has made great achievements in military operations, its drawbacks are also obvious.

They want more advanced missile defense systems.

The 'Aegis-0' missile defense system in front of them is exactly in line with their ideal advanced air defense missile system.

With such an advanced air defense missile system, there is no doubt that one's own safety will be ensured to a great extent.

What's more, Hassan's eyes couldn't help but drift towards the larger missile defense system next to it.

Without thinking too much, he could guess that it must be a medium-range air defense missile system.

There is no such medium-range air defense missile system in the entire Middle East, because only the Soviet Union and the United States have it in the world. It is their most advanced air defense missile weapon, and they simply cannot sell it.

No matter how good the relationship is or how much money you offer, people are unwilling to sell!
Some weapons can be bought with money. Some weapons can be obtained by having good relationships with others.

But there are some weapons that are useless no matter how rich you are or how good your connections are!

(End of this chapter)