The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 660 Saudi Arabia has its own national conditions (asking for monthly tickets)
Prince Sultan had a smile on his face.

With this Type 054 frigate, Type 052 frigate and several Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats, Saudi Arabia's naval strength will be greatly enhanced.

The Iran-Iraq ship attack war gave Saudi Arabia a strong sense of crisis.

Saudi Arabia has to consider one thing: if one day, a country launches a ship-raiding war in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea at the same time, what will Saudi Arabia do?
You know, all of Saudi Arabia's oil is exported through the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea and transported to all parts of the world.

If this really happens, it will be a huge blow to Saudi Arabia.

Because Saudi Arabia has no industry, its economy is supported by oil. Saudi Arabia's good days are all supported by oil.

Saudi Arabia’s high social welfare and the luxurious life of the Saudi royal family all come from oil.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!
No one would want Saudi Arabia to go through decades of hardship after getting used to a good life.

Saudi Arabia is not without internal contradictions, but these contradictions have been alleviated under the high social welfare and are no longer prominent.

It is also because of this that Saudi Arabia attaches importance to the construction of its navy and air force.

Saudi Arabia's army is now very strong on paper, and it should have no problem protecting itself. Saddam basically won't talk nonsense anymore, and other countries have become much more polite in their words. Saudi Arabia is increasingly acting like the big brother of the Middle East.

Now, the Saudi Navy is considered to be the best in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

But Saudi Arabia still feels that it is not enough. If one does not plan for the future, he will have immediate worries. Naturally, the stronger the navy is, the better. Only a strong navy can protect Saudi Arabia's interests.

Prince Sultan personally shook hands and greeted the officers and soldiers on the ship. This batch of warships belonging to Saudi Arabia were all driven by Saudi naval officers and soldiers themselves.

There are as many as 600 Saudi naval officers and soldiers, all of whom have received at least two years of professional training in China and have sufficient skills to operate these new ships.

Prince Sultan personally boarded the warship. The environment of the warship was very good. The command room, canteen, lounge, etc. were all equipped with air conditioners and refrigerators. The refrigerators also contained beer, drinks, and red wine. It was really considerate of the Saudi naval officers and soldiers.

Prince Sultan was very satisfied!

Saudi Arabia has its own national conditions, and this aspect must be taken into consideration.

In Saudi Arabia, not many people are willing to serve in the military. Even though the Saudi military's treatment is second to none in the world, there are still not many people who want to serve in the military. If the environment becomes worse, probably no one will serve in the military.

Therefore, in terms of working environment, Saudi Arabia will try its best to improve it so that officers and soldiers will not work too hard.

Previously, Saudi Arabia was willing to import tanks and armored vehicles from Panshan Group, but was sternly rejected when the Americans came to the door. One of the biggest reasons was that the American tanks and armored vehicles were not equipped with air conditioners.

Saudi Arabia does not require refrigerators, but at least air conditioning is required.

It made Americans dumbfounded!
Because no country in the world requires tanks and armored vehicles to be installed with air conditioners.

Wouldn’t that take up too much space?
And that would generate heat, increasing the risk of exposure.

How can a soldier not feel uncomfortable? No soldier does not endure hardships. The army is not a place for enjoyment.

What the army emphasizes is combat effectiveness!
It is also for this reason that the Soviet Union and the United States looked down on China, even though China announced the completion of the construction of semi-mechanized troops.

They all believed that China's tanks and armored vehicles were equipped with air conditioning, that the soldiers were content with enjoying themselves and would not endure hardships, that their combat effectiveness was limited, and that such tanks and armored vehicles were too easily exposed under infrared technology and had low survivability on the battlefield.

Prince Sultan got off the ship, and soon after, the escort fleet sounded the whistle and set sail. The escort fleet will sail along the route for about ten days and ten nights to reach the Persian Gulf. After arriving there, the Saudi warships will be driven back by Saudi naval officers and soldiers.

Afterwards, Liu Tao and Prince Sultan arrived at the airport, which is the South China Sea Fleet Naval Aviation Base.

Liu Tao brought Prince Sultan to the parking area, where a J-7A advanced trainer, a K8 primary trainer, an "Eagle" advanced trainer, a J-10 fighter and a J-11 fighter were parked.

Accompanying Prince Sultan to the South China Sea Fleet this time was naturally not just to see off the third Persian Gulf escort fleet.

That's no way to make money.

Liu Tao was willing to spend this effort naturally in order to make money by selling planes and to discuss cooperation.

Prince Sultan is a real powerful figure in Saudi Arabia. Although he has close relations with Western countries, especially the United States, Britain and France, he has equally close relations with China, and the two sides have a lot of cooperation.

Prince Sultan is also responsible for the overall supervision of Saudi Arabia’s defense spending, and is also responsible for importing advanced weapons from abroad.

It is precisely because he is an extremely important person and a major customer that we can see the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets at this time.

After all, the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets are currently highly confidential, and the Chinese authorities have not reported on them yet.

"Liu, are these the two advanced fighter jets you developed?" Prince Sultan couldn't help but ask.

The J-10 and J-11 fighter jets are very beautiful at first glance, with very high appearance and full of science fiction feeling.

Liu Tao nodded and said, "Yes, this is the fighter jet we just developed. It is China's third-generation fighter jet."

"This is the J-10 fighter, which is more advanced than the American F16. Like the F16 fighter, it is a light single-engine fighter." Liu Tao introduced: "This is the J-11 fighter, which has better performance than the American F14 and F15 fighters. Even the Soviet Su-27 cannot compare with it. It is the most advanced heavy fighter in the world today!"

"I know that the main force of your Saudi Air Force is the 1983 F-72C/Ds purchased from the United States in 15, but I can say very frankly that your F-15C/D's combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as our J-11 fighter jets. Even the latest F-15 fighter jets used by the Americans themselves have a huge gap in combat effectiveness." Liu Tao smiled faintly, full of confidence.

Saudi Arabia's air force has very advanced aircraft, and the most advanced fighter jets are the 1983 F-72C/D fighter jets purchased by Prince Sultan from the United States in 15. This type of fighter jet has intercepted and shot down Persian F4 "Phantom" fighter jets and Mirage F.1EQ fighter jets over the years.

Prince Sultan was shocked. The Chinese Air Force has always been looked down upon. The equipment exported by the Chinese Air Force are all second-generation aircraft, namely the J-7 and J-8 fighters. The performance of these two fighters is not very good, and they are lagging behind the advanced third-generation aircraft.

He didn't expect that China had actually developed its own advanced third-generation fighter jets.

You know, in today's world, there are only a handful of countries that can develop advanced third-generation fighter jets!

Currently, there are very few countries that can export.

Moreover, the export of such advanced fighter jets is often to one's allies or countries with which the country has very good relations. Not only is it expensive, but it also comes with a lot of political and economic conditions.

As the person in charge of Saudi Arabia's import of advanced weapons from abroad, Prince Sultan knows this best and knows it clearly.

The reason why he likes to do business with Panshan Group is because the weapons exported by Panshan Group do not have so many conditions, the delivery is timely, and the service attitude is very good.

At most, there may be some personal opinions sometimes, but that is harmless.

(End of this chapter)