A big country of aerospace with black technology

"Zhang, your goods are very useful!"

The bearded man in a white robe shook hands with Zhang Xingyang enthusiastically.

As a long-term weapons partner of the Rocket Academy, Salman spends hundreds of millions or even billions every year to purchase Zhang Xingyang’s weapons.

A few years ago, Salman purchased a heavy rocket launcher battalion at a cost of 1.5 billion.

In the past few years, although there has not been such a large amount of purchases, just some supporting products can satisfy many domestic manufacturers.

For example, the rocket launcher battalion is a fully-organized export. In addition to the rocket launcher vehicle, it also has a complete radar system and command system.

"With long-range firepower projection, our oil fields and refineries have security guarantees." Salman happily introduced their current situation.

As a country whose economy relies mainly on oil exports, their refineries in the south have always been threatened by various armed forces.

This is also the direction in which their army focuses on defense.

Protecting the refinery is equivalent to protecting your own pocketbook.

Naturally, he is very willing to spend money.

"Just have fun using it."

Zhang Xingyang smiled and said.

There is no doubt about the firepower of the 300mm rocket launcher. As long as it is hit by one shot, even a heavy tank will have no chance of survival.

Light armored vehicles may be overturned by air waves within a range of tens of meters.

If it is a direct initiation attack, it can twist a heavy tank weighing dozens of tons into a pile of steel garbage.

This is because the nitride explosive used in the rocket is a weakened version of the full nitrogen explosive, and its power is much smaller than the self-use version.

If it is a self-use version of the rocket, the heavy tank will also be blown to pieces.

"When will our fighter planes be delivered?"

Crown Prince Salman asked next.

They ordered a total of 81 fighter jets, and delivered the first batch of 12 in 2001, and an additional 36 last year.

There are still 33 fighter jets that have not been delivered, and they are expected to be fully delivered within this year.

Unlike the minibus, which is almost a hands-on teaching, Salman and his crew's pilot training work is relatively regular. Basically, they send people to study in China, and then fly the J-10S back to China after completing the study.

"There is no problem with the production of fighter jets. The problem now is that the training staff cannot keep up." Zhang Xingyang said the key to the current problem.

The training progress cannot keep up, mainly because the domestic air force is still undergoing a large-scale change of equipment, and its own pilot training cannot keep up.

Not to mention Salman’s pilot training work.

Every year, hundreds of domestic fighter jets need to be refitted, and hundreds of pilots need to be trained.

After all, there are still hundreds of J-6s and hundreds of J-7s in the current battle order.

It will take at least six or seven years to complete all these changes.

In the past few years, pilot training will not be sufficient.

So even if Salman finds it on his own head, Zhang Xingyang doesn't have much to do.

Now it is not a case of people waiting for planes, but planes waiting for people.

"If you are really anxious, we can help you fly the plane back to your country first." Zhang Xingyang said after thinking for a while.

"Don't worry, the current four squadrons are enough for our defense in a short time." Salman waved his hand and said.

In fact, their air pressure is not very great, and the armed forces in the south do not have any decent air power.

"What we need now are air defense missiles that are reliable enough," Salman said seriously.

Although the armed forces do not have air power, their power on the ground cannot be underestimated.

Especially in the years after the disintegration of Mao Xiong, not only a large number of light weapons appeared in the international underground arms market, but more importantly, a large number of heavy equipment also appeared.

From troop carrier armor to heavy tanks, even self-propelled howitzers, multiple rocket launchers and more.

Many of these weapons have flowed into the hands of armed forces through various channels.

Then artillery shells and rockets hit their refineries and oil fields, causing them countless losses.

Not only is the direct loss of equipment, etc., every day the oil field is shut down, it means tens of millions of dollars of losses are directly lost.

In addition to those military-standard equipment that can be obtained from the black market, armed forces can also rely on their own hands to assemble a variety of home-made arms.

Thanks to the development of today's steel and chemical industries, whether it is seamless steel pipes or potassium nitrate substances, they are easily available all over the world.

Moreover, it is not easy to be monitored by others.

After all, seamless steel pipes can be used as gun barrels and sewer pipes. In addition to being an important raw material for explosives, potassium nitrate is also a commonly used chemical fertilizer in agriculture.

Especially in China, a large number of seamless steel pipes are exported to all over the world every year. After all, the steel production is hundreds of millions of tons every year, and it has always maintained the first place in the world in steel production.

The same is true for potassium nitrate, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of tons. In addition to being used in large quantities, it is also exported to many areas.

"You also know, those guys are so pervasive." Salman complained to Zhang Xingyang.

"Just last month, one of our refineries was attacked by their home-made rockets. Fortunately, there was a problem with the rocket's guidance system and it did not hit directly. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous!"

Homemade rockets are also something that those guys who can't get military supplies like to make by hand.

Especially this year, the electronics industry has developed rapidly.

Both autopilots and gyroscopes are no longer the very expensive products they were before.

The quality of some civilian products can also enter their eyes, and the prices are very cheap.

Only solid motors require a bit of industrial prowess, but they can find a way to buy them elsewhere.

In this way, rockets accumulated from various civilian supplies were born.

Although the quality control in all aspects is much worse than that of rockets produced by military industrial units, they are cheap and easy to make.

It is one of their few powerful weapons.

But such rockets also have their own shortcomings, that is, they are prone to problems.

For example, for the rocket Salman just mentioned, it is obvious that there is a problem with the guidance system, and the rocket will perform irregular Brownian motion in the sky.

"Don't you have an air defense system?" Zhang Xingyang asked curiously:

"Not turned on?"

Previously, they had purchased a lot of Patriots from Eagle Sauce for air defense.

"The Patriots' interception efficiency is really low, and each interception costs a huge amount!"

Salman said angrily.

In fact, Salman and others now feel that using Patriot missiles to intercept these home-made rockets is really a bit like anti-aircraft artillery.

However, even so, there was still a problem of interception failure.

If their home-made rockets hadn't had problems of their own, they might have caused considerable economic losses.

Therefore, Salman dislikes the high price and low efficiency of Patriot missiles.

I happened to be in China, so I asked Zhang Xingyang if they had any weapons for air defense interception.

Zhang Xingyang thought for a while, and it seemed that the current domestic air defense interception system really did not have the weapons to deal with such a situation.

After all, most of the equipment is designed to deal with enemy aircraft and missiles. Such Brown rockets have really not been considered.

The main enemies faced in the country are still the regular army. Such situations similar to bandit armed forces are really less considered.

However, Zhang Xingyang thought about it and came up with a piece of equipment that was more suitable for their situation, but from this point of view, it may need to be customized.

"I have equipment that is more suitable for you, but the project has not started yet."

Zhang Xingyang said to Crown Prince Salman with a smile.

"What equipment?" Salman also knew that normal major countries would not develop this kind of equipment, so he was a little confused.

"Laser air defense device!" Zhang Xingyang said.

In fact, if Salman and others did not need laser air defense, it would have only appeared after the development of drone swarm tactics.

It is specially designed to defend against the enemy's endless suicide drones.

In later generations, it had a more famous name, the Light Prism Tower!

Because the 1,200-kilowatt laser air defense device is actually very large, an ordinary truck chassis or crawler chassis cannot carry it.

The warships on the sea are better, and large ships of the 10,000-ton level can still carry it.

But on land, that won't work. The chariot can't move it at all.

Those that can be mounted on combat vehicles and moved are small laser transmitters with a power of less than 100 kilowatts. They can only intercept small targets, and they are also low-speed targets.

However, the 1,200-kilowatt laser air defense system can intercept even more targets. From small drones to large drones, ordinary artillery shells to cruise missiles, they are all within its interception range.

However, for people today, laser air defense system is still a relatively science fiction term.

Generally, it can only be seen on the interstellar science fiction battlefield where various lasers are flying.

For example, there is such a scene in the Star Wars released before.

"Laser air defense?" Salman repeated confused.

"Can it be effectively intercepted?"

"Compared with traditional air defense missiles, lasers have more advantages." Zhang Xingyang explained patiently.

"First of all, laser interception efficiency and speed are faster, and the interception speed of laser is the speed of light."

"And it can intercept multiple targets at one time, as long as the power is enough."

"Secondly, laser interception costs less and only requires power."

"In fact, laser interceptors are very suitable for your situation. Most of your petroleum refineries are on the edge of the desert. The weather conditions are relatively good, which is very suitable for the working environment of lasers."

Another difference between lasers and missiles is that the mechanism is easily affected by weather conditions.

Substances in the air can easily attenuate the laser and weaken the power of the laser.

Therefore, this type of weapon is most suitable for desert areas like Salman and others.

"Is this thing really as good as you say?"

Salman is still skeptical about this. After all, although the concept of laser interception is not new in the world, there are no practical products yet.

"Friend, please trust my judgment."

Zhang Xingyang also knew that without actual products, it would be difficult to convince the other party, so he used his own credibility as a guarantee to make the other party believe in him.

"Hahaha, my friend, I believe you!"

Faced with Zhang Xingyang's guarantee, Salman no longer cares about whether laser weapons are reliable or not.

It's just a loss of a few dollars at most.

"We can cooperate in development, and of course we won't let you suffer." Zhang Xingyang expressed his thoughts.

The cooperation plan is relatively simple. Salman and others provide money, Zhang Xingyang and others provide technology, and jointly develop laser air defense weapons.

After the technology development is completed, a production line will be built locally in Salman and they will be allowed to produce through a license.

However, considering Salman's local industrial strength, most equipment and parts must be imported from China.

Zhang Xingyang is equivalent to borrowing Salman and his hens to lay eggs.

Moreover, after that, some of the eggs will be taken away and sold back to Salman.

However, even so, Salman still thinks it is affordable enough.

The friendship between them is indeed deep!

After all, these days, in most cases, it is difficult for them to buy a production line even if they invest money. As for the technology, they can't even think about it.

Therefore, it is quite gratifying to be able to achieve such an operation.

"Friend, we welcome you to visit our country at any time."

On the last day of Salman's trip, he spoke very kindly to Zhang Xingyang.

“I’ll definitely go if I have the chance!”

Zhang Xingyang smiled and said politely.

In fact, it is impossible for him to go to Salman's place.

As long as he dares to go out of the country, there is a high chance that he will die due to various accidents.

For his own personal safety, Salman's suggestion can only be ignored.

Salman didn't think anything of it, he just felt that his trip was very cost-effective.

First of all, they purchased a large number of rockets and several sets of rocket launchers from the Second Machinery Factory in Western Henan.

Secondly, they finalized an additional agreement on their J-10S pilot training plan, that is, they will pay more to train some J-10S pilots.

This is also to drive the remaining thirty-odd J-10S back as soon as possible.

Finally, he invested in the laser air defense interception system that Zhang Xingyang strongly recommended. Although the investment was largely based on Zhang Xingyang's reputation, he later asked many technical experts and they all believed that this technical route was feasible. It makes sense, but I don’t know if Zhang Xingyang and his team can complete it with their skills.

In this way, Salman's trip to the Dragon Country ended with great joy for both parties! (End of chapter)