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For the United States and the polar bears, the export of weapons is a common thing.

For China, it is not particularly surprising.

However, the import of weapons by the polar bears and the export of weapons by China to the polar bears are relatively rare.

China has always imported weapons from the polar bears.

Whether it is various fighter jets of Sukhoi, or the "Modern-class" missile destroyers that were once used as main warships, or products such as S-300 air defense missiles.

It can be said that the shadow of the polar bear can be found in all aspects of China's military products.

Now Nanshan Robotics and Venustech have begun to export weapons and equipment to the polar bears on a large scale, which is definitely a landmark event.

It can be said that Nanshan-based companies are going further and further on the road of the military-industrial complex.

While everyone was still discussing the robot dog, a test prepared by Venustech and relevant departments also began.

The Eagle heavy transport helicopter directly lifted a J-15 fighter, departed from Shengjing, flew to Bohai Bay, and smoothly transferred the aircraft to the deck of the aircraft carrier.

Long distance, heavy weight, or special equipment such as carrier-based aircraft.

The video of this test was reported by the news broadcast of Huaxia TV for more than a minute that night.

On the one hand, it showed the powerful endurance and load-bearing capacity of the Eagle heavy transport helicopter, and on the other hand, it also showed some technologies related to aircraft carriers.

This test is definitely meaningful.

The flight cost of a fighter is definitely higher than that of a helicopter, and take-off and landing are not so flexible.

Now with the Eagle heavy transport helicopter, no matter where the fighter hangar is built, it can be quickly transferred to the target airport or aircraft carrier.

This has a very different meaning in wartime.

It also has a very different meaning for confusing opponents such as the United States to inquire about the number of various aircraft in China.

In the future, no matter where it is, there may be some aircraft hangars.

Today, the J-15 can be transported from Shengjing to the aircraft carrier, and tomorrow the J-10 can naturally be transported from Chang'an to the plateau.

The flexibility of this operation has increased a lot.

Even more exaggerated, in some places without airports, the Eagle heavy transport helicopter can be used to transport fighter jets directly to the highway, and take off directly on the highway to participate in some battles.

This also has different meanings in some special cases.

Many people are aware of its significance.

"Mr. Cao, the Eagle heavy transport helicopter is now on the hot search, which is quite popular."

"I think we can add more fuel to the fire and let everyone see its super strong transportation capacity."

Zhao Siyu thinks that he can find a way to further promote the sales of Eagle.

The relevant departments have fully seen its level, and a batch of orders have been added.

However, the production lines of various products of Venusstar Technology are moving towards the highest possible level of automation, so the production efficiency is relatively high.

Even if it is produced in a single shift, the production capacity is not 100% utilized, which is naturally a waste.

So Zhao Siyu began to think about starting from the market demand of the civilian market or some other local departments.

"How do you want to add fuel to the fire?"

The people below are motivated to work, and Cao Yang must support it.

For products like heavy transport helicopters, the industrial chain involved is still relatively long.

Although most of the parts are produced by Venustech, many of the lower-level components are purchased from some external factories such as AVIC.

The industrial chain that can be driven by an Eagle is not small at all.

The most important thing is that these industrial chains belong to the aerospace industry, which is closely related to the military industry, and can play a major role at critical moments.

If these industries simply rely on funding or orders from relevant departments to make a living, they may not have such a good life.

But you can't help but maintain the normal operation of this industry.

Now that there are some products from Venustech, the healthy development of this industry is also greatly promoted.

It is naturally worth encouraging to make the products sell better.

"We can change the mounted equipment, such as transporting the excavator from one place to another."

"This should be of great significance during disaster relief."

"For example, transporting ultra-high voltage transmission equipment from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain will make power companies interested in our Eagle."

"We can even cooperate with scenic spots such as Mount Tai, Mount Hua, and Mount Heng to transport some biological materials from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain."

"After everyone has fully experienced the unique charm of the Eagle, there will definitely be companies interested."

"Even if you can't own an Eagle alone, you can consider renting it from a leasing company."

"For example, power companies can set up a helicopter leasing company, which usually provides various construction services for themselves, and occasionally rents it to others, and can also play a role in disaster relief at critical moments."

"This should also be a market worth looking forward to. The key is that after this domestic market is established, it can have a better advertising effect."

"When the time comes to promote it to foreign customers, you may be able to get an unexpected surprise."

Zhao Siyu expressed his thoughts in one breath.

I have to say that his plan is still very feasible.

And it won’t consume too much manpower and material resources from Daystar Technology, so it can be done well.

"No problem. Remember to do a good job of shooting and recording during this process. You can even ask Nanshan Film and Television to cooperate with you."

"We will conduct tests based on their needs. Maybe the test scenes can become useful shots in one of their TV series or movies."

Cao Yang agreed to Zhao Siyu's plan without any hesitation.

There is nothing to worry about this kind of thing. Once you have an idea, just get started quickly.

Soon, various videos and pictures of Eagle heavy transport helicopters hoisting various equipment appeared on the Chinese Internet.

In particular, a mudslide occurred in one place due to heavy rain, and a road was washed away.

After emergency coordination, Daystar Technology arranged for twenty Eagle heavy-duty transport helicopters to appear at the dredging site with excavators, and also sent the excavator driver and some supplies.

Because the speed is fast enough, this risk is eliminated before the barrier lake is fully formed.

These contents and videos were naturally reported.

In the end, emergency departments from many provinces came to Venus Technology to discuss the purchase of Eagle heavy-lift transport helicopters.

Although each province only purchased one or two aircraft, and the most did not exceed the shelves, the total number is still a very considerable number.

The most important thing is that this is a good start, and the future prospects are worth looking forward to.

Even Annan, who has a complicated relationship with China, has arranged for people to come over to negotiate the purchase of Eagle heavy transport helicopters, and wants to buy 10 aircraft at once.

It can be said that after a series of special transfer tests and actual combat, the Eagle's popularity has reached a new level.

This further stimulated Tianzhu, and finally they signed a purchase contract for CH-53 heavy transport helicopters with Sikorsky.

I don’t know whether it was to obtain a lower price or because of the greater stimulation from China. This time Tianzhu directly purchased 50 CH-53s from Sikorsky at a price of 60 million US dollars, and the purchase amount reached 30 One hundred million U.S. dollars.

For Tianzhu, this is definitely a very big order.

Of course, such a large order cannot be delivered immediately.

Sikorsky will deliver these transport aircraft over the next two years.

However, Sikorsky was happy, but Boeing was very unhappy.

"David, we can't let Sikorsky cause trouble there."

Muilenburg feels that Boeing must do something, otherwise their CH-47 will become increasingly difficult to sell in the future.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Products that have been classic for decades must continue to be classic.

How could it be overshadowed by Sikorsky's CH-53?

"Sikorsky directly reduced the price of the CH-53 to US$60 million this time, ruining the price and sales system of heavy transport helicopters."

"In the future, our CH-47 will never be sold for more than $100 million."

"But the trouble is that Sikorsky's sales price should still make a good profit. They may sell products at a lower price in the future."

When David said this, Muilenburg became even more unhappy.

Sikorsky is a company founded by polar bear immigrants, and it is a relatively special entity among American military-industrial enterprises.

In other words, Sikorsky has always been a bit out of place in the American military-industrial system.

If their products were not advanced enough and had advantages that other companies could not match in the helicopter field, they would have gone out of business long ago.

However, after entering the 21st century, the demand for military products in the United States is not as strong as in the 1980s and 1990s. The pressure on various military industry companies has also increased, and they have increased their enthusiasm to expand overseas markets.

Now Sikorsky is competing with Boeing in the Tianzhu market, which will definitely make Boeing very unhappy.

"You should find a professional team to estimate how much it will cost to acquire Sikorsky."

Muilenburg made a surprising decision out of nowhere.

Although corporate mergers and acquisitions are commonplace in the United States, they are nothing to be alarmed about.

Boeing also acquired McDonnell Douglas Aircraft.

Compared with this acquisition, Sikorsky is completely inferior.

"This kind of enterprise is so special that the valuations given by different companies will vary greatly."

"Say it's worth $10 billion, and someone recognizes it."

"It is said that it is worth US$20 billion, and some people probably agree with it."

In any case, Sikorsky is not a small company. It can even be said to be the most professional helicopter company in the world.

They also have many leading products such as Black Hawk and CH-53, and their operations are relatively stable.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously not that easy to acquire the other party.

David felt that it was necessary to make this matter clear, otherwise all the pressure would be on himself and he would be in trouble.

"20 billion U.S. dollars? You are thinking too much!"

"Sikorsky is not worth the money we spend to acquire it."

"The budget in my mind is US$5 billion. Many of their products have certain overlap with ours. For us, acquiring Sikorsky is more about reducing a competitor, rather than wanting to benefit from the acquisition. What new technology is available?”

Muilenburg sneered, obviously not planning to pay a big price.

When many companies in the United States acquire competitors, they will make various small moves.

Boeing is no exception.

Soon, both Muilenburg and David took action.

Various negative news about Sikorsky began to circulate in some media.

Even the large purchase order with Tianzhu this time has been interpreted with many unfavorable contents.

Boeing's influence in the United States has finally begun to show itself.

Naturally, these actions cannot be hidden from those who are interested.

"Robert, I went to investigate specifically. The negative news about Sikorsky was caused by Boeing. They seem to have the idea of ​​acquiring Sikorsky."

As the vice president of Lockheed Martin, Walensky is naturally quite aware of Boeing's competitor's style of doing things.

Coupled with Lockheed Martin's huge influence in the United States, it is naturally not particularly difficult to investigate some things.

Boeing wants to acquire Sikorsky. In addition to taking some actions in the field of publicity, it is also arranging for people to conduct some evaluations of Sikorsky's situation.

In this way, it is impossible to leave no trace at all.

"Sikorsky just grabbed a big order from Boeing in the field of heavy transport helicopters. Muilenburg is probably going to be furious."

"But the acquisition of Sikorsky is actually not of great significance to Boeing."

Robert naturally knew about the big order between Tianzhu and Sikorsky.

He even knew that Boeing and Sikorsky had been arguing for this order from Tianzhu Ren for a long time.

Unexpectedly, now that the matter is over, a new situation will arise.

"From the perspective of technological complementation and product complementarity, there is indeed no need for Boeing to acquire Sikorsky."

"But from the perspective of destroying competitors, the situation is different."

"As long as Boeing successfully acquires Sikorsky, no one will be able to compete with Boeing in the helicopter field."

"Whether it is a Black Hawk, CH-47, CH-53, or some other helicopters, there is still a good market."

"Especially the demand in the heavy transport helicopter market seems to be likely to increase in recent years."

"Robert, I think the company can also consider joining the acquisition of Sikorsky."

"First work with Boeing to suppress Sikorsky's image and lower its valuation."

"Then before Boeing could react, it directly acquired Sikorsky."

After Walensky's idea came out, Robert immediately became interested.

Lockheed Martin's technical strength in various fighter jets, missiles and satellites is very strong, but it really has no achievements in the field of helicopters.

If Sikorsky can be acquired, it will make up for Lockheed Martin's important territory in the aerospace field.

It can be said that Sikorsky means even more to Lockheed Martin.

"We can consider giving it a try, but if both of us want to acquire Sikorsky, the other party is likely to raise the price."

If the price is very high, it is obviously not cost-effective.

After all, although Sikorsky has a strong supplementary significance to Lockheed Martin, it is not indispensable.

The purpose of acquisition is to make better money. If the price is too high, it is meaningless.

"Sikorsky's position in the United States has always been quite embarrassing."

"If we work with Boeing to spread negative news about it, it will definitely lower their expectations."

"Besides, I think Boeing definitely doesn't want to spend too much money to acquire Sikorsky, so price gouging shouldn't happen."

This kind of acquisition of competitors and thus killing competitors is relatively common in the history of business development.

The most obvious thing is that when foreign beverage giants such as Coca-Cola entered China, they wiped out a large number of various beverage companies in China through various acquisitions.

Similar cases in other industries are also common in China.

"In this case, then you should make arrangements and convene relevant departments in the company to evaluate the feasibility of this acquisition, and then see what action is most appropriate."

Robert thought for a moment and agreed with Walensky's idea.

If Sikorsky can be acquired at a relatively low price, it will definitely be very meaningful for Lockheed Martin.

So he had no reason to object.

Besides, Lockheed Martin must also pay close attention to what Boeing wants to do in the United States.

While everyone maintains cooperation, the competitive relationship has actually not changed.

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Boeing and Lockheed Martin have made such a big noise. It is impossible that Sikorsky has not received any news.

Although neither company has arranged for personnel to come to formally contact Sikorsky about the acquisition, Sikorsky is already discussing the reasons behind this round of storm and the response plan.

"Stephens, is Boeing behind this incident?"

"The overall performance of our CH-53 is better than that of CH-47, and the sales price is also lower than that of CH-47. It is normal for Tianzhu people to choose to purchase CH-53."

"As a result, Boeing lost the order and started throwing dirty water on us. Isn't this too much?"

No investigation is needed. As long as it is combined with some recent news, Ivanchuk knows that all the negative news about Sikorsky in the media this time is caused by Boeing.

Some old stories from more than ten years ago were dug out and reported in order to illustrate that there were problems with the quality of Sikorsky's products.

Is this kind of thing done by ordinary people?

"Ivanchuk, this matter is indeed promoted by people from Boeing, but I heard that Lockheed Martin seems to be involved as well."

When Stephens said this, Ivanchuk was stunned for a moment.

Lockheed Martin?

Naturally, he was quite familiar with this American military giant.

But according to his understanding, there is not much overlap between Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin.

Our products are basically non-competitive, and there have been no conflicts in the past.

Why did he suddenly appear to deal with Sikorsky this time?

As if sensing Ivanchuk's confusion, Stephens further said: "Boeing and Lockheed Martin seem to have joined forces in the past year to deal with the rise of Daystar Technology."

"So they have some cooperation in many places. If Boeing asks the other party to help suppress us, it is still possible."

Stephens's statement is basically his own guess.

But he would definitely know that his guess was wrong later.

After all, since Lockheed Martin wants to acquire Sikorsky, sooner or later someone will come to contact them.

Otherwise, how can we complete acquisition negotiations?

For acquisitions between large companies like this, regardless of the final acquisition price, the negotiation cycle is often relatively long.

Of course, Lockheed Martin's strength and status in the United States are quite special. It is entirely possible for people to use some off-market tricks to speed up this speed.

Maybe they can convince the relevant departments in the United States to stand up and support this acquisition.

After all, to a certain extent, if Lockheed Martin acquires Sikorsky, it will have more funds to invest in the research and development of new models of helicopters.

Facing some future situations, new models of aircraft require several companies to submit bidding plans at the same time, and the final method of selecting one model may not be very appropriate.

At that time, it was more likely that several companies would collaborate to produce a project, aiming to achieve the final design parameters.

This situation also has certain benefits for quickly promoting the research and development of new products.

No matter what the reason is, as long as the referee wants to end the game, there will definitely be a way to achieve his goal.

"It shouldn't be. Even if Boeing's relationship with Lockheed Martin improves and they begin to cooperate in some areas, it is unlikely that they will take a unanimous stance on suppressing us."

"After all, we are also an American military-industrial enterprise, and Lockheed Martin will not attack us for no reason just to help Boeing."

"Stephens, do you think Lockheed Martin has any other purpose?"

When Ivanchuk said this, Stephens couldn't help but frowned and thought about it seriously.

"If Lockheed Martin is suppressing us not for Boeing, it is for themselves."

"And we had no conflicts with them in the past. Now they want to suppress us. Could it be because Lockheed Martin wants to annex us?"

After Stephens's guess came out, Ivanchuk was immediately shocked.

Lockheed Martin swallows up Sikorsky?

This is definitely breaking news.

But he obviously didn't want this to happen.

Sikorsky can be considered a large enterprise that has been established for almost a hundred years.

The company cannot disappear in one's own hands.

Thinking of this, Ivanchuk became a little anxious and said: "Assign people to investigate again as soon as possible to see what the other party's purpose is."

"Then we also take a good inventory of our financial statements to see if there are any problems."