Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

While the Soviets were training the Kuwaiti army, the major U.S. arms giants were preparing to jointly put pressure on the military, the White House, and Congress. Although this time it only caused McDonnell Douglas to lose more than one billion US dollars in arms orders. But the impact is very bad. Previously, the United States dominated the international arms market. For other reasons, the Soviets never put the most advanced weapons and equipment on the shelves.

Because of Bao Zixuan, the Soviet Union was not so conservative; it was much more open-minded. Except for the United States, no country in the world can threaten the national security of the Soviet Union. However, the two superpowers compete more behind the scenes and really dare not confront each other head-on. The main reason is that it is difficult to stop, and it is easy to turn a cold war into a hot war.

It can be said that the two countries still have a tacit understanding and will try to avoid direct conflicts.

During the Korean War, the Americans took action, and the Soviet Union sent more military advisers and provided corresponding assistance to support China and North Korea in contending with the United States. The same was true in the Vietnam War. The Americans took action and the Soviets provided military assistance to the Vietnamese. During the Afghan War, the Soviet Union launched an attack, and the United States provided free weapons and equipment to Afghan guerrillas with the purpose of weakening the Soviet Union. It is still quite cost-effective to trade one missile for one Soviet helicopter.

Both countries have nuclear weapons capable of destroying each other, so how can they directly attack them.

Even if the Americans know the performance of Soviet fighter jets, what does it matter? Soviet weapons and equipment have always been simple and practical. Countries that should buy will still buy. As for NATO countries, they will definitely not place orders with the Soviet Union.

Kuwait is a special situation, mainly due to the involvement of Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan's coordination. Even the payment is through Heiyun Group, which makes the efficiency so high.

The Soviets have definitely tasted the sweetness. They suddenly feel that they can make a lot of money by selling the latest weapons in service to countries with better economic conditions. Regardless of whether they admit it or not, the economic strength of Warsaw Pact countries is generally very poor. Not to mention spending a lot of money to buy advanced Soviet weapons, even if it is difficult to survive, it would be a blessing not to let the Soviet aid.

Kuwait is just a small country in the Middle East. If it opens up its market, the future will definitely be promising. I wish the United States would do this kind of thing more often, just to take advantage of it later. Although saying this is a bit demeaning, not all countries and companies can take advantage of this.

Although Xiao MacDonald knows that many people look down on him, thinking that he is just a rich second generation who has not learned a lot, and is the kind of person who cannot support the wall with mud. But this matter must be convened by him, and I believe that other companies should give face. After all, this matter is closely related to everyone's interests.

As expected, the boy was not disappointed. He learned that McDonnell Douglas invited everyone to discuss the issue of overseas market development. The presidents of Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, General Dynamics, and Raytheon all attended in person. This was impossible before, at least little Macdonald didn't have the face.

It seems that this time they are serious about putting pressure on the authorities collectively. If this continues, everyone will have to fight the northwest wind.

Macdonald Jr. knows his position. He has no advantage in terms of company size or industry experience. But the incident started because of McDonnell Douglas, so I had to say something first, at least something that would resonate with everyone.

McDonald Jr. said very formally: "You are all seniors in the industry. Logically speaking, it is not my turn to speak first. But after all, the matter started because of McDonnell Douglas, so I will just introduce the specific situation to you."

After seeing that no one had any objections, Little MacDonald continued: "Heiyun Group went to the Middle East to inspect, and somehow it actually made Kuwait decide to replace most of the weapons and equipment in service. The Kuwait Commerce Department also contacted them immediately McDonnell Douglas wants to buy either F-15 or F-18 fighter jets."

"The price given is absolutely exciting, and Kuwait is even willing to increase the price."

"Although the F-15 and F-18 fighter jets have good performance, they have no technical advantages compared to your aircraft. Kuwait is willing to pay a large price to buy them, so of course McDonnell Douglas will be interested."

"After all, there is no precedent for exporting to Kuwait before, so I can only apply to the military. But do you know! The application report was just returned when it was submitted. It was just because the officer responsible for the approval was a Jew and thought that the aircraft would be sold to Kuwait. It is against Israel’s interests.”

"This is the United States of America. We should first protect the interests of American companies and American citizens. Now it is actually harming the interests of the United States and protecting Israel. Although Israel is also a major arms purchaser, it cannot sell its products to other countries just because it cooperates with it. Country!"

"If there is such a requirement, I would rather not do this business. You cannot give up the entire forest just because of one tree."

"The military has not approved it, so it can only settle for the next best thing, and want Kuwait to purchase F-4 Phantom II fighter jets. You should know that for products that are 30 years ago, air forces around the world are gradually phasing them out, so how can Kuwait possibly purchase them. "

"Customers now have many choices, and they feel that McDonnell Douglas's move is an insult to Kuwait. Therefore, it has been decided to retire all weapons and equipment produced by McDonnell Douglas, and will not even purchase any weapons from McDonnell Douglas in the future. Not to mention, McDonnell Douglas has already affected Kuwait." Dow Company's other cooperation projects. Kuwait is already preparing to purchase the super large passenger aircraft produced in the UK. It is because of this incident that it is necessary to renegotiate. McDonnell Douglas has let its partners down, and it will definitely be difficult to do business in the future."

"But looking back at the Soviets, they immediately transferred aircraft from frontline troops to Kuwait, and the weapons and equipment were just recently put into service by the Soviet army. This courage is worth learning. Could Kuwait buy a few aircraft and bring them back to threaten the interests of the United States? Dare to attack the United States mainland."

"It's because some people infringe on the core interests of American companies for the benefit of individual countries."

"McDonnell Douglas' weapons and equipment are only average compared to yours. What if that country wants to buy your company's products, but the military doesn't agree, or is unwilling to sell in order to safeguard the interests of other countries."

"Before, French and Soviet companies competed with us in the world, and now the Black Cloud Group is included. If we can only sell to allies, and allies are divided into three, six, and nine levels, then how should we do business? American weapons are the most advanced. Fake, but compared with other countries and companies, there is no obvious technological advantage. At least our products from 30 years ago are definitely not as good as other people's current weapons and equipment."

"If our thinking does not change and we rely solely on U.S. military orders, we can at best maintain the company's basic operations, but it will be very difficult to grow and develop."

Little Macdonald had definitely prepared a speech. Although it was not a speech, it was also very emotional, which made several people present feel a little impressed.

Boeing mainly develops in the civilian field and also does arms business, but its proportion is not as large as that of other companies. Lockheed is mainly engaged in the production of weapons and equipment, and its experience may be deeper.

The president of Lockheed said with a serious expression: "What Mr. McDonald said makes sense. No profit means no R\u0026D funds. Now we can still rest on our laurels and occupy some technological advantages, but what will happen when other companies catch up."

"We cannot sacrifice the interests of American companies for the interests of other countries. Therefore, I suggest the establishment of an arms alliance; American companies must first unite and discuss matters together. The current enemy cannot continue to fight in the nest."

McDonald Jr.'s words may not have enough weight, but no one from the Lockheed president dared to ignore him. As the most well-known arms company in the world, their weapons and equipment have always occupied the largest share of the market.

In terms of company size, Boeing may be bigger; but when it comes to weapons and equipment, Lockheed is definitely the well-deserved overlord. Especially in the aviation field, there are few competitors.

Most of the high-tech aircraft during the Cold War came from Lockheed, which shows how terrifying its technical strength was.

It is also a good thing to establish an arms alliance. At least everyone can discuss things together when encountering problems.

Although it was convened by McDonald Jr., the first president of the American Arms Alliance was the president of Lockheed. No one has an opinion on this, at least they are more convincing.

It seems that the arms alliance is still relatively loose at this time, including the presidents of the five companies. But that does not infringe on the core interests. If anyone wants to harm their interests, they will definitely roll up their sleeves and fight you.

The establishment of the American Arms Alliance has brought a lot of trouble to Heiyun; of course, this is just a story later. Now these companies will first have to find trouble with the military, Congress, and the White House.