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When I heard a quote of US$150 million for a missile battalion, I almost couldn't hold back and burst out of my mouth; this guy is too shady! Although people in the Middle East are said to be stupid and have a lot of money, they are not so wasteful! You must know that Saudi Arabia will spend US$2.4 billion just to purchase prevention and control missiles, and Iraq will need to pay US$1.8 billion to the Soviet Union. What kind of concept is this? If the missiles were allocated to the Soviet military, not even one-third of them might be used.

But what the principal didn't expect was that Prince Sultan thought about it and said: "The price is not a problem. We can pay for the goods at any time; but we hope to get the goods as soon as possible."

It is really puzzling that people from the Middle East would actually agree.

Regarding this point, Ustinov is quite understanding. After all, they are worried that the Americans will interfere with it. After all, Saudi Arabia still relies on the United States in many places.

Ustinov Jr.: "If the deal is concluded today, the first batch of four missile battalion equipment from each company will arrive in Saudi Arabia and Iraq within two weeks; at the same time, the relevant technical personnel will also come with them."

"I know the pressure that Saudi Arabia and Iraq are facing, so I will give priority to Saudi Arabia and Iraq for the use of anti-aircraft missiles originally allocated to the Far East Military Region."

After Prince Sultan and the Second Young Master exchanged glances, he immediately said, "Just follow what General Ustinov said, and we can sign the contract now."

I heard that the Saudis signed the contract directly without even paying back the price. I really don’t know what to say, but if someone buys weapons and equipment developed by himself, he is also making a contribution to the country.

The Soviet Union has made a lot of concessions. After all, it would rather not equip itself, but also give priority to supplying Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Combined with the anger it has received from American companies in the past two days, make a judgment.

The second son of Iraq continued: "General Ustinov, our two countries also want to purchase a batch of bombers. I heard that your country's Tu-22M Backfire bombers have superior performance. Saudi Arabia is planning to purchase 12 of them, and Iraq is purchasing 8. At the same time, the two countries also want to purchase your country’s Il-76 transport aircraft; Saudi Arabia has 8 aircraft and Iraq has 6 aircraft.”

As a large bomber fighter, this number is really quite a lot, especially for a country whose land area is not particularly large. Transport Aircraft Both countries have ground-effect aircraft, and there are quite a few of them.

Ustinov Jr. smiled and said: "No problem, we will give priority to the air forces of the two countries. The Soviets have always been good at making friends. They would rather suffer a loss themselves than put their friends in danger."

"The Soviet Union will allocate some bomber fighters and transport aircraft from the active military to deliver them to the two countries. These are mainly to train pilots, and then when new aircraft are produced, they will immediately deliver brand-new aircraft to Saudi Arabia and Iraq."

It's like practicing on a friend's car, and then buying a new car after you can drive it yourself. This kind of friend Jedi is interesting enough, at least much better than his American counterpart.

Prince Sultan was greeted with a smile: "It is comfortable to do business with Ustinov. We can definitely increase our cooperation. It seems that we need to go to Moscow to see what products can be shipped back to the Middle East."

He is a Saudi prince and a powerful figure in the country, but few people visit Moscow. Now put it this way, both diplomacy and political influence in the international community will be extremely huge.

Little Ustinov said with a smile: "I look forward to the arrival of the prince and his second son."

Although Saudi Arabia has spent a lot of money recently, and the country is investing heavily in infrastructure construction. However, defense spending is increasing year by year. Fortunately, this is funds that have been set aside long ago. The royal family can reduce the quality of life; but defense spending must not be reduced. After all, this is a matter of wealth and life, and no one can ignore it.

Just when all the major airlines were putting on a show, it suddenly came out that Saudi Arabia and Iraq had purchased more than $7 billion in weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union. These include anti-aircraft missiles, bomber aircraft, and transport aircraft. What kind of concept is this? It directly brings blood back to the Soviet military industry. It can even be said that the previous suppression of the Soviet military industry became a joke.

And this is only the first day of trading. Could it be that the Soviets are planning to do something big this time? It's okay for Iraq, but Saudi Arabia, a staunch supporter of the US military industry, can buy at most some French fighter jets. Now they are actually purchasing weapons and equipment directly from the Soviet Union. Could it be that they are preparing to lean towards the Soviet Union?

At this time, the expressions of major aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States can be described as very exciting. How could such a big customer like Saudi Arabia be lost? This shouldn't be the case, but the one with the most atmosphere is undoubtedly Little MacDonald.

As for General Dynamics and Raytheon, we don’t know what’s going on at this time. But the involvement of Iraq made them aware of something. As a military industrial giant, of course he is aware of the delicate relationship between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Especially now, the second son of Iraq is fighting fiercely with the Saudi royal family.

Saudi Arabia must also be aware of the two companies' attitudes towards Iraq. With the exception of Little MacDonald, the other two families were not aware that Prince Sultan was involved in the negotiations. But with so many Middle Easterners yesterday, there was no guarantee that there would not be members of the Saudi royal family.

At this time, Lieutenant General Braun happened to come to McDonnell Douglas. However, Little Macdonald didn't give him back; after all, he was still young and couldn't hide things.

McDonald Jr.: "General Braun, is this the result you want? The Arabs are rich, and the current market competition is very fierce, with many choices. The gap between the military products of the United States and the Soviet Union is not as big as yours Think about it. When we voluntarily give up customers, others will naturally choose the Soviet Union."

"Originally, McDonnell Douglas could earn more than US$300 million in profits, but because of the military's interference, it is now benefiting the Soviets in vain, and the US military industry will decline sooner or later."

"This decline is not due to lack of ability, but because of the military's interference. I hope you will report clearly on the situation here after returning to the United States. Those executives in Washington can't always think about problems with their butts."

It can be said that Little Macdonald was not polite at all and directly scolded Lieutenant General Braun. But at this time, the American general was very restrained and said nothing. But he will definitely hold a grudge in his heart, and he will definitely cause trouble for McDonnell Douglas if he gets the chance in the future. Later, facts also proved that people would indeed take revenge.

As for Raytheon, yesterday Zebulon deliberately humiliated the second son of Iraq and planned to report it to the vice president of the board of directors. Before the report has been reported, the board of directors has already called to inquire. To lose such a big customer as Saudi Arabia on the first day, we must find out what happened.

At this time, Zebulon really didn't know what to say. Could it be that Iraq came to buy anti-aircraft missiles on its own initiative? Not only did it offer a very high price, it was even willing to exchange the oil field. If you don’t agree to this, isn’t that because you are mentally ill?

Hearing that the second master couldn't give an answer, the board of directors was very angry. Anyone who knows something about Zebulun knows that he must have caused the damage. For two days in a row, the second son of Iraq came to buy missiles and Raytheon staff. However, they have all been registered. Even if they want to deny it now, it is simply impossible.

Could it be that it is not selling anti-aircraft missiles to the Arabs because it is worried about the losses of the Israeli Air Force? There seems to be no such truth in the world. Raytheon needs to make profits, rather than protecting anyone for the sake of losing profits.

After understanding the situation, Raytheon's board of directors immediately made a decision; Zebulon was dismissed on the spot, and the headquarters would send someone to Paris to take charge of the work.

At this time, Steiner Crouch was also confused. Saudi Arabia and Iraq reached a deal with the Soviets so quickly; what on earth was going on.

Iraq doesn't matter, Saudi Arabia is a major customer of General Dynamics. Now he went directly to the Soviet Union to purchase aircraft. Could it be that there was some misunderstanding here?

He came here with a mission, whether he could take over as CEO in the future; the Paris Air Show was very important and there was no room for sloppiness. Now if he does this on the first day, then the board of directors will definitely question his ability, and it is estimated that he will never become the CEO of General Dynamics in this life.

On the first day of the air show, the exhibitor that attracted the most attention was definitely the Soviet Union. No one thought that Saudi Arabia and Iraq would be so powerful, with orders worth billions of dollars.

But it's too late to say anything now. We can only wait until night to find out the situation; this kind of thing must not happen again. At this time, the United States was ready to put pressure on Saudi Arabia and must not purchase Soviet weapons and equipment.

But this is doomed to fail, because the Saudis have already prepared relevant evidence. At that time, American political leaders will inevitably have troubles that they cannot express, and they will have to knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs!