Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

In fact, Anthony Bofors's analysis is very reasonable. Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan don't have many partners to choose from. This is especially true in the field of military aviation. As for other civilian products, with the current technical strength and market share of Heiyun Group, there is no need to cooperate with any company at all.

Heiyun is already doing very well, and it is not listed on the market; to be precise, it does not need to be listed at all. The company itself is very profitable and has no shortage of technology. There is no need to find an obstructive partner to restrain yourself.

Although Swedish military industry also needs to be kept secret, Sweden and Fucaira themselves are small countries; and there are no major hostile countries. Therefore, there is no risk of weapons leakage, and at least both countries can bear it.

But if any party wants to independently develop advanced weapons and equipment, there may be no problem. But how much time, money, and resources need to be wasted; the product may be outdated before it is developed.

Therefore, if you want to quickly occupy the market, joining forces may be the best choice. If they fight individually, they are likely to be defeated individually. After all, the state's support for them is limited, which means that the military industrial enterprises of the two countries must go global if they want long-term development. The military industries of the Soviet Union and the United States both have huge purchase orders from their own military. Even if the goods are particularly poor, the military will help pay for them, otherwise there will be no weapons to use.

As for French military industrial enterprises, the same is true. In addition, France still has so many colonies in Africa and other loyal partners; it can also support the research and development and production of high-end weapons and equipment.

Sweden has a population of 10 million and is a neutral country. If weapons and equipment cannot be sold abroad, how can there be funds to continue research and development? Not to mention government subsidies, the Swedish royal family’s expenses can be said to be the least among all the royal families in the world, but even so. Many people in China are also saying that the Swedish royal family's expenses are too high and whether they should control expenses.

If the public knew that the government uses taxpayers' money to subsidize military-industrial enterprises, then people would probably take to the streets to demonstrate the next day. However, high-end weapons and equipment, and research and development funds are not a small amount; if you don't have enough hematopoiesis and still want to survive in the world, you can only find partners.

Now Heiyun Group is very suitable. It can be said that neither party can find a more suitable partner than the other.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Thank you Mr. Bofors for recognizing our work attitude. I hope we can cooperate in more fields in the future."

Hearing that Bao Zixuan also had the idea of ​​​​increasing cooperation, Anthony Bofors immediately had an idea. The opportunity is right in front of you. If you don't seize it, you won't have such a good opportunity in the future.

After all, Bao Zixuan is too busy, and it is not easy for the two of them to meet.

Anthony Bofors said with a smile: "After this cooperation, Saab has seen the strength of Heiyun Group, so it wants to increase cooperation. I wonder if Mr. Bao is interested!"

What does it mean to increase cooperation? Saab mainly produces in the military industry. Could it be that it wants to cooperate in this area? Bao Zixuan suddenly thought that it was really possible. After all, this was a Swedish company. If it were another major country's military industry enterprise, it would be very difficult to introduce technology; it would be almost impossible to cooperate.

Any military products will give priority to meeting the needs of the country. If you are cooperating with foreign companies, then if a man-made accident occurs during use by the domestic military, the final result will not be very good.

Although Sweden also has an army, it has always been kind to others. It cannot be said that the army is just a decoration, but it will definitely not cause any conflict with Fucaira. After all, the two countries have no direct conflict of interest, let alone enemies.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Saab is a company that ranks among the top in the world in terms of technological strength. I would like to know how you want to cooperate."

From the other party's expression and tone, Anthony Bofors knew that Bao Zixuan also had the intention to cooperate. Especially in the field of third-generation aircraft, although Heiyun Group purchased a full set of technologies from Dassault, it is not that easy to achieve mass production. For a fighter jet to actually serve, it is a complicated process.

Moreover, the aircraft produced by Dassault also require the cooperation of the entire French military industry system. In other words, without other parts suppliers, Dassault would not be able to put the aircraft into the sky.

These suppliers will definitely spare no effort to support Dassault. Once they are replaced by the Black Cloud Group, it may be okay when there is no conflict, but once it enters a state of war, they may not even let you ship a screw out of France. Bao Zixuan understands such superficial truth better than anyone else.

Now that Saab is taking the initiative, no smart person will refuse.

Anthony Bofors said with a smile: "Currently, Heiyun Group does not have a third-generation fighter jet in service. I know that Mr. Bao has far-reaching plans and more ambitious goals. But if a fighter jet wants to be recognized, it must be tested in actual combat. ; Otherwise, even if the data on paper looks beautiful, it doesn’t make any sense.”

"Although Heiyun Group has obtained all the technical information about the third-generation fighter jet from French Dassault, it will still take a long time before it enters service. After all, many parts production and imitation, as well as other key technologies, have to be started from scratch."

"Although Saab cannot say that it has stronger technical strength than Dassault, it has a history of 50 years since its establishment. It still has some experience and technical reserves in the research and development of fighter jets."

This is to introduce the strength of the company in front of oneself, and of course it is also to gain the right to speak. After all, after cooperation, neither one wants to let the other party take the initiative. At present, Heiyun Group is definitely stronger. After all, where does the scale of the company lie? Although having money can't determine anything, it can let the other party know that you can afford to lose!

Bao Zixuan suddenly thought that maybe Anthony Bofors was also in pain. As an expert in the aviation field in my previous life, of course I knew what the other party was talking about about the third-generation aircraft.

The Saab-37 fighter jet; codename: Lei, is an all-weather multi-purpose fighter developed by the Swedish Saab Aircraft Company in the 1960s.

After the service of "Thunder", Saab planned to export several times, but because Sweden is a neutral country, it cannot export weapons to NATO's so-called bellicose countries. In the 1970s, when the "Thunder" entered service, some NATO countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway began to seek new fighters to replace the outdated F-104 Star Warrior fighters. Saab and its partners Ericsson and Volvo Cooperation launched the Saab 37E fighter aircraft, the letter E stands for European fighter.

Also competing for the contract are Dassault’s Mirage F1, Northrop’s F/A-18 Hornet and General Dynamics’ F-16 Fighting Falcon. For the Saab 37, these are all new fighters, among which The F-16 was the most competitive; because the aircraft had been selected as a standard fighter by the U.S. Air Force at that time, it had great advantages in price and technology. For the Saab 37E, it is more suitable for the Nordic combat environment than the F-16. After all, the F-16 is designed to operate mainly in temperate zones.

Saab quickly realized that if it could get this contract, more NATO orders would follow; therefore, when competing for the contract, it kept the price of the Saab 37E to the lowest to seize the market first.

But because Saab's aircraft manufacturing capabilities are already very strong, if it gets this contract again, it will be a big deal. It is likely to pose a threat to the U.S. arms export trade in the near future, so the United States has used political pressure to force these countries to finally choose its F-16. In addition to the above countries, Australia, Japan and even India were later interested in the "Thunder", but due to the interference of the United States, these three countries ultimately did not purchase the Saab 37.

In the end, the only foreign user of "Thunder" was Austria, and its export results were not even as good as the Dragon type.

Export sales are hindered not only because of US obstruction. After all, that country must consider the overall cost-effectiveness. The purpose of purchasing fighter jets is to fight, not to deliberately please the United States just to look good. Being unable to compete with its rivals certainly has a lot to do with the performance of the fighter jets; that is to say, the performance of the Thunderbolt fighter is much worse than that of the F-16.

This is an indisputable fact, and Anthony Bofors must admit it. And because of some special characteristics such as national conditions, finding a company to cooperate with; there is also another way out for exporting weapons and equipment.

At this moment, Mr. Bao is also weighing the pros and cons. If the third-generation aircraft project cooperates with Saab, the speed of research and development and service will naturally be greatly improved. Even though it is currently in some decline, as Anthony Bofors said; Saab's heritage is absolutely unmatched by ordinary companies. Back then, they made Americans very afraid, which is enough to show their extraordinary strength.