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Although Lao Maozi's guarantee is almost useless, all exchanges between countries are based on interests; as long as France shows enough sincerity, Moscow should make a compromise! In comparison, as long as France does not join NATO, the Soviet Union will definitely make compromises.

Mitterrand is still very confident in this. Currently, the Soviet Union is also suffering from internal and external troubles; it does not appear to be that strong.

Fire cannot be contained in paper, and there is no airtight wall in the world; the French Air Force suffered a disastrous defeat in Niger, which soon spread throughout the world. Not to mention an uproar, but everyone felt incredible. As one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, it has a complete military-industrial system; logically speaking, it should not be so weak.

The losses were so heavy on the first day of the war. Even if the family was big and the business was big, they couldn't withstand such a torment. Now that the French have faced a difficult problem, are they really going to fail? It will not only be embarrassing, but it may also cause a chain reaction.

If the suzerain country is strong, African countries will naturally obey; but seeing that the Gallic rooster is so vulnerable, who will take the French in their eyes? The direction of the war can no longer be decided unilaterally by the French. To be precise, it must continue.

And it cannot fail, otherwise the whole of France will be plunged into crisis. After sending away the Soviet ambassador, Mitterrand once again came to the Ministry of Defense; he had no other choice but to continue to transport weapons, equipment and personnel to the front line.

At this time, a military expert suggested to Mitterrand and the Minister of Defense that they could contact the United States and the Black Cloud Group. The reason is easy to explain; because the two companies have stealth bombers!

At present, the American B-2 bomber fighter has not yet entered service; but the F-117 Nighthawk has already conducted actual combat and achieved very dazzling results.

On the 1st; 13 months after the Pentagon announced the F-117 Nighthawk, the aircraft finally entered the war. During the early stages of Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama to capture General Noriega, Eagle flew from Tonopah to Panama; the mission was to drop U.S. ground forces near the Panamanian Defense Forces barracks at Ohato to disarm it with minimal resistance or casualties.

Pilots are required to keep their bombs at least 50 meters away from barracks buildings. That night, the two leading F-117 Nighthawks each bombed the Ohato barracks with a conventional bomb. The bombing seemed to have the desired effect. The US military occupied the barracks after encountering weak resistance.

But three months later, the U.S. Air Force discovered that one of the bombs was significantly off target; a communication error occurred during mission planning, and the pilots obtained the wrong target coordinates.

The U.S. military believes that this operation of the F-117 Nighthawk was very successful. Militarily, the bombing caused chaos among the Panamanian Defense Forces and weakened the opponent's combat effectiveness. It also reduced obstacles for the airborne landing of US commandos.

In addition, for the aircraft, it has experienced a practical test. This operation proved that the F-117 Nighthawk can accurately bomb targets using laser guidance devices. At the same time, it also verified that the stealth fighter has the ability to deal with low-intensity conflicts; it can perform both conventional missions and strategic missions.

As for the Black Cloud Group's Phantom fighter, it has gone through many actual combats; it is still fresh in the memory of Iranians.

Niger has old Soviet missiles in its hands, which can indeed cause damage to ordinary fighter jets; but it is not that easy to deal with stealth aircraft.

Data shows that the Soviet Union has not yet developed missiles that can attack stealth aircraft, and neither France can. With Lao Maozi's level of electronics industry, radar cannot be too advanced.

Therefore, if you want to attack enemy missile sites and bomb other military targets, but don't want the plane to be shot down, you can only ask the United States and the Black Cloud Group for help.

As a major military-industrial power, France actually wants to bail out a private company; it is sad to think about it. But as long as we can win the war, we can no longer take care of face issues.

One more second of hesitation at the rear will put the frontline soldiers in more danger.

Mitterrand thought for a moment and said: "It is possible to purchase fighter jets directly from the Black Cloud Group. There does not seem to be any restrictions. But when I think about Bao Zixuan's relationship with the Soviets, I always feel that things are not very reliable. Is there anything else here? For other conspiracies, it is difficult to draw a conclusion as to whether the Black Cloud Group is involved."

"It's better to talk to the Americans first. Lockheed is a long-established military enterprise; its product performance may not be better, but it will certainly not be too bad."

"Of course we can't hang ourselves from a tree. We still need to contact Heiyun Group; let the French ambassador to the UAE go to Bao Zixuan to negotiate in person. I believe the other party will not refuse."

"Cooperating with the Heiyun Group can only be used as an alternative; I must know the specific data of the stealth bomber produced by the Heiyun Group. Once it is defeated, France will need to pay for it."

When a country enters a state of war, all actions must serve the war; France is no exception.

After receiving domestic instructions, the French ambassador to the United States came to Lockheed immediately.

The front line is extremely urgent. Previously, I thought it was something that could only be grasped; now there are too many variables. As a diplomat, you must serve your country unconditionally. Don't talk about going to a company to negotiate, even if you go to the mountains of knives or the sea of ​​​​fire, you will not refuse!

Seeing that the visitor was a Frenchman, Lockheed's executives were not very cold-hearted; the country's strength is indeed very strong, but France has a complete military-industrial system; there is no need to purchase weapons and equipment from other countries.

In addition, it spares no effort to support the country's Dassault Company, which has never been very friendly to Lockheed! Nowadays, the French take the initiative to come to the door, which is quite novel.

However, it also reflects from the side that it is indeed painful from being beaten; knowing that the technical strength of the country's military industry enterprises is not good, they want to seek foreign help.

The Cold War is still going on, and the major U.S. military-industrial companies are doing pretty well; shareholders are making money. At this time, Lockheed has not merged with Martin; its strength is much worse than the peak of its previous life; even so, it can still rank at the forefront in the international military industry.

It mainly produces fighter jets and competes fiercely with Dassault in the international arms market; French officials have been suppressing Lockheed before, after all, Dassault is their biological son; American companies are naturally not welcome.

Now that we see the French taking the initiative to come to the door, we can't miss the opportunity; France's purchase of fighter jets from Lockheed should be just a one-time deal; it is just a temporary emergency.

Lockheed doesn't really care, but it can play a very good publicity role; Lockheed can solve the troubles that Dassault can't handle. Seeing this, other customers will purchase fighter jets in the future; they naturally know how to choose.

After all, the other party is also the French ambassador to the United States. Any company in the United States will treat him with due respect, and Lockheed will naturally be no exception.

The company's CEO Laiken personally came to receive him, and his reputation was not low.

After leading the French ambassador around the company, the group came to the conference room.

The entourage includes not only politicians, but also many military industry and weapons experts. They need to evaluate the F-117 Nighthawk. It is useless to buy it back. It will not only harm the interests of taxpayers, but also disrespect the frontline soldiers.

The French ambassador did not hesitate at all and said directly: "Mr. Laiken, I believe you are very clear about the current situation in France. We suffered heavy losses on the first day of the war. The Nigeriens, with the support of the Soviet Union, have a lot of anti-aircraft missiles."

"If you send ordinary aircraft to perform missions, you are irresponsible to the pilots. Therefore, I hope to get the F-117 Nighthawk stealth bomber produced by your company."

"There is no conflict of interest between France and the United States; they are die-hard allies. The White House does not need to worry. President Mitterrand will personally communicate with the president of your country. Now he just wants to know; once the order is placed, when will it be available at the earliest?" Get the plane.”

As early as the 17th, the Nighthawk made its first successful flight, piloted by Major Alton Whitley of the 4450th Tactical Group. Prior to this, Lockheed had delivered its first combat aircraft 43 months after the Cold War Megatrend Plan was approved.

After that; the Skunk Works team began to deliver aircraft at a rate of 8 per year. By 1, the production rate gradually decreased; 1 Lockheed actually manufactured various types of aircraft. The army delivered 5 YF-117A and 5. The entire project cost a total of Among them, US$2 billion was used for research and development, US$4.27 billion was used for procurement, and more than 2 facilities were used as training aircraft. The average ex-factory unit price of the aircraft was US$42.

These are no secrets to France; it is no big deal if the production line is stopped. The United States still has several experimental models; they can carry out combat missions if they are equipped with missiles; as long as they blow up important facilities in Niger, nothing else matters!