The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

"The radar system adopts the 346A four-sided array three-coordinate multi-functional active phased array radar, the 364 X-band two-coordinate air/sea search radar, and the 517B/HA A-section meter-wave two-coordinate long-range air surveillance radar. Type 366 shipborne multifunctional over-the-horizon radar, Type 344A main gun fire control radar, Type 349 close-in fire control radar, RM-1290 navigation radar, 726 series electronic countermeasures system, SQS-53 new bulbous bow sonar, SJG-311 Towed active and passive low-frequency sonar, H/ZBJ-1 automatic command system, HN-900 data link, SNTI-240 satellite communication system, long and short wave integrated communication system, 656 identification friend or foe system.”

Liu Tao introduced radar and electronic equipment.

There is no doubt that these radars and electronic equipment are of the world's advanced level.

It is the advanced radar and electronic equipment, coupled with advanced air defense missiles, anti-ship missiles and torpedoes, that give this destroyer its powerful combat effectiveness.

Technical aspects will be explained one by one.

Those who can participate in this technical meeting have undoubtedly passed strict political review and are trustworthy people. It is almost impossible for leaks to occur.

The experts learned about their fields one by one.

As for the Navy, they couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade Liu Tao, how long does it take to build a 052 destroyer? How much does it cost?"

The Type 052 destroyer has advanced performance and has hit the navy's heart so much that it is overjoyed.

Now the Navy only cares about how long it will take to build one and how much it will cost.

"The construction cycle will take about three years. The cost is estimated to be 2 billion yuan based on current prices. After the technology is mature and the supporting facilities are complete, the cost can be reduced to 1 billion yuan." Liu Tao also made an estimate in terms of cost.

2 billion yuan! ?

Everyone gasped when they heard this number.

This is an astronomical figure!

This year's military expenditure is only 17.7 billion yuan, and the cost of a Type 052 destroyer is as high as 2 billion yuan, equivalent to 11.3% of the annual military expenditure!

Even this is equivalent to a year's military expenditure of the Navy.

In other words, the Navy cannot afford a Type 052 destroyer without food or drink.

More than ten years ago, the approximate budget for a Type 051 destroyer was 60 million yuan!

Good guy, a Type 052 destroyer now costs 2 billion yuan, which is 1 billion US dollars according to the current exchange rate.

Liu Tao was helpless when he saw the navy representative looking shocked and opening his mouth but unable to speak.

Modern naval ships have extremely high construction costs. This is a global problem. The weapons they use are becoming more and more advanced, and the construction costs are naturally higher.

In the 1970s, the average cost of the U.S. Navy's Spruance-class destroyers was as high as 400 million U.S. dollars. It was precisely because the cost of the "Spruance"-class destroyers was too high that the excessive cost forced the U.S. Navy to order a ship that cost only 70 million U.S. dollars. US$ 'Perry' class frigate recharge.

But now the cost of the Perry-class frigate also exceeds US$100 million.

The U.S. Navy plans to use the Ticonderoga-class cruiser to replace the Spruance-class destroyer. The cost of the first ship is as high as US$1.1 billion.

You must know that the shipbuilding industry in the United States is very advanced and developed, but China's shipbuilding industry is still very poor.

If Liu Tao had not solved a series of technologies and could produce and process core materials by himself, if he had given the entire set of construction drawings to Huaxia Shipyard for construction, it would have taken ten years and cost as much as 4 billion yuan.

And it may not even be possible to create it.

The cost of building the first Type 052 destroyer is high. A very important reason is that it needs to form supporting equipment in the process. As long as the supporting equipment is completed, the cost of the Type 052 destroyer will come down.

The construction cost of 2 billion yuan, equivalent to 1 billion US dollars, sounds exaggerated.

But when the RMB exchange rate reaches 8, the cost will be less than 250 million U.S. dollars. In comparison, it is of high quality and low price.

Even when the level of the shipbuilding industry improves, the cost will be further reduced.

However, at that time, due to rising labor and material costs, the cost may further increase.

After all, the RMB continues to depreciate, and money cannot beat inflation. This is the general trend.

The navy representative was so shocked that he was numb all over. He originally thought of building ten or eight ships, but now he doesn't even dare to have this idea.

The military's military expenditure for a whole year is not enough to build ten Type 052 destroyers.

Beijing.

Liu Tao, who was back in Beijing for vacation, was called to a meeting.

"Comrade Liu Tao, can the cost of this Type 052 destroyer be reduced?" The old man spoke with a thick Sichuan accent and looked at Liu Tao.

The high cost and excellent performance of the Type 052 destroyer were reported to the leaders above.

It was obvious that such an advanced destroyer was developed, but the cost was too high. The navy could not even build the first ship, and it had no confidence to raise it.

The cost of 2 billion yuan is so high that the navy does not even have the courage to mention it.

But the Navy is very unwilling. After all, the Navy really urgently needs an advanced destroyer.

Only with advanced destroyers can we truly deter wolves, tigers and leopards, so that wolves, tigers and leopards dare not take a peek and offend.

Therefore, this matter was finally reported to the superiors.

The leadership is also in a dilemma. Now the country's focus is on economic construction, and everything revolves around economic construction. The country needs the military to be patient, so even this year’s military expenditure is only 17.7 billion yuan.

The cost of 2 billion yuan is too high and we really can’t afford it.

The other leaders all looked at Liu Tao. They all knew Liu Tao.

The products produced are very advanced, but the price is often so high that it makes one’s teeth ache.

Many weapons and equipment have to be sold half and half given away so that the army can afford to purchase them.

Well now, the Type 022 missile boat is expensive, the Type 054 frigate is also expensive, and now the Type 052 destroyer is even more ridiculously expensive.

You know, the cost of 2 billion yuan does not include missiles, torpedoes, and helicopters!

Liu Tao showed a helpless look, "Dear leaders, it is inevitable that the first ship will cost 2 billion yuan. This involves many new technologies and new materials, such as the hull, which is made of new special steel; and the brain of the 052 destroyer is a new design. The H/ZBJ-1 combat information command system collects and collects all radar sensing intelligence in the event of a war, and then commanders rationally apply various air defense, anti-ship, and anti-submarine firepower based on the information. The command center integrates multiple systems. The anti-submarine sonar console, air defense console, commander console and air defense board adopt display controls that can display more information at the same time.”

"The computing power of the computer far exceeds the current 'Galaxy' supercomputer!" Liu Tao spread his hands: "There is no good product when it is cheap, and it is expensive when it is expensive!"

"Even if such a Type 052 destroyer serves for 40 years, its performance will not lag behind the world's advanced level. Once built, it can serve for 40 to 50 years!" Liu Tao said: "We can't be like the Type 051 destroyer. If you don’t build it, you will be left behind, and you can only stare blankly in the face of the enemy’s powerful warships?”

Many of them are individually built and are highly confidential.

For example, special steel, advanced radar systems, advanced chips, and information command systems.

A destroyer like this costs 1 billion U.S. dollars, let alone 2 billion yuan. Give it to the Soviet Union or the United States, I'm afraid it's 5 billion US dollars, and people are rushing to get it.

It can only be said that the reason why the navy thinks it is too expensive now is because China is too poor. It is so poor that it sighs when looking at 2 billion yuan, and feels that it is just out of reach.