Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 1011 Buy or Not

At this time, many leaders in the conference room were moved, and one leader spoke up.

“Although the price of the aircraft is a bit high, it can be seen from the previous flight performances that there is a reason for the high price.

We can calculate the price of 60 aircraft at 1 billion US dollars, and we can also get the technology and production line, so this deal doesn’t seem to be a bad deal.”

Upon hearing this, the leader presiding over the meeting's face changed.

"You're already expressing your opinion before you even hear the whole thing?"

Although it was just one sentence, it gave everyone in the meeting room a bad feeling.

The leader who had just been eager to express his opinion also had an extremely ugly expression on his face.

Chen Changan was also wondering when the other party became so kind.

Based on Chen Changan's understanding of the Americans, selling weapons must come with political conditions, and it seems there is more to come.

"The US side proposed that if we want to introduce the F16 and its production line, we need to join the NATO combat system.

And the F16 is not the original version, but a castrated version.

Its original F100 engine will be replaced with a J79 engine. After studying it, several committee members agreed that its core performance may be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the United States is not willing to provide production technology for key equipment such as aircraft engines and airborne radars.

We are only willing to provide complete machine assembly production lines and some non-core technologies.”

After hearing this, Chen Changan felt that something was right. This was the consistent style of Americans.

The leaders in the conference room all looked grim. The leader who had said earlier that he would not suffer any loss had a red face, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

At this time the superior leader spoke.

"Now that you've heard it, tell us what you think."

“This is too much. They keep saying they are transferring the production line. Is final assembly also considered a production line?

So, every time we produce an airplane in the future, we have to let the Americans make money from us?

You are building airplanes, you are giving money to the Americans.”

"That's right, sixty planes, plus the training of pilots, and various spare parts, how much does that cost.

If Director Chen sells some arms in the Middle East, I'm afraid he will have to pay you back."

When someone mentioned Chen Changan, many people in the conference room reacted immediately.

When it comes to arms deals, the person with the highest experience and the highest contract amount is undoubtedly Chen Changan.

This time we are not selling to others, but buying other people's weapons. Whether we should buy them or not, and whether there are any traps involved, we can listen to Chen Changan's opinion.

If it is really helpful to the country, it is not impossible to buy it back with money.

"Director Chen, you have extensive experience in arms trading. Please tell us about the pros and cons of this. Also share your opinions."

The leader presiding over the meeting spoke, and Chen Changan stood up and said.

“Everyone may focus on the price of the aircraft and the production line.

A very important issue has been overlooked, which is that once we purchase the F16 production line, we need to incorporate it into NATO's combat system.

What does it mean?

This means that all future military movements in our country will need to be coordinated with NATO.

To put it bluntly, the country's future troop deployments will require permission from the Americans.

If someone decides to attack someone, we have to go and help. This is called being incorporated into NATO's combat system.

That’s the most important question.”

As Chen Changan finished speaking, many military leaders present sneered at him.

Once the planes and production lines are in my hands, doesn't that mean I have the final say?

In their view, being included in the NATO system is dispensable. Only a fool would buy a plane and then become someone else's thug.

You have to know that when the two countries fight, we are the victorious side.

Now the victorious party actually has to become a subordinate of the defeated general. In the eyes of these military leaders, this is simply impossible.

“Do you think, leaders, that as long as we have the planes and production lines, the so-called coordination can be completely ignored?

As far as I know, the aircraft produced by the United States have back doors. What does that mean?

The other party knows exactly when all your planes take off and land, where they fly to, and how long they fly.

Not only that, when you are about to use these aircraft to attack their allies, or disobey their orders, you can also remotely lock the aircraft so that the aircraft in your hands cannot fly. "

"what?"

When Chen Changan finished speaking, everyone in the conference room showed shocked expressions.

In later generations, basically everyone knew about this matter, but at this time, in order to deal with the big country in the north, the Americans had not used it and the news had not leaked.

When everyone first heard about purchasing American aircraft and found out that such a situation was actually happening, their first reaction was disbelief.

The leader presiding over the meeting also asked.

"Is there any evidence to prove this?"

“No, I also heard Hussein’s people mention it when I was in the Middle East.

However, from a technical point of view, this situation is achievable.”

The leader presiding over the meeting immediately looked at the several academic department members attending the meeting.

Several faculty members thought about it and then nodded.

Seeing this situation, everyone's faces looked extremely ugly.

As long as the other party has a backdoor, we cannot buy any cheap weapons. In the end, we will buy one and bring it back for research, but they will definitely not sell us an airplane.

Seeing this, Chen Changan continued.

“Regardless of whether the aircraft sold to us have backdoors or not, I personally think that we should not purchase them.

The first is the issue of price. Purchasing 60 aircraft at one time, plus supporting spare parts and weapons, pilot training, and logistical facilities, it is difficult for us to afford such high expenses.

Secondly, even though the Thunderbirds demonstrated the performance of their aircraft, they will not sell the same aircraft as us.

You know, the engine is the heart of the aircraft. If the F16 is castrated, can it still be called F16?

Its performance will probably drop significantly, which may not be of much help to our Air Force. It will also be difficult to suppress the aircraft of neighboring countries. There is little point in introducing it.

Then there are the difficulties of logistical maintenance that also need to be considered.

Our army has long adopted the air force system of the northern superpower, whether it is the J-6, J-7, or J-8.

Once the F16 is introduced, the logistics system needs to be built according to NATO standards.

This is equivalent to completely tearing down and rebuilding our already established air force logistics system.

The maintenance of third-generation aircraft is quite difficult, and we need to import many parts.

Even though we have a good relationship with the United States now, once the situation deteriorates and the other side restricts exports, all the planes we have will be grounded one by one.

Finally, I want to say that a country’s military weapons must be in its own hands.

No matter how good your alliance is, there will be a day when the relationship breaks down. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. "