Chapter 956 It’s Just a Scam
“Dongda is no longer that backward country that can only copy and imitate. They use their endless cheap labor and those damn inferior industrial products to destroy the entire free world. It poses a huge threat.
The enemy is in the Senate. Friends, when those rotten old men who led the world's lighthouse were still immersed in our invincible aircraft carrier fleet, they did not realize that the country in the east had already arrived. Grow into something bigger than that red giant bear back then "For the existence of terror"
"Ahem!" Reacher coughed slightly, interrupting someone's narcissistic impromptu speech, "Look what you mean, Lavoie did not use any fair method. Clear out the red tape? ”
"Of course, I helped stuff the proposal into a thousand-page bill, and at the same time Lavoie was responsible for shaking hands with other congressmen to get votes, and no one even noticed the whole process. A humble appropriations bill.”
I don't know if the white powder I knocked on before had an effect. Boyd, who had completely opened up his chatterbox, didn't need much guidance and explained the process proudly.
"So what you are saying is that Lavoie did all this out of public interest, to protect the entire free world? Without any personal gain for himself?"
Reacher thought of Jack The task assigned to him is to continue to guide this guy to continue talking.
Boyd laughed out loud, "Don't be naive, okay? In the most basic way of operation in Washington DC, do you think those lobbying groups are working in vain?
< br>What's more, the 'little wings' are really useful. Lavoie and I have seen it with our own eyes. As long as you press the launcher, you don't have to worry about the rest.
What does that eastern country call this? A win-win, right? We have promoted a military technology that is beneficial to our own side. This is the most important thing. Compared with what we get, it is just a small and insignificant reward. "
"Have you heard of these two numbers? 650 and 100,000 each. Reacher's question made Boyd look confused.
"So you haven't thought about the possibility of this advanced portable air defense missile being lost?" As long as you press the transmitter outside any civil airport, you can cause an air crash. "O'Donnell asked.
"How is that possible? The 'little wings' are used to save the lives of our soldiers. It can effectively destroy drones, armed helicopters and all low-altitude aircraft.
'New Era Technology' is our own. The technology is in our hands and cannot fall into the hands of others. They have divided the manufacturing process into two parts. What they manufacture in Denver is only the special missiles and launchers. The production of devices and chips is in New York. ”
Boyd was confused by the question and still defended plausibly, "Hey, listen, Lavoie and I did take shortcuts and used some dirty tricks.
But This is all for the purpose of passing the bill and protecting the free world."
"Let's wait and see." Seeing that this guy could no longer squeeze out more information, Reacher glanced at the dark one-way. Glass, stood up and opened the door to leave the interrogation room with O'Donnell.
"Please, I've told you everything you want to know. Will the charges against the drug addict be dropped?" Boyd asked quickly.
At first, Lei Che didn't want to deal with this guy anymore, but after thinking about it, he was worried that this idiot would not understand when he turned around, so he dropped a hint, "Who knows, I'm not a policeman."
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"650 portable air defense missiles, each worth 100,000 US dollars, I can only think of this possibility." Reacher said with a frown.
The monitoring room was filled with smoke. Two freshly lit cigars and two half-burned cigars instantly turned the room, which could only rely on a small exhaust fan for ventilation, into a wonderland.
"I have informed Clay and Aubrey in Colorado that they will go to the manufacturing plant in Denver as the Defense Contract Administration early tomorrow morning to inspect 650 missiles. This number cannot be concealed. "In the past."
Jack's too calm expression puzzled the others, especially Finlay, who was watching the whole process. He was almost nervous to death, "You are not worried about those missiles falling into terror. In the hands of molecules? ”
Jack did not directly answer his doubts, but looked at Reacher and O'Donnell, two former soldiers, "Have you ever come into contact with the latest model of the 'Stinger' anti-aircraft missile?
Tell Police Finlay "Supervisor, what is the effective range of this portable air defense missile and the continuous working time of the main rocket engine?"
Hearing this question, Reacher seemed to understand, and O'Donnell couldn't wait to answer, "It's effective." The range is 4,800 meters, the shooting height is 3,800 meters, the maximum speed is Mach 2.2, and the rocket engine lasts for 5 seconds." Seeing that Fenlay still had a confused expression, Jack, who was also semi-militarily illiterate, began to educate him.
Unlike cruise missiles, which have huge fuel tanks and use turbojet or turbofan engines that can work for a long time.
The total length including the launcher is no more than 2 meters and the weight is about 30 pounds. It is an individual air defense missile that can be launched on the shoulder by one person. It uses a small rocket engine driven by solid fuel.
The main engine of this small missile starts to work 1-2 seconds after it leaves the launch tube. It will exhaust the fuel it carries for a few seconds at most. After that, it can only rely on inertia with the help of the rudder. Change your trajectory according to aerodynamics for tracking.
Once the target is missed, it is missed. Let alone turning around and attacking, it is extremely difficult to maneuver at a large angle after the fuel is exhausted.
So missiles that can turn around and attack do not exist, but at least they must be at the level of airborne air-to-air missiles. That weight is absolutely impossible for a single soldier to carry. This is a law of physics, not a magical thing. What software programs can change.
“Didn’t that guy say that he saw it with Lavoie’s own eyes?” Finlay was doubtful of Jack’s statement.
"It is indeed difficult to turn around and attack in actual combat, but that doesn't mean it can't be done in a demonstration." Reacher had already figured out what was going on.
“Cancel the warhead, increase the fuel capacity, calculate the engine running time in advance, complete the turning action before the fuel is burned out, load the target drone with explosives that can be detonated wirelessly, and just detonate it manually at the last moment.”
Finley blinked, "You mean, cheating?"
Jack patted his shoulder and sighed, "Obviously, except for our flexible puller, Congressman Woy, the directors of 'New Era Technology' are also good at this."
Perhaps the technology developed by this company is indeed unique in some aspects, but this thing is used in portable air defense. The missile is obviously a pure fraud.
Jack estimated that this so-called special missile may not necessarily completely eliminate the warhead, but the warhead is definitely as small as possible, and the effective range may not be three times that of the "Stinger" anti-aircraft missile that the United States has been using for decades. one part.
But it is enough. If we can get defense orders and obtain a large amount of financial support through the appropriation bill, "New Era Technology" will have enough money to continue bribing other members of Congress for their follow-up Projects pave the way and build bridges.
Through the appropriation of nearly 1 billion US dollars, it should be a "new era technology" to further improve the "little wings" and install them on air-to-air missiles or ship-to-ship missiles to obtain greater investment in defense funds. The ultimate goal of decision-making.
The grant that Lavoie secured for "New Era Technology" was not only the purchase price of a batch of new missiles, it also included subsequent research and development expenses.
You must know that the price of a new "Stinger" portable air defense missile from Raytheon Company to the Pentagon has risen to more than 400,000 US dollars, while in the last century, the price of the same missile was only 25,000 US dollars. Dollar.
Jack didn't know the price of a single missile that "New Era Technology" sold to the Pentagon, but based on the private arms transaction price they had found so far, it was estimated that it would definitely not exceed US$100,000, which was extremely cheap in comparison.
As long as the trial-produced missiles of "New Era Technology" can really perform the fancy U-turn attack function, the actual results are not important. Just ask whether you turned around after being fired. That white trajectory cannot be deceived. People, right?
So what's there to complain about? The power is not enough and the range is too close. The trial product must be defective. Just keep working hard and continue to improve it.
As for the military that received a batch of scrap products, they used money to silence everyone afterwards and threw them in a warehouse to wait for them to rust and be scrapped, so that they could easily settle the accounts.
A temporary floating dock of the US military can cost 300 to 400 million U.S. dollars, and it is completely destroyed by the waves without being used. Even the president dare not fart more, and a batch of prototype missiles can How much of a commotion will it cause?
(End of this chapter)