Chapter 338 A sudden thought
“Intercontinental missile launch vehicles are of great significance for improving nuclear strike capabilities.”
“We now have a very good relationship with China , is it possible to introduce this kind of intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicle technology from them?"
Woodcock proposed a very bold idea.
Looking around the world, this kind of product is obviously not for sale, and you can’t buy it even if you have money.
Especially since only polar bears had similar products before, and the United States could not buy them no matter how much money they spent.
Now that China has it, Woodcock’s mind immediately became flexible.
"This kind of strategic weapon should not be sold to China for takeout, right?"
Smith answered hesitantly, because he had never tried this before, so he didn't think so. Determine what the reaction from China will be.
“As far as I know, China will soon officially purchase a batch of Black Hawk helicopters from our Sikorsky. This helicopter is currently the most technologically advanced general-purpose helicopter in the world. Sikorsky It has only been officially mass-produced for a few years.”
"It can be said that our relevant domestic departments have just sold Black Hawk helicopters to China within a few years."
"This is all because the current relationship between the two parties is very close. , even the advanced equipment currently in service can be used against China Xia Kaikai is here to sell them."
"Including those advanced fighter jets, as long as China can afford the price, the country will probably approve them."
Woodcock burst out. Smith was immediately shocked by such a major piece of information.
Has the military-industrial cooperation project between the two parties reached this level?
He really doesn't know very well.
In fact, China and the United States have indeed been in a honeymoon period in recent years.
Especially after the polar bears conducted the largest military exercise in human history a few years ago, the United States' attitude towards China has changed greatly.
Now, any military products that China wants to buy can be negotiated as long as they can afford the price.
Ten years from now, the situation will be completely different.
"Then let's contact the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory and see what their reaction is?"
Since it is possible to purchase such special equipment, Smith must make an effort.
This can be considered his achievement.
"Well, let's mention it to the other party first and see how they react, and then we will discuss with the country to determine the next step."
"As long as China is willing to sell this We can negotiate any conditions for this product.”
There is no way. When the United States faces polar bears now, the pressure is too great.
A very important solution to relieve pressure is to enhance the strike capability of intercontinental ballistic missiles. After all, these missiles carry special warheads.
When the American Embassy made a move, Zhu Jiansheng naturally received the message quickly.
Such an important matter cannot be determined by the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory itself, but Zhu Jiansheng's opinion is obviously very important.
"Xiao Xiao, what do you think of this proposal from the Americans?"
As the head of the Fifth Machinery Department, Hu Yong attaches great importance to the test of the American Embassy.
In order to earn foreign exchange from exports, even medium-range ballistic missiles were sold to foreign countries some time ago. The foreign sales of strategic weapons such as intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicles is not a topic that cannot be discussed at all.
Especially during this period, the relationship between the United States and China has been particularly close. The other party has almost opened the sale of all kinds of advanced weapons to China.
If it were not for insufficient foreign exchange and those advanced fighter jets and warships being too expensive, China might be able to introduce a batch of active advanced military equipment from the United States.
In this case, as long as the price is right, Hu Yong feels that the intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicle produced by the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory can also be sold.
Of course, it is best for this kind of proposal to be made by someone below, rather than him giving direct instructions.
"Leader, as far as I know, the United States has not yet mastered the technology of intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicles. Once we sell even one missile launch vehicle to foreign countries, with the industrial strength of the Americans, it is estimated that it will not take many In a few years, others will be able to launch their own products, and their performance may be even more advanced than ours.”
“In this case. , which is actually a bit disadvantageous for us.”
“After all, after so many years, we have finally been able to come up with a product that the United States is very interested in. As a result, we easily lost the cards in our hands, which is a bit more gain than loss.”
“Although the relationship between the two parties is very good now, it is still unknown whether it can continue to be good in the future.”
Zhu Jiansheng was also a little confused about this matter.
On the one hand, he is also very happy that the products he developed can be valued by Americans.
To a certain extent, this can be regarded as an achievement.
Especially with the reform, everyone has seen more and more advanced foreign equipment, and has some doubts about the technology mastered in China.
Under this background, Ligong Special Vehicle Factory is very proud to be able to develop internationally advanced products.
On the other hand, this product can be regarded as the flagship product of Ligong Special Vehicle Factory, and it can be regarded as a ballast.
If this unique attribute is lost, the global influence of Ligong Special Vehicle Factory may decline in the future.
He hopes to build the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory into the world's largest special vehicle factory, but he obviously does not want to see such a situation arise.
“The conflict between polar bears and the United States is irreconcilable, and they will definitely continue to fight.”
“Especially since polar bears still occupy the country, we are with the United States. Provide various assistance to the opposition forces in Afghanistan.”
"So I think as long as polar bears still exist, our relationship with the United States will always be very good."
Hu Yong's view is still very representative at this time.
Objectively speaking, this view cannot be said to be wrong.
After all, except for Jiang Hui, no one in the world could predict that the polar bear that is so powerful today will disintegrate in the next seven or eight years.
This is something completely beyond everyone’s imagination.
"That's true, but the intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicle is currently only controlled by polar bears. When it comes, it will carry seven intercontinental ballistic missiles as a strategic deterrent weapon."
"How should we respond to the needs of the United States? , I think it is also necessary to discuss it with the Seventh Machinery Department and other departments.”
Whether he agrees or disagrees, Zhu Jiansheng does not want to take the responsibility on himself so quickly.
This is something that can easily go wrong.
And once something happens, it will be a big deal, and Zhu Jiansheng's future may be directly ruined.
He planned to go back and have a chat with Jiang Hui before seeing what to do.
"You are right. I will also communicate with the Seventh Machinery Department. After reporting to my superiors, I will give feedback to the American side."
Hu Yong, too. You can realize the importance of this matter.
Calm down first, and it may be most appropriate for everyone to discuss and make decisions together.
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"Xiao Jiang, I feel that as long as the conditions are agreed upon, the ministry seems to be inclined to support the sale of the intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicle to the United States."
Jiang Hui came to the capital to attend the product delivery ceremony of the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory. By the way, Go home and see your father-in-law and mother-in-law. Fortunately, he hadn't left the capital yet, otherwise Zhu Jiansheng wouldn't have been able to communicate with him on the phone about such a confidential matter.
“I think there is no problem with this idea in the ministry. Everything depends on the conditions of negotiation.”
“If they are directly like Dashi, Given a sky-high price, why don’t we sell it?”
When Jiang Hui said this, Zhu Jiansheng immediately retorted: "The launch vehicle is currently only controlled by us and Polar Bear, and we have developed a 12-axis launch vehicle that is more advanced than Polar Bear technology. This will improve the mobility of intercontinental ballistic missiles. The significance is very huge ”
“Once we sell it to the United States, this advantage will no longer exist.”
Zhu Jiansheng had communicated with Jiang Hui more before and knew about the future relationship between China and the United States. The relationship cannot stay this good forever.
In this case, it is naturally necessary to consider how to deal with related threats when relations with the United States are not good in the future.
After all, China still has many problems. In fact, it is the United States that is obstructing them, so there is no way to completely solve them.
"Dad, in fact, the main purpose of intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicles is to maintain nuclear deterrence. At this stage, the United States has a very obvious advantage in this regard."
"Even if we have intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicles, There is no way to reverse this situation.”
“To put it bluntly, selling this product to the United States will not change it. Changes in deterrence between the two sides. "
"After all, even if there is no way to launch through launch vehicles, they can still maintain deterrence through various nuclear submarines, strategic bombers, etc."
< br>“It is unrealistic for us to surpass this deterrence in the short term, and the cost is also very huge.”
"It is better to use this product in exchange for some other suitable technologies or funds to promote the rapid development of our other military industries. The results may be better."
In Jiang Hui's view, intercontinental ballistic missile launches The car is obviously not for sale.
As long as the price is right, there is nothing that cannot be sold.
"If it is sold, how do you think it should be sold?"
After a moment of silence, Zhu Jiansheng no longer debated whether to sell or not.
This kind of decision must ultimately be confirmed by the superior department.
“Just selling a few cars will definitely not work. After all, this kind of business is destined to be a one-time business. After America buys it once, it will not be sold again.”
“So The best thing is to ask the other party to order a certain batch of launch vehicles, and then simultaneously sell the technical data of the entire vehicle to the other party. "
"For example, ask them to purchase 2. 0 or 50 launch vehicles, the unit price of each vehicle cannot be less than 10 million US dollars, plus 100 million or 200 million US dollars to sell them the technical data."
"Finally passed this time. The transaction will provide the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory and even the domestic military industry with hundreds of millions of dollars in funds to better develop various new products.”
Jiang Hui quickly put forward his own ideas based on China's current situation.
It is obviously unrealistic to expect the Americans to act like Big Food and spend astronomical amounts of money to purchase missile launch vehicles.
But this product certainly cannot be sold cheaply, and the other party has no hope of selling it cheaply.
In this case, sell it at a relatively expensive price.
“Funding is important to us, but technology is equally important.”
"Do you think it is possible for us to exchange the technical data we sell for some of the other party's technical data?"
"For example, the other party's intercontinental ballistic missile technology or advanced fighter technology."
< br>Zhu Jiansheng followed Jiang Hui's plan and further improved it.
Simple buying and selling of products cannot create the greatest value.
There are many products in China that need to be imported from abroad, but most of the time the other party is willing to sell the product to you, but they are really unwilling to sell the product technical information.
It would be best to take this opportunity to see if we can get some information back.
“This idea is very good, I think it is completely possible.”
“However, if you want to exchange the launch vehicle for the other party’s intercontinental ballistic missile technology, I think it is still relatively difficult, and there is a high probability that it will not be possible. It will succeed.”
Although the relationship between the two parties is very close at this stage, not everyone is willing to sell you any strategic weapons.
Military products such as strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and nuclear submarines are impossible for the United States to sell to China.
After all, no matter how good our relationship is, it is still a model based on two ideologies, and mutual trust is limited.
"Then what technical information do you think would be more feasible?"
Zhu Jiansheng is preparing to come up with a relatively feasible and complete plan when he reports to his superior department next time.
This way we can get a result quickly.
Otherwise, if the time drags on too long, it will still be very energy-consuming.
"I heard that the relevant departments are preparing to introduce Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky. It is estimated that the negotiations are almost finished."
"Since the other party sold us the Black Hawk helicopter, then the helicopter's Selling technical information to us is not something that cannot be negotiated.”
“Of course. This kind of product has not been equipped by the American industry for several years, and it is considered a relatively advanced existence in the other party's system. "
"In this case, how to achieve this deal will test the sincerity and communication methods of both parties. ”
Jiang Hui combined the information he learned and quickly gave a plan.
Products like the Black Hawk helicopter can be considered a classic of an era.
Even if it is 20 years later, you can still use it.
But after China introduced this product from the United States this year, it has been unable to imitate it.
It wasn’t until the Z-20 came out in later generations that we had our own products of the same type.
The technical level of Black Hawk helicopters at this time is still very high.
Whether it is the structural design of the various parts inside or the use of advanced composite materials, it is not something that China can easily imitate now.
So without obtaining the other party’s technical information, it will be impossible for China to copy similar products in the next 20 years.
Even if there is technical information, it is not that easy to copy it without the other party's production equipment and raw materials.
But there is information to refer to, at least the difficulty can be reduced a lot.
“How did you know this news?”
Zhu Jiansheng's expression suddenly changed.
He had also heard about the Black Hawk helicopter, but he had never mentioned it to Jiang Hui.
This is definitely confidential information, and he is afraid that Jiang Hui will accidentally make a mistake.
(End of this chapter)