Chapter 1125 The King of Ideas in the Middle East (New January, please vote for me)
When the Ring Project ended, Shaul Mavita was still in charge of market relations coordination in Europe, so for one Not many details are known.
At least not as good as Yael Kenz, the person who experienced it.
However, seeing the latter's reaction just now, he could probably guess the reason.
In fact, from Mavita's own point of view, this matter is not worth making a fuss about.
He has been in charge of European affairs since 1995, and was transferred back to the headquarters last year. He almost watched with his own eyes as the reputation of Huaxia products went from being unheard of in Europe, to being infamous, to mostly negative reviews, to mixed reviews. , and finally divided up the European affordable market with Korean products.
Many European companies say they are disgusted, but if you take a closer look at the supply chain, you will find that the body is very honest.
There is no shortage of places where Huaxia products should be used.
Even the NH90 helicopters commonly used by many NATO countries have chosen Chinese suppliers with a high proportion.
There are even more outrageous rumors that the NH90 was jointly developed and designed by China and Eurocopter.
Of course, Mavita still doesn't believe this statement.
In any case, it is an indisputable fact that the bond between China and Europe is getting deeper and deeper.
In this case, it is normal for both sides to work together to create an early warning aircraft.
There is no reason to go to war over this matter.
Since others are bidding in the name of Dassault, it means that the Chinese people do not want to use this matter to make a big fuss in public opinion.
Even if he wins, the most he can feel is that he feels good.
But I want to think about it.
Since Kenz now wants to fight to the death, he is not prepared to disobey the leader.
"Then... why not let Washington come forward to put pressure?"
Like most Davidians, Mavita's first reaction after encountering something was to ask the United States for help. ：
"Even if China doesn't take threats, the UAE and France will always consider the Americans' ideas, right?"
This proposal does seem good on the surface.
But politically it seems too naive.
Kentz shook his head almost without thinking:
"Washington may pay any price for us...but not for this kind of thing."
"Europe has gained momentum in the past two years. Not only does it want to replace the United States economically, but it also has a tendency to seek independent defense militarily. The attitude of the United States should be to adopt an appeasement policy first, and then look for opportunities to break through from within Europe... …In short, under the current circumstances, we cannot simply think about the problem according to the thinking of the Cold War era.”
Actually, there is another thing that Kentz did not say.
That is, as the euro becomes stronger, the United States needs to do everything possible to avoid the euro being anchored to any key commodities.
Furthermore, at the end of 2003, the US military was still dreaming that it would be able to withdraw its troops from the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia in the first half of 2004 and leave regional defense to its GCC allies.
It is even more impossible to offend both buyers and sellers at the same time for this trivial matter, plus a country that is rapidly erupting and the trade volume is rising.
Maweita frowned slightly:
“But the person in charge of this arms purchase is Crown Prince Mohamed Zayed. If we don’t use pressure, then are we going to buy a future king? ?”
This is obviously unrealistic.
The whole UAE belongs to others.
But for Mavita, who has been running rampant in Europe for more than ten years, he really can't think of any other way besides intimidation and bribery.
But Kentz's mind still needs to be a little more flexible:
"Have the other party informed the specific form of the second round of real machine bidding?"
The brain circuit of the big dog cannot be treated with normal theory.
For example, when Saudi Arabia purchased large-caliber howitzers, they actually brought together the models participating in the bidding from various countries and conducted a target shooting test on site.
Of course the army equipment is not worth a lot of money, so it is not too outrageous to do so.
But it is more bizarre that the humorous American representative broke into the bombing zone and was almost killed because he did not believe in the range of Chinese products.
At least it shows that management is not strict.
If the United Arab Emirates also engages in this kind of gameplay, there will still be a lot of room for maneuver.
"It just means that the bidding process will be completed before June 2005 at the latest. The specific testing process and time will be discussed by each of the three parties and the selection committee." Mavita replied:
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"In addition, the condition for effective participation in the test is to produce at least a prototype that is close to full condition, and the aircraft needs to be brought to the United Arab Emirates for testing."
It seems that the Crown Prince's thinking is relatively normal.
In this kind of arms sales where Party A is obviously strong and has many options, it must be as controllable as possible.
However, this is also equivalent to exposing a flaw.
Kentz thought for a moment and smiled:
"Although we can't bribe the crown prince himself, we can still bribe a few technicians and let them slightly influence the test results... right?"
Although the Mossad agents are not in the legend, It's so miraculous, but as long as you are a professional, doing such a small job is not a big problem.
“Ah?”
Poor Mavita has been active in Europe in the past, and has not been exposed to the cruel terminal market. Most of the people he dealt with were decent people. How could he have thought of this? A stupid trick?
I was shocked on the spot.
"How."
Kentz raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Do you have a better way?"
Of course Mavita didn't.
But his moral bottom line is quite flexible, so he quickly convinced himself and began to think specifically about the problems at the implementation level:
"But we don't know the specific circumstances of the test yet, nor do we know the specific parameters of the other party's model..."
Before he finished speaking, Kenz interrupted:
" These should be the work of the intelligence department and we don’t need to worry about it... Now that this matter has risen to the level of national dignity, I will explain the situation to my superiors and ask for more support."
Mavita Face. The ancient well was unfazed, but I couldn't help but murmur in my heart:
"What kind of national dignity is it that you guys messed around before and then lost it, and in the end you had to find others to help wipe your butt..."
But on the surface, he still looked worried about the leader:
“But if we didn’t provide technical support, those rough guys from Mossad would probably just plant bombs... If it really caused a big fuss, it would be right. We are not in a good position..."
Although IAI is called David Aircraft Industries, its specific business covers almost all fields of land, sea, air and space. For example, its Elta company, in addition to developing the Falcon system, In addition to large-ticket products such as LAVI fighter jets, it is also one of the important suppliers of special equipment and electronic warfare equipment.
Any powerful intelligence agency or special forces cannot function without strong technical support behind it.
“Well...”
After Mavita said this, Kentz also felt it was reasonable.
After all, others are two of the five permanent members.
He just wants to regain his face, not to seek death.
Fortunately, the latter’s smart mind came into play quickly, and a new idea quickly jumped out:
“Unit No. 01 is currently undergoing final modification and equipment debugging in the assembly workshop. , it will take off for the first time in about two months, so that aircraft can be used to temporarily carry it during the test phase..."
"Even if our three sets of tests are not exactly the same, the processes should be similar..."
The idea seems to be getting clearer:
"In this way, you go to Abu Dhabi According to the communication, we plan to conduct the test in May or June.”
The sudden change of plan made Mavita, who is solely responsible for the bidding affairs, a little numb:
“The first flight is not possible! Would it be too hasty to test it in three months? ”
"No."
Kenz is very confident in the technology:
"The radar and aircraft are both mature designs. In addition, the Falcon 8X business jet model has just begun to be delivered for commercial use. I'm afraid we will have to wait a while longer before we can start modifying the early warning aircraft for trial operation, and Bombardier will even be three months later. The delivery cycle is one of our advantages, and we can take this opportunity to show it..."
At this time, Mavita had already taken out the notebook he carried with him and started writing furiously.
The former continued:
"After we take the lead in completing the test, the French and Swedes will definitely be anxious and will submit the complete design plan to the UAE earlier. This will also give the intelligence agency more time to obtain relevant information about the other party and do some work. Make targeted preparations.”
“In addition, inform Elta Company that it is preparing to modify a small forwarding jamming device based on the existing product, preferably one that can be carried on a drone. On the aircraft..."
"..."
After finishing the request, Kenz waved his hand towards Mavita, indicating that the latter would do as he said.
Then he breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair in a relaxed manner, and said to himself:
"Chinese Radar...I really don't believe it..."
(End of this chapter)