Chapter 21 Weapons and equipment have officially arrived; Daxia only hates the lack of financial resources! (Please read it!)
"Are you interested in the B-2 bomber??" Zheng Lixing was stunned.
Which country in the world is not interested in this thing? Who doesn’t want it? If so, it can only be said that it is too powerful to dare to say the words "interested".
This is the only strategic stealth heavy bomber in the world. Although its bomb load is not half that of the Tu-160 White Swan strategic bomber, the B-2 bomber is a stealth strategic bomber, which is important for a bomber. The meaning is equivalent to the maneuverability and speed of a fighter jet.
After all, it doesn't matter if a bomber carries one hundred tons of bombs. Once detected by radar, it will only take one missile.
Zhang Yuli naturally knew this and responded decisively.
[We are very interested in this technology. 】
The opportunity to obtain a B-2 bomber was in front of him. It would be a sin and blasphemy for Zhang Yuli to hesitate for even a second.
Soon, the mysterious man's reply email rang.
[Please wait for the good news. When the time comes, you can settle the last reward together. 】
Look at this piece of information.
Zheng Lixing was still in disbelief: "Lao Zhang, this person said it couldn't be Yingjiang's B-2 Phantom bomber? Maybe he made a mistake?"
"Did you call the B-1 bomber a B-2?"
After all, this possibility may be even higher, and the B-1 bomber, also commonly known as the Lancer strategic bomber, is also one of the most important strategic bomber forces in Eagle. (Mainly the B-1B model, only 4 prototypes of the A model were produced)
Zhang Yuli's eyes were intense: "No, I don't think he would make such a mistake."
Anyone who can get the design drawings of the F22 fighter jet will never joke with you.
Without absolute caution and caution, he wouldn't have been able to survive until now in Yingjiang.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yuli typed a line of text again.
[Please be careful, we will still give you a certain amount of compensation even if you don’t acquire the technology.]
"I hope he can be more careful and never take risks rashly." Zhang Yuli murmured to himself.
This was what he was most worried about. As for remuneration, it didn't matter at all.
No matter how tempting the B-2 bomber is, it is far less attractive than this mysterious man who can bring technology from Eagle Sauce.
Although it is unclear who he is, the strategic value of the mysterious man is not comparable to that of the B-2 bomber. After all, the former can be developed after ten or twenty years of research and development, but the latter may not be developed immediately. It can be encountered once in a hundred years.
The mysterious man's current status is that of a true national weapon.
Zheng Lixing, who was standing next to him, shook his head: "This B-2 bomber is good, but I'm afraid it's not easy to build."
“It’s really too expensive.”
The B-2 strategic bomber is the only strategic bomber that can be invisible. Who is not confused after seeing this?
But the problem is that its cost is ridiculously high. Each unit costs an average of 2.4 billion U.S. dollars, which is close to 18 billion yuan. How can it be affordable?
"The main reason is that R&D costs are expensive. In fact, the cost of a single unit should be around one billion US dollars."
Zhang Yuli shook his head and continued to speculate, "And after so many years, the cost can be further reduced using the current manufacturing process."
Yingjiang has produced a total of 21 B2 bombers, and its research and development expenditures are as high as tens of billions of dollars. The average cost of each aircraft remains high. If mass production is carried out, it will be significantly reduced.
Coupled with the development of modern technology, previously expensive materials will now become much cheaper, and the cost can be further reduced. Even so, Zheng Lixing still looked embarrassed: "No matter how much we save, I'm afraid it will cost 8.9 billion U.S. dollars to build one. It's hard to afford that."
Eight hundred million U.S. dollars, that’s a total of 5.5 billion yuan.
This is because the mysterious person has access to a full set of information, and they only need to bear the cost of building a single machine.
You know, the estimated single-machine cost of the J-20 project is only 6.7 billion yuan, or less than 100 million U.S. dollars. 5.6 billion yuan is enough to buy two entire squadrons of units.
Zheng Lixing looked a little sad: "We are still short of money. Even if we really have this technology, we can only wait for the rain to quench our thirst."
This astronomical amount of money is something Daxia cannot afford at the moment.
Not to mention the J-20 project, the Vagalyan is still parked in the dock waiting to be transformed into an aircraft carrier, and Project 072 (Y-20) is still in full swing.
Even the Type 051 has many ships that have not yet been retired, and their service life has been over thirty years. The research and development of new destroyers is also imminent. Which of these major projects can wait? Which one is not more urgent than bombers?
Zhang Yuli sighed helplessly: "Hey, I understand everything you said."
A B-2 bomber costs 800 million U.S. dollars. No matter what, more than ten B-2 bombers must be built to exert its maximum combat effectiveness. This is a total of 8 billion U.S. dollars.
How much is Daxia's total military expenditure this year? The total amount is only over 400 billion yuan, which is equivalent to less than 70 billion US dollars.
Now, more than one-tenth of the share will be used to build bombers? The General Logistics Department was broke and couldn't afford that much money.
Even if the mysterious person does send them the B-2 bomber technology, they may not be able to start construction immediately.
Instead, it is reserved as a technical reserve, and when suitable technology is available in the future, these technologies can be integrated into Daxia's new generation strategic stealth bomber.
Or, we can only hope that they will make a huge windfall.
One sentence can vividly interpret their inner feelings:
“I only hate the lack of financial resources.”
Two days later.
Eagle Sauce, LLNL National Laboratory.
Time slowly came to Friday, and there were still two days before Zhou Ze's next copy count.
In the past few days, Lu Ze discovered a bright spot.
The Professor Michael Hasson he followed was even worse than himself. He went to the laboratory to clock in at nine in the morning, and then went directly home to rest. As for the research and development project, he was in a state of creating folders for a long time.
If he hadn't known the inside story of the matter, Lu Ze would have doubted whether he was free money in the LLNL laboratory.
Of course, as students, he and Lucy naturally followed the footsteps of their instructors.
Anyway, as an intern graduate student, why should I work hard if I don’t even have a small salary? The two of them have always adhered to the principle that if they can be late, they will never arrive early, and if they can get off work early, they will never work overtime.
At this time, the two of them sat on the chairs contentedly and slowly enjoyed the free snacks.
Lucy swallowed an egg tart in one gulp and remembered something: "Lu Ze, the latest batch of weapons and equipment from the Ministry of Defense has been brought back for maintenance and upgrades."
Lu Ze put down the latte in his hand and looked surprised: "So fast?"
Doesn't that mean that he can copy equipment immediately?
(Please read and collect!!)
(End of chapter)