Rebirth of the Military Industrial Overlord

"Talk about it?" Tan Zhenhua asked.

"Since you and I don't like the Americans, their equipment is obviously to be excluded." Little Hawke Sidley took the oath first without hesitation.

Tan Zhenhua is not surprised at this point.

"British Aerospace Corporation" has two main lines of business: civil aircraft and defense products.

Needless to say, civil aircrafts were once suppressed by the two companies of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in the United States. If it were not for the "Airbus" project with major European industrial countries, it would have been unified by the Americans. The world, but even so, the current share of "Airbus" in the civil aircraft market is still pitiful compared to the two companies in the United States.

As for defense? The main products are all types of aircraft and missiles. But in this respect, it's even more tears. Let’s talk about air-to-air missiles, even though Little Hawke proudly claims that the “red-head” air-to-air missile is the world’s first to be equipped with a refrigerated indium antimonide seeker, all-solid-state electronics and suitable for high-altitude use. Air-to-air missiles with continuous rod warheads, and indeed as he said, the United States did not have missiles of the same technical level until 13 years later, but what is the final result?

As a result, the "red head" air-to-air missile has gradually withdrawn from active service in the British Army due to factors such as oversize and low hit rate. What replaces it is the latest development model of the American Sidewinder air-to-air missile, the AIM-9L. To be honest, the "Sea Harrier" achieved an amazing 21:0 record in the Falklands War, and most of the credit should be attributed to this missile.

Even the domestic equipment orders are constantly being eaten up by the Americans. As the current CEO of the "British Aerospace" company, it is strange that Mr. Hawke has a good impression of his competitors.

Little Hawke continued to face Tan Zhenhua’s questioning gaze: “Since there is such a prerequisite, the available products are actually very limited. After all, the technical difficulty of PD radar is quite high, and there are few countries and companies that can develop and produce it. Few, but among all the possible options, I think the most likely and most suitable alternative is the product EL/M-2021B of Issa ELTA Systems."

After talking about this, Little Hawk paused for a while. He wanted to observe Tan Zhenhua's reaction to this opinion, but found that Tan Zhenhua fell into silence as if an old monk had entered Ding.

What he didn't know was that Tan Zhenhua's heart was overwhelming and mixed.

Isaac, ELTA Systems, EL/M series radar, these three terms evoked his endless memories and emotions.

ELTA System Company is a subsidiary of IZA Aircraft Industry Company IAI. It is mainly responsible for the development of radar and avionics systems. It is currently one of the largest radar development and production manufacturers in the world. Its products include airborne, shipborne, ground radar, Electronic warfare, communications, data links, and even reconnaissance satellites are undoubtedly very powerful.

There are also entanglements between this company and China.

If the course of history will repeat Tan Zhenhua’s previous life, then, in the not-so-distant future, about 8 years later, ELTA will license one of its important products-EL/M-2032 airborne fire control radar to China , And China Xia also learned considerable knowledge from the introduction of this product, thus thoroughly mastering the key core technology of PD radar, and promoted the 4104 from the barely usable "1471" to catch up with the international advanced level A huge leap between "1473".

After that, another unsuccessful cooperation between ELTA and Huaxia made Huaxia once again taste the pain of core technology being controlled by others, and determined to go out of its own way.

The radar that once caused a great uproar was EL/M-2075, and that unfortunately died, but it made China a blessing in disguise. Since then, it has worked hard, self-reliant, and boarded the top of the airborne radar world. The cooperation plan is called "Faircon ".

Tan Zhenhua knows very well that the EL/M-2021B radar that Little Hawk said was not only the first PD radar developed by Issa, but also, in his previous life, that PD fire control radar that helped China a lot EL/M-2032 is developed on its basis.

Finally, this country still cannot be avoided. Tan Zhenhua sighed in his heart, and then slowly said: "Mr. Hawke, I do not oppose your suggestion, but I have a question."

Seeing that his plan was finally affirmed by Tan Zhenhua, Little Hawk's face finally relaxed a little. He asked, "Tan, what's the problem?"

"You are talking about Issa's products, but you have to know that the nominal recipient of our business is Pakistani railway. Will this be a hindrance?"

Little Hawke smiled and replied: "No, Tan, as far as the current situation in the Middle East is concerned, Israel’s enemies have never included Palestine. After all, the two countries are not bordered, and Palestine has never been in an official capacity. I have participated in any war in the Middle East, so from the perspective of Israel, there is no problem with this business."

Having said that, he added meaningfully: "Furthermore, Tan, you know, they are Jewish."

Well, Jews, economic animals, they don’t care about selling their hanged noose to their enemies. Tan Zhenhua understood Hawk’s subtext, nodded slightly, and said, “You don’t need to worry about the Pakistani railway. , I think I can convince them, then the question is back to the original point. If I agree to this plan, when can I receive my aircraft?"

Little Hawke thought for a while and replied: "As far as I know, EL/M-2021B has been in service on the improved version of Issa’s "Kindergarten" fighter as early as last year, so as long as ELTA is willing to sell this radar, then , We only need to make some improvements to the "Sea Harrier" fighter aircraft. If this calculation is done, the delivery time of the fighter aircraft is expected to be before the end of 1984 or the middle of 1985, because if this plan is adopted, Then for airborne air-to-air weapons, you will inevitably choose Issa’s "Strange Snake 3" air-to-air missile, and our "British Aerospace" must match our "air flash" with EL/M-2021B. These matchings will take a while To carry out the actual flight test."

"So, is your "British Aerospace Company" solely responsible for the negotiation and communication with Israel?"

"If you get your authorization, then yes, Tan, I think you can fully trust us in terms of technology."

Tan Zhenhua thought about it and shook his head slightly and said, "No, Mr. Hawke, you can do business negotiations, and I want to carry out technical negotiations myself. Of course, your company's technical team will not be excluded."

Little Hawke hesitated a little, but after thinking about it for a moment, he still shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, Tan, you are a customer, so you are God. These are up to you. Then, I can think that we finally solved a big problem today. Is the problem right?"

Tan Zhenhua smiled and said: "Yes, Hawke, I have to say, you are an excellent CEO, and you have helped customers think about everything. I foresee that our cooperation will be very pleasant."

Little Hawke also smiled and replied: "Tan, you are also the best customer I have ever dealt with. It is much better than the arrogant Americans... Oh, yes, Tan, just been there. Talking about me, but forgot to ask you, it’s really rude that you came to find me today."

Tan Zhenhua just remembered that he was visiting Hawke Sidley today not only to discuss the Harrier’s airborne radar issue, but also to have an important errand.

"Mr. Hawke, in your capacity, you should be quite familiar with Marconi Company? I have a small matter to ask you for help."