Rebirth of the Military Industrial Overlord

The negotiations on the second day were calm. IAI Vice President David Uggins did not attend. Only Luria Buxbaum and Heinrich Neumann led a team to participate. The two parties negotiated. The focus was on the purchase contract for 12 EL/M-2021B units that had already reached a tacit agreement before. After some bargaining, the two parties agreed that the final contract price including full-life parts was 1.23 million US dollars, which is 1.5 million US dollars higher than Tan Zhenhua. The psychological bottom line is much cheaper, and ELTA also promised to complete the adaptation of the radar with the Sea Harrier fighter and the Sky Flash missile before the end of 1984. If all goes well, all 12 radars are expected to be available. All deliveries were completed in 1985, which was good news, so Tan Zhenhua readily agreed.

However, when talking about the technology transfer of this radar, Luria hesitated and refused to answer directly. Obviously, there are still a series of joints in communication. But Tan Zhenhua is not in a hurry. He believes that the possibility of obtaining permission for this article is quite high.

The reason why he is sure is of course because in his previous life, the EL/M-2032 radar, which is more advanced than this, finally obtained the export license of Isaac.

In fact, this matter is quite easy to judge. As long as the United States nods, whether it is "Lavi" or EL/M-2021B, IAI will not mind selling it to China. After all, China has no fundamental strategic conflict with Israel. The two sides are not even bordering, and there is no need to consider national security issues. Moreover, if the technology is sold to China, a good price can definitely be charged.

You must know that Isaac is a "poor country", and the current IAI is also a company that is not rich.

Although Isaac, founded in 1948, received a large number of donations from foreign Jews, its foundation was still too weak.

This small country with a population of only more than 6 million is located in western Asia, at the junction of the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Its territory is only 25,000 square kilometers, and nearly half of it is in the desolate and desolate Negail Desert. Barrenness and shortage of resources.

What's more important is that Lebanon, Syria, Jodan, and Egypt are all tense, and there are a lot of territorial disputes.

From the founding of the nation in 1948 to the present, Isaac has been fighting every day, fighting for three to six or nine. In the large-scale Middle East war alone, he has fought 5 times, and each time he had more than one enemy. It's not that the U.S. guys are pulling hard, the country of Isaac may have been wiped from the earth long ago.

Therefore, Isaac has the strictest military service system in the entire Blue Star-as long as it is a citizen of Jewish descent, as long as it is 18 years old, regardless of male and female, must be a soldier, male for three years, female for two years, and after the end of the service period , Men are automatically transferred to reserve service and must participate in military training or exercises for several weeks each year, which lasts until the age of 40.

Although such a country can have outstanding performance in the fields of agriculture, electronics, medicine, military industry, etc., it is obviously impossible to earn money and develop with peace of mind. In fact, it is not for the reasons of the domestic political environment and the United States. The need to support a hard-core ally in the Middle East, a place of right and wrong, grants it a large amount of military aid every year and constantly shares the latest scientific and technological achievements with it. It is impossible for Israel to achieve what it is today.

Take the "Lavi" plan specifically pointed out by Xiao Tan Tan. If Pratt & Whitney had not given him the engine, Grumman would have given him a bunch of cutting-edge technologies and even personally helped him design the wings. The U.S. government would have undertaken it. Forty percent of the funding for scientific research in the early stage, Isaac's IAI alone may not be able to get it.

But the current state is that with the deepening of research, the Israeli Air Force’s requirements for the "Lavi" plan are getting higher and higher. This has led to the development of the "Lion" fighter aircraft with more and more outstanding performance, while also making the original budget The R&D expenditure has been greatly overrun, from the original estimate of US$570 million to the budget of US$1 billion!

This can be troublesome. There has been a rumor from the US government that it may not be willing to continue to pay the money. Especially from the current paper performance, once this fighter is successfully developed, it is likely to become The F-16 "Falcon" fighter is a strong opponent in the international arms market...

As the saying goes, “Taking a job is like killing one’s parents.” Weapons fostered by our government have become commercial competitors of our country’s weapons. I’m afraid it’s impossible to explain how powerful the US-Israeli Relations Committee is. After all, the Jews It is influential in US politics, but another group of people, the energy of the US military-industrial complex is not bad.

In this situation, if you can use the ready-made technological achievements in exchange for a sum of money, it is really a very cost-effective business for Israel and IAI. With this money, regardless of whether it is to continue independent research and development in the future Whether it’s "Lavi" or waiting for a moment, there is a lot of room for maneuver. Even if the plan is forced to stop in the end, it won’t be lost.

And among the two technologies Tan Zhenhua wants to acquire, EL/M-2021B is actually an outdated technology that has fallen behind a generation for the United States. Even if China has acquired it now, it will digest and absorb it at the fastest speed and manufacture it by itself. , The fastest is more than 5 years, which means that the United States can at least obtain a lead of more than 20 years.

In 20 years, enough America has understood the new generation of phased array airborne radar that is under study.

And based on China's current overall fighter development level, even if equipped with this kind of radar, what threat can it pose to the United States?

It was disgusting enough for the bear next door.

This is also the reason why in Tan Zhenhua's previous life, the Americans acquiesced in Issa's package and sold EL/M-2032B technology to China in the late 1980s.

As for putting a bar in the middle and setting up some thresholds, Tan Zhenhua paid an extra $4 million to buy road money, that is, Xiao Tan Tan Ming knew that others had to pinch their noses to recognize this account.

Who made him wait?

Today’s results have been good, and at least one of the several major issues has been implemented. Therefore, both sides are satisfied. The atmosphere is not as embarrassing as yesterday. At least, after the formal meeting, Luria Buxbaum came forward. All members of the Huaxia delegation were invited to dinner.

For the convenience of the Chinese guests, the dinner was held in the five-star hotel where the delegation stayed. In all fairness, Isaac’s food is not characteristic, whether it’s kebabs, hummus, or something called " "Flavin" vegetable rolls are just like that when they are eaten. Compared with the various delicacies of the big food empire, it is a thousand miles away. However, everyone's attention is never focused on eating on this occasion. On the above, mutual probing is the theme, maybe, you can also communicate some inconvenient things to say at the formal conference table.

For example, now, after clinking glasses with Tan Zhenhua, the personable Director Luria Buxbaum asked casually: "Erik, from today’s negotiation, we have already made it clear that you need ours. The radar is adapted to the "Sky Flash" semi-active long-range missile of British Aerospace Corporation. However, according to the general configuration, you must also need a melee combat missile. I don't know. How do you think about this?"