"Not Kuwait?"

Hu Wenhai is a little strange, in this plan, the biggest variable should be Kuwait.

Iraq belongs to the thief ship, and seven billion dollars have been smashed into the pit of C3I, as long as China's follow-up project is not hacked, then Saddam Hussein will have to pinch his nose and admit it. Otherwise, as long as the interface is not opened to the follow-up equipment, no weapons and equipment can be integrated.

It's like Apple's iPhone If it doesn't get the network access license of China Mobile, no matter how advanced it is, it will just have a bunch of touches with useless functions.

As long as Saddam's C3I does not change the system, the newly purchased equipment will have to ask China for a "network access license".

There is no country in the world that can give Iraq C3I and only needs money and other political demands! In the international arms market, there are too few good people like China who only recognize money.

To be honest, if other countries were willing to provide Saddam Hussein with this system, he would not have bought Chinese products. After all, China's C3I is still just an immature system, and even many functions were developed after taking the deposit from Iraq, which is really a bit of a pitfall.

Then again, the Americans do have a ready-made C3I system, but what is their treasure, Iraq is definitely not on the list of technology transfer. Even if it were to be transferred, the political cost would be unacceptable to Saddam Hussein, who had always been close to the Soviet Union.

In other European countries, the technical level may not be higher than that of China, but the price may not be 7 billion yuan. If we use the Cray No. 1 imported from the United States, the price of a single machine will be as high as tens of millions of dollars! This is not counting the special structure of the Cray machine, which makes its software have to be developed separately.

Although the software of Galaxy 1 was also developed separately according to the needs of the Iraqis, can the price of Chinese programmers compare with that of American programmers?

In addition to the information nodes and defense information centers throughout Iraq, hundreds of units of the Galaxy 1 have been supplied to Iraq for a whole year. If the US military is to carry out this turnkey project, Saddam Hussein must not weigh it, and how will these US "engineering teams" be invited away after they come?

But the Chinese army does not have this problem, China has no interests in the Middle East, and even its presence is meager. For Chinese who purely make money, Saddam Hussein can still put his heart in his stomach.

Therefore, it seems outrageous to look at the price of 7 billion, but for Saddam, China has no political demands on Iraq, and this is something that cannot be exchanged for any amount of money. Exclusive trading, one is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer, it is really a matter of mutual affection.

In this case, China drank soup in Iraq, and the follow-up business categorically did not have the reason to throw off the Chinese. Kuwait, on the other hand, was a staunch ally on Iraq's side during the Iran-Iraq war.

The Kuwaitis have no reason to refuse something that can increase Iraq's combat effectiveness and, by the way, change their own clothes!

And judging from Secretary Chi's account, it is clear that the Kuwaitis were indeed very interested in the beginning. But just as things were about to be finalized, something happened.

Secretary Chi nodded in response to Hu Wenhai's question, his face was extremely ugly: "If it's Kuwaiti, it's okay, if there is anything dissatisfied, we will suffer a little more for money." But the Kuwaitis are also interested in the C3I system, which can almost be said to be in line with our thinking. ”

"What was the reason why the Kuwaitis finally rejected this business?" Hu Wenhai thought about it, but he really couldn't think of what would go wrong with this business.

"What else can it be, there will never be a shortage of guys with pink eye in this world!" Secretary Chi almost smashed the handrail with his fist, and the expression on his face said that he wanted to eat people, and he probably didn't have to doubt it.

It is true that the billion-dollar business has been ruined, and DuPont should have hired someone to make a dirt plane early in the morning.

Hu Wenhai was awakened by Secretary Chi's words.

He looked at Secretary Chi dumbfounded, and realized that he had really ignored a crucial question before: "Could it be the Americans who prevented Kuwait from cooperating with us!"

"Planned by Raytheon and Hughes of the United States, the Kuwaiti ambassador expressed strong opposition to the deal, citing the potential for destabilizing the region. “

It can be seen that Secretary Chi gritted his teeth before saying this. If China's multibillion-dollar arms deal is a threat to regional stability, what is the United States, which has already earned tens of billions of dollars in Iraq?

To put it bluntly, this is the old trick of only allowing the state officials to set fires and not allowing the people to light lamps.

The deal between China and Iraq benefited from the fact that there was no political interaction between the two sides, and China did not even have a political presence in the Middle East, so the two sides could engage without baggage.

But the losses are also suffered here, and once the interests go beyond the scope set by the Americans, they will immediately be ruthlessly interfered with.

And these interventions from the United States are something that China, Iraq, and Kuwait cannot refuse. "The country won't just give up, right?" asked Hu Wenhai with some concern.

Secretary Chi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "If there is no solution, I'm afraid I can only put this project on hold for the time being." After all, our influence on the Kuwaitis is too small, and Iraq's own capital situation is in trouble, and for the time being, there is no possibility of moving forward with the project. The reason why we are so urgent to find Mr. Hu this time is that we really have no choice. ”

Humiliation, Hu Wenhai, like Secretary Chi at this time, only felt deep humiliation.

Before Hu Wenhai was reborn, he was just a fab manager doing scientific research, or he had some insight in operation. But at the end of the day, he is too far away from the role of a national event or an international arms dealer.

Like China, which has just reformed and opened up, he really lacks a lot of lessons on how to be a qualified international arms dealer.

Now, Americans are taking the initiative to make up for them.

First of all, the first lesson is that countries in the United Nations are equal. But the P5 is more egalitarian than other countries. And in the eighties, there were two countries that were the most equal, and that was the United States and the USSR.

The Americans "give" you, you can take. What the Americans "don't give", you can't want. On the cake of the Iran-Iraq war, what the Americans allocated to the Chinese was low-end, non-technological, and low-profit products. Type 59 tanks, silkworm missiles, automatic rifles, and other "impulse" products that developed countries in Europe and the United States do not look down on, are markets that China can enter.

Weapons such as high-tech C3I and regional air defense are the territory allocated to them by European and American countries.

Undoubtedly, China's previous C3I project in Iraq caught the Americans by surprise and created an established fact. China dares to sell anything as long as it has money, but if the US military-industrial complex wants to win this business, it must first do the work of the Congress and the military.

But Congress will not agree to arm Iraq to such an extent, and the military will not agree to take out the extremely secret C3I for the Soviet Union's die-hard Saddam.

It is this balance that has allowed China to play a sideshow and win the deal with extreme swiftness. By the time the Americans want to intervene, Saddam's money has already gone into the pockets of the Chinese, where is there still time!

However, when it comes to Kuwaitis, Kuwait is more pro-American than Saddam's Iraq. The news that the C3I project has entered the second phase is known to the Kuwaitis, which is equivalent to letting the Americans know. China has long been jealous of making a big profit, and this time the veteran arms dealers in the United States, Raytheon and Hughes, suddenly couldn't sit still together.

If you can't get it, the Chinese don't want to get it!

The voice of the United States Ambassador of Kuwait is something that Kuwait absolutely cannot refuse.

"Is there really nothing the country can do?" asked Hu Wenhai unwillingly.

Secretary Chi shook his head with a wry smile: "There is no way, but because of such a business, it conflicts with the United States, which is inconsistent with the country's current foreign policy." ”

Hu Wenhai nodded, thinking about it.

Wrestling hands with the United States on the Middle East issue for the sake of a multi-billion dollar business is a consequence that China cannot afford at present. The Middle East is the core interest of the US petrodollar, and China has shown too fierce a reaction here, how should Americans view China's reaction? Will it be over-interpreted, leading to miscalculation or even rift in the current Sino-US relations?

This must have been considered above. All things considered, the possibility of backing down is very high.

"We really have nothing to think of, and the only hope at present is in you, Mr. Hu. As long as we can continue this project without irritating the Americans, the Central Military Commission will definitely support it!"

Secretary Chi spoke earnestly, and Hu Wenhai did not doubt his determination and that of the military. Multi-billion dollar projects, the national level is gritting its teeth, maybe it can just give up. But in the eyes of the military, it is obviously not just cutting the flesh and leaving the scene, it is almost as painful as scraping the bones and sucking the marrow.

In order to carry out this project, no matter how demanding Hu Wenhai is, the military will definitely try to give it a try.

The key issue is that Hu Wenhai must be able to come up with a plan.

Hu Wenhai pondered for a long time, and had to smile helplessly: "Secretary Chi is honest, I don't have any ideas for the time being. But now that I'm here, I'm going to do my best to solve the problem. You give me some time, whether there is a way or not, I will definitely give you an answer, what do you think?"

"Okay!" Secretary Chi nodded dryly: "Mr. Hu, don't be too stressed, if you can't do it, you won't be able to do it, if you don't make this money, our navy won't be able to do it." In the evening you will stay in the Navy guest house, it has already been arranged. ”

Hu Wenhai nodded silently, I am afraid that he will not be willing to admit defeat like Secretary Chi.

He put forward a universal plan for regional air defense, both sea and land, and pulling the Kuwaitis to pay is the key to amortizing the cost, and the cost issue directly determines whether the poor Chinese army can afford it.

With the land shield 85 plan of Sea Phoenix and the goalkeeper, Hu Wenhai firmly believes that it will definitely be able to impress the level of China's military weapons in the city attack stage of the Iran-Iraq war.

Having missed this opportunity, if China's military industry wants to prove its value, it will have to spend another 10 or 20 years and invest 10 or 20 times the energy.

The Navy Guest House opened a small courtyard, and Qin Kai and Wang Ye accompanied him to live in it.

Hu Wenhai was not in the mood to eat, drink and socialize, so he asked Secretary Chi to help him block all the immortals who came to hear the news, and hid in the room alone.

On the surface, there are only Qin Kai and Wang Ye on standby outside the door, and as for how many people are outside, it is an unknowable matter.

But for these, Hu Wenhai only needs to know that when he is thinking about the problem, absolutely no one can come in.

There was a notebook on the desk in front of Hu Wenhai, but at least half of the paper had been torn off at this time, and the remaining part was also crumbling, and it could not be called a "notebook".

Around the desk, he threw paper balls everywhere. It is not difficult to see that in this process, both Paper and Hu Wenhai have experienced a rather unpleasant process.

"Is there any way to force the Americans to back down......"

With the pen in Hu Wenhai's hand, he unconsciously wrote two words on the paper. But it's not that he already has a way, it's that he doesn't put his consciousness here at all.

Raytheon and Hughes, these are the two giants of the US military-industrial complex. Their influence on the U.S. government can be described in one sentence: it is not easy to accomplish something, but it is easy to stir up something. They can't get permission from the United States, but they can definitely block the possibility of China taking orders from Kuwait.

So, since a head-on confrontation is not possible, is it feasible to choose to cede some of the benefits?

Not very likely, I'm afraid......

The biggest feature of Hu Wenhai's plan is that the Phoenix missile, which was originally used for the F-14, has been improved into a Sea Phoenix for the fleet's regional air defense. Then the Sea Phoenix was moved to land, combined with the Dutch goalkeeper close defense artillery system, to form a long, medium and near echelon air defense system.

The key to this system lies in the generalization of the Phoenix missile. So whose product is the Phoenix missile? The answer is the products of Raytheon and Hughes. Hughes was the prime contractor for the Phoenix missile, and Raytheon designed its electronic systems.

In other words, Hu Wenhai's plan was originally to grab meat from the mouths of these two companies.

The Phoenix missile adds a land launch program, which can not even be said to be a bit of technical difficulty for Hughes. With such a ready-made solution, why should Chinese companies make a lot of money, while the original manufacturers should watch from the sidelines?

As for saying that the production costs of Chinese military-industrial enterprises are lower......

I'm sorry, but that's not easy. Hughes began producing Phoenix missiles in 1974, how many missiles have been produced in 13 years? This data is known only to Hughes itself.

But there is one thing that Hughes must have achieved the ultimate in economies of scale.

But for China's military enterprises, the Phoenix missile is an out-and-out high-tech product. In order to establish a new production line in China, it is necessary to overcome the problem of early yield, and the radar of missiles is not so easy to produce. I am afraid that it is difficult to gain a competitive advantage by reducing labor costs.

Therefore, as long as Hughes wants to lower the price, China's military enterprises may not be able to compete with each other. The foundation for win-win cooperation is gone.

Unless the Chinese military-industrial complex is willing to put itself in the position of subordinate vassals, and earn some OEM difference that is not much more than the manual fee.

Kuwait, on the other hand, is not as unruly and close to the Soviet Union as Iraq is for the Americans. C3I, which cannot be sold to Iraq, can be reassured by staunch allies such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Hughes and Raytheon could have taken Hu Wenhai's plan and only needed to translate Chinese into English, and there was no room for Chinese companies to intervene in this business.

What to do? Hard doesn't work, and soft doesn't work.

Hu Wenhai's ability is no stronger than that of other thinkers at the top. His strength lies in his insight and insight into the future.

But the problem is that he has experienced a future in which he may be able to get data on military weapons, but it is extremely difficult to understand the inside story of the arms deal.

In this field, he is no more capable than others. Or one could even say that he is far from a true professional in this field.

For the general trend of the country, he may be able to hit the nail on the head and pinpoint the disadvantages of the times. But when it comes to how the general trend of the country has formed, and how many deals and compromises have been made in private, it is even more difficult for him to know.

Thor and Hughes, he's really a bit of a rat and a turtle -- he doesn't know where to start.

Seeing that time passed little by little, and the sun had dyed the sky red into a fiery cloud, Hu Wenhai was still at a loss. For him who has been reborn since he was reborn, this is the first time such an experience.

"Mr. Hu, do you want to have some dinner? The comrades from the guest house sent it over, and I asked them to put down their meals and go back first. ”

Coldly, outside Qin Kai knocked on his door, and asked loudly through the door with some concern.

Hu Wenhai touched his stomach, and it happened that there was a gurgling sound in his stomach at this time. Only then did he realize that from noon to now, he had not eaten rice water.

"Eat something, you can't go hungry and think about something. ”

Hu Wenhai walked to the door, opened the door and looked outside. Qin Kai stood at the table in the living room, and Wang Ye was picking out some of the meals he usually liked to eat from the guest house and putting them on a plate.

"Mr. Hu, Secretary Chi said that if there is no way for a while, there is no need to be too anxious. Scatter your mind first, don't suffocate yourself. Qin Kai walked to the door with a dinner plate: "Many people want to see you today, but Secretary Chi stopped them." But there's one thing he asked me to tell you about. Tu Lao of the Panda localization project team is here, please have time to go to Dihang once, as if there is something to find you. ”

"Old Tu?" Hu Wenhai took the plate and thought thoughtfully: "I know, you can help me ask, can I go over after eating in a while." ”

"That's right. Hu Wenhai stopped Qin Kai, who was leaving, and suddenly remembered and said, "Find me a lighter first." ”

Hu Wenhai himself does not smoke, and the people around him do not dare to smoke in front of him. Suddenly I wanted to find a lighter, and I was really caught off guard for a while.

It wasn't until Hu Wenhai ate alone in the room that Qin Kai sent a lighter after a long time.

Hu Wenhai retrieved all the paper balls he had thrown everywhere, threw them in an aluminum alloy paper basket, and finally burned all the papers filled with unknown words with a lighter.

That's all he can think of about Thor and Hughes, and many projects and plans haven't even appeared in the minds of the people involved. If it is circulated, combined with his deeds, no one will definitely think that what is on paper is gibberish.

After dinner, Qin Kai found a car and sent Hu Wenhai to the research institute of Emperor Airlines.

It's still the original small building, and it's still furnishings that haven't changed for decades. Only a handful of people know that China's first heavy third-generation fighter is being bred here.

"Tu Lao, Wu Lao, by the way, didn't you see Wang Lao?" Hu Wenhai shook hands with the person in charge of the panda localization project team one by one, but found that he couldn't find Wang Xiaomo, who was in charge of radar development.

"Lao Wang is amazing!" Wu Daguan gave a thumbs up and praised with some emotion: "Speaking of which, the heaviest pressure and task in the project team, in addition to the design of the whole machine, is the electronic system." Lao Wang became the director of the 38th Institute last year, and there are a lot of things waiting for him to be busy. But that's it, the fastest progress of the Panda now belongs to the AWG-9 radar he is responsible for. This is not a national activity this year, invite a group of young and middle-aged scientists to Beidaihe for recuperation, and our project team will report him!"

"Young and middle-aged scientists?" Hu Wenhai looked confused: "If I'm not mistaken, Wang Lao is in his early fifties, right?"

"Just fifty, how can there be a man in his early fifties!" Wu Daguan smiled with a smile on his face: "In our scientific research community, this age is also a 'young and middle-aged'!"

"Okay. Hu Wenhai thinks about it, it takes ten years to get a doctorate in scientific research, and a person who has just started his career at the age of 30 can barely be regarded as a young and middle-aged person at the age of 50. After all, the upper age limit of young scientists to be judged in China in the future is still 45 years old - 45-year-old young people are indeed difficult to find in other industries.

Wu Lao seemed to be in good health and spirit, and chatted with Hu Wenhai with great interest for a long time. It is said that people are in good spirits at happy events, and the progress of domestic aero engine manufacturing technology in the past two years has indeed made Wu Lao quite gratified.

A large number of TF-41 engine refurbishment work imported from the United States has made the domestic research and development work of copying TF-41 and increasing afterburner sections very fast. A large number of large chemical projects have given birth to the ability of aero engine companies to enter the gas turbine market.

Finally, the most important thing is, of course, the finished products and drawings of the R27/29 engine that Hu Wenhai found all over the world, which is even more gratifying. Although the R27/29 engine is excellent in design, it has been surveyed and tested in the late seventies in China with the number of turbojet 15, but it has been transferred to the technical reserve because there is no installed object.

But I really didn't expect that Hu Wenhai's original proposal to buy data by "catty" made the KGB simply empty the backup data room of the Tumansky Bureau and fill a whole plane.

In these materials, it's not just the design process of R29! )