Chapter 762: Three Arms Purchases

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Abradis Island is located in the Persian Gulf and was originally owned by the United Kingdom, and after the British withdrew from the Persian Gulf in 1971, it was assigned to Dubai.

It covers an area of 4.26 square kilometers,

It is an irregular oval coral island, the terrain is basically high in the east and low in the west, the highest altitude is 17 meters, and the vegetation on the island is luxuriant.

To the southwest there is a lagoon with an area of about 1.8 square kilometers,

The average depth of the lagoon is 3 meters.

It is said to be an island, but most of the time it is more like an archipelago, because only at low tide will the oval coral island be fully exposed to the water.

And there are only four or five hours a day,

Other times, due to rising sea levels, many of the more low-lying areas are flooded by the sea, dividing the islands into many smaller islands.

But the deepest water level will not exceed 1 meter.

At present, a marina, a villa and other facilities have been built on the island, and the premise of these projects is to ensure the original ecological environment of the island.

The marina is located on the west side of the island,

A 'L' shaped harbor was built with reinforced concrete, which is not in the lagoon, and it stands to reason that it would be better to park the yacht in the lagoon for shelter from the wind.

But due to the lack of depth in the lagoon,

If you want to dock a superyacht like the Piaget, you have to dig deep, and the result is that the ecological environment in the lagoon is greatly damaged.

The villa is in a very modern style,

Wei Xiong participated in part of the design, even in the 21st century, it will not be outdated, with a total area of 12,000 square meters, which seems to be not small.

In fact, it only occupies one-third of the island.

Most of the rest of the area has been preserved as much as possible, with small buildings such as wooden bridges, pavilions, and water wooden houses dotted with it.

The whole island has become a complete holiday destination.

After 12 days at sea, the Earl finally arrived on this beautiful island, but before that, the Earl first docked in Dubai.

It's only five hours,

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this period, Princess Shama went back to the palace to visit her parents, and Wei Xiong naturally followed to meet her.

No matter how you say it, he is also a son-in-law.

He then negotiated several defense procurement agreements with Sailos.

At present, the UAE military has three large-scale procurement projects, the first is the C3I system (Military Command Automation Technology System),

This system is necessary for modern warfare,

Or rather, it is the foundation of modern warfare, which uses electronic computers to closely link the various subsystems of command, control, communications, and intelligence.

Not only can it collect, process and transmit information,

support the mobilization, deployment and coordination of forces, the implementation of operational command, and the ability to link a variety of different weapon systems,

Make it 1+1>2 to the fullest potency and power.

The system was not publicly tendered, but was contracted directly to Galaxy Aerospace and began construction a month ago.

This is followed by Meteor-301*.

This missile can be said to be tailor-made by Galaxy Aerospace for Middle Eastern countries, with a range of 290 kilometers and a maximum cruise speed of Mach 0.75.

Terrain matching guidance aided inertial navigation system is adopted.

The missile is still in the development stage, but it has already undergone several test launches, the most recent of which was half a month ago, in the United Arab Emirates,

The missile accurately hit the target.

Before this test launch, the UAE only expressed its intention to purchase, and only after the test launch did it officially place an order and decided to purchase 12 sets of this missile system.

There are multiple vehicles per system,

It includes a launch vehicle, a radar vehicle, an operation vehicle, a logistics support vehicle, etc., and the launch vehicle is equipped with four missiles.

In addition to the UAE,

Kuwait also procured 20 units.

Originally, Kuwait's C3I system was also contracted to Galaxy Aerospace, but later under pressure from the United States, it could only be handed over to Raytheon Corporation of the United States.

But the missile directly purchased the Meteor-301 of Galaxy Aerospace,

Because there is no similar product in the United States.

The last is the fighter jet procurement project, which the UAE uses the method of public bidding, mainly under pressure from the United States,

The first round of tenders is currently underway,

Participating in the tender were the American F-15 and F-16, France's Mirage 2000, Russia's Su-27, and Galaxy Aerospace's F-21.

Among them, the Su-27 and F21 are clearly similar,

But the F21 is much more advanced than the Su-27 in terms of avionics.

The bid for the UAE did not specify whether it wanted a light fighter or a heavy fighter, so there were both light and heavy fighters.

This is also due to the immaturity of the military concepts of the Middle Eastern countries.

Like Kuwait, there is also no requirement for fighter jets to be light or heavy when bidding, resulting in too many memories of participating in the bidding.

There is one more model than the UAE procurement.

Russian MiG-29!

Kuwait's tenders began in the middle of last year, and the first round ended last month, with the Su-27, MiG-29 and F16 being eliminated.

That is, the total annihilation of Russia.

The remaining F15, Mirage 2000 and F21 are in the second round of Gold Standard.

In fact, Russia's offer was the lowest, but the poor performance of Soviet fighters in the Gulf War really made people have no confidence in it.

And in the actual test,

Although the Su-27 and MiG-29 both show extremely strong maneuverability, their shortcomings are also obvious, such as the poor response speed of the radar.

The accuracy is not high, the failure rate is high,

This is undoubtedly fatal in modern warfare, especially in Kuwait, a country that has personally experienced the Gulf War, and pays more attention to radar performance.

Getting back to business,

Sailos is now the UAE's deputy defense minister, in charge of arms procurement, which means that he is responsible for all the above projects.

But a brother is a brother,

When it comes to national defense, Sailos does not dare to be shoddy, and the reason why it procures Galaxy Aerospace's C3I system and missiles,

Or is it because these two weapon systems are advanced enough?

got his affirmation,

Currently, the UAE is organizing experts and senior pilots of the Air Force to analyze and evaluate several fighter jets participating in the bidding.

This is a completely factual assessment,

Yesterday the results of the assessment were sent to him, and the most maneuverable of the five fighters were the Russian Su-27 and the Galaxy Aerospace F21.

The best performance of the radar system should be the American F15.

The reason why 'should' is used is because the F15F, which has been improved by the United States specifically for the Middle East market, is still under development and has no actual aircraft.

The UAE only got the data on paper,

According to the data provided by McDonnell Douglas, the radar performance of the F15F is indeed better than that of several others, but it has a fatal flaw.

That is to deliberately weaken the ground attack capability.

In other words, this fighter specially developed by the United States for the Middle East market is more inclined to air supremacy, and there are obviously political considerations behind this design.

The other F16, Mirage 2000 and F21 have their own advantages and disadvantages.

And the Su-27 is at the bottom.

According to Sailos, the UAE Air Force is more inclined to get a heavy fighter, and the results of the first round of bidding will be announced in half a month.

The Su-27, F16 and Mirage 2000 will be eliminated.

The final result will be revealed between F15 and F21. Of course, this is only the surface, in fact Theros has already decided to purchase F21 from it,

The reason is simple,

Participating in the bidding is the F-21B, the latest modification of the F-21, which significantly improves ground attack capabilities while retaining air supremacy.

It can launch a variety of ground-to-surface missiles, including the Meteor-301,

This is exactly what the UAE wants.

And the F-21 is cheaper than the F-15, although the UAE is rich and generous, but it is not wronged, in the case of similar performance,

Of course, it is cheaper.

Compared with Kuwait, the United States can have less influence on the UAE, and the public bidding is just an explanation to the United States.

As for the number of purchases, it is 36 aircraft,

Including a package of services such as munitions, sensors, support and training, the total value of the contract will be at least $2 billion.

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When I arrived at Abradis Island, it was already half past three.

At this time, there were already many people waiting on the dock, men and women, all of whom were bodyguards and maids who took the plane and came to the island first.

Prior to this, the island was maintained by Sailos,

Now the master is coming,

Naturally, he will take over all the work.

Wei Xiong and the women, as well as the doctors, flight attendants, female bodyguards, and four cooks who accompanied the ship boarded the dock, and the others were sorry,

During his vacation he could only stay on the yacht,

Unless he gives it his permission.

But they are not without nothing to do, every day they have to take a speedboat to patrol the waters around the island to prevent outsiders from suddenly breaking in.

As soon as they set foot on the land, the women became excited,

Cui Wan'er and Chen Feifei were still childlike, happy like a bird flying out of the birdcage, running in front of everyone, and then she ran back,

Holding Wei Xiong's hand: "Uncle, is it possible to move freely now?"

Wei Xiong smiled slightly: "Yes, but you have to pay attention to safety and don't run far." As soon as the words fell, the two girls quickly ran away.

Seeing this, the two female bodyguards quickly followed.

Wei Xiong looked around, and at this time they were walking on a cobblestone path that led from the pier to the villa,

It is more than 200 meters long.

Both sides of the road are lined with lush tropical trees that are native to the island, and some of the seabirds that inhabit the trees can be seen.

Chen Mengyao glanced at her daughter,

shook his head and said helplessly: "This kid is crazy when he comes out this time, and he hasn't done any of the self-study homework assigned by the teacher." ”

Wei Xiong smiled: "You just leave her alone,

I just like to see her so happy, as long as she doesn't do bad things, she can do whatever she wants, you're afraid I can't support her. ”

Chen Mengyao said angrily: "You are used to her." ”

Zeng Huaqian took a deep breath: "This place is very good, although there are often wars in the Middle East, it doesn't seem to affect here."

The scenery is beautiful and pure, not to mention,

The air is also very fresh, and the air at sea was good before, but there is always a faint fishy smell, which is much less here. ”

Zeng Huaqian said it very appropriately,

The first feeling here is indeed pure, the kind of natural, harmonious, pure that has not been polluted by any human industry.

Let people be in a good mood at a glance,

And the air is very clear, thanks to the woods that occupy two-thirds of the island. The proportion of such a large vegetation is already very large,

Especially in dry places like the Middle East, it is even rarer.

This shows the generosity of the Dubai royal family.

After walking for a few minutes, Wei Xiong and the others walked to the end of the cobblestone path and also entered the scope of the villa, which was not fenced.

There is also no need to build a fence.

This 12,000-square-meter villa actually covers an area of only about 5,500 square meters, which is less than half, and has two floors.

The others are all kinds of greenery and recreational facilities,

The most conspicuous thing is the huge swimming pool on the left side of the villa, 100 meters long and 20 meters wide, which is filled with fresh water from deep underground.

And less than forty meters in front of the villa, is the lagoon,

It is slightly irregular in the shape of an oval, with a maximum width of more than 4,000 meters, and the water area is several times larger than the land area of the entire island.

The deepest point is 8 meters, and it is located a little north of the center.

Although the water is half deep, there are many marine creatures living in the lake, but they are all small, and the largest is no more than half a meter.

Mainly because shark nets are installed at the entrance to the lagoon.

In addition to sharks, this shark net can also protect against some large marine creatures, such as kingfish, tuna, etc.

Besides

Several of the lower shoals and reefs have been raised to protect sharks from entering the lagoon at high tide or when the waves are high.

Since it's still early,

After finding a room, the girls couldn't wait to change into swimsuits and ran to the beach, the beach in front of the villa is the most artificial facilities,

built more than a dozen square wooden parasols,

Under each umbrella there are two deck chairs and a small table. At this time, it is more than four o'clock in the afternoon, which is a good time to play on the beach.

Even Wei Xiong changed into a pair of colorful beach pants,

Naked with a sturdy upper body.

The four hundred meters of beach facing the lagoon has been treated and garbage, glass shards and some sharp rocks have been removed.

The whole beach looks like a white sand,

There is also enough space for the women to move independently, some lie on the deck chair leisurely blowing the sea breeze, and some enjoy the scenery while tasting juice.

Some swim in the sea

Monica and Wang even had a net set up on a relatively flat beach, and several people played beach volleyball.

Sexy swimsuits, hot bodies,

Coupled with running around like this, it's really pleasing to the eye.

Wei Xiong lay on a recliner, enjoyed a massage by Norika Fujiwara, and then got up and walked down towards the lagoon, the water was really, really clear,

It seems that there is no trace of impurities at all,

It can be seen far away from the water, and the bottom of the water is also clean, and the dead wood and garbage that have accumulated over the years have been cleaned up during the construction period.

In addition to corals, stones, and shells, there is fine white sand.

Occasionally, some colorful fish swim by, and as the water gets deeper and deeper, you see more and more marine life.

An unknown big fish hiding in the coral reef, a starfish crawling slowly on the coral reef, and two turtles of unknown species.

Compared to the sea surface,

The underwater scenery has a unique flavor,

Even more colorful, more evocative, and it also contains the fun of diving, which is a combination of appreciation and exercise.

This is also the reason why there are so many diving enthusiasts in the world.

After five or six minutes of diving in the sea, Wei Xiong began to return to the surface, and when he was almost at the surface, he saw the bottom of a boat.

There are also wooden sticks that resemble oars sliding on both sides

I saw him slide the water with both feet violently, and the speed of his body rising suddenly increased, accompanied by a loud sound, his head jumped out of the water,

There were two exclamations in between,

He turned his head to look, but it was Zhong Chuhong and Ouyang Yalan rowing, this is a bohemian style wooden boat with two pointed ends and a fat middle.

The power is two sticks of wood pulp.

Wei Xiong held the edge of the boat with his hand and said with a smile, "The two beauties are in such a good mood to row, why don't you come down and swim with Xiaosheng together." ”

Ouyang Yalan pursed her lips and smiled: "This girl doesn't have time to swim with you, a pervert." ”

Wooden boats are the only and fastest way to get around the lagoon, as the island is not small for private individuals.

And if it's during high tide,

The islands are divided by rising waters.

Wei Xiong smiled and said, "Why don't I go with you." As he spoke, without waiting for Zhong Chuhong and Ouyang Yalan to answer, the hand holding on the edge of the boat suddenly became stronger,

Swiftly capsized and boarded the boat.

Zhong Chuhong said angrily: "Don't you have such a thick skin, we don't seem to have invited you, this is an insult to your identity." ”

Ouyang Yalan immediately agreed: "That's it." ”

Wei Xiong said nonchalantly, "Did you know me on the first day?" As soon as these words came out, the two girls showed a speechless expression.

Then Wei Xiong took the oars,

Of course, this kind of manual work is done by a big man like him, although he has not rowed a wooden boat, but he has never eaten pork and watched pigs run,

After a few attempts, I mastered a little method,

Paddle slowly towards a reef in the distance.

After a few minutes, the boat washed directly onto the beach next to the reef, Wei Xiong got off the boat and looked back at the villa almost a kilometer away.

Because the details are so far away, people can no longer see.

Then he looked back at Zhong Chuhong and Ouyang Yalan, and said with a lewd smile: "Hehe, two chicks, you said that there are few people here,

It's just me and you, so why don't we do something great for the benefit of mankind. ”

Zhong Chuhong and Ouyang Yalan immediately knew what Wei Xiong meant, and saw Zhong Chuhong proudly straightening up his fuller breasts.

Said charmingly: "Handsome guy, I think you want to do a great thing to create people, right?"

Hurry up, don't talk so much nonsense. ”

Secretly whispered to the goblin in his heart, Wei Xiong immediately made a move, grabbed Zhong Chuhong's swimsuit and pulled it hard, and suddenly two tender white rabbits jumped out......