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"Assaf? Root? Abdulaziz? Hearing the name, the rat's hand, which was turning on the computer to play the video of the 'Sparrow' helicopter experiment, trembled slightly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As long as people with a little bit of knowledge, after hearing this name, they will associate this person's true identity. 'Abdulaziz' is a very special surname, which represents the royal status of Saudi Arabia.

In modern times, if there are still royal families in those countries with the same power as in the era of feudal monarchs, Saudi Arabia is definitely the most famous of them. The political power of this country is completely in the hands of the royal family. The king is the well-deserved first person, the ruler of this country; The rest of the royal family and the nobility were separated from the king, and a part of the power was dispersed.

So when the mouse heard this very generous man introduce himself, he would be surprised, this person is actually a royal family in Saudi Arabia, and it seems that his identity is not ordinary.

During the video, the mouse also inquired about Assaf's identity in Saudi Arabia, deputy director of the army, a rather important position. In Saudi Arabia, the military superintendent is still concurrently held by the crown prince and deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense and aviation, and the crown prince, who holds so many positions, cannot completely focus on the seemingly fictitious but very important place of the 'military director', so the power of the deputy superintendent comes.

If you put aside the crown prince, who wears many hats, Assaf, the deputy governor, is almost the top five figure in the military. Such a Saudi dignitary actually came to the booth of Xingchen Group, and seemed to be very interested in the company's products.

As we all know, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States is very close, so in terms of military equipment, most of them are American-made weapons, and because of the important surname of Saudi Arabia, the country with the largest oil reserves, the United States has always been very generous in dealing with Saudi arms exports, except for a few weapons that the United States prohibits exporting, other weapons can basically be bought by Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia is a country with special money, whether for political or economic considerations, the United States is not willing to see Saudi Arabia implement the policy of 'diversification' of weapons.

Thinking of this, the mouse was a little disappointed in his heart, in his opinion, even if the Saudi political axe intends to purchase arms from other countries, out of political considerations, it will not choose Somalia. In this way, Assaf appeared here, at best, like many previous representatives of many countries, who were only interested in learning about it, but did not have the idea of purchasing.

Assaf didn't know that the mouse thought he was just a 'just looking' guest, and he was watching the video carefully with the two companions he had brought with him, and when it was put in some key places, he also asked the staff on the side to pause or replay it, and the gesture seemed to be really interested.

"That's really good, Mr. Li, I want to go to the weapons test site now to see the wonderful performance of this aircraft, I wonder if your company has brought a prototype?" After watching the video, Assaf and the two people around him whispered a few words, then stood up and looked at the mouse and asked directly.

In his heart, he has included Assaf in the category of 'ordinary visitors', and he was obviously stunned when he heard the opposite words, could he have guessed wrong, and the other party really had plans to purchase?

This speculation surprised and delighted the mouse, although he was still a little skeptical, but he was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to open up the embarrassing situation of Xingchen Group's exhibition.

"Yes, of course. We've already brought a prototype to the table, so you can go and experience it for yourself at any time. Of course, the mouse nodded again and again.

Fifteen minutes later, in the middle of an empty field in the southwest of Abu Dhabi, a camouflage-painted 'small' helicopter was parked there, and when the rat group approached, the pilot belonging to the Star Group immediately moved out of the cockpit.

Because the 'Sparrow' helicopter is so small that it can only accommodate one pilot, it is impossible to teach others how to do it like a trainer, because Assaf wants his own people to fly this helicopter to experience it, and the mouse has not come up with a flight simulator specially designed to train pilots to make a helicopter.

Assaf came this time, it seems that there is a purposeful surname and a targeted surname, and one of the people he brought is a Saudi helicopter pilot on active duty, and after a ten-minute explanation by the pilot of the Xingchen Group, the Saudi pilot said that there is no problem and he can fly this helicopter alone. After all, most of the things on the helicopter are universal, and now they are just driving, not flying to fight, and the requirements are simpler.

At the weapons test site, in addition to this temporary test site for the Xingchen Group, there are many defense companies and their customers around who are testing weapons.

When they saw the strange-looking helicopter in the middle of the crowd, many people who saw it for the first time showed surprised eyes.

The Saudi pilot sat in the cockpit at this time, and soon, the two propellers on the top of the helicopter rotated, the front one was counterclockwise, and the back one was clockwise, so as to counteract the centrifugal force generated when the propeller rotated and keep the helicopter stable.

On the ground, a technician from the Star Group was giving the most detailed explanation to Assaf. Under the auspices of the increasingly skilled Saudi pilot, the 'Sparrow' helicopter soon showed an unusually good ability, because it was not equipped with weapons, and the Saudi pilot first experimented with the helicopter with one of the most intuitive surnames - speed.

When the helicopter with a speed of more than 400 kilometers passed over everyone's heads, there was a burst of exclamations on the ground, not only from Assaf and his party, but also from other people around the test site who were concerned about the helicopter.

At this time, a staff member handed Assaf a pair of headsets to facilitate the conversation with the pilot on the helicopter.

"Allah! It's 452 km/h now, and I feel like it can fly a little faster...... I feel like I'm a fighter jet ......" The pilot's excited cries were heard from time to time in the headphones.

Ten minutes later, the 'Sparrow' helicopter stopped in the clearing, and the Saudi pilot reluctantly stepped off the plane and came to Assaf to report on the test flight that had just begun.

The pilot did not hesitate to praise the helicopter, especially the flight speed and low-altitude maneuverability, which were very detailed, and sitting in the well-protected cockpit, the pilot felt very safe, he felt like he was in a tank.

However, the pilot also raised many problems, such as the bomb load of the helicopter is too small, only two anti-tank missiles and a rocket nest, compared with the current dedicated gunship, the firepower is too weak, like the helicopter's 'top king' longbow Apache or Russia's Ka-28N, can carry 16 missiles, not only can be anti-armor, but also has a certain air combat capability, and both helicopters are equipped with millimeter-wave radar, which are not available in the 'Sparrow' helicopter.

After all, the helicopter is not a fighter plane, and in many missions, it is through ultra-low-altitude penetration, evading the opponent's radar and using favorable terrain to attack the enemy.

However, in terms of firepower, it is a problem that needs to be faced squarely by the 'Sparrow' helicopter. However, the original design of this helicopter was based on the application of small-scale lightning raids, it was not a professional armed helicopter, but reconnaissance and anti-armor as a whole, of which reconnaissance is its main combat mission.

"Mr. Assaf, in terms of firepower, our company can modify it for customers to increase the bomb load, and finally it can carry 4-6 missiles. However, this will inevitably affect its speed. The rat discussed with the technician in a low voice, and then said, "And the mast radar, our company can also solve it for customers." Xingchen Group's scientific research strength is very strong, and we can make corresponding improvements to any of our products according to the needs of customers. ”

The mouse's words are not empty words, he has this confidence. Not to mention that there is also a technician who participated in the design of the 'Sparrow' helicopter.

When the Sparrow helicopter was first designed, did it really not take into account the questions raised by the Saudi pilots? Of course not, the Saudi pilots just did it and discovered the problem, but didn't the technicians who participated in the whole process from design to production to experimentation find out? This is impossible, the reason why the millimeter-wave radar and the increased bomb load were not installed in the first place was to highlight its two important surnames, speed and stealth. Once the bomb load is increased, it will affect the speed of the helicopter, although the final data is still faster than most helicopters today, but this advantage is no longer obvious. And millimeter-wave radar, when it comes to helicopters, is the key and highlight - stealth.

Radar antennas are a very difficult problem to solve with current technology. Helicopters such as the Longbow Apache and Ka-28 have very prominent radar antennas on their backs, which will certainly provide a larger detection area for the other party's radar, which is not conducive to reducing the possibility of being discovered.

Of course, there is another important factor, and that is that with the above modifications, the price of the helicopter is bound to rise to a staggering figure.

In the benchmark 'Sparrow' helicopter, that is, the helicopter in the open space now, the Xingchen Group's external quotation is 8.7 million US dollars, if the modifications required by the Saudi side are done, the price will climb to 10 million US dollars, and the price of the US Army's purchase of Longbow Apache is not much different.

However, for a rich country like Saudi Arabia, it is not unacceptable to have a helicopter worth tens of millions of dollars, and like the Longbow Apache, the price of exporting to foreign countries is also different depending on the relationship between relatives and relatives, for example, the Longbow Apache that the United States once sold to Israel has a unit price of millions of dollars more expensive than the purchase of the US team itself, and the price of exporting to other countries with less close relations has reached 40 million US dollars. Even the Saudis will feel the pain in the flesh, after all, an F-16 fighter is only the price.

(To be continued)