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In early June, anti-aircraft missiles ordered by Somalia from Ukraine arrived at the port of Zela in the Somaliland region. Major General Li Mo, first vice chairman of the National Defense Committee and deputy commander-in-chief of the three armed services, personally greeted www.biquge.info port of Zela to show the importance that the military attaches to this part of the missile.

A total of 24 Beech anti-aircraft missiles were secretly delivered to the Somali Defence Forces (SDF) in the port of Zela.

The 'Beech' anti-aircraft missile, codenamed SAM-11 by NATO, is an advanced third-generation medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile, which mainly targets cruise missiles and super- and subsonic aircraft flying at medium and low altitudes.

Ukraine's 'Beech M3' and Russia's 'Beech' missiles of various models are all improved on the basis of the Sam-6 and 11. As the most important missile production base in the former Soviet Union, Ukraine is not far behind Russia in terms of missile technology.

This time, Ukraine provided Somalia with 24 missile launchers that can form four missile battalions. According to the establishment, each missile battalion has one command vehicle, six missile launchers integrating radar and missile launching, and three missile loading vehicles. Each company has two missile launchers and one missile loader with 24 ammunition.

Li Mo then ordered the General Staff Department and the Military Region to draw out elite officers and men to form four ground-to-air missile battalions, of which one battalion was deployed in the Northern Military Region, one battalion was deployed in the Capital Military Region, and the other two battalions were deployed to strengthen the air defense security of the Badada Town Industrial Park and the Camel Mountain Base.

The large-scale procurement of arms by the Somali political axe has caused unease in a considerable number of countries. The U.S. political axe has even protested to the Ukrainian political axe many times for this reason, claiming that the Ukrainian political axe's "unplanned" arms sales will cause local regional turmoil.

However, the Ukrainian political axe is playing with diplomatic rhetoric in this regard. For the Ukrainian political axe, the most important thing is to expand foreign arms sales. There are other political factors to consider, but only in some critical times and some critical trades. In the eyes of the Ukrainian political axe, arms sales to Somalia are obviously not in this case.

And Russia's political axe, which has been in a state of 'fierce competition' with Ukraine in arms sales, also issued a painless statement after that. In fact, everyone knows that the Russian political axe is an order for the arms sales of Ukrainian political axes to Somalia, which is a large order worth nearly 600 million US dollars. Although Russia occupies a large share of the global arms trade, Russia also attaches great importance to large orders of hundreds of millions of dollars.

At this time, the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine posted a list of weapons sales for the first time this year on her official website.

This list of fire sales, including weapons developed and equipped from the post-World War II to the sixties and seventies of the former Soviet Union, most of them are either old and backward, or lack of maintenance and maintenance.

However, this time, there are several items in the list of weapons that have caused another sensation in the international community.

Two Tu-95MS strategic bombers, enough to equip a regiment of MiG-29 fighters, 11 Su-24 front-line bombers, hundreds of Lunna-M and Dott tactical missiles, 710 T-72 tanks and 170 T-80 tanks.

These weapons may not be attractive to buyers in developed countries, but their practical value to third world countries should not be underestimated, and they can play a huge role in regional military operations.

Different from the previous 'online auction' in Ukraine, this 'auction' is more attractive, not only many third world countries that use Soviet-made weapons, but also some developed countries. In particular, in addition to the United States and Russia, only a few former Soviet Union member countries still possess some long-range strategic bombers from the former Soviet Union, and even if these bombers will not be equipped for active service, they will be purchased for research and study, and this will play a huge role in the research and development of bombers, especially strategic bombers.

For a time, the whole world was silent, and then countries sent delegations to Ukraine. Western countries, led by the United States, could not sit still this time. Telephone calls are on the phone, and representatives are sent to representatives. These countries need to stop the flow of these weapons, which can play a huge role in local military operations, into their potential hostile countries. And like the 'Bear' bomber, it cannot fall into the hands of the opponent.

This is a long-range strategic bomber with a range of 12,000-14,000 km, which can carry nuclear bombs and effective carriers of air-launched cruise missiles with nuclear warheads. Any country that possesses them has the strength and possibility to carry out long-range bombing on the US mainland. Although in the eyes of the US political axe, the surname of this bomber is very old, and with the US homeland defense system, it is enough to destroy this kind of bomber outside the national territory, but the US political axe does not say that it has dozens of bases around the world, and these bombers fall into some countries with strong aircraft technology, which may give birth to bombers with better surnames in the next 10 years or so, posing a threat to the United States.

Li Mo quickly got the news through the rats who were far away in Ukraine, and he was immediately moved.

From the mouse's report, Li Mo understood. Originally, the Ukrainian parliament did not immediately put so many 'rags' out for auction at the same time, but because of Somalia's previous order, the Ukrainian political axe and parliament were stimulated, and they felt that when the United States, Russia and other countries expressed their dissatisfaction with Somalia's arms purchases, they threw out a big deal and attracted the attention of the world.

In an auction, only the more buyers there are, the higher the auction price.

From the mouth of the mouse, Li Mo also knew that the officials of the Ukrainian parliament, and even hinted at the mouse in private, whether they were interested.

Li Mo didn't have much interest in those tanks and fighter planes and the like, and Li Mo didn't look down on those old goods. The only good T-80 tank, not to mention that it has been in service for many years, has not been upgraded and well maintained, the new tank over there in the Industrial Park of Badada Town is being tested, and some of the data is very good, Li Mo naturally will not have a better tank, and will run to buy someone else's rags.

What he really valued was the two 'Bear' strategic bombers.

Li Mo has always been worried about the lack of missile technology, which has led to the weakness of the strategic missile battalion. He has a lot of nuclear bombs in his hands, but he doesn't have the ability to drop them.

In the three-in-one strategic nuclear deterrence, the nuclear submarine Li Mo can't help but think about it, and the Somali Navy, which does not even have a large missile warship, wants to have a nuclear submarine is simply a dream. As for strategic ballistic missiles, they do not have the technology and capabilities, and other countries will not sell them to Somalia. Now that there are two strategic bombers, how can Li Mo not be impressed?

Although the 'Bear' bomber is old and backward today, it is a strategic bomber after all, isn't it? The main role is nuclear deterrence, and it is not used to support conventional warfare. In the future, when there is nothing to do, let's also get a Su-27 fighter to escort it, drive a strategic bomber around the Arabian Sea in the Gulf of Aden, come to a combat readiness duty, and scare those Yankees.

But Li Mo doesn't have enough money in his hands now. Of the $1.5 billion taken from the Kenyan gold mines, $100 million was invested in the Military Academy, $100 million was invested in the Ministry of Intelligence, and nearly three dollars were invested in the Somali Academy of Sciences, which is 500 million. Plus more than half a billion dollars in arms purchases from Ukraine. In less than a month, 100000000000 US dollars were spent by him.

With 500 million in hand, a part of it will be left to form a production line to produce new tanks, and the army needs to repair some defense infrastructure and reequip the 13th Brigade because of the addition of a Somaliland Military Region, and the scattered ones will cost almost 100 million.

With 300 million left, in this competitive auction, can they compete for those countries with big money?

A country like China, which is in great need of strategic bombers, and the United States, which is unable to stop this auction through political consultations, may directly buy the bombers rather than be bought by their opponents. In the face of these countries, the financial resources of the Somali political axe are insignificant.

However, Li Mo was a little unwilling to give up. After all, this kind of strategic bomber, there is nowhere to buy it when you want to buy it in ordinary times. This time the opportunity is lost, and the next one does not know when it will appear.

After thinking about it, Li Mo instructed the rat to increase his investigation into the Ukrainian official and be sure to get inside information. For example, which countries participated in the auction, and so on.

Li Mo summoned the two of them to discuss with the stone and the expert.

"Can that thing fly? We don't have that kind of ability for the maintenance of strategic bombers. Moreover, even if we buy it, Ukraine helps us train maintenance personnel and equipment, but some parts and components are not produced in Ukraine itself, and the Russians will definitely not agree to it when the time comes. The expert frowned and thought about it for a moment, then reminded vaguely.

In the eyes of experts, Somalia does not currently have the strength to equip strategic bombers. Those two 'Bear' bombers, buying them back will definitely do more harm than good. First of all, whether the two bombers Somalia can be maintained and maintained, not to mention, buy them back? It can only make those countries that are already hostile to Somalia more vigilant. Somalia now has strategic missile battalions, which has already made it difficult for many countries to sleep, and if they are equipped with strategic bombers, they will certainly make the enemy regard Somalia as a thorn in the flesh, and they will never give up until they pull out the 'nail' of Somalia.

If Ukraine can really provide Somalia with a batch of advanced long-range bombers with strategic strike capabilities, it is better to say that no matter what, at least its own strength has been strengthened, and it has a taboo strength. But these two bombers of the former Soviet Union are backward and lack of care and maintenance. Buying it back for practical use is not available at all, which is equivalent to spending huge financial resources to buy back a bunch of 'ancestors'. It would also put Somalia on the cusp.

Now Somalia needs to lie dormant and avoid the limelight caused by the 'nuclear issue'. It is not appropriate to arouse the attention and vigilance of international forces. The first bird has no strength, and it is definitely looking for death.

"Boss, what the expert said makes sense, the Tu-95 is not an advanced guy, if it was a few years ago, those Tu-160 'pirate flags' in Ukraine were not destroyed and sold, we would have to participate in the auction if we were worried about others. In fact, the representatives of those countries who ran around were not bought back to be equipped for active service, but mainly for research purposes. These old guys are helpful for the research of large aircraft, but we don't have the technical reserves and research plans in this area, and we buy them just a bunch of good-looking toys. The stone also objected.

The words of the two assistants made Li Mo also sober up. It's too simple to think for yourself. This matter has to be considered in the long run.

(To be continued)