Chapter 453: Gold Medal Fighter
Elton's words are reliable after all.
Tang Dao waited in Los Angeles for two days, and he finally gave a reply, Raytheon was unwilling to cooperate with others because of the need for confidentiality, and their radar business was high-tech and world-leading, in this case, many people were staring at it, and they did not dare to risk leaking to find agents.
It's Lockheed . Martin was willing to talk to the savior, but of course, they were only willing to talk about a few of them.
Tang Dao is still very happy, and it is controversial who ranks first among the five gold medal fighters of Eagle Sauce, but the power played by Lockheed in it is absolutely terrifying, accounting for 1/3 of the orders of the US Department of Defense and controlling 40% of the world arms market.
The main products include all the submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the Eagle Sauce Navy, the high-altitude area air defense system in the theater, the communication satellite system, the F-16, F-22 and other fighter planes, the U-2 spy reconnaissance plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird" strategic reconnaissance aircraft, flight training auxiliary equipment, fire control systems and air traffic control equipment, etc., which have almost covered the production and launch business of all US military satellites, and have become a world-class arms "giant".
These thighs are tough.
Montgomery County, Maryland, Bethesda.
This is where Lockheed's headquarters is located, and Tang Dao was invited to come, and the two companies cooperated, of course, they had to come regularly.
Lockheed's vice president Barry. Lewis was greeted at the door with a group of high-level executives.
This Barry. Lewis is also a legend, he is of Irish descent, he almost dropped out of school as a child, but he ran to the door of the then financial aid institution to ask for a bursary, relying on this money, he was admitted to the University of Dublin at that time, and later went to Louisiana Tech University to study for a doctorate in engineering mechanics, after graduation, if he went to Raytheon as a deputy in one of its important laboratories, five years later, he received a master's degree in business from Harvard University, and was recruited by Lockheed with an annual salary of 2.25 million US dollars.
He is a science and engineering man, working as a technical consultant in several laboratories, with outstanding achievements, and then rose all the way to the position of vice president of Lockheed, mainly responsible for outreach and quality control, because he is only in his early 40s, it is likely that he will be the next head of the family.
Barry. Lewis is a delicate middle-aged man, and he looks like a successful person at a glance.
When he saw Tang Dao, he was also surprised by the other party's youth, of course he didn't think that Elton would joke with them in this matter, so he greeted them very generously, stretched out his hand to hold the other party, "Welcome, Mr. Nicholas, I'm the vice president of Lockheed, Barry. Lewis, I will be solely responsible for negotiating cooperation with your company. ”
"Hello, Mr. Barry." Tang Dao also smiled and nodded hello, under the introduction of the other party, he knew the other people behind him one by one, Lockheed still attached great importance to him, in addition to the vice president, there were also executives of various departments, this posture was more like facing a military enterprise of the same level.
At least Tang Dao felt respected.
In Bari. Under the guidance of Lewis, Tang Dao and his entourage visited Lockheed, which has been established since the First World War, and has gone through almost a hundred years now, this is a giant company that has really enjoyed the dividends of the war, World War I, World War II, etc., and even several foreign wars of Eagle Sauce, Lockheed also got large orders.
Moreover, there is a steady stream of talent in his research institutes and laboratories that is pumping blood for him, which is one of the main reasons why Lockheed is able to launch products that are marketed every few years.
Bringing audacity and presumptuousness to industry, the weapon itself is a rebellious existence.
It was with such a mentality that Lockheed took over the sky.
"Every year Lockheed spends 65% of its profits on research, and only by maintaining strong competitiveness can it maintain a sufficient share of the market." Barry. Lewis said on the side, but he did not show off, he often received some of his peers, and everyone would be surprised by Lockheed's generosity.
They allow failure, but also boldness.
Tang Dao finally understood a little bit, what his savior lacked, corporate culture, the company's hematopoietic ability in Northern Europe, according to reason, heavy industry is extremely sound, but why does the savior company have no new products? is a lack of culture, Tang Dao only knows how to give money, and Chernkovso is not an excellent manager.
Only the insiders lead the insiders, Barry. Lewis is a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics, and what about Chernkovso? He didn't understand at all, Tang Dao only liked him in Northern Europe, he was unstable in Northern Europe before, and now he has a firm footing, should he consider changing to a better candidate?
Tang Dao's heart is very complicated, and he follows Barry. Behind Lewis, continue to visit, this kind of giant is easy to give people a sense of decadence, it took about forty minutes, finally walked through Lockheed, and the group came to the conference room.
"Great experience." Tang Dao sat down, sighed, and praised without hesitation, "We still need to learn from your company." ”
"Mr. Nicholas is too modest." Barry. Lewiston stepped down, pressed on the two sides of the sofa, raised his hips slightly, smiled, and the crow's feet on his face were clearly visible, "We know the share of the Savior Company in Africa, which is one of the reasons why we want to cooperate with your company, but we want to understand that with the overall education level of African countries, I am afraid that not many people can operate fighter jets, if we entrust you, what means will you use to sell weapons?" ”
The problem is very profound.
However, Tang Dao is also prepared, he has investigated, the most popular in Africa at present should be the French fighter, the Mirage series is relatively simple to maneuver, it is equipped with different weapons and equipment, and can complete different tasks such as air supremacy, volley, and low-altitude ground attack. Its first task is to strike high-altitude volleys around the clock.
The Yom Kippur War was an instant hit, but it only lasted for nearly 20 years, and even though it was discontinued in 1991, it was still used frequently.
"Of course, they can't use professional aircraft or other weapons, but if it's just a third-generation fighter, I think I can be responsible for teaching them simple operations." Tang knife against Barry. Lewis looked at him, "You should know that I have a security consulting company, and I have employees who fly fighter jets. ”
Barry. Lewis was stunned and looked at the secretary, who had empty eyes and obviously didn't grasp it clearly.
"Mr. Nicholas is full of talent."
"Eat with a mouthful." Tang Dao said with a smile.
Barry. "We're very skeptical of working with Savior internally, but if we can guarantee a billion dollars a year in revenue, I don't think there's a reason for them to refuse." ”
"I'm never going to lie, in addition to this guaranteed price, what we should care about is how to divide it, and what will Lockheed allow us to represent those weapons, where is the maximum scale requirement? But we only have one requirement, in Africa, we can only be the only agent! ”
That's what Tang Dao demanded, he wanted to monopolize the Lockheed market in Africa.
Increase the influence of the Messiah in major regions, headquartered in Somalia, not in the Western world.
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