Wang Dong is not very interested in China's arms trade with Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in his opinion, the real good news is that 60 VT-4 main battle tanks will be obtained in half a month.

These tanks, of course, are from China.

It's just that before shipping to Saudi Arabia, you have to go to the port of Karachi in Pakistan to walk around, to be precise, to complete the trade procedures for entry and exit.

The point is, these tanks were sold to Pakistan.

According to the contract signed between Huaxia and Pakistan, 40 vehicles will be sold directly to Pakistan MBT3000, and the additional 20 vehicles will be used for promotion.

Of course, strictly speaking, it is not MBT3000, but the "local tyrant" VT-4.

As mentioned earlier, Saudi Arabia has been trying to get the VT-4 from Huaxia, and it has shown great sincerity in asking for the most expensive "deluxe version".

In addition, Saudi Arabia has always had a good "credit history".

More than 30 years ago, during the deal of the century for the purchase of 30 DF-3 medium-range ballistic missiles, after signing the contract, Saudi Arabia immediately transferred $3.5 billion to Huaxia's account without saying a word, which was very refreshing, and during the entire negotiation process, Saudi Arabia did not lower the price.

In fact, the 3.5 billion mentioned by Huaxia at that time was not "dollars".

You must know that in those days, 3.5 billion US dollars was definitely a huge amount of money, and at the time of signing the contract, Huaxia's foreign exchange reserves totaled only 3 billion US dollars!

Since then, whether it is buying tanks, combat vehicles, missiles, or drones from China, Saudi Arabia has been very happy.

In a word, if you talk about it, you will give money, and if you have the energy to calculate, it is better to enjoy life.

It is precisely in this way that after Saudi Arabia showed its sincerity in purchasing VT-4 and said that it must be bought, China's arms enterprises were also very active.

Before the negotiations were over, the arms enterprises in China started production.

Since Saudi Arabia wants to buy it, it has to take a few samples to show it.

Besides, it's just 60 tanks, and it's only a matter of a month for the production line to start.

If the Iraqi civil war had not broken out at this time, these 60 VT-4s would certainly have been delivered in a few months for the Saudis to taste.

Unexpectedly, when 60 tanks were produced, the embargo began.

It can be said that Pakistan stood up at this time and offered to buy MBT3000, to a large extent, it was for these 60 VT-4s.

Strictly speaking, it was Saudi Arabia that wanted to get these tanks as soon as possible.

MBT3000 was originally a customized model based on the VT-4 and tailored to Pakistan's requirements, so whether these tanks are MBT3000 or not is just a word from Pakistan, as long as Pakistan says yes and passes the acceptance, then there is no problem.

The money to buy tanks was paid by Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan naturally did not care.

What's more, the "deluxe version" VT-4 is not a little better than the Pakistani customized MBT3000, and the price alone is a lot more expensive.

At the same time, 30 JF-17s of the third batch were delivered to Saudi Arabia.

At Saudi Arabia's request, Pakistan will provide the fighters with supporting electronic warfare pods and upgrade their fire control software before delivery.

In fact, Pakistan has only 30 electronic warfare pods in total.

Fortunately, the electronic warfare pods purchased by the Pakistan Air Force are exactly the same as those of the J-10C, so they only need to go to Huaxia to order a new batch.

Unfortunately, the anti-radiation missiles will not be delivered until a month later at the earliest.

The point is that the Pakistan Air Force has not procured anti-radiation missiles before, first, because there is no similar demand, and second, there is a lack of funds.

The point, of course, is that there is no money.

In previous years, the main equipment project of the Pakistan Air Force was to upgrade the JF-17, in particular to upgrade the first batch to the second batch.

Even if there is an extra budget, it will be used to purchase the third batch of JF-17s.

In addition, it is necessary to take a long-term view of the procurement of the JF-20.

As a result, after purchasing a batch of electronic warfare pods, the Pakistan Air Force could not afford to buy anti-radiation missiles to accompany them.

It's just that the Pakistani Air Force is not very in demand for anti-radiation missiles.

To put it bluntly, unless a large-scale war breaks out with India, the Pakistan Air Force will not need anti-radiation missiles at all, and if a large-scale war really breaks out with India, Pakistan will also be able to get the support of China and will definitely be able to obtain anti-radiation missiles in time.

If you don't need it, you don't need to buy it and put it in the warehouse.

In fact, this is also the key to Saudi Arabia's assistance to allow Pakistan to purchase JF-20s in advance and directly purchase 60 aircraft.

By purchasing 60 J-10Cs, Pakistan will be able to justifiably acquire supporting anti-radiation missiles.

However, the first batch of J-10Cs will not be delivered to the Pakistan Air Force until a month later at the earliest, and the supporting ammunition will be delivered simultaneously.

Mainly, it takes some time to modify the fire control software.

"These fighter jets will be deployed in King Khalid Military City, will not be handed over to Iraqi government forces, and will still be piloted by pilots we have hired from Pakistan. In the Crown Prince's mind, acclimatization training is carried out first, and then combat missions are carried out after the arrival of the matching ammunition. ”

Wang Dong nodded, indicating that he understood, and he thought so too.

It's all about training.

Because anti-radiation missiles have not been obtained, Pakistan Air Force pilots are only able to fly JF-17s, but they do not have the skills to perform anti-aircraft suppression tasks.

Obviously, when the ammunition arrives, it will have to be trained for a while before it can be sent on combat duty.

"The tank is good, the crown prince has promised to give it to us."

"We?"

"These tanks are very advanced, not to mention the Iraqi government army, I am afraid that even the Saudi tank crews may not be able to control them. According to the Crown Prince's wishes, we have to send a group of personnel back from the front, let them train in the rear, and then drive this batch of tanks to fight. Yunlong paused slightly, and then said, "Of course, the crown prince is not at ease with handing over such an advanced tank to the Iraqi government army. ”

"It's not that the crown prince is not at ease, is it?"

Yunlong smiled faintly and said, "If you don't see through it, just understand." ”

Actually, Wang Dong had already guessed it.

Whether it is the VT-4 tank, or the third batch of JF-17 fighters, the supporting electronic warfare pods, and the all-important anti-radiation missiles, they are all the result of Yunlong's operation, and they also have a lot to do with the Military Intelligence Bureau, otherwise even if Pakistan intervenes, it may not be able to deal with it.

The question is, why did the Huaxia authorities agree?

Even Wang Dong knew that Pakistan was in a hurry to buy MBT3000 and JF-20 at this time, and it didn't really need these equipment.

Besides, these purchases are definitely outside the annual military budget.

Why sell when you know that Pakistan will resell to Saudi Arabia?

The point is, to deliver in such a short time.

Make war money?

Apparently impossible.

How much can you make by selling such a weapon?

If the Iraqi civil war continues, China's losses will be incalculable.

No matter how you don't settle accounts, you should understand the stakes.