"Personally, I think there are three main reasons. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

After Wang Dong said this, everyone else looked at him.

"The first is the current situation in the Middle East, especially Syria." Wang Dong paused for a moment before he said, "For the past six months, we have used the funds provided by Prince Waleed to purchase arms on the black market. Although the effect is significant, it is unlikely to last long. If nothing else, the channels we control are basically dug up. In a few months, even if we charge a high price, we may not be able to buy enough guns and ammunition. ”

"Saudi Arabia is not the only one supporting the Syrian rebels." Serena said.

"That's right, the backers of the Syrian rebels are the United States, as well as European countries such as Britain and France, but can Western countries represent Saudi Arabia?"

Serena was slightly stunned, her brows locked.

"We know that after Russia's strong intervention, the United States and other Western countries have abandoned their original purpose of no longer seeking to overthrow the Assad regime. What about Saudi Arabia? So far, at least, Saudi Arabia's support for Syrian rebels has remained primarily aimed at containing Iran, so Saudi Arabia's ultimate goal is to prop up a Sunni majority, the only legitimate regime. ”

Serena sighed, of course she understood what Wang Dong meant.

Because of the difference in fundamental purposes, the United States and other Western countries cannot represent Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia has made great efforts to support Syrian anti-government groups.

"The problem now is that in the near future, even if Saudi Arabia has money, it may not be able to buy weapons and equipment from the international market to support anti-government groups. Moreover, if Saudi Arabia's purpose is contrary to that of the United States and other Western countries, then it will inevitably be restricted in its arms procurement. In fact, Prince Waleed had this concern when he provided us with the funds to come forward to procure. ”

"You are saying that the Saudi Army's rearmament and the use of new caliber ammunition are to support the Syrian rebels?"

Wang Dong nodded and said: "When the time comes, the Saudi authorities will be able to justifiably send the withdrawn guns out, and they won't be needed anyway." ”

Luo Qing nodded to show that he understood what Wang Dong meant, and didn't ask any more.

"The second reason is the turmoil of severing diplomatic relations."

"Qatar?" Zhao Huang asked.

"The driving force behind the turmoil of severing diplomatic relations is definitely not Saudi Arabia, but the United States. Let's not forget that before that, the US president visited Saudi Arabia and signed an arms order of more than 100 billion dollars. According to my speculation, the Saudi authorities must have believed that more than 100 billion dollars would satisfy the appetite of the United States and thus gain the support of the United States. In fact, it is quite possible that the US president gave his support during his visit to Saudi Arabia, or at least said that he remained silent. The result? After the turmoil over the severance of diplomatic relations, the United States received tens of billions of dollars in protection money from Qatar. From this point of view, the United States is the biggest winner of this turmoil over the severance of diplomatic relations, and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been played by the United States without exception. ”

"So what?"

Wang Dong glanced at Zhao Huang before saying: "At present, it seems that Saudi Arabia can indeed only swallow this bitter fruit, but Prince Mohammed may not admit defeat." ”

"You mean ......"

"In the final analysis, Saudi Arabia is too dependent on the United States, and it is at the mercy of the United States everywhere. If we want to change this, we have to do something. ”

"So, scrap NATO standard caliber ammunition that has been in service for decades?"

"Guns and bullets are not high-tech, and if necessary, the Saudi authorities can use 'crab eating' as an excuse to respond to the difficulties of the United States. Clearly, Prince Mohammed wants to tell the US authorities, as well as other Western countries, that Saudi Arabia is determined to defend the country's core interests. To put it simply, this is only one part of the 'vision' proposed by Prince Mohammed, and it can also be seen as a political card played by him. ”

Zhao Huang sighed and nodded again, indicating that he understood what Wang Dong meant.

"The third reason has to do with Saudi Arabia's regional influence."

"What do you mean?" Luo Qing asked.

"Half a year ago, when the contract was signed, Prince Waleed told me that the choice of D&F was related to the royal family of Dubai, UAE. I thought Prince Waleed was joking, and I didn't take what he said seriously, which now seems to be the case. ”

Luo Qing was slightly stunned, obviously not figuring out what Wang Dong meant.

"There is an arms company in the UAE that produces 'Wildcat' automatic pistols that are adopted by numerous Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia."

"Face?"

"In the eyes of those local tyrants, face is regional influence, everything. In the words of Prince Waleed at the time, if the UAE could design and produce high-performance automatic pistols, then why couldn't Saudi Arabia design and produce high-performance rifles? ”

Luo Qing smiled bitterly, looking like he didn't know what to say.

"Of course, it's not just for the sake of face." Wang Dong also smiled and said: "After the outbreak of the severance of diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabia's influence in the Gulf Cooperation Organization has been questioned. In the eyes of these Mohammed's descendants, strength is everything, so it is natural for the Saudi authorities to believe that only by establishing a complete military industrial system can Saudi Arabia continue to lead the Gulf Cooperation Organization against its long-cherished rival Iran. ”

"The question is, does Saudi Arabia have such strength?"

"It's really not, so we need to pay more attention to it." Wang Dong glanced at Serena and said, "In fact, this is also the key to Saudi Arabia's consistent friendly relations with Pakistan and its annual provision of billions of dollars, or even tens of billions of dollars, in free aid to Pakistan." ”

This time, no one raised questions.

Quite simply, Pakistan is the only Muslim country with nuclear weapons, and it is the most populous Muslim country, and its industrial and military power should not be underestimated.

What's more, Sunnis make up ninety-five percent of Pakistan!

"To put it simply, as long as Saudi Arabia wants to continue to dominate the Gulf Cooperation Organization and act as the leading big brother of the Gulf countries, it has to do something. If we can take this opportunity to launch a firearm with excellent performance and promote it in the Gulf countries, it will definitely strengthen Saudi Arabia's position. ”

"In this way, the Saudi authorities' tender is tailor-made for us."

"Pretty much, but there's nothing to be happy about."

After saying this, Wang Dong looked at Zhao Yu, who had been silent.

Quite simply, the Saudi Ministry of Defense clearly mentioned in the tender that the bidder must provide two caliber guns and matching new gun cartridges, while D&F only has 6.6 mm small-caliber gun cartridges and the corresponding DF66 rifles, and there are no general-purpose machine gun cartridges.

This is a technical question, which has to be answered by Zhao Yu.