Chapter 207: Aircraft Carrier Exposed
Wu Chen didn't care about the rehearsal of the concert, because the design drawings of the new Saudi aircraft carrier had just been released in the ship design institute, and he had to go to the Black Sea Shipyard to meet with Prince Sultan to confirm whether it was manufactured according to this standard and whether the buyer had any other requirements. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"The main body of this aircraft carrier imitates the style of the original American aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, the hull is divided into 11 floors, and the island is 8 floors, but the bow is equipped with a sliding deck. The flight deck is about 330 meters long and 80 meters wide, and is powered by eight boilers and four steam turbines with four-axis propulsion and a speed of 32 knots. ”
"The deck and hangar have a capacity of no less than fifty carrier-based fighters, twenty anti-submarine helicopters and transport helicopters, as well as two AWACS aircraft. Three eight-in-one anti-aircraft missile launch systems, three Phalanx anti-air defense melee systems, and four electronic decoy launch systems......"
The ship design institute produced models and renderings to the top management of the Saudi Navy to demonstrate the construction of each part of the entire aircraft carrier, which was much higher than the requirements of the Saudi Arabians, for which it was unanimously praised by Prince Sultan and the admirals.
"Just built according to this standard, we don't have any suggestions from the Saudi side, thank you for your efforts for this Saudi aircraft carrier, when will it be delivered to us?" Prince Sultan made the final decision.
"Your Royal Highness, our Black Sea Shipyard will start construction at the end of January next year, and it will take two and a half years to launch, it will take one and a half years to complete all the equipment installation, one year to run in and test, and we can deliver it to you in five years." said the chief engineer in charge of the construction project.
"We want to get 10 small Type 12322 air-cushion landing ships, pay $150 million each, and ask for delivery within four years." A Saudi admiral has proposed a new purchase intention.
"Yes, the production of this small air-cushion landing ship was low before, and it was limited by capital and related parts manufacturing, but now all this is not an obstacle, and I can agree to this deal." Wu Chen said without hesitation.
The cost of a Bison hovercraft is within 40 million US dollars, which is equivalent to making ten Bison hovercraft and hundreds of millions of dollars in vain, and the sea shipyard can turn around at once, and it likes to do business with local tyrants the most, and it is a billion-dollar deal when you open your mouth and close your mouth.
"My dear, the Saudi prince in charge of national defense has come to the sea shipyard, is he going to do anything with you, Shield Defender fighter?" The CIA's nose was very sharp, and as soon as the meeting ended, Selena called.
"It's nothing, it's just that the Saudi government asked our Black Sea shipyard to build them a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, and in addition to ordering a batch of carrier-based aircraft, the contract has just been signed." Wu Chen knew that such a thing could not be concealed from the CIA, so he directly told the answer.
One has to buy and the other has to be sold, there is nothing to keep secret, you Americans also build aircraft carriers for Saudi Arabia, we don't care.
"What type of conventionally powered aircraft carrier, like the Kitty Hawk class?" Selena asked with a smile.
"You don't have to dig a hole for me, this is the most ordinary kind of aircraft carrier, it takes off without a steam catapult, and I strictly keep the secrets of American steam catapult technology." Wu Chen said.
"You fool, I'm doing this for your own good, the steam catapult system is an important secret of the US Navy, and it is strictly forbidden to leak it to the outside world, if you violate this rule, the US government will definitely trouble you." Selina said dissatisfied.
"As long as you Americans are smart, can't others develop a steam catapult? Just kidding, let me tell you, now Russia is also secretly developing this technology, and it is likely to be applied to new aircraft carriers, so don't let me take the blame when the time comes. Wu Chen said.
"There is nothing strange about this, the former Soviet Union has successfully developed steam catapult technology, but it has not been used, Russia has inherited most of the technology of the former Soviet Union, and sooner or later it will be developed, and the Ministry of Defense is psychologically prepared for this." Selena said.
The former Soviet Union just did not pay enough attention to the steam catapult technology and did not put it into practice, not that there was no such technology, and the former Soviet Navy Commander Gorshkov was the most staunch supporter, and as early as 88 years, the technology had passed the acceptance, and the US government was very clear about this.
Russia has inherited countless wealth from the former Soviet Union, including steam catapults, and it is normal to develop them, but it is abnormal if they can't be built, so Selena is not surprised by this, as expected.
"Saudi Arabia has always favored our American-made weapons and equipment, but due to the restrictions of US law, some high-end technology products are strictly prohibited from exporting, but it gives others a good opportunity to make money. The president said to the Secretary of Defense in a small conference room at the U.S. Presidential Palace.
"As we all know, Saudi Arabia and Iran have always been mortal enemies, and in order to protect their interests, Saudi Arabia needs an aircraft carrier fleet to deter Iran, and it is worth investing a lot in this, but in this way, Iran cannot not react, and the situation in the Middle East has begun to become delicate again." The Minister of Defense said with a frown.
The situation in the Middle East is irreconcilable, and that stems from the contradiction between beliefs, and no major country can do anything about it, and most of them are pro-American, but they are very disgusted by the United States' support for Israel, but Israel is not very obedient, and the US government has a headache about it for a day or two.
"This Golden Triangle International Security Company is about to become an international arms dealer, first manufacturing carrier-based aircraft, and then manufacturing aircraft carriers for Saudi Arabia, with such technical strength, it will not secretly manufacture nuclear missiles, right?" The President of the United States is very worried about this.
"The Black Sea Shipyard used to be the base for the former Soviet Union to manufacture aircraft carriers, and it is not surprising that it dares to take orders from Saudi Arabia, conventionally powered aircraft carriers are possible, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are temporarily impossible, and the former Soviet Union's strong economic and scientific research strength has not been manufactured, at most it is the level of our Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers, and even the core things deviate greatly."
"Mr. President, even if the Golden Triangle International Security Company wants to manufacture nuclear missiles, it is not an easy thing, after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, all nuclear materials have been received by Russia, and they are absolutely numbered, and Russia does not want the Ukolan side to have the ability to produce nuclear bombs."
"If you want to develop it yourself, you don't have to spend tens of billions of dollars on decades, don't even think about it, CIA agents have been staring at the Southern Machine-Building Plant in the former Soviet Union, and they have not found any signs of this kind, and it is said that the aerospace manufacturing company is preparing to build a batch of launch vehicles for commercial use."
The Minister of Defense did not believe that the Golden Triangle International Security Company could create a nuclear bomb, and if it were so simple, the world would have been full of nuclear-weapon states long ago.