Chapter 367: The Terror of Capital Operation II
After being busy for more than half a month, all parties reached an agreement on the issue of dealing with inventory this time after careful consideration. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info When it was time for the formal negotiations, the US Tri-Service Command and the Department of Defense gave a low disposal price that scared Marcas into a cold sweat, and the reasons given by the other party were also very sufficient, since it was to deal with expired weapons and equipment stocks, of course, it could not be calculated according to the normal sales price.
There are only four words to describe this time, that is, tacitly, there is no minimum only lower, the United States has a big business, this thing is really nothing, for future cooperation, it is necessary to foreshadowing in advance, and you have the right not to expire and invalidate!
This is the result of Marcas's public relations in the United States, for which he spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the early investment, and there will naturally be follow-up, saying that the US military is not corrupt, who believes who is stupid! They don't embezzle small money, and the value of any character is at least tens of millions of dollars, and they have to consider the follow-up gains.
The military spending of the United States in the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is simply not too wasted, plus the post-war reconstruction, hundreds of billions of dollars have flown in a few years, and trillions of dollars cannot be reconciled.
"Isn't the number of deals a little too staggering, the army's main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles don't matter, it doesn't matter if it's old-fashioned strategic bombers and attack aircraft, but the mercenary groups sell warships and advanced fighter jets in large quantities, and even Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, which will pose a threat to the security of the United States." The president looked at the list and was shocked.
Aircraft carriers, missile cruisers, missile destroyers, ballistic missile nuclear submarines, strategic bombers, fighters, transport helicopters, rocket artillery, self-propelled howitzers, main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, all kinds of missiles, artillery shells, torpedoes, mines, bullets, or tents, military uniforms, bulletproof vests, boots, blankets, flashlights, infrared night vision devices, steel helmets, walkie-talkies, the total number has actually reached more than 1,000.
"Your Excellency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Tri-Service Command unanimously believe that at present, all countries are making every effort to develop high-tech equipment, especially Russia, according to the intelligence of the CIA, has formulated a huge number of shipbuilding plans, including nuclear submarines and strategic bombers, and it makes no sense for us to keep these expired equipment, but will occupy warehouses and consume a lot of money."
"Just like those mothballed conventionally powered aircraft carriers, you can choose to digest some, and the later development is nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In order to maintain absolute superiority, the United States must increase its orders for new weapons, so that it can better defend the United States and protect our interests from loss. Said the Minister of Defense.
"The Air Force hopes to speed up the research and development of strategic bombers, especially the B-2 strategic bomber, although this is the most advanced stealth strategic bomber in the world, but the technology is outdated, and we are ready to propose to Congress to reopen the production line and build another 29 aircraft, with a total of 50 aircraft in order to achieve absolute air supremacy." said the commander of the Air Force.
"Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, since we have already started the construction of new submarines, there is no need for the old models that have been in service for more than ten years to remain in the sequence, they cannot afford the heavy task of strategic deterrence. With the increase in the number of Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, the Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines also need to be decommissioned in large numbers, at least twenty, and it is necessary for the Navy to conserve resources and maintain the strongest deterrent capability. The commander of the Navy said.
"The army now stocks a large number of towed howitzers and self-propelled howitzers, the number of which exceeds tens of thousands, and some howitzers have been in service for more than 30 years now, and the shells must be renewed every 15 years, and the cost of maintenance and maintenance alone is also astronomical." said the commander of the army.
"Even if these weapons are sold to some countries at a low price as a form of relations, people will not necessarily be grateful to us, after all, the time is too long, maybe the other side thinks that we in the United States are dumping expired weapons. According to U.S. law, strategic bombers, aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and other sophisticated weapons are not allowed to be exported, and we can only trade with the Golden Triangle International Security Company, which is an American company after all. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
This is the forces of all parties joining hands to share the cake, the president is very clear in his heart, the Golden Triangle International Security Company is in the front to build momentum, interest groups are pushing in the back, the military is allowed to be approved by Congress, and there is absolutely no problem in the procedure, the United States is now rich and rich, who still looks at these outdated things in their eyes, a group of losers.
But then again, if he doesn't agree to this deal, it will not do him any good, and it will offend the most powerful people in the United States, and he will step down in more than a year, and then he will have to mix in the United States.
The US Air Force first announced that it would retire the remaining 185 C-141 strategic transport planes and sell them all to the Golden Triangle International Security Company for use as spare parts aircraft, and the other party would pay $100,000 for each of them. The 30 C-5 Galaxy strategic transport planes, which have been in service for more than 20 years, have been retired for more than 10 million dollars each because they can maintain their use value for a period of time.
Immediately after that, the Army Command announced that it would sell more than 7,000 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks in stock to the Golden Triangle International Security Company 4,000 at a one-time price, each at a price of $3 million.
M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, *** three thousand units at a time, the price of each is half a million dollars. Of the more than 140,000 Humvees currently in possession, 50,000 were retired this time at a cost of $1,000 each.
The U.S. Navy announced the decommissioning of all remaining 15 Spruance-class destroyers at a cost of $30 million each, three Whitbey-class dock landing ships at $30 million each, and three Bob Hope-class transports at $50 million each.
The most bullish is naturally the naval department, the Saratoga of the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier that was decommissioned four years ago, and the Independence of the same class, which was decommissioned just this year, and the last of the Kitty Hawk class, that is, the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS America, were each sold to the Golden Triangle International Security Company for one dollar, and the right to be used as dismantled aircraft carrier waste.
Subsequently, the US Department of Defense announced that with the exception of aircraft carriers and C5 Galaxy strategic transport planes, the issue of the right to use other weapons and equipment sold would no longer be considered after the sale, and the Golden Triangle International Security Company had the final decision to deal with it, that is, even if it was thrown away or who it was willing to sell to, the United States did not care.
Buying a conventionally powered aircraft carrier for one dollar was not an uncommon thing in the twenties of the twenty-first century, and the price of a penny was available, but at this time, it simply blinded the eyes of the navies of various countries, which is also crazy, right?
The US Navy's explanation is that if the aircraft carrier is simply to be dismantled, it will also cost 50 to 80 million US dollars, and in order to protect the interests of taxpayers, it is most appropriate to sell it to US overseas enterprises, and it can make more efforts.