Whether it's stopping or delaying, it's buying time for D&F.

Although D&F has taken the lead in the field of countersunk ammunition, it is not guns and bullets that are sold on the market, but firearms that fire bullets.

After arriving in Saudi Arabia, Zhao Yu immediately set about designing a rifle that fired countersunk bullets.

Due to the constraints, most of the test equipment was left in the UK, which needed to be re-purchased, and a group of developers had to be recruited, which delayed a lot of time.

Three months ago, Zhao Yu made the first batch of prototype guns.

Like the prototype gun taken to the OIC project, it is also modified from the original firearm, but instead of FN's SCAR, it is the DF762N.

The prototype gun is mainly used to test the performance of the bullet, and the design and manufacturing are not very difficult.

It's just that when designing the new gun, Zhao Yu was very procrastinating.

It's not a question of ability, it's about striving to be the best.

In Zhao Yu's words, this is a turnaround for D&F.

After so many twists and turns, D&F had to come up with an impeccable product if it wanted to regain market recognition.

Wang Dong has nothing to say about this.

You must know that the new firearm designed by Zhao Yu was used to obtain orders from Saudi Arabia, which is D&F's largest customer.

At present, it is also the only customer.

More importantly, the Saudi authorities have provided shelter for Wang Dong, so no matter how bold Wang Dong is, he will not joke with Saudi equipment.

It can be seen that what D&F companies need now is time.

Zhao Yu has pledged that the design work will be completed within the year, and the first batch of prototypes will be manufactured to be sent to the Saudi military for performance testing.

As expected, H&K will also launch a countersunk that meets the requirements of the US military within the year.

From a market perspective, D&F and H&K are in a race to see who will be the first to launch the new countersink and get the national order.

Although it could not prevent H&K from developing the countersunk bomb, it was possible to delay the time for H&K to obtain orders from the U.S. military through judicial proceedings.

If this lawsuit lasts for a few years, D&F companies will be able to occupy a large part of the market without any suspense.

In addition, even if the lawsuit is lost, D&F will have nothing to lose.

So, what reason is there to oppose it?

Of course, the key is the new firearm designed by Zhao Yu.

Wang Dong was not involved in the design work, and he did not know much about it.

The only thing that is certain is that this new firearm not only uses countersunk rounds, but also surpasses all firearms in terms of design concept.

In Zhao Yu's words, this is a firearm that opens up a new era, and it will be a benchmark existence.

Wang Dong has enough confidence in Zhao Yu's ability.

All it takes is a little patience.

Of course, Wang Dong was not lazy.

When everyone else was busy, Wang Dong was thinking about a problem that others would not consider, but had to think clearly, and had to think clearly as soon as possible.

The future of D&F!

The acquisition of FN was not perfect, but after these events, D&F has become a world-renowned firearms and ammunition company.

After winning the Saudi order and gaining the approval of other Gulf countries, D&F will be able to sit on an equal footing with H&K.

You know, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries alone can provide D&F companies with a market of tens of billions of dollars and bring billions of dollars in profits.

Since then, D&F has made hundreds of millions of dollars a year just by producing and selling ammunition.

In the field of firearms and ammunition, it is already very good.

Just, and then what?

Of course, the firearms and ammunition market will continue to do, and there is still a lot of room for development, and the headless bullet is not the end of this game.

Like the U.S. military, Huaxia also does not attach much importance to submerged bombs.

After providing the technology of the countersunk bomb to D&F, Huaxia's "Xinbao" group did not carry out mass production, and the Huaxia military did not have a related project, for the same reason as the US military, that is, the Huaxia military favored the caseless bomb, not the countersunk bomb as a transition.

From a technical point of view, the countersunk bullet is actually just a deep improvement of the traditional gun bullet.

Among the many factors that limit the elastic performance of the gun, the cartridge case has the greatest impact.

In traditional gun cartridges, the proportion of bullet cases accounts for more than 30 percent, which still does not contribute to the dead weight, and the size of the cartridge case limits the performance of ammunition.

In addition, the cartridge case limits the versatility of the ammunition.

The countersunk only minimized the impact of the cartridge casing, but did not completely eliminate it.

In terms of the proportion, even if the shells are made of plastic, the proportion is only reduced to less than 20 percent, and it is not completely eradicated.

Only by eliminating the cartridge case, that is, the caseless shell, can the effect of the cartridge case be completely eliminated.

Obviously, what the Chinese military also wants is a caseless bullet, not a countersunk bomb.

The development of the head-sinking bomb is actually for backup.

In the long run, D&F can still make a big fuss in the field of firearms and ammunition by starting to develop better caseless bullets.

The problem is that the market for firearms and ammunition is so big.

Excluding the United States, China and other large countries, as well as poor countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, other countries in the world will not spend more than $10 billion a year on firearms and ammunition, and the vast majority of countries will produce ammunition in their own countries through the introduction of technology.

It can be seen that even if D&F beats all its competitors, it is only a firearms and ammunition company.

Compared to the real arms giants, D&F companies are small.

Take BAE Systems as an example, its firearms business accounts for a negligible proportion, and its ammunition business is also dominated by large ammunition such as artillery shells, rockets, missiles, etc., and does not produce guns and ammunition at all, otherwise it will not cooperate with D&F at all.

The reason is simple, this market is simply too small.

A missile can easily cost hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and even a relatively cheap anti-tank missile can sell for tens of thousands of dollars in the market.

What about a box of bullets?

Even for high-precision sniper bullets, the market price of a box of 200 rounds is only a few hundred dollars, while ordinary bullets can be sold for tens of dollars at most.

The price of 1,000 boxes, or 200,000 rounds of SS109 ammunition, is comparable to that of a Tao anti-tank missile.

A real arms giant simply looks down on guns and bullets.

Obviously, D&F companies have to expand their business if they want to become an arms giant.

So, is it vertical or horizontal?

Vertical expansion is to develop large-caliber ammunition, such as artillery shells, on the existing basis, that is, by using the technology that has been mastered.

Horizontal expansion is to take advantage of existing advantages and enter related fields, such as the development of remote-controlled weapon stations.

In fact, whether it is vertical or horizontal expansion, what is needed is people.

Relying only on a few developers such as Zhao Yu and Chen Zihao, even if there is enough funds, Wang Dong will not be able to make D&F become an arms giant.

So, where to find someone?

Also, are the people you find reliable?

Obviously, these are all issues that need to be considered by Wang Dong, and can only be considered by Wang Dong.