E-3 AWACS! Hearing this, John almost jumped up, it was like a lion's mouth!

The E-3 early warning aircraft is an all-weather long-range air warning and control aircraft developed by the Boeing Company of the United States in accordance with the "air alert and control system" plan of the US Air Force.

This is a large AWACS aircraft, using the Boeing 707 as the fuselage, supported by two pillars at a height of 3.3 meters from the fuselage with a nine-meter diameter disc, and a radar antenna system installed inside. When the radar is put into the sky, it can be used to monitor the ground, and it can provide radar monitoring capabilities on the atmosphere, ground, and water surface. In particular, the detection range is more than 320 kilometers for low-flying targets, and even longer for medium-altitude and high-altitude targets. This AWACS aircraft is advanced in performance and expensive at the same time, with the unit price of the E-3 being as high as $270 million.

I want to exchange a backfire that has been damaged and needs to be repaired before it can fly, in exchange for an American E-3 AWACS aircraft! This is simply unbearable for the American side, where is this friendly expression, it is to take advantage of the fire to rob!

In addition to the high cost, this kind of early warning aircraft, mainly has strategic significance, for the United States, only his first echelon allies, such as NATO, Israel, are eligible to buy this kind of early warning aircraft, in the past, the United States is actually containing Pakistan, because the United States needs to use India's role as a counterbalance in South Asia. Now, because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the United States regards Pakistan as its little brother, but it will definitely not aid Pakistan with such fighters because of this!

Absolutely no promise!

"Mr. Brigadier General, we cannot agree to this request." John said. This is no longer Grumman's own business, it concerns the policies and interests of the United States as a whole.

"With AWACS, we will be able to effectively hold out to the western mountains, and we will be able to resist the brutal invasion of the Soviets, Mr. John, I regret very much." Mhammad said.

Watching John shrug away. Old Arslan asked: "Chief of Staff, when we reported to the president, we didn't mention the E-3 AWACS aircraft." ”

In last night's plan, there were no E-3 early warning planes at all, and the Pakistani side knew that the Americans would never provide such early warning planes to their side.

"Of course not, I was the one who played tricks on John just now." Mhammad said.

Teasing John? Old Arslan suddenly became a little anxious: "Chief of Staff." If we do this, will we make them give up? What our plan is..."

"Don't worry." Mhammad said: "Backfire can break through the American aircraft carrier group, they have painstakingly studied what Aegis, just to stop the saturation strike of the Soviets, to be able to get such a flying Backfire, for them, it is unwanted, they will come again." ”

This is the art of negotiation. Old Arslan still owes the fire, and his side asks for the E-3 AWACS aircraft. The Americans could not promise to export some low-tech AWACS aircraft as compensation, and that would be a matter of course.

After a tiring night, it is better to rest first, and Mhammad remembered that he had returned from the United States. I have been in the base all the time, and I haven't returned home yet, so I can't help but take a car to the family home.

After Mhammad was promoted to chief of staff, a house was left for Mhammad in the compound of the military district, and Mhammad was going to marry Lilith. There was no excuse.

In the car, Mhammad was already asleep.

"Chief of Staff, I'm home." The driver in front said to Mhammad.

Mhammad opened his eyes and opened the car door, and a girl had already pounced.

"Honey, you're finally back." When Lilith heard the sound of the car, she came out of the house and was overjoyed to see Mhammad returning.

"Well, it's been too busy these days." Muhammad said: "After this busy period, we will get married." ”

Although the wedding has not yet been held, Lilith, who is open, has long lived with Mhammad, but although Lilith has stayed here, Mhammad rarely returns.

"Honey, I know you're busy, it seems like you're at war again these days, and I'm worried about you." Lilith said, "I want to go to your base as a medic so I can see you every day." ”

Lilith already had a nurse's license, and she worked in the hospital in the Panjshir Valley, and when she heard Lilith's words, Mhammad said, "Okay, when the recent incident is over, I'll report to the top." ”

Anyway, there are also Americans in the base who are helping to maintain the Tomcat fighter, and one more Lilith is not a big deal, and Lilith married herself, so she also changed her faith and joined her own nationality.

Back in the room, Lilith wanted to woo Mhammad, and she hadn't made love for a long time, but when she saw Mhammad go home, she fell asleep on the sofa, so she could only shake her head helplessly, she felt even more sorry for Mhammad.

This night, Mhammad slept soundly, and when he came to this world, Mhammad was finally no longer lonely, had a woman, took care of him, and had to give birth to many offspring for him.

Lilith looked at Mhammad like this, quietly staring at Mhammad who was sleeping, so manly.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Lilith heard a knock on the door outside.

When I opened the door, I saw two Americans standing in the doorway, both of whom Lilith knew, one was John of Grumman and the other was Lord Lord, the ambassador of the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan.

"Miss Lilith, is Lord Mhammad here?" John asked.

"Of course, I fell asleep when I came back." Lilith said, "I'll wake him up." ”

"No, let's wait." "Chief of Staff Mhammad must have been very tired to fall asleep," Lord said. ”

The two were ushered into the study, and Lilith prepared a cup of coffee for each of them, and waited until the sun went down before Mhamad woke up.

Hearing that both the ambassador and John were coming, Mhammad washed his face and asked Lilith to prepare dinner, smiling as he came to see the two.

At this time, the expressions of the two were very anxious.

"I'm sorry to keep you two waiting, but since you're here, let's try Lilith's craft." Mhammad said, "Please come to the restaurant for dinner. ”

The host and guest were seated, Lilith had already grilled the steak and opened a bottle of wine, while Mhammad used water.

"Welcome to my house." "Especially Your Excellency the Ambassador, it is a great honour for me to have you here," said Mhammad. ”

Watching Mhammad pick up a knife and fork and eat beef skillfully, John couldn't help but open his mouth several times, but was stopped by Lord with his eyes, and the two sides began to talk about the customs of Pakistan and the friendship between the United States and Pakistan, and raised their glasses several times, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

It wasn't until the steak was finished and he was still unsatisfied that Mhammad asked, "Is there anything else you have to do here this time?" ”

"It's about the backfire." "We've got to get that backfire, and our president has personally ordered it, and it's about our defense," John said. ”

Of course, the two of them came for the backfire, and when John faced the matter of the E-3 early warning aircraft proposed by Mhammad, John knew that this was not something that Grumman could solve, but the U.S. government had to come forward, as long as Grumman was the middle handler, he could get more benefits.

So, John immediately went back to Islamabad and met with the ambassador, who immediately went to ask to see the president of Pakistan, and Zia-ul-ul-Haq received them, and when mentioning this matter, Zia-ul-Haq was also very generous, saying that this backfire was a trophy of the front-line fighters, and as long as the front-line fighters had no opinion, he would definitely express his support.

After going around in a circle, he returned to Mhammad, and Ambassador Lord knew that this was Zia-ul-Haq's ghost idea, so he hid behind and pushed that Mhammad to the front to negotiate, and that Mhammad was a lion with a big mouth!

There is no choice but to probe Mhammad's tone first.

"We also very much need the E-3 AWACS." "The Soviets have repeatedly invaded from the mountains at ultra-low altitudes, and our defense line will be broken at any time, and we must have AWACS aircraft, otherwise, once the Soviets come in from the mountains when we are not paying attention, and bomb our Peshawar air base, the entire west will be shrouded in air raids by the Soviets," Mhammad said. ”

"I'm sorry, we know that the west is facing the invasion of the Soviets, but the E-3 AWACS aircraft has been manufactured for a long time, and the US Air Force is only equipped with more than 20 aircraft, so it is impossible to transfer them, and it will take two or three years for you to manufacture them." "To compensate, we have an alternative," Lord said. ”

"Yes, we are willing to provide two E-2 AWACS aircraft to supplement the radar network in western Pakistan." John said: "The operation of the E-3 is too complicated for you to master for a while, but the operation of the E-2 is simple, which can completely allow you to master it quickly and improve combat effectiveness." ”

e-2！ In fact, what Pakistan originally wanted to have was the E-2 AWACS aircraft! The E-3 is absolutely impossible, but if Mhammad had proposed the E-2 as soon as he came up, the American side would definitely not agree, and now, let the Americans take the initiative to bring it up, they have made a comparison, and compared with the E-3, the E-2 is much less difficult.

Mhammad shook his head: "No, I heard that the E-2 early warning aircraft can only be used by your navy, and it is okay to detect low-altitude flying objects on the sea surface, but when it comes to our mountainous areas, there is a lot of clutter, and the E-2 cannot detect it at all, besides, the E-2 is only in the air for more than four hours, and two early warning aircraft cannot allow us to guarantee that it will not be simple to monitor 24 hours a day." At least six for uninterrupted. ”

Mhammad's attitude was very resolute. (To be continued......)