Aegis system! In order to combat the US aircraft carrier formation, the Soviet Union invented the tactic of saturation attack, and at the same time launched a large number of anti-ship missiles to attack the US aircraft carrier group, and in order to counter the Soviet Union's saturation attack, the United States invented the Aegis system, which achieved the ability of early warning from all sides through phased array radar, and launched a large number of anti-aircraft missiles at the same time by launching missiles vertically to counter the opponent's strike.

At this time, other countries are still using the method of launching on both shoulders, and it can be said that such an Aegis warship is equivalent to the air defense capability of other fleets.

Saudi Arabia also had plans to buy the Aegis system from the United States, but on the one hand, the United States asked for too high a price, asking for five billion dollars each, on the other hand, Saudi Arabia already has a strong air force, and Saudi Arabia has a strong air force on both sides, with the Red Sea on one side and the Persian Gulf on the other, completely under the cover of the air force, so the navy did not order it without urgent needs.

And now, Pakistan finally has warships of the same system, which is good news for Saudi Arabia!

"If we Saudi Arabia want to order the same warship, how long will it take to receive it?" Prince Sultan asked.

Sultan's question is quite professional, after all, building warships is not about building cars, there are as many assembly lines as there are a day, and it is not about building airplanes, dozens of them can be built a year, this is a warship! It takes thousands of workers to work together, and it takes at least a year.

"We're going to start construction of two ships first." "This one has been launched and another is still under construction," Mhammad said. When the slipway is vacated, it should be next year, but after the outfitting is completed, a series of sea trials will have to be carried out. If the Saudis want to order it, it will be at least three or four years before it can be delivered to the Saudi Navy. ”

In three or four years, Prince Sultan just frowned and said, "Yes, then we will wait for three or four years!" Let's also order two first! ”

"Two warships. Together with the spare missiles, at least two billion dollars will be needed for each ship. "We also have to order many parts of the warship from foreign countries, such as the engine, which uses the American-made LM2500, which is very expensive to manufacture," Mhammad said. ”

I'm afraid the Saudis are too expensive, Mhammad explained.

"It's okay." Prince Sultan said: "It is much cheaper than the American one." ”

For the United States, one will cost 5 billion dollars, and Pakistan will build two. It's only four billion dollars, which is cheap enough!

"What's that over there?" Large-scale arms purchases are like buying cabbage in the vegetable market, and Saudi Arabia, which has deep pockets, is really a big benefactor.

Looking in the direction of Khalid's finger, Mhammad's face changed slightly, it was the aircraft carrier under construction in Pakistan!

"That's the aircraft carrier we're building." "The project started three years ago, but until now," Mhammad said. before the manufacture began. ”

Aircraft carrier! Now, how many countries in the world can build aircraft carriers? Except for the United States and the USSR. There are only the old capitalist countries such as Britain and France! Prince Sultan and others smacked their tongues, and now, Pakistan is actually able to build an aircraft carrier!

If Pakistan really builds an aircraft carrier, it means that Pakistan's industrial level has developed to the same level as that of the old capitalist countries. Building an aircraft carrier is different from building an oil tanker! The aircraft carrier is a giant at sea, the core of long-range projection power, and a symbol of a country's armed forces!

"We have no construction experience, so. The aircraft carrier may be built for several years. Mhammad said, "Do you want to order?" ”

Even if the Saudis want to order, Mhammad will not build for the Saudis! Saudi Arabia's air force is to protect Saudi Arabia, and once Saudi Arabia has a navy and an aircraft carrier formation, then Saudi Arabia will definitely not just want to protect its own territory, they will seek more maritime rights and interests, and will definitely enter the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean! When the time comes, there will be a conflict of interest with Pakistan!

However, now that the relationship between the two sides is so friendly, Mhammad can only ask this insincerely.

"We don't need aircraft carriers." Prince Sultan's answer made Mhammad breathe a sigh of relief.

"We protect our country, it is enough to have a strong air force and army." "We are glad to see that our Pakistani brothers have finally started to build their own aircraft carriers, which is the pride of our entire Muslim world," said Prince Sultan. ”

Prince Sultan smiled heartily, which made Mhammad feel a little ashamed, at this time, Saudi Arabia was not as dirty as later generations, and it was still thinking about the Arab world.

"Pakistan's conventional armed forces are already very strong, but unfortunately, there is one thing missing." Prince Sultan said.

Missing something? Mhammad's eyes were full of questions.

"It's a mushroom bomb." Prince Sultan said: "Only with that kind of weapon can Pakistan truly become a great power!" ”

Mushroom bombs are nuclear weapons! In this era, only with nuclear weapons can it be called a great power! Prince Sultan's eyes looked directly at Mhammad, with anticipation and concern.

Pakistan has already copied the DF-3 missile, and will develop a missile with a longer range in the future.

Mushroom bombs! The expression on Mhammad's face was calm: "Your Royal Highness, we are a peace-loving country, and we should abide by the basic international norms. ”

It should be two words, Mhammad said it very solemnly, and in the eyes of Prince Sultan, he already understood something.

There are some things that cannot be said too clearly, but Pakistan's nuclear program has always been developed under secrecy, and until now, it has not been leaked.

Just half a month ago, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the mountains of northern Afghanistan, and this earthquake did not cause much casualties, and Afghanistan only had one report. And Afghanistan is bordered by Iran to the west, Pakistan to the east, and the Soviet Union to the north, and the Americans, even if they have any suspicions, cannot intervene.

This earthquake, which only a few officials in Pakistan knows, is Pakistan's first underground nuclear test!

If the United States knew about it, it would definitely contact other countries in the world and impose sanctions on Pakistan, so now Pakistan can only be a man with his tail between his legs, and he can't be too ostentatious, and in later generations, it was only after India detonated nuclear weapons in a high-profile manner that Pakistan had to respond.

And now, in the face of the friendly reminder of Saudi Arabia, Mhammad can only answer so vaguely.

"Although we now maintain friendly relations with the United States, we will not be true friends with the United States, but only interdependent." Hearing Mahmad's answer, Prince Sultan's tone was very solemn: "If we want to develop here, we must rely on our own strength, otherwise, once our approach is not in the interests of the United States, the United States will jump out and intervene." ”

Prince Sultan's words were very solemn, and Mhammad knew what Prince Sultan was talking about.

Just last year, the Washington Post of the United States suddenly published a news that Saudi Arabia had purchased advanced ballistic missiles from China, and then "Flight International" and "Jane's Defense Weekly" also published this news. There was an immediate opposition in the United States, which held that Saudi Arabia's purchase of these missiles was "not in the interests of regional peace and stability," while Cleben-Pell, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, directly claimed that these missiles were a threat to Israel. And one of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak al-Shamir's aides, Yossi bin Ahram, even threatened that in order to resist the Saudi action, Israel would not rule out a preemptive strike on Saudi missiles.

Israel does not say that they also possess the same ballistic missiles enough to threaten the Saudis, that is, it is legitimate for Israel to threaten the Arab world with its weapons of mass destruction, and it is completely illegal for the Saudis to acquire any kind of deterrence or retaliatory capability.

Saudi Arabia did not compromise, these things angered King Fahd, the king recalled the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia to return home, expressed Saudi Arabia's attitude, seeing Saudi Arabia so resolute, the United States suddenly changed its attitude, downplayed the matter, and the turmoil gradually calmed down.

This incident has greatly stimulated Saudi Arabia, in the entire Middle East region, only Israel is a close ally of the United States, and Saudi Arabia will only be used by the United States because of oil.

The purchase of a large number of weapons from the United States is also an oil transaction, and the United States uses dollars to buy oil from Saudi Arabia, and then asks Saudi Arabia to use dollars to buy American fighter planes, and the United States has almost nothing to lose.

I am afraid that it is also for this reason that when Pakistan can produce a large number of weapons, Saudi Arabia will have this large-scale arms purchase, after all, Pakistan has the same beliefs as them and has no conflict of interest.

"South Asians make their own decisions." Prince Sultan said: "This sentence is often mentioned by our king, and he said that he would love to say the same thing, the Arabs are in charge of their own affairs!" ”

No one wants to be controlled by others, and the same is true for the country, Saudi Arabia now maintains good relations with the United States, but Saudi Arabia wants to be independent in its bones. There is no way to be with the United States now, after all, if you do not maintain relations with the United States, you will have to turn to the Soviet Union.

However, it takes a lot of courage to say this, and what Mhammad said at the beginning, that is because Pakistan has established a complete industrial system, even if it is sanctioned by the United States, Pakistan can develop, just like Iran, if Iran's industrial system is perfect, under the sanctions of the United States, the economy would have collapsed long ago.

And Saudi Arabia, except for the developed oil and chemical industry, there is nothing else, and the people of rich Saudi Arabia have become very lazy, if this sentence is really said in the world, it takes a lot of courage. (To be continued......)