Chapter 568: International Defense Exhibition

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Many people know that the UAE is rich, and the UAE is a federal state consisting of 7 emirates, namely Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, um Al Quwain, and Ajman. There are also many people who know that Dubai is very famous, famous tourist attractions, Burj Khalifa, World Island, and the seven-star Burj Al Arab.

But in fact, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, with an area of 67,340 square kilometers, including about 200 islands, accounting for 86.68% of the country's total area. Abu Dhabi accounts for the vast majority of the so-called oil countries, and other countries have only a small share, so Abu Dhabi is the richest emirate in the UAE.

It's just that in the eyes of some people, he is not as famous as Dubai, in fact, why Dubai is famous, it is because their oil resources are close to exhaustion, so the royal family has set their sights on the development of tourism, culture, and strive to make Dubai a global luxury center, so he is famous.

But the real richest is Abu Dhabi, the streets of Abu Dhabi are full of luxury cars, and the seaside is full of yachts, which is called a luxury.

The Abu Dhabi International Defense Conference & Exhibition, held every two years, is considered one of the most important international defense system exhibitions in the world, and is also the largest professional exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, covering the field of land, sea and air defense. It will attract more than 1,200 companies from 59 countries and regions around the world to participate in the exhibition.

The reason is also that the countries of the Middle East have always been large consumers of weapons, especially high-tech weapons. They're absolutely willing to invest, you think, a multimillion-dollar missile. Is the African brother willing to buy it, even if he is willing, does he have the money to buy it, it is better to get a few more AKs to be practical, the consumption level is different, and the market here is doomed, mainly the market of Europeans. Every year, American and European arms companies account for 20% of global sales, and this figure should not be underestimated. That's a huge number, and it's worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Now Muyang is in Dubai, and it is too convenient to get to Abu Dhabi, so he asked Sarah to get him an electronic ID. Immediately incarnate as a middle-aged man with a European face. Alone we set off to Abu Dhabi.

Before entering the exhibition hall, there were a lot of weapons in the square outside, including fighter jets, armored vehicles, tanks and even self-propelled guns, drones, small helicopters, and a smell of steel.

Muyang walked into the exhibition hall, and all he saw was weapons, in a corner. See a stall hung with automatic rifles, okay. It's really like a stall, and it's the feeling of selling clothes in a free market, Muyang walked over.

"Can you give it a try?" Muyang asked.

"Of course, please try it." The reception guy said politely.

Mu Yang picked up a swarthy rifle, put the butt on his shoulder, tried the feel, it felt good, and the young man said on the side, "This is the FB-12 rifle made by our TrackingPoint company, which comprehensively surpasses the AR series and M series." ”

Muyang thought to himself, the young man's tone is not small, M16 is installed by the US army, M16 series rifles are used by nearly 100 countries, known as one of the six famous guns in the world today, second only to AK in ownership.

Muyang suddenly lost interest in this American TrackingPoint company, and the people invited were unreliable, so how good could the company be. Mu Yang just wanted to leave, but he accidentally saw a gun with a strange appearance, looking at the shape, it should be a sniper rifle, Mu Yang walked over and looked carefully.

"This is a smart sniper rifle produced by our TrackingPoint company, and there are three models, namely XS1, XS2, and XS3." The young man said.

"Smart sniper rifle, tell me about it." Muyang came to be interested.

"This rifle only uses an integrated circuit board, the integrated circuit board is installed inside the rifle's scope, we call it a networked tracking scope, the scope can display more than 20 parameters, such as target distance, wind speed, target movement speed, shooting angle, rifle inclination, temperature, pressure, etc., all the soldier has to do is to aim at the target and pull the trigger."

"In addition, the sniper rifle has WIFI, which allows mobile phones and tablets to be connected to a precision-guided weapon targeting system, so you can see the scene from the tablet."

A fool-style sniper rifle, it's really good, so that any soldier can become a sniper, you know, the selection and training of a sniper is very rare, but now it is covered by technology, and I don't know if it's good or bad.

"How much does it cost?" Muyang was a little tempted.

"The XS1 has a range of 1,200 yards and hits a target (about 1,097 meters) and sells for $27,500. The XS2 has a range of 1,000 yards (about 914 meters) and costs $22,500. The XS3 has a range of 750 yards (686 meters) and sells for $17,500. The young man said.

Muyang can only say, is it really expensive, this is just a sniper rifle, not an air defense rocket, and the Barrett M84A1 anti-materiel sniper rifle is only $9,000 a piece, and you actually ask for $27,500.

"Can I trade now?" Mu Yang said.

"Sorry sir, we participate in the exhibition, only accept reservations, do not accept on-site transactions." The young man replied with a smile.

Muyang really regards this place as a clothing market.

It's a pity, I still want to get two to play with, it doesn't matter if I can't buy it today, let Lake get a few, although that guy is just a small arms dealer, but get some ordinary guns, the means are still there.

Muyang continued to walk around the hall, there are many physical objects here, but there are also many models, and those who came to participate in the trade fair, even if those armored vehicles and tanks are real, it is impossible to bring live ammunition, even if the guests want to see the effect, it is not here, the ammunition is separated.

So what looks murderous here is actually just a bunch of machinery, and even the missiles placed are all samples, otherwise Muyang would have the intention to steal them all.

Along the way, Mu Yang can be said to have gained a lot, at least let him understand the latest weapons frontier and mainstream, but he still hasn't found his target, even those missiles, Mu Yang hates them for trouble.

The price at which the US military procures missiles without warheads is about $20 to $500,000 for short-range missiles, $40 to $1 million for medium-range missiles, and $60 to $2 million for long-range missiles.

Unless it is Tomahawk ICBM, Trident submarine-launched ICBM, US Militia ICBM, etc., it will be expensive, tens of millions of dollars each, but it is also very difficult to get them.

However, when Muyang went to the Boeing exhibition area, he found a good thing. (To be continued.) )