Although the price of the J-10 S is very high, in fact, its cost is not too high, about 160 million domestic currency, that is, more than 20 million US dollars.

However, at the time of exit, it is the norm for the lion to open his mouth widely, and everyone is used to it.

In a sense, a large part of the premium for military equipment is actually the protection money they pay.

Salman has long been accustomed to such a situation, and it is now basically impossible to buy such a good fighter anywhere else.

So after learning about the excellent performance of the J-10S, there was no more talk about the price.

"When will it be delivered?" Salman is now more concerned about delivery time.

If the delivery time is too long, then inflation and performance depreciation should be taken into account.

Because the arms trade has a long cycle, it is important to take into account both aspects.

Especially under the attack of last year's financial turmoil, the currency depreciation was still relatively serious, which caused Salman, who had a considerable amount of dollars in reserves to buy various supplies, to lose a lot.

Delivering as soon as possible can avoid this, but Zhang Xingyang has also said before that the delivery time will not be too early.

So he wanted an answer so he could go back and talk to the old man in the family.

After all, a deal worth close to $20 billion is definitely a huge deal in this era.

"For the first batch, we can deliver eighteen fighter jets to help you complete the preliminary training work."

In fact, this figure is not worth mentioning at all compared to the current output of the J-10S.

Basically, it's just a month's worth of production, but Salman doesn't know that.

In his opinion, the production cycle of such an advanced fighter with a lot of high technology must be very long.

It is estimated that in a month's time, it would be good to be able to produce three or four.

Therefore, the first batch can have eighteen, which is really a bit beyond his expectations.

"The delivery time may be two years later."

Zhang Xingyang said a little apologetically.

In two years, it was basically able to produce four or five hundred J-10S fighters,

There are only 108 fighters in one aviation division in China, and 500 Jian-10S can be reequipped with five aviation divisions.

It is basically enough to ensure the security of the air defense of the homeland.

At that time, we will be able to free up part of our production capacity for export production, and export while carrying out domestic redressing.

"Then it's going to be 01?"

Two years is actually a very short time for the trading cycle of such a large piece of equipment.

So Salman doesn't have anything particularly to blame.

"The first batch of fighters, deliveries are expected no later than 01."

The time given by Zhang Xingyang this time is more accurate.

Even in 01, the performance of the J-10S is still very capable of fighting.

At that time, neither the Gauls nor the Maozi's Su-35 could beat the J-10S!

After reaching agreement on some basic issues, the two sides signed a relatively simple memorandum of understanding to define some general contents.

The details of the specific contract, of course, will be negotiated by professional people from the financial system and equipment system.

However, the two sides have cooperated many times before, and they can talk about some possible disputes.

The drafting of the contract should be relatively easy.

Just as the two sides walked out of the reception room, ready to continue their visit to the air show.

A few bearded men who didn't look very rich blocked Zhang Xingyang and Song Tianxing's way.

"Hello, is there anything you can do?"

Zhang Xingyang's attitude is still relatively good, and there is no situation where people are judged by their appearance.

After all, even those who look poor above the air show are actually giants of a country.

"We have a little bit of an idea about a fighter and want to talk to you about it."

The bearded man at the head looks very rough, but he is very polite when he speaks.

"Okay, this way, please."

Zhang Xingyang first let the group into the reception room to wait for him, and then said to Salman:

"I'm sorry, my friend, I can't stay with you anymore."

"Hahaha, my friend."

"Next, you might be busy!"

Salman can understand, after all, the J-10 S just exhibited has explosive performance, and there must be many people who want to import it like himself.

After waving goodbye to Crown Prince Salman, Zhang Xingyang turned his head and entered the reception room.

Before Zhang Xingyang entered the reception room, the expressions of the bearded men were basically not very good-looking, and they barely pulled out a little smile after seeing Zhang Xingyang.

"My friends, I don't know what you're looking for me."

Zhang Xingyang is very friendly in the face of such a group of people.

After all, they are from Pakistan, which has a long-standing friendship with China.

Over the past decades, the two sides have maintained in-depth exchanges in various fields.

Especially in terms of military equipment, they are not only equipped with many J-6 fighters, as well as J-7 fighters, but even army equipment, many of which come from China.

"We urgently need your help now!"

Mirza, who was the leader, looked at Zhang Xingyang with a very sincere look.

After searching in his mind, the major events that have happened in Pakistan recently, Zhang Xingyang finally understood the reason why the other party was so urgent.

Less than a month ago, a military conflict broke out between Pakistan and Asan, who had previously been at odds with them.

The core of the conflict was in the mountainous areas of Kargil, and after the Pakistani forces entered the mountainous areas, the Asan launched a large-scale air raid into the mountainous areas.

Because the MiG-29A equipped with a MiG-27A can launch R-27 missiles, it can threaten the F-16A/B of the Pakistani Air Force at a distance of more than 50 kilometers.

However, because of its old model, Pakistan's F-16A can only launch AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missiles, with a range of only five kilometers.

At one time, he was forced by Ah San's air force to stay away from the battlefield and wander outside the Kargil area.

This time, Mirza came to the Dragon Country, hoping to get some advanced fighters and missiles capable of over-the-horizon combat.

"What you need now, it's hard for us to give you directly."

Zhang Xingyang first talked about his own difficulties:

"Our fighters are just beginning to be mass-produced, and we need to prioritize equipping our own troops."

In fact, after the current J-10A is mounted on the Thunderbolt 9D, it is able to beat the MiG-29A equipped with R-27 missiles.

However, Zhang Xingyang was not so willing to take it out directly, especially when Cheng Fei's Song Tianxing was still next to him.

This incident actually involves a past incident that is not too long.

In 91, Chengfei invested in the restart of the "Super -7" project, and the minibus was more interested in this project at that time.

Formal negotiations began between the two sides in '94, but five years have passed since then, and no formal R&D contract has been signed.

The main reason is that the minibus side is half-hearted, thinking that it can import various advanced fighter jets from the West, and it is not so concerned about the cooperation project with the Dragon Kingdom.

It was only last year, when they were blocked by the West because of the issue of starting nuclear tests, that they began to accelerate the pace of negotiations.

However, at that time, Chengfei's J-10A had already been developed, and more advanced J-10S research and development work was about to begin.

As for the cooperation project with Pakistan, it is not so concerned, and the situation has been turned upside down.

"As long as you can trade with us as soon as possible, we can settle in hard currency!"

Mirza came up with a plan at this time that was almost impossible to refuse.

"Not dollars!"

"It's gold!"

At this time, the personnel on the side of the Dragon Kingdom were almost about to stand up in shock.

Because the hard currency at this time is generally about the dollar, after all, who is the only superpower at this time.

But the use of gold for military trade is still rare.

After all, gold is used as an economic ballast stone by a country, and everyone tries to spend as little as possible and save more.

At this time, even Song Tianxing, who was originally going to press the other party a little, couldn't sit still, after all, there was such a thing as gold settlement.

Trade with countries at war is rare, except for the fact that trade can take place.

"What do you want?"

Song Tianxing couldn't help but get up and asked.

Seeing that the bait he threw finally attracted the attention of the other side, Mirza's originally sad face finally had a hint of joy.

"We needed a lot of things."

"An advanced fighter capable of competing with the MiG-29!"

"Missiles capable of over-the-horizon combat!"

"We need all the weapons that will allow us to regain air supremacy!"

Mirza's face showed a hint of murderous energy, and it was obvious that Pakistan had suffered a lot of losses in the past air war.

After Zhang Xingyang and Song Tianxing glanced at each other, they frowned and asked:

"When do you want it?"

To Mirza's surprise, the other party did not say that he did not have such a weapon, but only asked about the delivery time of the weapon.

Does this mean that the other side is able to provide such weapons?

Mirza couldn't help but think in his heart.

"The sooner the better, of course!"

The battle between Ba and Ah San in the mountains of Kargil is not over yet, and it would be great if they could come in handy in the middle of the war.

However, Mirza also knew that such an unlikelihood was unlikely, after all, even in the warehouses of aircraft factories, there were such stocks.

But all kinds of negotiations, preparations, and preparations before delivery can take months, to say the least.

By then, the war would have been over long ago.

Unless the other side can take out the fighters in their active forces and deliver them to themselves.

However, this will not allow these fighters to appear on the battlefield in the first place.

Although Pakistan has purchased a lot of Dragon Country fighters before, it is familiar with the various types of fighters used by Dragon Country.

But it is a new type of fighter, and if the pilot has to adapt, even if it is a first-class pilot, it will take a long time to fully adapt.

Unless, the Dragons can send their pilots, piloting their most advanced fighter jets, to help them seize air supremacy.

But this is basically impossible, not to mention that it is only a conflict at the regional level, even at the level of a full-scale war, it is unlikely to happen.

"Delivery time, the sooner the better!"

Mirza finally spoke his wish.

Although he himself knows that it is not reliable, he still hopes to get the help of the Dragon Kingdom as soon as possible.

Let them be able to seize air supremacy in the next conflict with the Asan.

After hearing the other party's answer, Zhang Xingyang also knew that this matter was actually beyond his and Song Tianxing's handling authority.

This kind of thing has to be decided at the highest level, because the stakes are so important.

"Sorry, this is beyond our reach."

"We have to escalate."

After Zhang Xingyang and Song Tianxing discussed it, they told Mirza the not-so-good news.

"I can understand."

Mirza also knows that such a decision is not something that the two people in front of him can decide.

"But I'd like to ask."

"What kind of weapons are you able to provide?"

"Will it be possible to defeat the MiG-27A armed with R-29 long-range air-to-air missiles?"

For this point, although he had vaguely felt it from Zhang Xingyang's answer just now, Mirza still wanted to get a more accurate answer.

This question is within the scope that Zhang Xingyang can answer.

"How good are the fighters we offer, I want to answer you after you've seen this video."

Zhang Xingyang did not answer Mirza's question directly, but first played a video that he had just shown to Crown Prince Salman.

The video isn't very long, but the amount of information it reveals is huge.

"In the video, that fighter jet is the one we just saw on the viewing platform?"

Mirza asked, somewhat uncertainly.

Just on the viewing platform, he was very impressed by the two J-10S that appeared behind.

Because the J-10S, both in speed and maneuverability, exceeds the F-16A they are equipped with now by too much.

And in the video, it reveals a point that can't be seen when watching the scene.

That is the J-10S, which has almost no stealth performance on today's third-generation aircraft.

This indicator is generally used to verify the next generation of fighters.

"Yes!"

Zhang Xingyang looked at the J-10S in the video and said proudly:

"Our newly developed J-10S is capable of supersonic cruise, has super mobile combat capabilities, and has extremely strong stealth performance."

"I can say that in the world today, and even in the next ten years, there is no third-generation aircraft in the world that can reach our heights!"

Although Mirza was a little incredulous, he still chose to believe it considering the identity of the other party.

"Does it have a long-range air-to-air missile?"

Although Mirza is very covetous of the excellent air combat performance of the J-10S, the long-range air-to-air missile is also a key consideration for them.

In the air battles that have just passed, the losses they suffered because of long-range air-to-air missiles were really too great.

"The hardpoint under the wing of the J-10S can carry four Thunderbolt-9D long-range air-to-air missiles at the same time."

Zhang Xingyang put the slideshow on the next page and played the flight map of the J-10S with four Thunderbolt 9Ds hanging under the wings.

"The most advanced one-piece ramjet engine was used, and the maximum firing range reached a hundred kilometers!"

"The killing range has reached 40 meters!"

This kind of performance is far more than the R-27 missile equipped by the three men, even the AIM120 missile of Eagle Sauce cannot achieve such performance!

If such equipment is really provided to the minibus, then Ah San will only be beaten violently!

(End of chapter)