Chapter 1145: Umm Qasr Naval Port

Umm Qasr Military Port, the largest deep-water port in the Persian Gulf, was purchased by Future Technology Group from the Iraqi government and developed by itself.

The largest military port in the entire Persian Gulf used to be the military port of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. Since the Future Technology Group purchased the entire Umm Qasr port, which was originally only a small port, it has undergone two years of large-scale transformation and expanded After the U-shaped bay has added underwater breakwaters, security monitoring sonar and underwater anti-penetration nets, it has become the largest in the Persian Gulf, and its safety factor is no less than that of the Bahrain military port of the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy. .

Many Iraqis who originally lived in Umm Qasr were all relocated to the new urban area of ​​Umm Qasr, and all places near the military port and coastal areas have become large industrial bases.

At the same time, because of the natural terrain here, it is located on the edge of the Persian Gulf. Compared with Basra, which needs a long waterway to enter, it also has the largest port in Iraq, and countless cargo ships dock here every day.

On the sea, dozens or hundreds of large cargo ships can be seen queuing up to enter the port every day.

Because of the Iraqi government's tax exemption policy for Future Technology Group, these cargo ships that transport various ores or other things to Future Technology Group only need to pay a little tax before entering the port, and for all commodities shipped to Future Technology Group, Almost all are exempt.

This makes the operation efficiency of the port very efficient, and the daily throughput of the port of Umm Qasr is also kept in efficient operation.

The difference with the port is that the military port next to the international port seems to be much deserted every day.

Because the military port here is too huge, and there are often only one or two warships inside. Occasionally, there will be warships of the Iraqi Navy who come here to stay for a few days, but they are also very powerful.

On the edge of the military port. It is a purpose-built naval commercial residential area, and there are two large-scale airports nearby. One seems to be still under construction, and the other is the largest air force coastal airport in the south where the Iraqi Air Force is stationed, and it belongs to the combat sequence of the Naval Air Force.

Next to it, there is the second largest shipyard in the future shipbuilding industry in Iraq. The huge factory building occupies the other side of the entire U-shaped bay, covering an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers. It is the second largest shipyard in the entire Middle East. shipyard. It is second only to the largest shipyard in Basra, which belongs to the future shipbuilding industry.

It’s just that the shipyard here is not like all the shipyards in the world. The top is open to the outside, and it is more like a fully enclosed dry dock construction method. Not only are all sides surrounded by thick iron factory buildings , the gates on both sides will only be opened briefly when the ship is launched. Once the ship is transferred out of the shipyard through the guide rails,

The door will close again soon.

Even so far, no one has seen what the shipyard inside looks like. There are also rumors from the outside world.

Because even if some things are concealed, they cannot be concealed, one of which is the time to build a ship. The efficiency is very high.

Interested people have obtained a unified data through the efficiency of shipbuilding in shipyards. For the future shipbuilding industry, a cargo ship of 100,000 tons can be launched in one month, and many equipments are also in the After the outfitting is completed in the dry dock, it can be used in as little as forty days.

so efficient. Even the extremely efficient shipbuilding industry in the United States is far behind.

And some people also found out. These shipyards are all the same size, and many of them have never produced ships.

Some people have been joking about it. There must be a warship being built there, and it is still a large warship. After all, the ship construction technology owned by Future Technology Group is quite advanced.

There are many types of warships, ranging from advanced destroyers with more than 6,000 tons to various small missile boats, coastal defense ships, and coast guard ships.

And each type of warship is very advanced. Although the Iraqi Navy is very low-key, the US Navy, which has been cooperating with the Future Technology Group Navy, has repeatedly expressed its appreciation.

Many U.S. Navy officers who have boarded the warships of the Future Technology Group have praised such warships, and almost none of them have anything bad to say.

It's just that the Future Technology Group has rarely sold warships to the outside world, otherwise, many interested countries would have really started.

Of course, there may also be a relationship with the United States, or it may be that Future Technology Group really has no plans to sell warships.

Just today, an unexpected visitor broke the peace here. In the waters outside Umm Qasr, on dozens of cargo ships flying the national flags of various countries, many sailors were on the cargo ships. Not far away, a slowly The fleet anchored at sea pointed and pointed.

Especially for the bright red flag flying above the fleet, there is a special sense of freshness.

On many merchant ships, several large cargo ships from their hometown, all the crew members kept cheering: "This is our fleet..."

The sailors from other countries were also a little shocked. After all, more than 20 large surface combat ships suddenly appeared, and they were all from China. This was definitely the first time they saw it.

Not to mention them, even the old family members saw it for the first time. The most important thing is that this is the Middle East far away from the Far East, or such a sensitive area as the Persian Gulf.

Although they don't know what such a huge fleet from their hometown is doing here, for these ordinary sailors, what they have to do now is to pick up their cameras and take pictures.

Then the Iraqi Navy appeared and greeted a 052d destroyer flying the command flag and two frigates to the Umm Qasr military port.

The Iraqi navy is based in Basra, and it seems rather strange to welcome the navy from its hometown to Umm Qasr, a military port belonging to the Future Technology Group.

But soon, everyone was not surprised at all, because the fleet in his hometown was aimed at the Future Technology Group.

The Iraqi navy came out to welcome the fleets of friendly countries into the port in the name of Iraqi national sovereignty, which is also a courtesy.

Future Technology Group cannot exercise such rights, so Iraq does it for it. At the military port of Future Technology Group, Sha Yiqi, Minister of the Navy Department of Future Security Company (guest star of the book friend's real name), held a welcome ceremony at the port in person.

(To be continued.)