Chapter 364: MiG-25

"We can export Soviet military equipment to friendly countries." Andrei said to Saddam, "Look, the tank formation coming here is the most advanced T-72 tank in our army. In the battle in Hokkaido, these tanks once smashed the American M1 tanks with one shot. Our 125mm caliber tank gun is the most powerful tank gun in the world."

Looking at the approaching tank formations, Saddam was drooling with envy. The high gun barrels, the sturdy body, and the rolling tracks were filled with extremely shocking power!

"Can we in Iraq import this type of tank?" Saddam asked Andre.

Relying on its oil resources, Iraq is now a fairly wealthy country and is fully capable of importing large quantities of main battle equipment. This type of tank, as a main ground combat weapon, must naturally be equipped as soon as possible!

"Of course." Andre said, "We can sell to our friendly countries at any time. To you, we can sell at cost price, which is about three million US dollars per car."

"Okay, then we'll order 300 first to equip our elite armored forces," said Saddam.

Oil tycoons are rich, three million dollars! Without even a frown, he asked for the order! The price of this kind of tank produced in his own country is actually about 500,000 rubles, less than one-third of Andre's offer! Ustinov, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh. The last time he negotiated with China, he sold weapons and equipment to China at a very good price. Ustinov felt that his rules of the bar didn't seem to work, so he didn't bring them out this time, and simply let Andre fool him directly.

Three million US dollars is actually not expensive at all. The batch of M1 tanks exported by the Americans to the island country had a unit price of more than four million US dollars, but they were still easily penetrated by their own T-72 tanks.

As they were talking, there was a roar overhead, and as the commentator introduced, we could see that it was a cluster of Soviet air forces being reviewed.

Looking up at the sky, Saddam murmured: "MiG-25, MiG-25!"

Flying in the sky is the Soviet Union’s most powerful fighter jet, and also the nightmare of the entire Western world, the MiG-25!

"General Andre, can we in Iraq import MiG-25?" Saddam suddenly asked this question as a fleet of planes flew over and he lowered his head to look at Andre standing beside him.

Just now, Andrei said that Soviet military equipment could be exported to Iraq. Now, Iraq wants the MiG-25, this advanced double-triple fighter!

In history, Belenko's defection in 1976 made the Soviet Air Defense Force's magic weapon, the MiG-25, no longer a secret in the eyes of Westerners. The heavy stainless steel structure made American experts start to laugh at it, saying that it was just a flying brick! The fear of the MiG-25 gradually disappeared.

At the same time, due to Belenko's defection, the MiG-25 was no longer a secret, and the Soviet Union decided to push this fighter into the international market. Anyway, it was no longer a secret, so why not just take it out and exchange it for money! The Syrians came first, and in 1979, they gritted their teeth and bought 30 MiG-25s back, wanting to compete with Israel.

Now, unlike in history, the MiG-25 is still a secret in the eyes of Westerners and is still the most powerful weapon of the Soviet Union! When the MiG-25 soars at an altitude of 30,000 meters at a speed of Mach 3, it is simply invincible!

This fighter is still highly confidential. The Western world knows very little about it, let alone that it has developed from the MiG-25 to the MiG-31 in the Soviet equipment sequence. It has been equipped with a turbofan engine to reduce fuel consumption and increase the range. At the same time, it uses phased array radar and long-range missiles, and can even launch attacks from one hundred and fifty kilometers away!

Andrei was the pilot of the MiG-25, and his deeds also started with the MiG-25.

Now, Saddam looked at the MiG-25 flying overhead and suddenly raised this request. Seeing Andre was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything, Saddam knew that his request was too much. The other party was just talking, so he took it seriously? Would they take out their own magic weapon and give it to him? Iraq is not a Soviet republic! Moreover, if the other party wanted to propose such an idea, he would never agree to it. His ideal is to unify the whole of Arabia!

"President Saddam, we need to carefully consider your proposal. After all, there is no precedent for exporting our MiG-25. However, I will try my best to help you get it." At this moment, Saddam heard Andre's words.

At this time, we must whet the appetite of the Iraqis!

Export, of course! When the improved MiG-31 was put into service, the MiG-25 was already an obsolete product. The MiG-25's fuselage was still usable, but its avionics and missiles were completely outdated. It can be said that even if the Western world obtained the secrets of the MiG-25, it would not matter. Anyway, the MiG-25 was about to be eliminated by the Soviet Union!

It cannot be said that it is completely eliminated. Now, the development of the flat slot radar is going smoothly. In addition to being able to catch up with the progress of the T-10, it can also be modified on the MiG-25. In the future, the large-scale improvement of the MiG-25 of the Soviet Air Defense Force will be carried out around the improvement of avionics! The replacement of the new radar and fire control can make the existing MiG-25 reborn! As for the old models using the Tornado A radar, isn't it just right to export them to Iraq?

When they were trying to win over China, they actually planned to export the MiG-25 as well. However, China's funding was really limited. When their attention was focused on the MiG-23, they were no longer so interested in their own MiG-25.

Moreover, exporting MiG-25 to Iraq would of course require many confidentiality requirements!

After hearing Andre's words, Saddam was obviously a little restless. He continued to watch the military parade, but absent-mindedly, which made Andre, who was standing next to him, feel extremely funny.

This is the effect we want! If we whet their appetites, then even if we ask for a sky-high price of 50 million US dollars per plane, the Iraqis will agree!

Of course, the wool has to be plucked little by little, not all at once.