Chapter 660 Saudi Arabia Has Its Own National Conditions (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Prince Sultan's face was full of smiles.

With this 054-type frigate, 052-type frigate, several 022-type missile boats and 022A-type torpedo boats, Saudi Arabia's naval strength will be greatly enhanced.

The Iran-Iraq ship attack war gave Saudi Arabia a strong sense of crisis.

Saudi Arabia has to consider one thing, that is, if one day, a country simultaneously conducts ship attack wars in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, what will Saudi Arabia do?

You know, Saudi Arabia's oil is all exported through the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea to all parts of the world.

If this really happens, it will be a huge blow to Saudi Arabia.

Because Saudi Arabia has no industry, everything is supported by oil to support the economy, and Saudi Arabia's good days are all supported by oil.

Saudi Arabia's high social welfare and the luxurious life of the Saudi royal family all come from oil.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality!

No one is willing to let Saudi Arabia live a hard life for decades after getting used to a good life.

Saudi Arabia is not without internal contradictions, but these internal contradictions have been alleviated under the high welfare of society and are no longer prominent.

It is precisely because of this that Saudi Arabia attaches importance to the construction of the navy and the air force.

Now the Saudi army has very strong data on paper, and self-protection should be no problem. Saddam basically will not talk nonsense anymore, and other countries have become more polite in speaking. Saudi Arabia is becoming more and more like the big brother of the Middle East.

Now the navy, the Saudi navy is second to none in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

But Saudi Arabia still feels that it is not enough. If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. The stronger the navy, the better. Only when the navy is strong can Saudi Arabia's interests be protected.

Prince Sultan personally shook hands and greeted the officers and soldiers on the ship. This batch of warships belonging to Saudi Arabia were all driven by Saudi naval officers and soldiers themselves.

There are as many as 600 Saudi naval officers and soldiers. These people have received at least two years of professional training in China and have enough skills to operate these new ships.

Prince Sultan personally boarded the warship. The environment of the warship is very good. The command room, canteen, lounge, etc. are all equipped with air conditioners and refrigerators. There are also beer, drinks, and red wine in the refrigerators. It is really considerate of the Saudi naval officers and soldiers.

Prince Sultan is very satisfied!

Saudi Arabia has its own national conditions, and this aspect has to be considered.

In Saudi Arabia, not many people are willing to serve as soldiers. Even though the treatment of the Saudi military is second to none in the world, there are still few people who want to serve as soldiers. If the environment is worse, it is estimated that no one will serve as a soldier.

So in terms of the working environment, Saudi Arabia will try its best to improve it so that the officers and soldiers will not be too hard.

Before, Saudi Arabia was willing to import the tanks and armored vehicles of Panshan Group, but the Americans came to the door and were sternly rejected. One of the biggest reasons was that the American tanks and armored vehicles were not equipped with air conditioners.

Saudi Arabia does not require refrigerators, but at least air conditioners cannot be less.

It made the Americans dumbfounded!

Because no country in the world would require tanks and armored vehicles to be equipped with air conditioners.

That would take up too much space!

And it would heat up and increase the risk of exposure.

How can a soldier not feel comfortable? If a soldier does not suffer, the army is not a place for enjoyment.

The army emphasizes combat effectiveness!

It is for this reason that the Soviet Union and the United States look down on China, even though China announced the completion of the construction of semi-mechanized troops.

They all believe that China's tanks and armored vehicles are equipped with air conditioners, and soldiers are content to enjoy and will not suffer, so their combat effectiveness is limited. Moreover, such tanks and armored vehicles are too easy to be exposed under infrared technology and have low survivability on the battlefield.

Prince Sultan got off the ship, and soon after, the escort formation sounded the whistle and set sail.

The escort formation will sail on the route for about ten days and ten nights to reach the Persian Gulf. After arriving there, the Saudi warships will be driven back by Saudi naval officers and soldiers.

Afterwards, Liu Tao and Prince Sultan came to the airport, which is the South China Sea Fleet Naval Aviation Base.

Liu Tao brought Prince Sultan to the parking area, where a J-7A advanced trainer, a K8 primary trainer, an 'Eagle' advanced trainer, a J-10 fighter, and a J-11 fighter were parked.

Accompanying Prince Sultan to the South China Sea Fleet this time was naturally not just to send the third Persian Gulf escort formation off.

That would not make money.

Liu Tao was willing to spend this effort, naturally to make money from selling aircraft and to discuss cooperation.

Prince Sultan is a real Saudi power figure. Although he has close relations with Western countries, especially the United States, Britain, and France, he has an equally close relationship with China, and the two sides have too much cooperation.

Moreover, Prince Sultan is also responsible for the overall supervision of Saudi Arabia's defense expenditures, and is also responsible for importing advanced weapons from abroad.

It is precisely because this is an extremely important person and a big customer that the J-10 fighter and the J-11 fighter can be seen at this time.

After all, the J-10 fighter and the J-11 fighter are currently in a highly confidential state, and the Chinese official has not yet reported it.

"Liu, these are the two advanced fighters you developed?" Prince Sultan couldn't help but ask.

The J-10 fighter and the J-11 fighter are very beautiful at first glance, with a very high appearance and full of science fiction.

Liu Tao nodded and said: "Yes, this is the fighter we just developed, belonging to our China's third-generation fighter."

"This is the J-10 fighter, which is more advanced than the American F16. Like the F16 fighter, it is a light single-engine fighter." Liu Tao introduced: "This is the J-11 fighter, which is better than the American F14 and F15 fighters, and even the Soviet Su-27 is not as good as it. It is the most advanced heavy fighter in the world today!"

"I know that the main force of your Saudi Air Force is the 72 F-15C/D purchased from the United States in 1983, but I can say very frankly that your F-15C/D combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as our J-11 fighter. Even the latest F-15 fighter used by the Americans has a big gap in combat effectiveness." Liu Tao smiled lightly, full of confidence.

The Saudi Air Force still has very advanced aircraft, and the most advanced fighter among them is the 72 F-15C/D fighter purchased by Prince Sultan from the United States in 1983. This fighter has intercepted and shot down the Persian F4 'Phantom' fighter and Mirage F.1EQ fighter in recent years.

Prince Sultan was shocked. The Chinese Air Force has always been despised. The equipment exported by the Chinese Air Force are all second-generation aircraft, namely the J-7 fighter and the J-8 fighter. The performance of these two fighters is not very good, and they are backward compared to the advanced third-generation aircraft.

He did not expect that China really developed its own advanced third-generation fighter.

You know, there are only a handful of countries in the world today that can develop advanced third-generation fighters!

There are even fewer countries that can export at present.

Moreover, the export of such advanced fighters is often exported to its allies or countries with very good relations. Not only is the price expensive, but it also comes with a lot of political and economic conditions.

As the person in charge of Saudi Arabia's import of advanced weapons from outside, Prince Sultan knows this best and knows it very well.

Why he likes to do business with Panshan Group is because the weapons exported by Panshan Group do not have so many conditions, delivery is timely, and the service attitude is very good.

At most, sometimes there will be some private goods, but it is harmless.