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Because it was a drill this time, the fighters only simulated opening the interface to refuel. Since the fuel is corrosive, and once the fuel is refilled, it cannot be drawn out again, so they only simulated refueling.

The launching vehicle next to it has already started the activation of various equipment, and one by one passwords are sent out, this missile is about to take off.

The whole process lasted for half an hour, until the command to ignite the fire in the launch car came out, and the exercise was completed.

During the war, with this sound, the missile will burst into flames and then fly into the sky, and now, at this time, they need to put the missile back on the trailer, ready to be towed back to the base.

"Your Excellency, how do you feel about our drill?" the lieutenant general asked.

"Very good." Prince Sultan was an eye-opener this time, because he knew that this kind of thing has a huge lethality. It can be said that it is a strategic deterrent!

"It is impossible for us to load the missiles exported to you with megaton equivalent nuclear warheads. However, we can export 4800 pounds of conventional high explosives, the most powerful of our conventional warheads." The lieutenant general said.

"After we sign the agreement, our base can accommodate your operating personnel, and we will be responsible for the training of your personnel. Moreover, we will also help you choose a site in your country and build a missile base." Another said the person in charge of the base.

Prince Sultan nodded: "We will sign the agreement immediately after we return to the capital of your country. I hope to keep the personnel I brought here for training. We need to have this kind of missile as soon as possible."

Chapter 649 The Nirvana Rebirth of Iraqi Aviation Industry

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Qusay, our agreement must be temporarily terminated. I'm very sorry." Dr. Kashin said: "There is a transfer order from the country, and I have to go back."

In Basra, the Americans on the F-20 production line have all left. Dr. Kashin is the last American to leave, and he is also the director of Northrop in the United States. Before he knew it, he was already in Iraq. Stayed for two years.

This time, because of Israel's relationship, the United States announced the termination of all cooperation with Iraq in all aspects, especially defense projects, the F-20 fighter jet, Northrop's largest foreign project, had to be temporarily terminated .

In the past two years, this project in the Middle East has become Northrop's biggest profit, and it has successfully changed the company's appearance. In particular, when they come to the Middle East, Iraq will give them an extra sum of money. Make everyone in the company want to travel to Iraq.

And the orders on Iraq's production line have been scheduled for at least a few years. At that time, the company will carry out an upgrade for these fighters, which is another big income.

But now, because of the US ban, they have to terminate the contract.

Thinking of the company's withdrawal from the Middle East, Kashin felt very sorry, but he had to implement it, because he was first and foremost an American.

"We are very grateful for your help to us in the past two years. I believe that we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future." Qusay said.

"I'm also very much looking forward to this opportunity," Kashin said.

After Kashin left, Qusay called the senior directors and technicians of the F-20 base and held a symposium.

"The United States has always regarded sanctions as a magic weapon. This time, they have imposed sanctions on us in an attempt to put our newly established military industry into a desperate situation. Although we have processing equipment, we have no raw materials. What do you think of these difficulties? ?” Although Qu Sai’s tone was not high, he asked very confidently.

"After two years of processing, we have mastered the operation and use of all the machinery. We are fully confident that even without the Americans, we can still manufacture fighters. The raw materials we temporarily stock can still be produced for a few months. The raw materials that we cannot produce by ourselves, we will gradually produce, and establish our supporting manufacturers, we will definitely have the ability to independently produce this kind of fighter.” The general manager of the F-20 in Iraq works at McDonnell Douglas in the United States For more than ten years, Farooq Faisal, an Arab engineer who became the deputy chief designer, said.

"Yes, we will definitely overcome difficulties and complete the production plan of the F-20 fighter. Not only will it equip our Iraqi Air Force, but it will also be exported to our Arab brothers." Another engineer also said.

Qusay is a little worried. The current industrial level in Iraq is not high after all. It is not easy to go from having nothing to supporting the current stall.In particular, Iraq lacks the talent pool and R&D capabilities of a strong industrial country.Therefore, they adopted a very special method: digging people from developed countries!As long as they are Arabs, they are trying to get them back. Because of Qusay's reputation, many people came to Iraq with their lofty ideals.

Qusai thought of the big country in the east. Before the founding of the country, it was just an agricultural country. However, they carried forward the spirit of not fearing hardship and death. After the first five-year plan, they built a modern industrialized country , this is very similar to Iraq. Iraq has absorbed foreign technology at the initial stage, and now it has reached a high level. It is time to digest, absorb and integrate this process. As long as Iraq survives this period, it will inevitably Usher in a new take-off!In the face of adversity, it is more able to stimulate the fighting spirit of scientific and technological workers, and Qusay is full of confidence in them.

"We are not fighting alone." Qusay said: "Although Western countries have imposed an arms embargo on us, our door to the outside world has not been closed. At least, we are now on the same level as the eastern powers in terms of technology research and development. Fei is very close, and they are more experienced in imitation, now, the super seven fighters modified by Cheng Fei are still cooperating with us, right?"

"Yes, there are still two Super Sevens, which are being prepared for modification. However, the United States refuses to provide avionics, even if these aircraft are shipped to Pakistan. They are afraid that we will install them on our F-20 fighters. ’” Farrug said.

"The avionics system of the fighter is the key. We imported a complete set of avionics from the United States. Now, we need to understand the principles of this set of avionics and carry out independent production." Qu Sai said: "I will let the team led by Joseph fully Invest in the localization of our avionics, the components inside can be replaced by French and Chinese products, and we will also get the cooperation of foreign R&D teams, so we will not be stuck in the avionics.”

The aircraft can be divided into three parts, airframe, engine and avionics. Now, Iraq can produce a complete airframe, and some blanks that need to be imported from the United States can also be replaced by those provided by the Soviet Union. This is not a problem, but the engine, library Sai has already obtained the F404 engine production line in advance. Although more parts need to be imported from the United States, Iraq can still solve the problem by providing raw materials from the Soviet Union and processing them by itself. Only avionics, which have always been imported in full, F- The reason why the 20 fighter is advanced is inseparable from the advanced avionics.The Super Seven fighters are even more powerful because of this set of avionics.

This is also a powerful aspect of US sanctions, and it is also a sore point for Northrop. They are now making money by exporting this!

For the issue of avionics, Qusay has always regarded it as more important. Therefore, he has been actively promoting the development of this project. It is very difficult for Iraq to develop into a giant in electronics from nothing. Therefore, He took another path and let Sarah acquire the Ousheng Electronics Company, starting with civilian projects, gradually developing and expanding, and finally entering the military industry.

Sarah went on to be successful, and OSEM has grown into a giant in the electronics industry.

Now, Iraq has difficulties in avionics. When necessary, Ousheng will provide assistance. Although the United Kingdom has also imposed an embargo on Iraq, it does not include civilian use, nor does it include other countries in the Middle East, such as , can be transferred to Saudi Arabia, and the electronic components needed by Iraq will be shipped over.

Moreover, Iraq has already shipped a set of avionics for F-14 fighter jets to a major eastern country, and worked with the country's technical personnel to thoroughly understand them and make imitations on this basis.

Iraq, must overcome this problem!Even if these cannot be realized, Qusay can turn to France for help and install French avionics equipment. Although it is not as advanced as the United States, it can still continue the production of F-20.

Unifying the problems on the F-20 production line that made Qusay most concerned, Qusay inspected the Mirage 4000 production line again. This project is in cooperation with France. At this moment, France has shown goodwill towards Iraq Friendship, say no to US sanctions, whatever Iraq needs, France can provide Iraq.

In this, Qusay knows that the so-called friendship between France and Iraq is probably as much as a feather at best, and more importantly, it is naked interests. Anyway, anyone with a discerning eye knows this, and it is not entirely Iraq's fault. The sanctions are only within NATO promoted by the United States, and France is not a NATO country, so it doesn't take the sanctions seriously at all.Now, Iraq wants to buy weapons from the West, but it can only import them from France, and France can just make a fortune.

However, Qusay has no other choice, because at present, the best heavy air combat fighter that Iraq can get is probably the Mirage 4000, and now, as Iraq has completely moved towards confrontation with Israel, the two sides When the sword is on the verge and an air battle may break out at any time, Iraq must increase the proportion of Mirage 4000 in its fleet so that it can compete with the Israeli F-15 air superiority fighters. You know, The F-15 is a fighter jet that has served in the U.S. Air Force for decades. Whether it is close-range combat or long-range interception, its performance is very good. The only difference is the IFF.

On the future battlefield, without air supremacy, it is impossible to win the war. Qusay has a very good understanding of this.

Therefore, Qusay will try every means to make the Mirage 4000 a sharp weapon, and even spent a high price to get R-73 combat bombs and helmet sights from the Soviet Union to make this air superiority fighter more powerful. However, another kind of medium-range air-to-air missile Qusay is more interested in, Sky Flash, because of the British sanctions, the prospects have become less optimistic.

The Matra 4000 missile equipped with the Phantom 530 is simply not comparable to the Sky Flash missile developed on the basis of the Sparrow missile. Originally, Qusay had already signed a contract with British Aerospace Corporation through Sarah, and jointly ordered this missile with Saudi Arabia. This kind of missiles, and the last [-] missiles were produced by the imported production line.

However, when Iraq paid a deposit of 1000 million US dollars and obtained less than fifty of these missiles, the sanctions had already arrived, and the aerospace company froze the contract.

All spare parts for the same pre-alarm No. 3 and No. 4 have already arrived in Shanghai. When they were about to accept the modification, the British technicians withdrew.

The Arab countries have imposed an oil embargo on the United Kingdom, but because the United Kingdom has increased its efforts to develop its own oil fields, the influence of the Arab side is not very great.

Qusay has never suffered such a disadvantage before. He has already figured out a new countermeasure. It is not only the United Kingdom that has sky flashes. Another non-NATO country, Sweden, is developing active sky flashes. Now, Iraq has no choice but to One step in place!

6 Chapter [-] Will the United States prevent the Blackbird from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union?

Kochakin and his comrade-in-arms saw the plane lying quietly on the bottom of the water, and knew that they had finally found the target. The other two were waiting at the target. Smoke bombs, indicating the target to the civilian ship on the sea.

At the same time, he also pulled the red smoke bomb, indicating that there were enemies underwater.

The civilian boat came over immediately and pulled Kochakin onto the boat. Seeing that he left behind his equipment and carried three oxygen cylinders, he knew that there must be other frogmen underwater. This is his experience. fought.

The other frogmen on the civilian boat dived immediately. Now that the target has been found, they must protect the target underwater and prepare for the preliminary work of salvage.

Kochakin was lying on the deck of the ship, looking at the sky above his head, breathing the moist air on the sea, and still thinking about what happened just now.

"This set of equipment is made in the United States. There are Americans under the water." Korchagin's captain, the person in charge of this mission, studied the set of scuba that Korchagin snatched, and said.

"Yes," Kochakin said, "The other party's underwater training is also very good. They cut my trachea. If it weren't for the assistance of my teammates, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get up."

There are American frogmen underwater, which proves that the Americans must be suspicious of this area, and the salvage by the Soviet Union must be carried out as soon as possible.

They didn't know that at the time they were talking, other underwater frogman teams encountered the Americans again. The Soviets gained an advantage by virtue of their advanced weapons. They firmly guarded the underwater The place where the plane sank was prevented from being destroyed by others.

"Your Excellency Qusay, the Soviet side has found the plane that crashed into the Caspian Sea." Qusay, who was finishing his inspection in Zubayr and was about to return to Baghdad, received the news.

found it?Looks like it's really there.Qusay asked, "So, when will they start salvaging?"

"During their search, they encountered another squad of frogmen. According to analysis, they belonged to the Americans." The secretary continued.

Another underwater force?Americans also know?It seems that the news from the CIA is still very "well-informed"!The action is still very "quick"!After months of searching, they finally settled on the right area.

It's a pity, if the Americans don't impose sanctions on themselves, and they don't want to hand over such secret things to the Soviet Union, it's like giving Reagan's mistress to Gorbachev. Although Reagan knew that he was taken over, he still couldn't tell , because, that is secret.