Chapter 681: An entire aircraft carrier fleet

The next morning at 10 o'clock.

Beijing, a certain air force base.

There are already several planes parked in the parking area.

J-5, J-6, J-7, J-8 series fighters, as well as J-10 and J-11 fighters, in addition to K-9 primary trainer, J-7A and 'Eagle' advanced trainer, each with one, more than a dozen of them are placed there, like goods in a supermarket.

Liu Tao and others brought the Thai military delegation here, just like they were shopping guides, leading customers to choose goods.

A brief introduction to the J-5 and J-6 fighters, a more detailed introduction to the J-7 and J-8 series fighters, and a focus on the J-10 and J-11 fighters.

Liu Tao also focused on the three trainer aircraft.

The Thai military, especially the air force, looked at the J-10, J-11, J-7A and 'Eagle' advanced trainer with shining eyes.

They didn't expect to see so many good things this time, these models are very advanced in the world.

"Are you really willing to sell us such advanced fighters? Are you kidding?" The Thai Air Force Commander swallowed hard, his eyes red.

As the Air Force Commander, he came from the Air Force, so he naturally hoped that the Thai Air Force would be equipped with advanced fighters.

Before, he actually advocated the purchase of F15 and F16 fighters from the United States.

It is a bit expensive, but these two fighters have been tested on the battlefield and are well-known internationally.

But when he saw the J-10 and J-11 fighters, his view was overturned at once.

"Of course, since I brought you here, I can sell them to you!" Liu Tao raised his eyebrows, "You can order J-10 and J-11 fighters, but you also have to order some J-5, J-6, J-7, and J-8 fighters."

This is Liu Tao's strategy, carrying some private goods and selling these outdated aircraft as bundled items.

"What are the prices of these fighters?"

"J-5 fighters are 400,000 US dollars per unit, J-6 fighters are 700,000 US dollars per unit, J-7 fighters are 3 million US dollars per unit, J-10 fighters are 25 million US dollars per unit, J-11 fighters are 40 million US dollars per unit, K8 primary trainer aircraft are 2 million US dollars per unit, J-7A advanced trainer aircraft are 9 million US dollars per unit, and Eagle advanced trainer aircraft are 15 million US dollars per unit." Liu Tao quoted: "This price is absolutely fair. The prices of the same aircraft in the world are much higher than these. If you don't believe it, you can ask the United States or France."

Ask?

There is no need to ask!

It's not like Thailand has never dealt with them before.

Leaving the air force base and returning to the conference room, the two sides held a closed-door meeting.

After friendly negotiations and communication, Thailand ordered 40 J-10 fighters, 30 J-11 fighters, 40 each of the three types of trainer aircraft, and 100 each of other aircraft. In addition to weapon systems, training costs, and help in building special hangars, the total contract reached 10 billion US dollars.

After negotiating the order from the Air Force, they moved to Qingdao.

Qingdao is the home port of the North Sea Fleet, one of the three major naval fleets in China, and is also the headquarters of the North Sea Fleet.

At the military port, one Type 022 missile boat, one Type 022A torpedo boat, one minesweeper, one Type 84 minesweeper, one Type 054 frigate, and one Type 052 destroyer were docked.

Liu Tao naturally would not let his customers tiptoe to see, but personally took them up and acted as a commentator to introduce these warships.

Although there is a big difference between the foreign trade version and the self-use version, it cannot be seen from the outside, and only when it is used can it be known.

Liu Tao is not afraid that the Thai military will learn everything and understand the secrets as soon as they come.

If Thailand has this ability, it does not need to buy warships.

If it is the United States or the Soviet Union, Liu Tao will be on guard.

Some technologies are separated by a layer of paper, and they can be broken with a slight poke.

After seeing and experiencing it in person, the two sides started negotiations and finally reached an agreement that Panshan Group would build an aircraft carrier fleet specifically for the Thai Navy.

The entire aircraft carrier fleet includes 1 light aircraft carrier, 2 destroyers, 3 frigates, 1 logistics support ship, and 1 conventional submarine, a total of 8 ships.

1 light aircraft carrier, standard displacement of 16,000 tons, full load displacement of 20,600 tons, maximum speed of 28 knots, maximum aircraft carrier of 24, including 15 fighters and 9 armed helicopters, worth 3 billion US dollars.

2 destroyers, 1 Type 052 destroyer and 1 Type 051 destroyer, with a total value of 1.6 billion US dollars; 3 frigates, 1 Type 054 frigate and 2 Type 053 frigates, with a total value of 500 million US dollars.

In addition to other ships, as well as training costs, weapons carried, etc., the total contract order is 6 billion US dollars.

The two parties then agreed on the payment time of different batches of payments and the delivery time of different ships.

The Thai Navy still wants to order Type 022 missile boats, Type 022A torpedo boats, Type 83 minesweepers, and Type 84 minesweepers, but this time they are already short of money, so they can only give up.

Although the total contract of the Thai military order this time reached 16 billion US dollars, it is not a one-time payment, nor does it require a one-time payment of half of the deposit. There are funds to be paid at different times, which relieves the pressure on the Thai military, but this is still a large sum of money, which is squeezed out by Thailand with gritted teeth.

Thailand's military budget this year is US$3 billion. Based on Thailand's situation, in the next few years, the maximum annual military expenditure will be US$6 billion.

In order to have an aircraft carrier fleet, Thailand has gone all out this time.

As for breach of contract, the cost of breach of contract is too high. Even Thailand will not breach of contract easily.

After the arms purchase was settled, the two sides began to talk about Chao Phraya River shipping and the Kra Canal.

Liu Tao did not expect that Thailand would choose to make concessions at this time and no longer insist on its shareholding ratio.

In the evening, when Liu Tao and Chavalit Yongchaiyu met, Liu Tao finally understood the reason.

Liu Tao smiled and said: "Mr. Yongchaiyu, we are friends and we will definitely support you. China and Thailand have a long history of friendship. The exchanges between us are much earlier than those of Westerners. In the final analysis, our culture They have the same root and origin.”

Liu Tao changed his voice, "However, the interests of overseas Chinese in Thailand must be ensured. The market in this world is huge and there is endless money to be made. Let's work together for win-win results and common development."

Once the overall situation in Thailand is stabilized, it means that in the entire Southeast Asia, only Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia are left.

This is undoubtedly a very good thing.

Southeast Asia as a whole has a vast territory, a large population, and abundant resources. People are relatively diligent and can easily develop. Such a large market naturally needs to be developed well.

Europe is building the European Community and is constantly promoting European integration. With the current progress, it is estimated that Europe and the United States will come into being in a few years.

The United States is building the North American Free Trade Area, Africa is building the African Union, and the Middle East is building the Arab League.

China is naturally willing to promote regional economic development. After all, this is also of great benefit to China.

What's so good about fighting and killing? The most important thing is that everyone can make a small amount of money safely and happily together!