Chapter 987 The Second Zhuhai Air Show

Prince Sultan's heart skipped a beat.

He estimated that such an advanced submarine would cost at least $500 million.

Unexpectedly, it was $100 million cheaper than he thought.

Saudi Arabia never thinks things are expensive, and even if the price is cheap, Saudi Arabia will doubt whether the performance is not good!

Affected by the Asian financial crisis and the decline in demand, the international crude oil price once fell to a minimum of $10 per barrel.

Then, due to the unrest in Africa and Southeast Asia, and the further increase in China's demand for oil, the international crude oil price began to rebound and climb all the way this year. Now it has recovered to $25 per barrel and is still rising.

As long as the price of crude oil is $25 per barrel, Saudi Arabia can make at least $740 million a day, and $270 billion a year from oil.

Saudi Arabia is rich, rich, a real rich country.

Saudi Arabia now has a population of only 21 million. If the money earned from oil is divided equally among Saudis every year, then each person can get nearly $13,000.

Saudi Arabia can make a lot of money from oil every year, which makes Saudi Arabia have no concept of money at all.

"10, we want 10 of this type of submarine!" Prince Sultan said quickly.

Afterwards, Liu Tao and Prince Sultan discussed cooperation on weapons and equipment.

Next is the second Zhuhai Air Show, and Liu Tao needs to build momentum in this regard.

Saudi Arabia needs to help support the scene in this regard.

At the air show, there are signed contracts and letters of intent, which can all be used to build momentum.

At the Zhuhai Air Show, Panshan Group is the main force!

If there are no orders or purchase intentions, then Panshan Group will also be ashamed.

So at this time, this order can be signed at the Zhuhai Air Show, including weapons and training, and the order for the Type 039 submarine alone can reach 5 billion US dollars. With more cooperation, it will be a scale of tens of billions of dollars.

As for the delivery time, it will start from 2006, with two ships delivered each year, and all delivered by 2010.

In mid-November, the Zhuhai Air Show was held grandly.

In 1996, the first Zhuhai Air Show became a big hit, causing a great sensation among military and aviation fans around the world, and made the Zhuhai Air Show one of the four major air shows in the world!

With the experience of the first Zhuhai Air Show, the second Zhuhai Air Show has done a better job in publicity and management than last year.

Because of the foundation of the first Zhuhai Air Show, the second Zhuhai Air Show attracted nearly 650 Chinese and foreign aerospace manufacturers from 39 countries and regions to participate in this air show, and 141 foreign trade delegations participated in this air show.

The first three days of this air show are professional days, and the last three days are public days. In addition to a large number of professionals, there will be hundreds of thousands of ordinary visitors to visit the air show.

It is possible that the number of professional visitors, professional buyers and potential customers participating in this air show will greatly exceed that of the previous air show.

CCTV and Xiangjiang Satellite TV have specially opened special programs for the Zhuhai Air Show.

After the first session, there was a very obvious change in the second session, that is, from the first session, which was simply a place to sell products abroad, it has become an excellent exhibition to inspire national pride.

Therefore, the style of this session has obviously changed from the first session. China has put out more of its own assets, developing customers internationally and attracting more customers to sign orders; while stimulating domestic national confidence, so that the majority of domestic people can see that China has completely stood up.

Take this air show for example, the indoor exhibition area is more than 100,000 square meters, the outdoor area is nearly 450,000 square meters, and there are more than 100 participating aircraft. The lineup is also more luxurious than in previous years.

Originally, the first Zhuhai Air Show should have been held in 1994, but it was too rushed at that time. All preparations were not mature and the venue had not been built, so it was postponed to 1996.

With sufficient time to prepare and the team going abroad to participate in the air show to learn, the first Zhuhai Air Show was very effective and became a hit.

In addition to China, this Zhuhai Air Show also attracted aerospace companies such as Eagle Sauce, Polar Bear, France, and the United Kingdom to participate in the exhibition.

The second Zhuhai Air Show opened grandly, and the leaders came to attend the opening ceremony, which was very grand.

The air show site was also very lively.

Although the first three days were professional days, it did not prevent a large number of professional audiences, professional experts, and ordinary aerospace enthusiasts from coming.

In addition, aerospace enthusiasts, military fans, and tourists from all over the world almost overwhelmed Zhuhai.

Zhuhai's hotels and inns were overloaded and there was not enough room. Many people even went to Macau or ZS City to live.

You know, after learning from the lessons of the first Zhuhai Air Show, this time for the second Zhuhai Air Show, Zhuhai has added a lot of hotels and inns compared to two years ago, and Zhuhai has also invested in converting some houses into homestays.

However, the second Zhuhai Air Show still encountered the dilemma of not being able to accommodate, so you can imagine how many people came.

The most important thing for everyone to come here is to see those world-famous fighter planes, and of course there are wonderful flight performances, which are the most attractive, unlike some air shows, which can be called model shows.

A large number of spectators poured in, from the venue to the outdoor display area, there were spectators everywhere.

Of course, in the indoor booth, you can only see models and promotional videos, as well as some missile weapons. In the indoor booth, these are all real things.

Panshan Group's booth was the largest and received the most visitors.

Panshan Group not only displayed aviation weapons, but also ground weapons and maritime weapons.

Panshan Group regards the Zhuhai Air Show not only as an air show, but also as a weapons exhibition.

For example, at the firearms exhibition, there are all kinds of firearms, ranging from small pistols to heavy sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, etc., and these are all classified as the '78 gun family'.

Each gun has a name and introduction, and there are personnel explaining it.

Some of these staff members can speak English, some can speak Arabic, and some can speak French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, etc.

These are all staff of Panshan Group and have received professional training.

The artillery booth was even more spectacular. The various types of artillery were shocking, such as the famous Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, individual rocket launchers, etc. They were basically real ones. It has a metallic luster and is always very popular among professional military fans.

Of course, the most popular ground weapons at the indoor booth are various tanks and armored vehicles. These are all seen in military parades and are not classified. Although these tanks and armored vehicles have been in service for more than ten years, they are still the most advanced in the world. The tanks and armored vehicles are not outdated, and most of the tanks and armored vehicles have experienced the test of war on the battlefield and have experienced the baptism of war.

These weapons and equipment are always a feast for the eyes.