Chapter 46 Pick-up
The sale of such a large number of the world's top military transport aircraft did not cause any major turmoil, first of all, the strength of Bangladesh is known to individuals on the earth, even if they get cutting-edge technology, they are not capable of manufacturing, look at the fighter plane bought by the army, it is actually the old-fashioned MiG-23!
Besides, no matter how powerful the transport plane is, it is still a transport plane, not a fighter and a strategic bomber, the US delegation will not be willing to do this idleness, Ukraine has sealed all the strategic bombers in the hangar, no one on either side can afford to offend, I can always store it, right?
More importantly, after a preliminary investigation, the owner of this airline was actually a retired British military officer, who previously worked for the Condor Special Security Company in South Africa, and the reason why he registered a company in Bangladesh was to enjoy preferential investment policies and even tax exemption policies. The www.biquge.info air transport company Shenma is not important, the key is that for the Americans, the owner of this company is British, which is the most perfect.
The most angry and distressed about the sale of the Ukraine is not the Western countries, but the northern hegemon, the ship has dismantled most of the high-tech military equipment, only the power equipment and launchers are retained, and there is no difference from scrap metal. If you can barely say yes, you can still sail in the sea!
It is said that this shipping company in Bangladesh bought this Ukrainian missile cruiser, mainly as a tourist item on the beach for people to enjoy, but also for their company to attract attention and earn popularity, the possibility of reuse by the Navy is very small, not to mention whether it can be repaired, that is, it can be repaired, what threat can a missile cruiser play? Western countries are not worried about this, how good it is, to swell the face of a certain giant.
By the way, in order to be able to quickly reach this deal, Ukraine even took a few helicopter gunships, and the "reason" used was that the delegation did not want to buy the Ukrainian missile cruiser, a pure pile of scrap iron, and had to spend money on repair and maintenance, a typical loss-making deal, if you don't add a little more, who wants to suffer a loss?
Several 10,000-ton bulk carriers have also begun to fill with unknown cargo, and the outside narrative is that these are mainly high-precision machine tools and production lines. But fools know that there must be weapons and equipment in this, and when a delegation from a sovereign country comes, they will buy a bunch of scrap iron and go back, Nima, do you think this is appropriate?
There is no problem with the sale of conventional weapons, there is really no problem at all, no matter how many tanks and artillery are already weak for modern warfare, and I don't look at what era. The point is that such things are not rare in large countries, and small countries do not need such things.
The site of the power plant and electronics plant has been completed, located more than 20 kilometers from the town of Chiang La, the power plant is in a recessed valley, surrounded by a river, because the technical content is not too high, a Thai construction engineering company has been given the business, under the guidance of American technicians, and it is expected to be completed and put into operation in about 12 months.
The three electronics factories, which are preparing to produce laptops, LCD monitors and mobile phones, are located on flat land around the town of Chiang La and are being built by several construction and installation engineering companies, all of which are made of light steel.
Wu Chen stood on the construction site and said with confidence to Wu Beixin and Sha Ti: "At the latest, in one and a half years at the latest, our poorest and backward place in the world will have three world-class electronic companies that manufacture electronic products of the highest scientific and technological level. The group I set up is registered in the Cayman Islands, which is the best tax haven, and it's called Atlantis Group. ”
He also said: "I will recruit a group of engineers and technicians with R&D capabilities from the United States, Germany, Singapore and other countries in the name of the Thai branch, and recruit a large number of skilled workers, and the employment time is eight months later, I ordered a large number of CNC machine tools and electronic production lines from the United States, and shipped them to Bangladesh half a year later!" ”
Wu Beixin said curiously: "Boss, why is it not shipped to Thailand, but to nearby Bangladesh?" ”
Wu Chen said with a smile: "My Haidongqing International Air Transport Logistics Company, has the ability to transport thousands of tons of goods at a time, the newly built airport runway is prepared for this, but in the future, all the goods that need to be kept confidential must be transported by air, we are fully equipped with the world's first-class air transport strength." If it is transported from Thailand, the cost will not be low, and in addition to paying taxes, it is also very troublesome to ship the goods here. ”
Then he said: "In another week, our first transport planes will be in place, and there is one of the largest transport planes in the world, which can carry more than 200 tons of cargo at a time, and you will follow me to the reception ceremony." ”
At an airstrip in Chittagong, Bangladesh, many people waited in anticipation, including government officials, army generals and ordinary people, and a large number of police officers shouted to maintain order. Today is the official pick-up day of Haidongqing International Air Transport and Logistics Company, and at least more than 100,000 people are waiting for this historic time.
In fact, strictly speaking, this company has no direct relationship with Bangladesh, but it is just leasing the airport, but in the eyes of many media, since Haidongqing Shipping is registered in Bangladesh, it is the glory of Bangladesh.
This is an abandoned airfield of the military, also known as an alternate airfield, which can be used in addition to the runway, and the original control tower and various facilities are in tatters, and Hunter has spent a lot of money on it, hiring a local road company to work intensively for two months under the command of Ukrainian experts.
One of the longest runways was lengthened to four thousand meters, which fully met the requirements for the take-off and landing of the An-225 transport aircraft, of course, there was a foundation here before, which was nothing more than a re-paving of concrete, and the other two runways also had a length of three thousand meters, which met the take-off and landing requirements of the An-124.
Wu Chen did not appear in the media and the crowd, and kept a low profile at all times, he stood in the command room of the control tower looking at the runway, with Ward and Thompson standing beside him, while Hunter was outside to receive those so-called VIPs.
In fact, the most excited is Huade, he is an officer of the airborne division, or the rank of lieutenant colonel, commanding his own airborne troops to fight is his lifelong dream, he was helpless before, he is not afraid of training an elite airborne troops, but the problem is that there is no transport plane in the paralysis!
This time he finally got his wish, the boss bought a hundred Il-76 transport planes from Ukraine at one time, he only needs twenty, he can become a strengthened airborne brigade, he walked around the command room excitedly, Wu Chen and Thompson glanced at each other, smiled and did not speak, they can understand the mood of this cargo at the moment.
One-third of the staff of the command tower are from the United States, and most of them have served in the United States Air Force for more than eight years, and they are less than 30 years old, which is the most golden period of their lives.
According to the U.S. military, the minimum length of service in the technology-intensive branch of the Air Force is six years, and then the contract can be continued for two to thirty years. They were hired privately by Thompson at high salaries, and some even applied for early retirement for this purpose, including a team of pilots near the tower and a special forces unit of the former Navy SEALs numbering 300 people.
The other part is from Ukraine, which is also the elite of the former Soviet Air Force, which is hired by Marcas and Kirill in Ukraine, and the number of these people is relatively large, since the country's planes have been sold, it is equivalent to losing jobs, and there is almost no choice.
The Air Force is a very high-tech branch of the armed forces, and there is no room for sloppiness, so everyone has undergone rigorous selection, has extremely rich practical experience, and flew to Bangladesh a month ago to familiarize themselves with the environment.
When I came, everyone's hearts were wow and cool, and I was very happy to look at the dilapidated airport, but when the salary was paid at the end of the month, everyone's doubts suddenly disappeared, and the minimum guarantee was 8,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to the income of a middle-level officer, and the number doubled when performing tasks, as well as overtime pay and various subsidies, adding up to at least about 200,000 US dollars a year.