The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1084 Delivery of Aircraft Carrier Fleet
There are many princes and princesses in the Saudi royal family.

However, their treatment is not the same, but varies greatly.

Although they are all called princes and princesses, these princes and princesses are not all the king's children. As long as they are descendants of the king, they can be called the king's princes, such as the son, grandson, great-grandson and so on of the founding king.

For example, Bandar is the eldest son of Prince Sultan, and Prince Sultan is the thirteenth son of Ibn Saud, the founding king of Saudi Arabia, so Bandar is also a Saudi prince.

The treatment of Saudi princes and princesses is based on the closeness of their blood relationship to the king. Generally speaking, those who are closest to the Saudi royal family have higher salaries, and those who are farther away have lower salaries.

According to relevant information, in 1996, if they were the king's children, they could receive 27 US dollars per month, and if they were their grandchildren, it would become 2.7 US dollars.

It can be said that with such a high salary, everyone can live a very good life.

Of course, these princes do not only live on the salary provided by the royal family, they can also run some side businesses of their own and engage in business, trade and other fields.

In any case, reincarnation is a technical job. If you are reincarnated into the Saudi royal family, then just getting the lowest salary is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, enough for a person to live a free and easy life without doing any work.

In the bird watching house, the soup in the pot is already boiling.

Liu Tao invited Bandar and Salman to sit down together.

During the Saudi delegation's visit to China, Liu Tao also returned to Beijing in person to fulfill his role as host.

Chatting while eating beef.

Saudi Arabia is very dissatisfied with the attitude and actions of the Americans. The Americans clearly support Israel and, together with a bunch of European and American allies, support Israel and put pressure on Middle Eastern countries.

Even Europe, facing the international oil prices, said it would impose a price cap on oil.

Now the Americans have one aircraft carrier formation in the Mediterranean and another in the Arabian Sea. The meaning is self-evident.

The Arab League held an emergency meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian war, and the tone has long been set, that is, the bottom line cannot be broken.

Liu Tao's attitude is also very clear. Maintaining the stability and prosperity of the Middle East, which cannot be in chaos, is related to the vital interests of Panshan Group.

The aircraft carrier fleet was originally planned to be delivered to Saudi Arabia next year, but now it has to be delivered ahead of schedule.

Even the aircraft carrier escort and friendly visit originally scheduled for December had to be brought forward.

May Day just passed.

CCTV broadcast the entire event live, attracting global attention and being rebroadcast by major TV stations around the world.

It was exactly 9 o'clock in the morning, and many people who were working turned on their computers or televisions to watch the CCTV live broadcast.

At a military port on the southern coast, a large number of warships are parked, including three aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, Type 022 missile boats, Type 022A torpedo boats, Type 039 conventional submarines, minesweepers and reconnaissance ships.

At the dock, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers lined up, one row was made up of Chinese naval officers and soldiers, and two rows were made up of Saudi naval officers and soldiers.

On the temporary stage, it was written "Saudi Arabia Type 001 Light Aircraft Carrier Fleet Delivery Ceremony and Escort Fleet Sailing Ceremony". The guests on TV were explaining the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, Type 054 frigate, Type 052 destroyer, Type 022 missile boat, Type 022A torpedo boat, Type 817 reconnaissance ship, Type 039 conventional submarine, supply ship and other warships, and explained that these were orders placed by Saudi Arabia at the second Zhuhai Air Show, which was also a symbol of friendship between China and Saudi Arabia.

This has attracted great attention from the world because, firstly, these are two Type 001 light aircraft carriers and two aircraft carrier formations. If two aircraft carrier formations are delivered directly to Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia's naval power will jump to fourth in the world, second only to the United States, Russia and China!

This is also the first time that the Type 817 electronic reconnaissance ship and the Type 039 conventional submarine have appeared.

每个航母编队，共有1艘001型轻型航母、2艘052型驱逐舰、6艘054型护卫舰、2艘039型常规潜艇、1艘817型电子侦查船、1艘补给舰。

The Type 001 light aircraft carrier has 24 carrier-based aircraft, including 15 "Sea Eagle" fighters and 9 "Ray Sculptor" helicopters. The total crew of the ship is 1051, including 685 crew members and 366 aviation personnel.

054型护卫舰全舰编制180人、052型驱逐舰全舰编制280人、039型常规潜艇全舰编制35人、817型电子侦查船全舰编制78人、补给舰全舰编制150人。

A single aircraft carrier formation has 2989 people; a two-aircraft carrier formation has 5978 people.

These Saudis came to China in 1999 to receive professional training and are initially able to operate an aircraft carrier formation.

In addition to the two aircraft carrier formations delivered to Saudi Arabia, what is even more eye-catching is China's second aircraft carrier formation.

华夏第二航母编队，由1艘002型航母、2艘093型攻击核潜艇、4艘052型驱逐舰、6艘054型护卫舰、1艘901型补给舰、1艘816型电子侦查船、1艘055A型指挥舰构成。

Among them, the Type 093 attack nuclear submarine, Type 901 supply ship, Type 816 electronic reconnaissance ship and Type 055A command ship all appeared for the first time.

The Type 002 aircraft carrier also appeared in the public eye for the first time since its delivery.

其中002型航母全员编制3000人，093型攻击核潜艇133人，901型补给舰180人，816型电子侦查船110人，055A型指挥舰470人。

The entire Chinese Second Aircraft Carrier Fleet consists of 6226 people!
The three aircraft carrier formations are very spectacular.

The sea is blue and the sky is clear, with clouds covering the sky.

The first ceremony was the delivery ceremony. Liu Tao and others gave speeches as did Bandar and Salman. Liu Tao commented that the two aircraft carrier formations symbolized the friendship between China and Saudi Arabia, and that China had completed the project ahead of schedule with guaranteed quality and quantity. Bandar and Salman highly praised the two aircraft carrier formations as world-class and expressed their gratitude.

Then Bandar, on behalf of the Saudi military, appointed the commanders of the two aircraft carrier formations, captains of each ship, etc.

After the delivery ceremony was completed, Saudi naval officers and soldiers boarded their respective warships in an orderly manner.

This scene made the Chinese people feel a little dazed. The students walked in unison, just like a famous teacher producing talented students.

Bandar and Salman were both very excited. They will follow the aircraft carrier formation back to Saudi Arabia this time. Only by seeing it with their own eyes can they feel how huge this steel behemoth of an aircraft carrier is.

And these two aircraft carriers belong to Saudi Arabia!
The weapons and equipment are complete and the crew is full!
Who says money can't buy everything?
If so, then the money is not enough!

Saudi Arabia does not have much of a shipbuilding industry, but it can use money to buy advanced warships, even aircraft carriers!

Looking at those naval officers and soldiers who have received special training, they can feel what elite means. They have only been training for three years. If they follow the contract, wouldn't they be able to be trained even better?
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