Chapter 1055: What is the Thai military choosing for real aircraft carriers or light aircraft carriers?

Everyone looked at Xie Kai.

Even Li Qingmin and Gu Baonong didn't know what Xie Kai wanted to do.

Although the 707 aircraft carrier has been dismounted, it is still a top-secret thing. Xie Kai said it here that it has been involved in the secret.

"General, it's not that our navy does not want to be equipped, nor that we cannot produce it, but that we have no money! The whole world knows that the strategic focus of China's entire country is now economic development. Even if our country has undergone a large-scale disarmament of one million, it still has more than three million troops. With such a huge army, the annual military expenditure will not exceed 7 billion US dollars..." Xie Kai's face felt a little lonely.

If the military expenditure is as much as 30 years later, and spending money crazily every year, what equipment will the Chinese army be without?

If you have skills and no money, it will be useless.

The Navy has no money!

"The navy has no money, so our aircraft carrier has not been built. Otherwise, according to the original plan, our aircraft carrier fleet has formed combat capabilities until now..." Xie Kai continued quietly.

The 707 aircraft carrier was dismounted, which made the navy feel painful.

Although the displacement is only 30,000 tons and it is a light aircraft carrier, it is also an aircraft carrier.

Moreover, it is a domestic aircraft carrier. It is still continuing to conduct pre-research work on aircraft carriers. The aircraft carrier captain training class has been opened in 1985. China is even considering the construction of a land take-off and landing simulation training system for carrier-based aircraft pilots...

What should Xie Kai do if he lets the domestic aircraft carrier project do this?

"In view of these situations, the two generals do not need to worry at all. Moreover, during the construction of the aircraft carrier, you do not need to pay any construction costs. There will be no loss... Of course, if you only need a helicopter aircraft carrier, or a light aircraft carrier equipped with a British Harrier vertical/short range take-off and landing fighter, this is even less problematic. The contract will be signed and delivered within 5 years..." Xie Kai said.

Gu Baonong looked at Li Qingmin, and Li Qingmin's brows frowned into the character Sichuan.

In 5 years, it is impossible.

It's too late to stop Xie Kai now.

"Five years of delivery?" Chawali looked at Xie Kai and asked in disbelief, "You don't have any construction experience, five years..."

"Yes, five years!" Xie Kai said affirmatively.

"Xie Kai, this..." Li Qingmin finally couldn't help but remind Xie Kai worriedly.

Mo Qi was responsible for recording, and at this time he also looked up at Xie Kai. She is not the kind of novice who didn't know anything at the beginning. The aircraft carrier is not a frigate. Whether it is various systems or other things, it is even more complicated.

It's strange not to worry.

"Of course, this is just an aircraft carrier." Xie Kai knew what they were worried about.

The Spaniards can build a ten-ton aircraft carrier within five years. Why can't China now?

Moreover, in order to save time, when the Spanish delivered, they tried the sea while delivering it, and returned slowly from the Mediterranean. The navigation process was the delivery process.

It's exactly the same as Xie Kai's proposal to deliver the frigates to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

The entire plan is a completely upgraded version of the plan provided by the Spanish to Thailand.

"Are you sure you can?" Even Bing Tingsula Nuan felt that the other party was so awesome.

An aircraft carrier is not a civilian ship.

Xie Kai looked at these people with a look of contempt.

Don’t you know that these local buns who have never seen the market have always been a miracle of the world?

The first domestically produced aircraft carrier took only two years and 50 days from the start of construction to the launch of the water!

Of course, this speed was later broken by the Turks because the Turks were faster. The aircraft carrier was basically formed in more than nine months after the start of construction and was launched in more than a year.

But this is simply incomparable.

Because the aircraft carrier built by the Turks is just a light aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and it also has technical support from the Bazan Shipyard in Spain.

Everything about China's 001a aircraft carrier is built by itself, and nothing is imported.

It took more than two years to build, one and a half years of outfitting, and another year of sea trial. As long as the drawings of 707 are not a problem, this is not a problem.

What's more, Thailand's goal is a light aircraft carrier equipped with vertical take-off and landing fighter jets.

If you want to match a fixed-wing fighter, it will definitely take longer.

Negotiations started in 1988 until they won the bid in 1992, started construction in 1994, launched in 1996, delivered in 1997, and took only five years from signing to delivery.

But there are still several years ahead?

"It's not a problem at all. General, we are a state-owned shipyard!" Li Qingmin felt unhappy when he was suspected and said with a straight chest, "We can only complete the delivery of a frigate like 053 in one year!"

This is something that concerns the dignity of the country.

Construction speed is not only a matter for Hudong Shipyard, but also a matter for the entire system in the national naval equipment manufacturing field.

"Do you have carrier-based aircraft?"

"Not now. After the aircraft carrier is successfully built, there must be one." Xie Kai said calmly, "Our country has built an aircraft carrier for more than 20 years. Do you think there will be no supporting carrier-based aircraft plan?"

To show off, you have to pretend to be full.

Without carrier-based aircraft, so what?

When Zheng Yucheng and his team wanted to build an aircraft carrier, they took over the J-9 project from the base and turned it into a Super-7. In the end, the Super-7 project was divided into two and became a Super-7a root and a Super-7b, they considered the carrier-based aircraft plan.

The take-off and skiing distance of Super-7a only takes 320 meters, which is also considered for boarding the ship.

Of course, the Super-7a is originally positioned as a trainer aircraft, and there are also some light fighter jets with comprehensive combat capabilities that are not suitable for the Chinese Navy to use themselves.

"This kid proposed to build an aircraft carrier for free just to sell fighter jets?" Li Qingmin's mouth cramps.

Gu Baonong has the same thoughts.

How many fighter jets can Thailand buy?

Moreover, their fighter jets are basically American fighter jets, such as F-5, OV-10c Mustang, and it is said that the Thai Air Force is still in contact with the United States and is preparing to purchase F-16...

How could they buy Chinese fighter jets?

"Can you introduce your carrier-based aircraft?" asked Bing Tingsulanuan.

Xie Kai shook his head, "I'm very sorry, General, if we have not reached an agreement on the aircraft carrier project, we cannot continue to introduce other related supporting facilities."

His plan really made the top leaders of the Thai military excited.

If possible, who wouldn't want the Navy's aircraft carrier to have more functions?

At first, the Thai Navy just wanted a helicopter carrier.

Later, the Spanish came, and they said they could deliver a light aircraft carrier that could carry fighter jets and had a higher level of combat at a lower price.

Now, the Chinese are coming and say they can provide them with a medium-sized aircraft carrier with a displacement of about 30,000 tons at a lower cost.

Therefore, the Thai military became even more tempted.

The larger the tonnage of the aircraft carrier, the more functions it can be.

The British Harrier vertical/short-range take-off and landing fighter jets are not in line with the future development of the Thai Navy. If this fighter jet adopts vertical take-off and landing, not only will the combat radius be greatly shortened, but even its combat effectiveness will not have any combat capability because it carries too little weapons and ammunition.

It is not possible to carry other fighter jets. The aircraft carrier solution provided by the Spaniards has a standard displacement of only 7,000 tons and an overall length of only about 180 meters. No fighter jet can take off and land on such a short runway...

Therefore, two senior Thai officials need to convene other people in the military to discuss this matter.

"Are you crazy? Although the 707 project was discontinued, it is also a top-secret project! What if the Thais really accept our plan?" Gu Baonong looked at Xie Kai with a serious expression.

They never expected that Xie Kai's plan was like this.

I told them last night that I thought Xie Kai had just had a sudden idea.

"Secretary Gu, calm down!" Xie Kai knew why they got angry, "Old Zheng and the others would definitely agree with this."

"Why did you agree? Where did the funds for manufacturing aircraft carriers come from?" Li Qingmin was extremely dissatisfied.

Xie Kai knew that it would be impossible not to explain now.

Although the plan has been considered before, Xie Kai has not made up his mind.

Qi Zhiyuan and the others would never let go of the aircraft carrier. In this case, they could only transfer the manufacturing cost.

"The funds can be loaned. After delivery, Thailand will provide rent every year..." Xie Kai is not worried about the funds at all. CITIC Bank will definitely agree to the loan, earn foreign exchange and provide soft sister coins, why not do it?

"In fact, the main problem is not funding. What we need is projects. As long as we have projects, we can accelerate the construction and upgrading of supporting systems of various domestic units!" Xie Kai said seriously, "Only with construction projects can we verify the results obtained in our aircraft carrier pre-research process and further improve..."

If it weren't for this, how could he have made such an opinion?

After all, it is for the sake of domestic aircraft carriers.

"Do you want to use such an opportunity to promote the project of the aircraft carrier? But have you ever thought that this will cause technical leaks!" Li Qingmin understood what Xie Kai meant.

No wonder he said that the 404 senior management would agree to such a plan.

Not to mention that the 404 senior management will agree, the Navy will also agree.

If you use other people’s money to develop your own technology, whoever doesn’t agree will be stupid.

"If Thailand only signs a ten-year contract with us, they will bear part of the construction cost, and the Navy will have a training ship..." Xie Kai introduced his ideas in full.

Once Thailand agrees, maintenance and other things will definitely be provided by China. China can even arrange some technicians to follow the aircraft carrier all the time to obtain more technical parameters.

"What if they don't want our carrier-based aircraft?" Gu Baonong asked Xie Kai.

"They will agree to what they want." Xie Kai believed this with a firm belief, looking confident, "Unless they just want a light aircraft carrier or a helicopter aircraft carrier!"

Will the Thai military agree to only have ordinary helicopter aircraft carriers?
Chapter completed!