Dominate South Asia

Can the Tomcat fighter be exported to Iraq? Not to mention that Pakistan's current production is insufficient, even if the production is sufficient, this fighter must not be exported to Iraq!

Because Muhammad knew that it would not be long before Iraq would fight with Kuwait for its own interests, and during the entire Iran-Iraq War, Kuwait supported Iraq.

Iraq's perverse behavior would offend the entire Arab world and prepare an excuse for the United States to intervene in Gulf affairs. If Pakistan sells Tomcat fighters to the other side now, it may have to face new threats on the battlefield. You know, the Tomcat fighter is the best fighter of this era! The results of shooting down are at the top of the list of third-generation aircraft!

"Mr. President Saddam." Muhammad said: "We are very honored that this fighter can satisfy you, but I personally think that this fighter is not the most suitable choice for you."

Not the most suitable choice? Saddam was stunned: "Why? In the Iran-Iraq battlefield, this fighter poses the greatest threat to us."

"Yes, that's why." Muhammad said: "Think about it, even if you are equipped with this fighter, it is definitely not as skilled as the Iranian Air Force that has been operating it for more than ten years. In air combat, the most taboo is that the performance of your own fighter is known to the other side."

Muhammad said, Saddam agreed somewhat. The Tomcat is very powerful, and it has exerted its power in the hands of the Iranians. Iraq is also equipped with such fighters, so it is afraid that it will not be able to beat the Iranians on the battlefield.

"Moreover, the strength of the Tomcat fighter is reflected in its long-range interception capability." Muhammad said: "The combination of Tomcat fighters and Phoenix missiles is the multiplier of air combat power, and now we can only produce Tomcat fighters ourselves. Phoenix missiles can only be ordered from the United States, and the United States will not allow us to transfer them to a third party."

Phoenix missiles! Rather than saying that Iraqi pilots are afraid of Tomcat fighters on the Iran-Iraq battlefield, it is better to say that they are afraid of Phoenix missiles! This missile with a range of more than 100 kilometers put too much psychological pressure on Iraqi pilots. Their longest missiles could not reach 40 kilometers. It was very uncomfortable to be hit without fighting back.

"Yes." Saddam said: "It seems that we have come here in vain this time."

Saddam's face was disappointed. He had planned to sign a huge order, but now Muhammad said so. He came too hastily this time.

"We can buy a few as a squadron of imaginary enemies to fight against our other fighters." At this time, Air Force Commander Hamid said.

This guy really has an idea! Muhammad smiled and said: "Of course, we can export a few to you in small quantities. In this way, 50 million US dollars per plane, export a squadron, and four fighters to you. All training costs are included. What do you think?"

A Tomcat of 50 million US dollars is definitely not cheap. But it is not expensive either. This is the most advanced fighter that Iraq can buy, and the price is about the same as the Su-27.

"Okay, we can definitely buy it." Saddam said, "If we had access to this kind of fighter ten years earlier, the damn Iranians would have been defeated by us."

When Saddam spoke, his mustaches on both sides were swaying, and his eyebrows were flying. His words were very contagious.

Until now, the Iran-Iraq War has ended, and both sides think they have won. No one admits that they are losers. In fact, the Iran-Iraq War was a lose-lose war. Both sides lost a large number of people, and the national economy regressed. They were burdened with huge foreign debts. There was no winner in this battle.

"In order to fight against the Iranians' export of revolution, Iraq has made outstanding contributions to our entire world peace." Muhammad said, "If we hadn't fought too hard with the Soviets, we really wanted to form a volunteer army. Beat the Iranians with our Iraqi compatriots."

Anyway, the war is over now, and Muhammad is not afraid of anything. And these words sound very kind to these people in Iraq.

"Yes, Pakistan also fought hard to counter the Soviet invasion. Our army has become stronger in the battle." Saddam said with emotion. Now, Iraq's army has doubled compared to before the war! Saddam is very confident that his army is the most powerful military force in the entire Middle East!

"Unfortunately, this time we want to order a large number of Tomcat fighters to make our air force more elite. It seems that this wish is going to fail." Hamid said on the side.

"We have plans for another fighter." Muhammad said: "If you are willing, I can introduce it to you."

Another fighter! Old Arslan next to him was stunned. Does the fourth-generation aircraft plan have to let the Iraqis get involved? Unlike Saudi Arabia, Iraq is quite warlike!

"We believe that Pakistan's defense industry will definitely have advanced fighters!" Saddam said: "I am very happy to see your new fighter."

A group of people came to the conference room, and an engineer from Pakistan Aviation Industries picked up a model.

When he saw the model, old Arsalan was immediately relieved. He thought it was a fourth-generation aircraft, but it turned out to be the JF-17 fighter jointly developed with China!

The last time Muhammad visited China, he signed a contract with Chengfei for a foreign trade aircraft. Pakistan invested half of the funds to develop this light fighter. With the capital injection from Pakistan and the mature model to rely on, that is, the F-16 fighter, the project progressed very quickly. Now, Chengfei already has a full-size wooden prototype model. It is estimated that in another year, a metal prototype can be built for test flight.

The whole body is similar to the appearance of the F-16, with a large wing and a cut-tip delta wing layout, a normal aerodynamic layout, a full-moving horizontal tail, and, unlike the later Xiaolong, it uses a belly air intake.

When Chengfei was developing the No. 10 aircraft, it had already adopted the nose of the F-16. The belly air intake method can give the aircraft excellent high angle of attack maneuverability. In the third-generation aircraft, this is a very important parameter. Moreover, the air intake on both sides will cause the air intake on one side to be blocked when turning, and the air intake efficiency is low, but the belly air intake will not. As for the disadvantage, the belly air intake has high requirements for the airport, and it is easy to inhale sand and other things from the airport. Anyway, Iraq has a developed economy, and the air force bases are all concrete runways, not simple field airports, so these are not a problem.

This foreign trade aircraft was originally developed for the third world as a light aircraft, mainly used to replace the J-7 fighter. But now, since Iraq has taken the initiative to deliver it to the door, Muhammad will certainly fool them.

Although Iraq has a lot of foreign debt, its military expenditure has always been very large. If you fool Iraq into equipping this fighter, Pakistan and Chengfei can make a lot of money again.

"Is this F-16?" Hamid, the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Air Force who is very familiar with air force equipment, asked: "You not only copied the Tomcat fighter, but also the F-16 fighter?"

The main force of the Pakistani Air Force is the Tomcat fighter and the F-16 fighter. Now, seeing that the model of this fighter is very similar to the F-16, Hamid immediately raised questions.

"This is a new fighter developed by us." The engineer introduced to them: "The aerodynamic layout of this fighter was carefully developed by us and determined after more than a year of wind tunnel blowing. The belly air intake will give the fighter excellent high angle of attack combat capability. At the same time, the advanced turbofan engine can effectively reduce fuel consumption. The air superiority mount of this fighter has a combat radius of more than 800 kilometers, and its instant hovering ability is also among the best among the third-generation aircraft."

"Is it developed by you?" Ibrahim, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces, asked suspiciously.

"It's not completely developed by ourselves. We have referred to the design concepts of some advanced fighters. At the same time, we cooperate with Chinese companies for joint development." Muhammad explained on the side, complaining in his heart that this engineer had misunderstood his meaning and fooled him a little too much.

"Can it be produced now?" Hamid asked.

"It is still in the research and development stage." The engineer continued: "Next year we will freeze all designs, manufacture metal prototypes, and conduct test flights. If the project goes smoothly, the first batch of pre-production models will be delivered within four years."

An advanced third-generation aircraft will take several years to develop, and even more than ten years. However, Chengfei has developed the No. 10 aircraft and completed the entire process of developing a model. At the same time, it is a copy based on the surveying and mapping of the F-16, and various technical difficulties have been overcome, so the project is progressing very quickly. Of course, four years is also an optimistic estimate, and the final progress may be delayed by one or two years.

Hearing that the fighter has not been successfully developed, Saddam couldn't help but frowned. He came to buy fighters, and he needed fighters that could be equipped to the troops immediately, not models under development!

"Mr. President Saddam, do you know what we relied on to win the air battle with the Soviet Union?" Muhammad said.

Saddam couldn't help but feel curious when he heard Muhammad suddenly ask such a question. He had studied the wars in South Asia. Every time, the Pakistani Air Force relied on the powerful Tomcat fighter to gain an advantage in the air battle.

"Thanks to your Tomcat fighter, which has excellent performance and surpasses any Soviet fighter, even the Soviet Union's latest Su-27." Saddam said. (To be continued ~^~)