In this regard, a strong Salman is absolutely not allowed. Therefore, he must implement the introduction of aviation manufacturing industry before 2010 as a capital to help his father compete for the next crown prince and, of course, to help himself become the future king of Saudi Arabia.
But Salman's ambition is great. When it comes to how to introduce it, it's a chicken feather in one place.
Aviation manufacturing what is that?
The lifeblood of European and American developed countries!
Take Britain for example, to what extent other industries have declined, but Britain is desperate to keep Rolls Royce, the global aeroengine giant.
There's no way. It's really the most top high-end industrial products. The profits are unimaginable. Just look at the universal health care in Britain. It smells great.
Saudi Arabia is rich by oil. Is it possible to reach Britain's heritage?
What's more, we don't know how long we can rely on oil. Let alone energy, it will dry up one day. Even if it doesn't dry up, a group of countries led by Europe are trying to develop renewable energy to replace fossil energy led by oil, However, there is no guarantee that it will not have a huge industrial impact on a country highly dependent on oil such as Saudi Arabia in the future?
Prince Salman saw this and strongly advocated that Saudi Arabia should focus on industrialization.
The most significant sign of industrialization is high-end products. As the most high-light industrial product, aircraft is naturally selected by Prince Salman as the core industry in the first stage.
It's just not going well so far.
Needless to say in the United States, let alone the aircraft. Saudi Arabia doesn't even give the parts of the aircraft. It takes a lot of finished products, but Saudi Arabia needs to spend money on it.
It means that I didn't get anything, but I was knocked a lot.
France in Europe has expressed its intention to cooperate with Prince Salman, but there is a prerequisite, that is, to buy 48 "gust" fighters produced by Dassault company and Book A380 aircraft being developed by 32 Airbus. In this way, France will promote Europe to approve the production of a small sports glider under Airbus in Saudi Arabia.
Although it is a little better than the open robbery of the Americans, Salman is really annoyed by the way France slaps a grain of rice.
Russia heard that Prince Salman wanted to engage in aviation manufacturing, so he volunteered to let Prince Salman choose any of the existing Russian models. As long as he liked which one, he would move the production line directly to Saudi Arabia.
There is a great sense of seeing a Russian girl in bed.
However, if anyone is excited, he will soon be attracted by the beautiful Russian snake and scorpion beauty, because the prerequisite for Russia's generosity is that Saudi Arabia's oil and gas production can fluctuate with the implementation of Russia's energy policy for a long time in the future.
In other words, Russia is trying to seize the biggest lifeline of Saudi Arabia's lazy survival. How can Salman do it, so he can only leave it alone.
Just when Salman was struggling to find a suitable seller to introduce his own aviation manufacturing industry, the gentleman British gracefully appeared in front of Prince Salman and agreed in principle to transfer the relevant technology and production line of "jet flow" 31 small aircraft under the former British aerospace company and now bea systems to Saudi Arabia.
However, the premise is that Saudi Arabia hopes to purchase ef-2000 "typhoon" fighters led by BEA systems.
Prince Salman, who was worried that no one would sell anything to him, was immediately moved by the news. As long as he could sell him aircraft production lines and related technologies, let alone fighter planes, he would be happy to buy the whole UK.
However, just when Prince Salman was delighted to sign the bill with the British, his aviation technical consultant and his friend from childhood to childhood, Mustafa Faisal poured cold water on him. That is, the British provided this "jet 31" small aircraft developed and produced in the 1960s, which has not been upgraded for many years, Many aspects do not meet the current aviation safety standards. Even if you get the production line and technology, it is a pile of scrap iron. It has no effect. On the contrary, it will be attacked by the domestic opposition and waste national money.
However, although Faisal rejected the "jet stream" 31 small aircraft, he did not deny the transaction with the British. After all, there is no "jet stream" 31 small aircraft and "jet stream" 41. Compared with the 31, the 41 is a deeply improved aircraft that meets the current aviation safety standards.
However, the British side has a different face about this. Saudi Arabia can obtain all technologies and production lines for the obsolete rotten goods such as "jet stream" 31; Jet stream 41 is not in such good condition. After all, BEA systems is still producing it in Britain. How can it be given to you?
However, in order to sell its own "typhoon" fighters, the UK has not blocked everything. The overall technology and production line of "jet stream" 41 aircraft cannot be given to Saudi Arabia, but the production of general components such as vertical tail and horizontal tail can still be made in Saudi Arabia.
If Airbus a series airliners let Saudi Arabia produce some horizontal and vertical tails, Salman may be excited. For a while, the small thing with a total takeoff weight of 10 tons of jet stream 41 gives him the production of horizontal and vertical tails. When Salman is a three-year-old child who is easy to cheat?
Of course, if the production of "jet stream" 41 is large, Salman can bear it. The problem is that since the mass production of this model in the 1980s, less than 120 have been produced until now. On average, less than 5 have been produced in a year. If this production capacity is really to be put into practice, should the opposition in Saudi Arabia laugh?
So the tough Prince Salman did not step back this time and directly issued a large order to British bea company to purchase 32 "typhoon" fighters on the condition that the "jet stream" 41 whole production line and related technology.
Facing Salman's big order and tough attitude, British bea company took a step back and agreed to add the production of jet stream 41 wing to Saudi Arabia.
As a result, it is conceivable that the two sides have reached an impasse on this issue.
To tell the truth, if money could solve the problem, Prince Salman would have smashed it with money. The problem is that some things really can't be solved with money, and Salman's cards, to tell the truth, there is really no other good way except money.
Just when Salman was in a dilemma, his other good friend Prince Abdullah II came to him and recommended China to take off the tnb-2 UAV production line.
Prince Salman, who was worried that he had no chips, suddenly brightened his eyes. Didn't he lack the cards to bargain with Britain? It's here. Do you British sell "jet stream" 41 production line?
Not for sale? Well, I'll buy China's take-off!