It was estimated that he had not received the official invitation from the Argenshang government... So Pei Chengyi, a military adviser who was not a sixth-rank rank, did not directly make suggestions to Alfonso, but instead gave him the military shopping list he had prepared through the General Staff through military exchanges. What Pei Chengyi never expected was that the Argentine Air Force Chief of Staff had not much opinion and almost completely adopted Pei Chengyi's suggestions.

Langri, the spokesperson of the Argentine Grass Exchange Group announced the military purchase news for the first time.

Mu Yong doubted that this news was shocking enough.

In the case that the Argentine military exchange group will sign several military purchase contracts with arms companies in the Republic in Beijing and kick off a new round of arms race, the actual situation is very different. Argentina only signed several military purchase contracts with equipment and equipment production groups formed by several reorganized state-owned enterprises, including the Equipment and Equipment Production Group, AVIC Group and Yuxin Group, with a total value of less than 100 million yuan.

After the initial shock, Western news media, which were highly concerned about this matter, immediately saw the trick.

Unlike in the past, it is not Gang who acted as the "public opinion assaulter" this time, but AFP.

According to AFP, there is a lot of mystery in the equipment procurement contract with a total value of 100 million yuan. Simply put, the announced purchase amount is just the tip of the iceberg. According to official information from Argentina, in the purchase contract, in addition to the purchase of shelves, the small planer B is used to purchase and maintain parts for existing equipment.

There is no doubt that these contracts have many loopholes.

First of all, the thugs need to increase the amount of 10,000 yuan. If you consider the supporting equipment and the subsequent investment of tens of thousands of years of equipment, the Argentine Air Force needs to pay at least 10,000 yuan for this. There is no doubt that "the contract price of 100 million yuan is not enough to buy "bare metal" for the shelves. Based on this, AFP believes that either the small 100 million yuan sold to Argentina has greatly reduced, and many advanced equipment has been reduced, thus reducing the unit price to 700 million yuan; or there is something tricky in the contract. "Tian 100 million yuan is just an initial agreement.

Price, the Argentine Air Force will pay more purchases in the future. There is no doubt that AFP believes that the latter is much more likely. After all, Argentina has no reason to purchase shrinking versions of advanced fighter jets. According to AFP's analysis, the Argentine Air Force is likely to purchase in batches. If divided into two batches, it will eventually pay 100 million to 100 million yuan. In other words, the funds invested in procurement of small 6 alone exceed the amount of the mutual B-yuan contract officially announced by Argentina.

Secondly, the maintenance cost of thugs is 100 million yuan that cannot meet the actual needs. According to AFP's estimates, in the next year, about one-third of the Argentine Army, Navy and Air Forces will need to undergo life extension improvements, and the other one-third of the equipment will need to undergo mid-term overhaul. Because Argentina's main weapons and equipment come from the Republic, only the Republic's arms companies can provide maintenance services. Even in the most conservative way, all equipment that has reached the designed service life will be retired, and life extension improvements will be made, only for the

One-third of the equipment during service is undergoing mid-term repairs, and Argentina also needs to invest about 100 million yuan in maintenance costs within the year. That is to say, the average annual maintenance cost is as high as RMB. Unlike equipment procurement, the initial investment in maintenance work is higher than the later investment, and maintenance contracts must be signed in advance to provide timely maintenance for equipment that needs maintenance. In this way, Argentina has to sign a bulk maintenance contract with arms companies in the Republic in the near future, and the total maintenance amount of RMB 1 is obviously not enough to meet the needs.

Finally, there is the "early" contract mentioned by Argentina in the news. In other words, this contract with a total value of 100 million yuan is just the beginning, not all. If it is just the beginning, how much will Argentina invest in the end to purchase advanced weapons and equipment? More importantly, there is no secret that Argentina purchases weapons and equipment from the Republic. Why did Argentina deliberately conceal? Or, has Argentina adjusted its procurement plan to thug?

During the report, AFP raised these questions.

In fact, this is also a question from other news media.

AFP took the lead in making a comprehensive report, and there will be a lot of laughter with the EU summit held in Toulouse, France.

After the London Conference, the "EU Continental Group." was composed of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, which aimed to accelerate the political integration of the EU, accelerated the negotiation process of political integration under the insistence of France. The Toulouse Summit was the direct result of the action.

There are too many reasons for France to make the decision to accelerate the process of EU political integration at this time.

From an impact perspective, because dozens of heads of state and heads of government signed the London Treaty that was enough to change the fate of mankind in London, France needs a hot event to weaken London's influence and let more people know that Europe has not only London, but also Paris. More importantly, the London Treaty has not only changed the fate of the entire human civilization, but also the ease of the country. Against the backdrop of the comprehensive destruction of nuclear weapons, the Republic and the United States have been recognized and consolidated. Russia

Sri Lanka's regional hegemony status has also been recognized, while second-rate powers such as France and Britain have uncertain futures. According to the French, whether it is France and Britain, or other European countries that are unwilling to fall, the only way to gain the recognition and respect of the international community is to achieve true unity and make Europe a country, rather than a group composed of multiple countries. The prerequisite for achieving unification is to complete political integration, so Britain, which has been obstructing the process of political integration, must submit.

I have to admit that the French are very good at choosing opportunities.

Although the London Treaty is fundamentally an "unequal treaty" that safeguards the interests of nuclear powers, among a nuclear power, the UK is the one that loses the most interests, or the one that gets the least benefits. In many people's eyes, by losing Britain's interests, letting the other four nuclear powers, especially Russia, make concessions in negotiations, ensuring that the London Treaty can be accepted by the Republic and the United States and make it officially take effect is the only way to ensure the comprehensive destruction of nuclear weapons. However, from another perspective, it can be found that Britain has no other choice because Britain is the weakest among a nuclear power. If Britain refuses to make a choice in the treaty, that is, make the maximum concession, its comprehensive national strength will not be able to support huge arms expenditures. The problem is that Britain's concessions do not mean that it has a better future.

Shortly after the London meeting, France shouted a slogan: Europe only needs a nuclear umbrella.

If we had worked hard before, France's slogan would not be recognized by any European country, but now it is completely different. In the context of the London Treaty, most Europeans consider not to have a few nuclear protection umbrellas, but whether to have a nuclear protection umbrella. Although in the eyes of most Europeans, Europe needs a nuclear protection umbrella, at least before the complete destruction of nuclear weapons, Europe needs a sufficiently powerful nuclear protection umbrella, but a more realistic collective security system.

What kind of security system can meet actual needs?

This is the problem that the Toulouse EU summit needs to solve. Before the summit was held, the French president put forward a very clear view in an interview with reporters, that is, European security affairs should be decided by Europeans, and hope should not be placed on others. Subsequently, leaders of Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg also expressed the same view that Europe should have an independent collective security system.

There is only one key point. The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and other countries have proposed that the "collective security system" is not the "common defense system".

Although there seems to be no big difference between the two, the essence is different.

The "common defense system" is a defensive military alliance, that is, it only deals with aggression, but does not engage in external expansion. It can be said that this is a more traditional military alliance method, and the most representative one is the NATO group. The focus of the "collective security system" is also defense, but it does not deny active expansion actions, especially expansion actions initiated by the dominant countries. This is also the military alliance method that has only appeared in recent years. The most representative one is the intensive group led by the Republic.

At this point, it is not difficult to understand AFP's active actions in Argentina's military purchases.

Through AFP's news reports, France has sent a very clear signal to the UK that as a thug in Europe, the UK should return to Europe. Only the EU can provide the UK with practical security and interests, and only the EU is the ultimate ownership of the UK.

Because things came too suddenly, France could not immediately agree with important allies such as Germany and Italy, so France used news media reports to convey signals instead of expressing its opinions directly.

AFP's reports were very active, but the deleted reports were even bolder and more in-depth.

When AFP raised several questions, he just made a very straightforward analysis and speculation.

According to speculation, Ruyi is just a "stepchair." According to the official announcement of Argentina, the main project of the arms procurement is ammunition and drug resources, rather than advanced equipment. Based on this, it is determined that Argentina is preparing for the war and is likely to launch a military operation in the near future.

To prove this point, a lot of "evidence" has just been produced.

In addition to the large amount of ammunition and drug procurement mentioned above, a very important point was mentioned, that is, several army officers from the Argentine Military Visiting Mission visited the garrison of the airborne thugs. According to several photos of the Bun, Argentine Army officers became very interested in the unhungarian vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft of the Republic Army. Not only did they take the transport aircraft to experience flights, but they also asked in detail about the performance of the transport aircraft in the Indian War. Based on this, it was concluded that the Argentine Army would purchase the world's most advanced tactical transport aircraft from the Republic.

The question is here, what is the purpose of Argentina purchasing vertical take-off and landing tactical transport aircraft?

Strictly speaking, Argentina is not under serious ground threats. It is separated from Chile from the west by the Andes, and Bolivia in the north is poor and backward. Ula and Bala are both small countries. Brazil, which has some strength, has no ambition to expand. More importantly, Argentina does not have much territorial disputes with neighboring countries. It can be said that for Argentina, which is in a stable corner, even if it wants to resist foreign invasions, the first thing it is to build is not the army, but the air force.

There is only one situation where Argentina needs an air assault force, that is, to recover the island of Mahjong by raid.

Based on this, a very bold prediction was made, that is, whether Aquidu's greatness would be whether Argentina would launch a war. In addition, based on the number of dishes purchased by Argentina, the scale of Argentina's military operations can be basically determined.

I have to admit that Gang's analysis is much more professional than AFP.

Just two days later, the Argentine Army signed a "trial agreement with AVIC Group." According to the agreement, the Argentine Army will lease the escort from AVIC Group for a trillion yuan rent, with a lease period of 3 years. During this period, AVIC Group is responsible for maintenance and technical assistance. After the lease expires, the Argentine Army can purchase the leased 10,000 yuan at a preferential price, and can conduct large-scale procurement negotiations with AVIC Group based on the trial results.

As soon as the news was released, the Western world breathed a sigh of relief.

According to estimates, if Argentina wants to capture the Cabernet Island by a surprise attack, it will at least need to invest the ground forces of a thug brigade. Even if it is put into ground forces in batches, and after capturing the airport, it will use civil aircraft to transport combat personnel to the Cabernet Island, the Argentine Army will need at least a tactical airlift unit that can transport cylinders and combat battalions at one time, that is, a vertical take-off and landing tactical transport aircraft of approximately no level. There is no doubt that four 2 zhang aircraft will not play much role at all, and at most several reconnaissance units are transported to the Cabernet Island Island. However, Argentina cannot rely on several scout troops to capture the Stanley Airport.

The question is, will Argentina wait until 3 years later?

When this issue is involved, the views of the news media have differentiated.

In the opinion of deletion, Argentina will definitely not delay the recovery of the Malay Island until three years later, otherwise there would be no reason for Argentina to purchase so much ammunition and drug resources at this time. After all, the Republic is not France before the New Year, and it is impossible for Argentina to impose a military embargo on Argentina during the war. If Argentina is preparing to take action three years later, it should use the same funds to purchase more advanced equipment, so that the troops can master the use of advanced equipment between clams, thereby maximizing the combat capabilities of the troops.

In AFP's view, it is very likely that Argentina will launch a military operation in three years. After all, Argentina's military purchase list is a long-term contract, and it would be very good to be cashed out within three years. No matter what method Argentina is preparing to recover the island of Mahara, it must have sufficiently strong military power, and it must adjust its current national defense system and prepare for war. Not to mention Argentina, even a first-class power cannot fight anyone he wants, and he must prepare for war in advance.

For example, the Republic made three years of preparations for the Japanese War and the Indian War. Even if the scale of the Falklands War was not too large, it would be normal for three years to prepare with the national strength of Argentina.

It is obvious that AFP represents different interests between the United States and Europe.

If we follow the point of view, war will definitely break out in the near future, and the EU will definitely not be able to complete the political integration process in the near future, and will not be able to defend Britain's interests in the South Atlantic like a unified country. In this case, if Britain wants to preserve the sovereignty of the Cambridge Island, the only way for Britain to win the United States is to defect to the United States. If according to AFP, the war will only break out in three years at the earliest, and the EU will definitely be able to complete the political integration process within three years and initially achieve unification. As long as the UK joins the EU's political integration process, the Cambridge Island issue will become an issue for the EU, and the EU will be able to defend the Cambridge Island in the name of defending its own sovereignty.

Because there were differences in the views of the Western world, the Equestria issue became a hot topic for a while.

What is quite surprising is that several major British news media have not made any amazing analysis or speculation except for focusing on reporting on Ran Gentine's military purchases.

Key Old 4, a new news shocked the whole world.

On the same day, the British Sky TV first reported the exploration results released by Standard Oil Company, that is, the potential reserves of rare metals in the waters near the Malay Island are likely to exceed 400 million tons. If calculated based on the global rare metal consumption in 2 p.m., it is enough for all humans to use the field year. More importantly, this is the preliminary exploration result. If the exploration scope is expanded, more rare metals or minerals may be found. According to the comments made by Sky TV, it is optimistic that the reserves of rare metals or minerals in the waters near the Malay Island are between 100 million and 10 tons.

Not long after, several news media in Argentina also made relevant reports. Although there are differences in specific data, according to the news released by Argentina TV, the reserves of rare metals near the Cambridge Island exceed the 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Now, the whole world is in full swing.

For most people, what they need to care about is not when the war breaks out, but how large a war will be fought for resources with a total value of more than tens of trillions of dollars. For some so-called situation analysis experts, what they need to care about is whether the two most powerful countries will intervene.

At this time, Pei Chengyi was on an international flight to Buenos Aires.

Although he would go to Argentina with his family as the initial arrangement, after receiving the latest information, Li Cunxun changed the schedule for Pei Chengyi and asked the Army General to take the international flight arranged by the Military Intelligence Bureau with an invitation letter from Argentine President Theron.

The early departure did not make Pei Chengyi feel uncomfortable, he had to go sooner or later.

For him, this was just a brand new "travel".
Chapter completed!