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 very different.
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 sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons of the founding king.
Like Bandar, he is the eldest son of Prince Sultan, and Prince Sultan is the thirteenth son of the founding king of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, so Bandar is also a Saudi prince.
The treatment of Saudi princes and princesses is divided according to the distance of their blood relationship with the king. Generally speaking, the closer they are to the Saudi royal family, the higher their salary, and the farther they are, the lower their salary.
According to relevant data, in 1996, if they were the king's children, they could receive 270,000 US dollars per month, and if they were their grandchildren, it became 27,000 US dollars.
It can be said that with such a high salary, everyone can live a very good life.
Of course, these princes not only live on the salary given by the royal family, they can also run some side businesses on their own, 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 taking the lowest salary is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, enough for a person to live a free and unrestrained life without doing any work.
In the bird watching house, the soup at the bottom of 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 hospitality.
Chatting while eating beef.
Saudi Arabia is very dissatisfied with the attitude and actions of the Americans. The Americans clearly support Israel, and they also bring a bunch of European and American allies to support Israel and put pressure on the Middle Eastern countries.
Even Europe, facing the international oil price, said that it would limit the price of oil.
Now the Americans have one aircraft carrier formation in the Mediterranean and one in the Arabian Sea, which means it is self-evident.
The Arab League held an emergency meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian war, and the tone has long been determined, 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, the Middle East cannot be in chaos, and this is related to the vital interests of Panshan Group.
The aircraft carrier formation, which was originally planned to be delivered to Saudi Arabia next year, now has to be delivered ahead of schedule.
Even the escort and friendly visit schedule of the aircraft carrier formation originally scheduled for December have to be advanced.
May Day has just passed.
CCTV broadcast the entire process live, attracting global attention, and major TV stations around the world broadcast it.
It was exactly 9 o'clock in the morning, and many people who went to work turned on their computers or TVs to watch CCTV live broadcasts.
A large number of warships were parked in a military port on the southern coast. Three aircraft carriers were docked there, as well as a large number of 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 of which was Chinese naval officers and soldiers, and two were Saudi naval officers and soldiers.
On the temporary stage, it was written "Saudi Arabia Type 001 light aircraft carrier formation delivery ceremony and escort formation departure 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 this was an order placed by Saudi Arabia at the second Zhuhai Air Show, which is also a symbol of friendship between China and Saudi Arabia.
This has attracted great attention from the world, because first of all, there are two Type 001 light aircraft carriers, two aircraft carrier formations, and two aircraft carrier formations are directly delivered to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's naval power will jump to fourth in the world, second only to the United States, Russia, and China!
At the same time, this is also the first time that the Type 817 electronic reconnaissance ship and the Type 039 conventional submarine have appeared.
Each aircraft carrier formation has a total of 1 Type 001 light aircraft carrier, 2 Type 052 destroyers, 6 Type 054 frigates, 2 Type 039 conventional submarines, 1 Type 817 electronic reconnaissance ship, and 1 supply ship.
The Type 001 light aircraft carrier has 24 carrier-based aircraft, including 15 "Sea Eagle" fighters and 9 "Ray Eagle" helicopters. The entire ship has a staff of 1,051 people, including 685 crew members and 366 aviation personnel.
The Type 054 frigate has a staff of 180 people, the Type 052 destroyer has a staff of 280 people, the Type 039 conventional submarine has a staff of 35 people, the Type 817 electronic reconnaissance ship has a staff of 78 people, and the supply ship has a staff of 150 people.
One aircraft carrier formation has 2,989 people; two aircraft carrier formations have 5,978 people.
These Saudis have come to China for professional training since 1999 and can initially operate aircraft carrier formations.
In addition to the two aircraft carrier formations delivered to Saudi Arabia, the more eye-catching is China's second aircraft carrier formation.
China's second aircraft carrier formation consists of 1 Type 002 aircraft carrier, 2 Type 093 attack nuclear submarines, 4 Type 052 destroyers, 6 Type 054 frigates, 1 Type 901 supply ship, 1 Type 816 electronic reconnaissance ship, and 1 Type 055A command ship.
Among them, the Type 093 attack nuclear submarine, the Type 901 supply ship, the Type 816 electronic reconnaissance ship, and the Type 055A command ship are all appearing for the first time.
The Type 002 aircraft carrier also appeared in the public eye for the first time since its delivery.
Among them, the Type 002 aircraft carrier has a total staff of 3,000 people, the Type 093 attack nuclear submarine has 133 people, the Type 901 supply ship has 180 people, the Type 816 electronic reconnaissance ship has 110 people, and the Type 055A command ship has 470 people.
The entire Chinese Second Aircraft Carrier Formation has 6,226 people!
The three aircraft carrier formations are very spectacular.
The blue sea and clear sky are like clouds.
The first was the delivery ceremony. Liu Tao and others and Bandar and Salman delivered speeches respectively. Liu Tao commented that the two aircraft carrier formations symbolized the friendship between China and Saudi Arabia. China completed the work ahead of schedule with guaranteed quality and quantity, while Bandar and Salman highly praised the two aircraft carrier formations as world-class and thanked them well.
Then Bandar, on behalf of the Saudi military, appointed the commanders of the two aircraft carrier formations, the captains of each ship, etc.
After the delivery ceremony, Saudi naval officers and soldiers boarded their respective warships in an orderly manner.
This scene made the Chinese people a little dazed. The uniform walking really looked like a master producing excellent students.
Bandar and Salman were very excited. They would follow the aircraft carrier formation back to Saudi Arabia this time. Only by seeing it in person could they feel how huge the steel behemoth of the aircraft carrier was.
And these two aircraft carriers belonged to Saudi Arabia!
They were fully equipped with weapons and full crews!
Who said that money can't buy everything?
If so, it was because the money was not enough!
Saudi Arabia doesn't have much shipbuilding industry, but Saudi Arabia can buy advanced warships with money, even aircraft carriers!
Looking at those specially trained naval officers and soldiers, they felt what elite meant. They had only been trained for three years. If they followed the contract, wouldn't they be able to train better?