Galaxy Domination Guide

Chapter 170 163 Pakistan's Interest

It was quite obvious that when the plans of the Southwest Bureau and Shen Hoy were laid before the representatives of Pakistan, Hadik and his colleagues were almost drooling.

The more emotional Ba Shaxin even pointed directly at the image of the fighter jet and exclaimed excitedly, "With this, India's Su-30 is nothing!"

Hadik was equally thrilled, unable to hide his interest in the products offered by both companies. Not only were the proposals from the two companies very attractive, but the prices were also very friendly. Pakistan was not a wealthy country, and its economy was still very weak. Advanced fighter jets were not cheap, like those sold by the Eagle Sauce Family.

The F-16, with a complete weapon system, could easily exceed one hundred million US dollars.

The fighter jets sold by Europe were even more expensive. Not to mention the Rafale or Typhoon, even the light fighter Gripen had sold to Brazil a few years ago at a price of 125 million US dollars each.

In cooperation with Country C, the FC-1 JF-17 Thunder was an absolute anomaly in the international fighter market. It wasn't even fitting to call its price cabbage price, considering its fly-away cost was less than ten million, the JF-17 Thunder was even cheaper than many advanced trainers.

This time, Shen Hoy proposed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon with a unit price capped at one hundred million RMB, while the Southwest Bureau's FC-20 (J-10) was even more attractive at fifty million RMB per unit. If the purchase quantity exceeded fifty aircraft, a direct transfer of the production line would be possible, thereby further reducing procurement costs.

The upgrade costs for the FC-1 JF-17 Thunder were equally low-cost compared to the mid-life updates carried out by Western countries, almost embarrassingly conscientious.

The Eagle Sauce Family upgraded 144 F-16s for Siwei Island's Air Force at a total cost of 3.5 billion US dollars, requiring over 24 million US dollars per aircraft, more expensive than buying one Gyrfalcon fifth-generation jet.

Naturally, the technology and production capabilities of Country C were now completely incomparable to Eagle Sauce. Looking at it now, the price tags on Country C's jets seemed like a clearance sale, but in reality, the calculated costs of the FC-31 were just a few hundred thousand RMB, mainly material costs, with labor costs secondarily, and assembly costs nearly negligible.

Though the people of Pakistan had also fantasized about acquiring more sci-fi weapons, the plans they held were already good enough.

The Star Alliance constitution requires its member states to be secular and suppresses religion quite explicitly, which is intolerable for any Muslim country."

Ba Shaxin, who wasn't particularly devout, had been influenced by his long studies in the West and said straightforwardly, "We are facing a new era, and I think Allah would not mind if we, the people of Pakistan, live a better life and share the riches and mysteries of the Universe."

Several members of the delegation glared coldly at Ba Shaxin's remarks, and soon the delegation was in an uproar.

These situations were naturally nothing new for the people of Country C; the Southwest Bureau and Shen Hoy simply waited patiently for their decision. Discussing joining the Star Alliance was unrealistic for Pakistan, and it was no longer possible for any country to replicate the path of Country C's membership.

This was because Bai Zhongqi had specifically made an exception for Country C, along with Country C's bold decisions and execution. Even if sometime later, Bai Zhongqi opened negotiations for membership, other countries would not receive the same favorable conditions as Country C.

Pakistan's main focus was still on continuing the all-weather strategic partnership model with Country C, to gain benefits in economic trade and military aspects.

Countries holding similar views to Pakistan were numerous, especially some third-world countries in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, all actively engaging with Country C, hoping to see what development opportunities could be gained in the new era of the Star Alliance's influence.

And there were also some countries that were very eager to pay protection fees.

Such as the oil bosses of the Middle East.

Traditionally, the oil bosses had been part of the European and American camps, with relations with the Lighthouse Country as their core diplomatic backbone. But ever since the giant nuclear submarine bomber welding sculpture appeared on the White House lawn, the oil bosses knew that relying on the United States was no longer effective.

Especially recently, as they faced setbacks in their military actions against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, they were even more eager to gain support from the new world leader.

So the oil bosses came to Country C to spend money in groups.