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Chapter 92 Brothers
Chapter 92 Brothers
The drone shot down by the "Falcon" was a Sperwer tactical drone.
The "Sparrowhawk" has been in service with the French Army since 03. It takes off by catapult and carries electro-optical and infrared sensing equipment to carry out reconnaissance missions. It can operate at night.
During the war in Afghanistan, the "Sparrowhawk" carried out hundreds of missions in Afghanistan with excellent performance and no losses.
The Falcon inadvertently achieved the world's first kill of the Sparrowhawk.
No, this is not just the first kill by the "Sparrowhawk".
Moreover, it is the world's first instance of a drone killing another drone in actual combat.
To be fair, the Falcon's downing of the Sparrowhawk did have an element of luck involved.
But luck itself is also a reflection of strength. When "Sparrowhawk" was on a mission in Afghanistan, even if it was discovered by the Afghan army, the Afghan army could not do anything about "Sparrowhawk".
Libya has not officially declared war on Chad, nor has it publicized its gains.
They secretly uploaded a video to the "tree hole".
"Tree Hole" is a short video platform that has recently emerged and has been widely welcomed by users since its launch. It already has nearly one million users and ranks among the top in software download charts in many countries.
"Tree Hole" uses a paid invitation system, and users can earn $2 for each user they invite to download "Tree Hole".
Even more insidious is that for every new user invited by an invited user, the person who invited the inviter also receives an extra $0.5.
Similarly, for the third and fourth levels, the original inviter can receive $0.3 and $0.1 respectively.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the promotion mechanism of "Confessions" is rather cumbersome.
But so what?
Even if the invited user only downloads the "Tree Hole" software, completes the registration process, and then immediately uninstalls "Tree Hole," the inviter can still receive money.
Now that the "kill line" has been revealed, surely no one will still think that Bill wouldn't pick up a dollar from the ground?
Bill is a capitalist; he has plenty of people to make money for him. Bending down to pick up a dollar from the ground doesn't affect his ability to make money.
Although the video is only 15 seconds long and the resolution is not clear enough, it still quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens.
Some "helpful netizens" analyzed the video content and concluded that the downed drone was a French "Sparrowhawk" drone.
A.
In 06, the French defense and security company Sagerm developed the "Sparrowhawk" B based on the "Sparrowhawk" A, which has ground attack capabilities.
The "Sparrowhawk" B is almost twice the size of A, but its appearance is still easy to distinguish.
As soon as the news spread, reporters, always eager for a good spectacle, flocked to the Louvre.
"We are closely monitoring the conflict in Libya and Chad and call on all parties to remain calm and not undermine regional peace and stability."
There is currently no evidence to suggest that the downed drone was a Sparrowhawk, and the authenticity of the video still needs to be verified.
The Louvre's vehement denials not only failed to quell public curiosity but also sparked even wider attention.
Since the US military began using drones such as the "Firebee" to carry out reconnaissance missions during the Vietnam War, drones have become a symbol of future technology, and only a few developed countries can master them.
Although Libya has a relatively developed economy, it is based on oil, not technology.
Chad is one of the world's most underdeveloped countries.
The presence of drones in the conflict between Libya and Chad has itself overturned the public's understanding of cutting-edge technology.
Based on France's performance in Operation Odyssey Dawn, public opinion generally interprets Libya's downing of the Sparrowhawk as Libya's retaliation against France.
Libya has not disclosed how it shot down the "Sparrowhawk".
Otherwise, developed countries in Europe and America would be even more surprised.
Qin Rui was also caught off guard by the chain reaction triggered by the video's viral success.
Libya's Falcon-I missile uses some of the technology jointly developed with East Asia.
After the video went viral, the Hand of Justice expressed its desire to strengthen cooperation with Libya and, based on joint research and development of drones, to begin research on missiles.
Although Libya has not disclosed how it shot down the "Sparrowhawk".
The Hand of Justice can confirm that the Libyan military did not use the "Shield 200".
That's terrifying.
If it's not the Shield 2000, then whether it's air-to-air missiles or surface-to-air missiles, it means that Libya already has the ability to conduct scientific research independently.
This is almost unimaginable for an African country.
Since South Africa fell from a developed country to a developing country, African countries have not demonstrated their scientific research strength for a long time.
Although Libya was wealthy during the Colonel's era, its weapons and equipment strategy was primarily focused on purchasing, with little progress made in scientific research.
The Numidian Brigade has achieved such rapid development in less than a year since its inception, which has not only made relevant countries take notice of Libya, but has also surprised the Arab League countries.
Saddam Hussein's trip to Riyadh went incredibly smoothly. Saudi Arabia not only agreed to let Libya receive the C130 first, but also offered to provide the necessary financial support for Libya's reconstruction.
After the Arab League suspended Libya's membership, Qin Rui's goodwill towards the Arab League plummeted, and he had no intention of having any further dealings with it.
However, the Saudis offered so much that Qin Rui simply couldn't refuse.
Saudi Arabia is not only willing to provide loans for Libya's reconstruction, but also directly donated 10 C130 transport aircraft to Libya and hopes to purchase drones from Libya.
This batch of transport aircraft was ordered by Saudi Arabia from the United States last year. There are 25 aircraft in total, with each aircraft costing 2.68 million.
Although the price is outrageously expensive, it's more like paying protection money.
Saudi Arabia offered Libya $1 million per drone, a price far exceeding the actual value of the Falcon.
The Falcon is not expensive, costing only around one million US dollars per aircraft.
Drones are extremely expensive. For example, the US military's MQ-9 Reaper costs only $800 million to produce, but sells for as much as $5600 million.
"To sell or not to sell?"
Yuri rushed to the Central Research Institute to discuss the matter face-to-face with Qin Rui.
"Sell it! Why won't you sell it!"
Qin Rui knew the purpose of Saudi Arabia's move.
Saudi Arabia is one of the United States’ most important allies in the Middle East. It not only hosts US military bases on its territory, but also spends a lot of money every year to purchase weapons and equipment from the United States.
However, it would be a big mistake to assume that Saudi Arabia is an ally of the United States.
Compared to the United States, Saudi Arabia places greater emphasis on relations among "brotherly countries" within the Arab League.
As a link between East and West, the Middle East has been in decline for so long that people have overlooked the historical glory of the Arabs.
It's rare for an Arab League country to have a capable one like Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia will definitely make a move.
"Selling drones to Saudi Arabia could very likely lead to a leak of classified information."
Yuri reminded Qin Rui that Saudi Arabia is currently unable to break free from American control.
"It's okay."
Qin Rui had anticipated this; if the "Falcon" was forcibly dismantled, it would activate its self-destruct program.