Given Raytheon's status in the United States, it does not need to take a small shipyard in this small place in Brazil seriously, and it is normal for it to ignore this order.
But Fang Lang felt a little unhappy. As a businessman, he didn't even have this sense of service, but he managed to grow big and strong. He had to sigh that God was blind.
"Since others don't care much about our small business, have you ever thought about changing a supplier?"
Hearing Fang Lang's dissatisfaction, Osman Aragon said with some embarrassment:
"Boss, I'm really sorry. We are a civilian shipbuilding company and are not very familiar with the suppliers of these military equipment. We don't know which supplier we should find to provide us with the right radar equipment."
Looking at Ousmane Aragon's expression, Fang Lang could only shake his head helplessly. The information consultation in this era was far less developed than in later generations. A lot of information, in the eyes of people in later generations, could be easily found at night.
People of this era had to go through a lot of hardships to find it. He could only shake his head helplessly and asked:
"Then why did you find the head of Raytheon?"
"Ah! Because the radar on our cargo ship was purchased from their company!"
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Hearing Osman Aragon's answer, Fang Lang became even angrier and said in disbelief:
"You mean, our shipyard's radar products were originally supplied by them, but now we want them to provide a different one, and they are unwilling to do so?"
"The other party meant that our shipyard only uses civilian products, so there is no problem with sales. But now we want to order military products, and the other party needs to review and approve them layer by layer. In the end, although they agreed, they were a bit dragging their feet."
Hearing this, Fang Lang completely understood what was going on. To be honest, there were many reasons why Fang Lang had a bad impression of this company. Later in life, Fang Lang knew that this company was sanctioned by its hometown for exporting contraband to Taiwan.
Now that he heard that the other party treated a customer like him in this way, his first reaction was to replace him, or at worst to make it himself, but it was obviously too late now.
I thought bitterly in my heart that when I go back, I will ask around. I still don’t believe that without you, Zhang the butcher, they will have to eat hairy pigs.
"I understand. Since Raytheon is so disrespectful to us, let's change our radar supplier in the future!
Don't worry, I will personally find a suitable supplier later."
Ousmane Aragon could clearly sense Fang Lang's dissatisfaction, so he certainly didn't dare to say anything more and could only nod repeatedly.
Originally he came here to take a look at the new equipment, but he didn't expect that his fun would be ruined by the radar issue. This made Fang Lang very dissatisfied, so he turned around and left the dock. The first thing he did when he returned to the shipyard office was to call the Brazilian office of Shata Company.
Since it is the purchase of military equipment, of course, Shata Company under his own company is the most familiar with the business.
Sure enough, I got a positive answer soon.
"Osman Aragon, this is the address of Westinghouse Electric Company in the United States and the phone number of the general manager. You should arrange for the company's purchasing staff to go to the United States immediately, meet up with the people from Universal Shipbuilding Company, and negotiate with Westinghouse Electric Company together.
Purchase the latest radars for cargo ships and air and sea defense radars for our warships from Westinghouse Electric.
Remember, this time we are purchasing at the same time as Global Shipbuilding, and the supply quantity is very large. Our requirements may be slightly larger, such as providing production technology and authorizing us to produce it ourselves. These all need to be discussed.
Do you get me?"
Ousmane Aragon obviously did not expect Fang Lang's ambition to be so big. In fact, as early as when Fang Lang entered the television and computer industries, he had been thinking about how to get involved in radar production.
After all, radar has many applications in later generations. For example, the most commonly used car reversing radar, or various sensors, actually have similar working principles to military radar.
It's just a matter of power and the use of different wavelengths.
The aircraft expert he hired, Professor Tan Ke, had experience in missile research. If one wanted the missile to be accurate, the role of radar was of course very important. So Fang Lang certainly wouldn't give up easily on the production and research of radar products.
Otherwise, there will be a gap in its own military product line. It just so happens that the current development of radar has not yet reached the high-tech level. If we don’t take advantage of this period to enter the market early and accumulate sufficient technology, it will be difficult to catch up in the future.
It turned out that Fang Lang didn't know which radar manufacturers were there. This inspection reminded him of this important technology, so he quickly sought help from Shata Company.
As expected, Shata Company did not disappoint him and immediately told him about another radar manufacturer besides Raytheon.
Fang Lang, who came from later generations, did have some impression of Westinghouse Electric. If he remembered correctly, right after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the National Government organized a team of more than 70 people to go to Westinghouse Electric for training and study.
This group of students later became the backbone of China's electrical engineering development, and one of them was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, providing great help to the construction and development of their hometown.
But he didn't know that Westinghouse Electric was actually one of the US military's main radar suppliers.
In fact, Westinghouse Electric's strength far exceeded Fang Lang's imagination. The world's first pulse Doppler radar installed on a fighter jet was developed by Westinghouse Electric.
However, the company was later acquired by Northrop Grumman and became a subsidiary of Grumman. Yes, many people may feel familiar with this company.
This is the company that manufactured the famous F14 Tomcat fighter and B-2 stealth bomber. Like Raytheon, it is the most important defense equipment manufacturer for the US military.
Of course, Fang Lang was not clear about all this. He only knew that with the introduction of Shata Company, his shipyard had the opportunity to purchase radars from this company and learn the most advanced radar technology from it. That was enough.
Hearing Fang Lang's instructions, Ousmane Aragon understood what he meant and nodded seriously:
"Please rest assured, boss. We will immediately arrange for purchasing and negotiation personnel to go and strive to obtain the radar production technology you want from Westinghouse Electric."
Hearing this, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction.
Soon, it was two o'clock in the afternoon. Several cars stopped outside the gate of Fangyuan Shipyard, and Fang Lang and his men stood at the door to greet them in person.
"Haha... General Leta, welcome, welcome!"
Seeing the other party's adjutant open the car door and the short, round-faced General Leta getting out of the car, Fang Lang extended his hand to him enthusiastically.
Logically speaking, since both of them hold the rank of major general, Fang Lang does not need to deliberately try to please the other party.
But although the other party, as the head of logistics, cannot do anything to Fang Lang, if he makes some trouble for Fang Lang in the allocation of logistics supplies, it will make Fang Lang very uncomfortable.
Not to mention that the products produced by his Fang family's military industry in Brazil must also be approved by him before they can be used by the Brazilian army. They are his customers. Based on the principle that the customer is God, Fang Lang will definitely not make enemies with them.
In addition, Fang Lang and the other party had already established a good friendship in the early stage, so actively welcoming the other party's arrival could only be regarded as a courtesy between friends, and it was not considered as flattery or fawning at all.
"Haha... General Fang, long time no see. I'm so flattered that you came in person this time!"
General Leta's attitude towards Fang Lang is completely different from before. After all, Fang Lang is now a powerful naval general with a large number of troops.
In addition, Fang Lang has a close relationship with the Minister of Defense and the President. If he says something bad about him in front of the two of them, he may be dismissed and investigated at any time!
More importantly, as the largest buyer of his wife's calligraphy and paintings, he and Fang Lang have long been the closest of friends.
"Hahaha...you're welcome, you're welcome. Please come in!"
The two of them walked into the office building of Fangyuan Group Shipyard, talking and laughing.
General Leta casually said to Fang Lang:
"Fang, I heard that you've been making quite a fuss recently! Many retired Brazilian soldiers have been recruited by your military contracting company?
What is this for? "
Fang Lang didn't expect that the other party would actually ask him about this matter. He smiled and looked at the other party and said:
"Why? Are you also interested in this business?"
General Leta quickly shook his head and said:
"I don't have your ability. I'm just curious. What are you doing by suddenly recruiting so many retired soldiers?"
To be honest, recruiting soldiers from Brazil is not Fang Lang's first priority. After all, military contracting companies need to make money, and the cost of recruiting soldiers from the United States is obviously much higher than that from Brazil.
The combat effectiveness of Brazilian soldiers is not much worse than that of American soldiers, so when recruiting personnel, military contracting companies will of course choose those that are good value for money.
Since the military contracting company won the contract for the US interference in military operations in Brazil and Türkiye, it has begun to expand rapidly, and the original situation of only having American instructors has changed rapidly.
A large number of cheap Brazilian retired soldiers were hired by military contracting companies and sent to a military base near Raposa for training, ready to be sent to Greece and Türkiye to perform missions at any time.
Considering that military contracting companies need to perform dangerous tasks, the intensity of military training is very high, and the instructors are battlefield veterans with a lot of practical experience.
Of course, Fang Lang did not explain too much about this business behavior to the Brazilian military, and just recruited normally in Brazil.
I didn't expect that this matter would actually interest General Leta. It seems that there are no secrets in this world! Even General Leta, who is in charge of logistics, knows about it. The other military generals must be guessing what's going on!
It would be better to use General Leta to spread the details of the matter.
“Haha… Isn’t this the Whip of God military contracting company that won the contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and is organizing personnel to go to Greece and Turkey to eliminate the rebels there?
Such military operations certainly require a large number of people, and as a Brazilian, of course, I have to give priority to our own Brazilians. After all, although this job is dangerous, the salary is really good. "
"What? Your Whip of God actually won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense!"
General Leta, who was walking side by side with Fang Lang, was stunned when he heard Fang Lang's words. He stood there in astonishment, looking at Fang Lang in disbelief.
Seeing that the other party stopped where he was, Fang Lang smiled and patted his shoulder, motioning him to walk away while saying:
"This is just a business, nothing to be surprised about!"
General Leta had to give Fang Lang a thumbs up. He was really good at pretending and he had to give him full marks.
"Isn't this a military job? How did it become a business?
Isn't your God's Whip Military Contracting Company a private army recognized by the United States?"
While following Fang Lang's footsteps, General Leta looked at Fang Lang and asked.
Fang Lang smiled when he heard this, and waved his hand nonchalantly:
"It's not as exaggerated as you say. Who says this kind of work can't be a business?
The US Department of Defense felt that the war had just ended and the disarmament plan was being implemented. Continuing to send troops to other countries to launch military operations might arouse resentment among the domestic people.
But they cannot just watch their allies in a state of turmoil. Isn't it normal for them to take out some money and hire a professional team to help their allies stabilize the local situation and eliminate the rebels?
As for private armies, it is even more nonsense. They are not loyal to anyone, they are just employees of the Whip of God Military Underwriting Company, and this is just a job to support their families. "
In fact, this kind of thing is very common in European and American countries. Mercenaries have existed as early as the Middle Ages. The so-called military contracting companies are actually modern mercenaries.
Therefore, General Leta was not unable to accept the existence of such a military contracting company. What really shocked him was that the company founded by Fang Lang could actually get a military contract from the US Department of Defense. He knew very well what this meant.
But it was obvious that Fang Lang could not answer his question directly. The more Fang Lang said nothing, the more Leta would think about the problem divergently. In the end, what kind of conclusion she would come to was not something Fang Lang could control.
In fact, Fang Lang didn't want to control the other party's thoughts.
"But will the presence of Brazilians on the battlefields of Greece and Türkiye have any adverse effects on our country?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang looked at the other person in surprise, but soon he smiled, patted the other person's arm and said:
"Don't worry! Our company is a formal military contracting company. We only accept formal employment contracts from the government and will not do shady work. In this case, no one will care where these soldiers come from."
General Leta thought about it and probably felt that it made sense, so he didn't say anything else. However, he still gave Fang Lang a thumbs up and said:
"Fang, you are a powerful guy."
Hearing this, Fang Lang burst into laughter, pushed open the door of the company's conference room, invited the other party into the room, and said:
"Haha... It's not just me who's amazing, the products our company produces are also pretty amazing!"
How could General Leta not understand what Fang Lang meant? He was trying to sell him the shipyard's products. He was not disgusted by this, but rather appreciated it very much.
After all, according to the information provided by Fangyuan Group Shipyard, the two patrol boats that came to inspect this time really meet their needs.
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