Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 1864: One Hundred Billion

The struggle between land and sea exists among the military forces of many countries and regions on the blue planet.

Even if some countries are located deep inland and protected by the top three permanent members, they will still retain their naval configuration.

The depth of the inland will give the country confidence, and the strength of the sea power is the most important barrier for economic, commercial and cultural exchanges.

However, as the two families quarreled, they forgot what the real treatment was.

After listening to the argument of these roughnecks for a while, an Air Force senior official in a certain corner office, like a gentleman, gently adjusted the brim of his hat and said, "Our Space Force is focusing on transformation and upgrading. The total budget application for the Air Force and Space Force in fiscal year 1028 of the Xia Yin Star Calendar is 2250 billion US dollars, an increase of only 1027 billion US dollars from fiscal year 100, an increase of 8%. Now that this abnormality has occurred, our budget should also be increased."

Air Force Secretary Frank pointed to the Kyushu Technology starship on the screen and said: "To develop the capabilities needed to respond to current threats, we must accelerate modernization to cope with high-end warfare.

We need to vigorously produce and purchase B-21 bombers, advance the land-based strategic deterrence project and the next-generation air superiority concept, accelerate the research and development and testing of advanced sensors, resilient communications and aircraft, and purchase more F-15EX fighters, KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, MH-139 helicopters, etc.

We must provide capabilities to strengthen current and future space operations, develop future space domain awareness technologies, keep a close eye on satellites launched by other forces, and scan the sky for potential threats.

To accomplish these tasks, we must have enough outstanding engineers and advanced equipment, so we need to increase the budget. 2250 billion US dollars is not enough!

According to the current urgency of the project, we need 3500 billion US dollars! And we reserve the right to increase it again! "

As soon as the figure of 3500 billion US dollars came out, the atmosphere in the conference room fell silent.

  What does this number represent?

Mumbai covers an area of ​​about 4300 square kilometers and has a population of about 2100 million, making it one of the world's top ten megacities. As the most developed city in the Eastern country, Mumbai's GDP reached $1025 billion in 3500, accounting for about 9% of India's GDP.

In other words, the Air Force has to eat up one-tenth of the country's GDP just to be able to eat enough, and even retain the right to increase the amount later (additional meals)...

And this is still the GDP value, not the funds that actually remain in the hands of the government.

  If this amount of money is converted to a medium-sized country, such as South Africa, which has a land area of ​​122.1 million square kilometers and a population of about 5177 million, its total GDP is only 3500 billion US dollars.

In the battle among the three armed forces, the Air Force is ready to swallow up the entire South and the Philippines in one bite.

The total budget is limited. If we bite off more than we can chew, others will naturally have to tighten their belts.

  But in the future where there will obviously be great turmoil, if you cut back on food and clothing now, it means that your camp will eat less and build less muscle mass. If you have to train muscles in the future, you will suffer a loss. Bang!

The big hairy hand slapped the solid wooden desk.

  A big man in the army, with his rosacea and fierce eyes, shouted: "3500 billion US dollars, you dare to say that!? Everyone knows that you aerospace nobles are extravagant and wasteful. A helmet costs tens of thousands of dollars! How can you be so shameless?!

The transformation direction of our army is multi-functional and almighty! In the face of the ever-changing global security environment and emerging threats, the traditional single combat capability is no longer sufficient to cope with the complex and changing battlefield environment. Therefore, transformation has become an inevitable choice.

We don’t ask for more. We don’t dare to open the hole of 3500 billion US dollars! To be honest, we only want 2800 billion US dollars! "

When the Air Force officer heard this, he laughed out of anger.

"Your fiscal year budget for Xia Yinxing Calendar 1026 was only 1859 billion US dollars, and now it is going to increase to 2800 billion US dollars? An increase of nearly 15 billion US dollars in two or three years? Why? Your Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) request only costs billion US dollars. Are you trying to add Laffite to the fuel tank with this extra billion?"

  "That's right. How many people are there in your army? They are retiring every year. How dare you take such a large budget? Our budget for the past two years was only 2576 billion US dollars. In the current situation, we don't need too much. We will increase it to 3000 billion US dollars this year and 3500 billion US dollars next year!

Procurement funds, personnel salaries, research and development funds, and military construction funds all need to be increased!"

There have been no large-scale wars in the inland in modern times, which has resulted in the army being treated like a concubine's child by Uncle Sam. Although there is some care, it is not much.

As a hegemonic country that was founded on sea power and used the Trinity to strike and suppress the enemy for a time, the navy and the air force are naturally the legitimate heirs.

But no matter how much attention is paid to it, the 3000 billion US dollars and the 3500 billion US dollars add up to 6500 US dollars. And no matter how unpopular the army is, it has to give something.

Uncle Sam looked left and right, and felt dizzy after listening to these numbers.

In addition to these three major organizations, there are also some senior institutions that have similar applications and demands.

  Every starting point is carefully considered, for the sake of national security!

"Jiuzhou Technology, Suiren Company and other technology companies are recruiting a large number of engineers. The salaries of outstanding engineers have doubled compared to ten years ago. If we want to build the best team of scientists and engineers on this planet, we must also offer the highest salary packages on this planet!"

"As a matter of urgency, we must develop a radar system that can detect the enemy and upgrade old equipment. The $50 billion allocation must be received as soon as possible."

"Perhaps we should also set up a real mecha department. Jiuzhou Technology's combat mechas have already had a great international influence. Not only in small-scale military exercises, but also in large-scale group army combat exercises, or in urban special exercises, combat mechas have performed very well."

"I agree to set up a mecha department. Daxia will put the mecha under the command of Anxi Military. Our army can also select the corresponding mecha intelligence talents and mecha driving talents. At the same time, we can be fully responsible for mecha research and development, parts manufacturing, and manufacturer bidding. We only need 1000 billion US dollars to carry out the operation."

"Is the Army also worthy of having combat mechas? Our Air Force is the most suitable place for combat mechas. We can rely on our powerful air transport capabilities to airdrop combat mechas to all parts of the world, allowing us to achieve multi-level, multi-scale, and multi-method strikes around the world. In addition, the physical fitness requirements for mecha pilots are very high. The gravity acceleration they need to adapt to is beyond the reach of ordinary military personnel. Only our best fighter pilots can be competent!"