In February this year, the 052D destroyer, the flagship of the 43rd batch of escort formations of the People's Navy, participated in a joint exercise with Pakistan, and went to the Abu Dhabi International Maritime Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates to display maritime dynamics.
For a time, rumors that 052D will be exported to the Middle East are flying all over the sky, and it is said that Saudi Arabia has placed an order for 12 ships, and Algeria in North Africa has placed an order for 6 ships.
This incident made France and Italy very nervous, because if Algeria really had 6 052Ds, all of which were placed in the Mediterranean, what advantage would the French and Italian navies have?
If the Saudi side purchases 12 052Ds, it will be placed in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, so the pressure on Israel and Iran will be too great.
Saudi netizens also seemed to see 052d with the Saudi flag fluttering on the mast, cleaving the waves in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea to maintain peace.
On March 10, another miraculous news came that Saudi Arabia and Iran had reconciled in Beijing and that the two countries were preparing to restore diplomatic relations.
Then, waves of reconciliation in the Middle East have been set off, which have brought major changes and far-reaching effects to the pattern of the region.
Since there is no military threat with Iran, the number of 052D destroyers purchased by Saudi Arabia should not be as much as 12, and the Middle East ** believes that Saudi Arabia may purchase 6 ships like Algeria, and focus on deployment in the Red Sea region.
The Chinese People's Navy already has Type 055 10,000-ton destroyers, so it is very likely that the export of 052D to Saudi Arabia is very likely. Otherwise, why did the "Nanning ship" bother with all this effort?Isn't this a seller show?
12 ships, the Saudis are not unaffordable.
In October 2019, Saudi Arabia and the United States reached an intention to purchase four U.S. littoral combat ships for a total value of $12 billion, with an average value of $3 billion for one ship. And the Littoral Combat Ship is at most the strength of my country's 054A frigate, but the 054A ** is less than 500 million US dollars.
If Saudi Arabia were to purchase Aegis-class destroyers from the United States, the United States would ask for nearly $7 billion for one ship, and the delivery period would be very long.
The 052D China Aegis-class destroyer is about $1 billion, and Saudi Arabia buys six ships for less than $7 billion.
If China sends Saudi Arabia **052d, whether it is 2, 4 or 6, then Saudi Arabia will pull the wind, driving 052d around the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea all day long, just like a local tyrant showing a luxury car.
Regarding 052D, China and Saudi Arabia have not made official announcements, and the outside world relies on relevant information for analysis.
However, it is an indisputable fact that the navies of China and Saudi Arabia are deepening their cooperation.
In mid-October, China and Saudi Arabia held the "Blue Sword-2023" naval special operations joint training, the main projects of which were amphibious joint landing operations and rescue of hijacked merchant ships.
At that time, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict had already begun. Although the "Blue Sword-2023" joint maritime exercise was held in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, there were also predictions about the situation in the Red Sea.
At present, the situation in the Red Sea is highly tense, and in this context, Saudi netizens have discussed the 055 drive on Twitter.
A Saudi netizen said:Any military advances by China, especially in the field of the marine industry, will be beneficial to the Saudis.
He also confidently said: Because China has provided me with everything we need to build an army, including the full transfer of military technology.
said that it was Saudi netizens, but in fact, it is likely that these participants in the discussion of the country's military policy are the little prince or the little prince, and their pictures are the 055 destroyers Yan'an and Zunyi docked at a military port in Sanya.
However, before 052d arrived, Saudi Arabia wanted 0.55 million tons of drive, which seemed to be a little anxious.
It's not a matter of money or money, the key lies in Saudi Arabia's maritime strategy.
The root cause of the "Red Sea crisis" is not the Houthis, but Israel's killing of the Palestinian people.
Saudi Arabia's maritime strategy, or naval strategy, has been planned since 1974, when international oil prices skyrocketed, and Saudi Arabia counted the money to cramp, and "navy first" became Saudi Arabia's military policy.
It began to buy frigates, fast attack ships, landing ships, minesweepers, patrol boats, etc. from the United States, France, Great Britain.
Saudi Arabia established the Western Fleet Command in Jeddah and built two naval bases, Hejiwo and Yanbhaj, and the Eastern Fleet Command was located in the port of Jubail in the Persian Gulf.
Saudi Arabia's main hypothetical enemy is the Israeli navy, because Iran's naval power is only self-preservation.
Israel's naval strategy is a "blue-water navy", which in addition to controlling the eastern Mediterranean, also has access to the Red Sea, expands into the Indian Ocean, and deploys it off the coast of Iran.
Israel has a total of three naval bases: Haifa, Assad, and Eilat, which are ideally located.
It focuses both on the development of surface ships and on the strengthening of submarine forces.
Israel's navy, although less than 20,000 men, is the most advanced in the Middle East. In the Mediterranean, it can blockade the Lebanese port of Beirut, or it can crush the Syrian Navy inside the port.
The Israeli Navy also maintains more than two submarines (each with four cruise missiles, said to have nuclear warheads) operating in the Red Sea, as well as in the Persian Gulf.
In addition, the Israeli Navy can also be supported by the United States with GPS.
Saudi Arabia is not bad for money, but it just can't buy more advanced than Israel**, and this is because the United States has pursued a policy for decades--The equipment given to Israel must be a generation ahead of the rest of the Middle East.
The United States wants to ensure that Israel always retains maritime superiority.
If Saudi Arabia ** new missile destroyers, it will weaken the regional superiority of the Israeli Navy.
In this way, the balance of naval power between Saudi Arabia and Israel is achieved by relying on the US "Fifth Fleet", and this reliance is unreliable, and today's reality proves this.
Saudi Arabia is aware of this, of course, but it is constrained by the Middle East policy of the United States, and France and Britain also have to look at the face of the United States to decide which military equipment to send to Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, Saudi Arabia must find an ideal **equipment**, which needs to meet four conditions:
1. Armaments and equipment of land, sea and air forces are of an advanced nature;
Second, there is no need to look at the face of the United States, and there is no interference from the West;
Third, Saudi Arabia will not cause a sexual conflict with the United States because of this;
Fourth, it is highly credible and does not attach political conditions.
Only China meets these four conditions.
052D is a strategic equipment in the Middle East, but can't it be strategic?If the United States does not provide it, it does not mean that China does not provide it.
The 35 Dongfeng-3A missiles purchased by Saudi Arabia from China at that time ensured Saudi Arabia's peace for decadesTo put it bluntly, China has provided strategic support to Saudi Arabia.
We are not talking about how much money the Saudis are going to make, mainly to support the liberation cause of the Arab peoples.
Today, too, the Zionist forces are so vicious and lawless that they want to persecute the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and if the Arab countries do not have some military deterrence, there will be even greater disasters in the future.
052d, Saudi Arabia can buy a few more pressurized shocks.
And 055, this ship is a bit technically difficult to operate, and it pays attention to the level of training personnel!And it's still not for sale, and the time is not yet ripe.
From a military point of view, the Persian Gulf to the east and the Red Sea to the west are closed inland seas, and the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are under the control of Iran and Yemen, respectively.
The 055 drive operates in small areas with shallow water depths, which is overkill, unless Saudi Arabia wants to enter the depths of the Indian Ocean.
It's not a matter of money or money, a good car must also match a good road, not just to pull the wind and be cool.
But then again, it also shows that Saudi Arabia has high aspirations.
Chasing dreams is always a thousand turns, no regrets, and calmly facing ......”
If you have a dream, you have to chase it, Saudi Arabia is the dreamer, as friends, we can also try our best to help it realize its dream, Israel has a "blue water navy" strategy, Saudi Arabia can't have it
Saudi Arabia buys real guys, they are directly exchanged for real gold**, if you are kind enough to persuade it to pay in installments, it will be unhappy, "Installments, who to scold?."Who to scold?”
The Saudis want 055, understandably, but don't think that everything can be smashed with money.
The weight of the country cannot be measured by money.
The Saudis can look at something else, the right equipment.
For China, the export of military equipment is the way to go, which is a virtuous circle for the domestic military industry
However, 055 is too fierce in the Red Sea, and Saudi Arabia can't "only buy the expensive ones, not the right ones", and don't always think "take your money and leave my ship!".”
If Saudi Arabia wants to achieve a strategic balance with Israel, it must first train its internal skills and then ask the US military to leave.
As long as we sincerely cooperate with the big countries in the East (Saudi Arabia has always been very sincere), not to mention advanced ** in the future, even satellite navigation can be replaced with the Beidou system to get rid of the coercion of GPS.
At that time, the big countries in the East can really take you to fly, so that you: face the sea, spring flowers bloom!
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