At the Abu Dhabi Defense Exhibition, the UAE purchased the mainland's L-15 fighters, as well as AR-3 rocket launchers, since the sky flying and the ground running are bought, everyone thinks that the UAE should also buy the 052D of this nautical mile swim, especially in this defense exhibition, the mainland also specially invited UAE personnel to visit the ship, causing a burst of admiration from UAE customers that they liked this warship, not only strong enough firepower but also large enough; I thought that this strongest foreign trade warship would usher in the first local tyrant buyer, but until the end of the defense exhibition, I didn't hear any Middle Eastern tyrants who wanted to buy.
Just when everyone was still a little disappointed, things took a turn: there was news on the Internet that a local tyrant wanted to buy 052D, but this local tyrant was a little different from what everyone thought, it is from Algeria in Africa. According to online news, Algeria intends to purchase six 052D warships, the first three of which will be built by China and handed over to the Algerian Navy, and the last three will be built by Algerian shipyards in the mainland. This also surprised everyone, does Algeria really have so much money to buy these 6 052Ds? Although Made in China has always been synonymous with high quality and low price, the performance of 052D is there, 7500 tons of displacement + 64 units of universal vertical system + active phased array radar + various supporting missiles, and even Eagle Strike 21 hypersonic missiles, this export price is more than 6 billion yuan, that is, 1 billion US dollars. Although this price can buy such a capital ship, it is definitely extremely cost-effective, because India buys Rafale fighters for nearly $250 million a piece, and with the money of 4 Rafale fighters for a 052D, you don't have to think about it.
Although Algeria is an African country, Africa has always been synonymous with poverty in everyone's mind. However, Algeria is not poor at all, Algeria's economic level is in the fourth place in Africa, after Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, oil and gas are an important economic source for the country, while Algeria's natural gas reserves are the fifth in the world and the second largest natural gas exporter in the world; Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, global energy prices have skyrocketed, Algeria has also followed the big bite of meat, through energy exports to make a lot of money, and buy 6 052D, the mainland can not be delivered in the first year, it must be divided into several years of delivery, so Algeria can choose to pay in installments. If Algeria really wants to buy it, it really has the financial resources.
But some people may also want to ask, in terms of Africa, what opponent needs Algeria to deal with with 052D destroyers? And they bought 6 at once. Although Algeria does not have too strong opponents in Africa, there is an opponent in Europe next door: France, France's current navy can be said to be the strongest in Europe, although Britain has two aircraft carriers, but one is not yet combat-ready, the carrier-based aircraft of the other aircraft carrier are borrowed from the United States, and the destroyers have to be cobbled together to make up an aircraft carrier combat strike group; Although the French Navy is quite crotch-pulling compared to the continental Navy, it is good that people can pull out an aircraft carrier battle group, which is already the strongest in Europe. Because Algeria is very close to France, coupled with rich resources, France has always coveted, so in the last century fully invaded Algeria as a colony, and later after struggle, Algeria finally recovered its freedom and gained independence, but France still did not give up its coveted Algeria, with such a powerful neighbor always staring at itself, Algeria naturally has to strengthen its naval strength.
But for this last 3 052D built in Algeria, it may be different from what everyone thinks, generally speaking, the use of this method represents technology transfer, and 052D is still the main warship of the mainland, once the technology is transferred out, then the United States does not know the performance data of the main fighter of the mainland? In fact, even if it is a technology transfer and builds 052D for Algerian shipyards themselves, then they can't build them, Algerian shipyards were previously built with mainland assistance, and at most they can only build some small frigates of the thousand-ton class. Suddenly crossing to the 7500-ton 052D, Algerian shipyards did not have the strength or conditions to build. What's more, building a ship is not as simple as building a drone, without a certain industrial base to give you drawings can not be made, whether the hull needs a variety of special steel, or the precision parts required for various equipment on the ship, as well as the engine required for the power system, these are only played by industrial powers. Therefore, even if the latter 3 052Ds are built in the mainland, it is likely that the mainland will build various parts and materials, and then send them to Algeria, so that Algerian shipyards can assemble them according to the drawings.
On the other hand, since the mainland dares to export this warship, there must be better warships and ways to deal with them; What's more, the data of the key radar system on the warship must have been replaced by a mainland dedicated to the export version, with stronger weapons and equipment, is it still worried about the leakage of a weapon technology with backward performance in all directions?