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To acquire or deal with a company, you must fully understand the other party's situation, and it is best to find some good entry points to make trouble.

Since Sikorsky is already worried that Boeing or Lockheed Martin will acquire it, if they don't want to be acquired, they must check whether they have any financial difficulties.

Has their company been caught by others?

Only when you know the situation well can you arrange the next step.

However, after confirming it, Ivanchuk did not find any problems with his company.

In this case, Boeing and Lockheed Martin must not be allowed to continue to promote all kinds of true and false news to affect the company's reputation.

So he went directly to the other party and took the initiative to express that Sikorsky had no intention of selling.

And through this incident, Boeing and Lockheed Martin knew that the other party wanted to acquire Sikorsky.

In this way, both parties immediately took new actions.

The fact that the two giants wanted to acquire Sikorsky was officially exposed by the media.

After this information spread, it naturally attracted a lot of attention among the American military industry.

The one who is also very concerned about this matter is AVIC.

As early as 1984, China introduced 24 Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky.

Some Black Hawks are still in use today.

"Mr. Cao, do you think Boeing and Lockheed Martin will really acquire Sikorsky?"

For this kind of thing, Zhao Tianling thinks it is better to talk to Cao Yang, maybe there will be some gains.

Although China can't actually do anything, it can only wait and see the final result.

But for some strategic things, Zhao Tianling is still willing to listen to Cao Yang's opinion.

"Boeing wants to acquire Sikorsky, probably because it wants to bring this frequent competitor under its wing, solve a competition problem, and enrich its product line."

"As for Lockheed Martin, it is probably more concerned with enriching its product line, after all, they themselves have not been involved in this field."

"As for who will win in the end, it is hard to say now. But relatively speaking, Lockheed Martin should be more active in acquiring Sikorsky and is more willing to pay some price."

Cao Yang knew that Lockheed Martin had acquired Sikorsky in 2015.

But the current situation has changed a lot, and he dare not guarantee what the situation will be in the end.

For example, Sikorsky has won the CH-53 order from Tianzhu this time, which he has no impression of happening in history.

"If Sikorsky is acquired by Lockheed Martin, then some spare parts needed for the Black Hawk helicopters we are still using in the future will probably be a bit difficult to order."

The relationship between Lockheed Martin and AVIC is definitely not as good as that of Sikorsky, a company with less strong military attributes.

Although 30 years have passed, the Black Hawk helicopters purchased by AVIC are still the best general-purpose helicopters on the plateau.

And the Black Hawk helicopter has a title of "jack of all trades". It can not only transport and attack, but also anti-submarine and perform special missions. It has derived nearly 20 models, demonstrating its almost perfect versatility.

The Black Hawk helicopter is 19.76 meters long, 4.05 meters high, and has a rotor diameter of 16.36 meters. It is a big guy among general-purpose helicopters.

The empty weight of the Black Hawk helicopter is 4,819 kilograms, but the maximum take-off weight reaches 9,980 kilograms.

This means that as long as there is a need, a Black Hawk helicopter can even transport cargo heavier than itself.

What's even more outrageous is that the Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with two General Electric T700-GE-701 turboshaft engines, and the horsepower of a single engine reaches 1,165 kilowatts.

With the support of super power, the maximum flight speed of the Black Hawk helicopter reaches 357 kilometers per hour.

Even so, its range can still reach 2,220 kilometers, far exceeding other helicopters of the same type.

It is no exaggeration to say that from the performance point of view alone, the Black Hawk helicopter has almost no shortcomings and can be called perfect.

Moreover, in the past few decades, the Black Hawk helicopter has been continuously upgraded, including avionics systems, gearboxes, engines and tail rotors, which has continuously improved its performance.

In order to avoid being copied, Sikorsky installed a self-destruct device on a key part of the export Black Hawk helicopter. As long as you dare to disassemble it without authorization, the self-destruct system will be activated, and the helicopter will basically be scrapped.

This is also the reason why AVIC has introduced the Black Hawk helicopter for 30 years and has not yet produced a domestically produced version.

This is also the reason why Cao Yang asked Venustech to benchmark the Black Hawk helicopter and develop a medium-sized general-purpose helicopter of its own.

"Mr. Zhao, I don't think you need to worry too much about this."

"Let's not talk about whether Lockheed Martin or Boeing's acquisition of Sikorsky will affect the after-sales maintenance business of Black Hawk helicopters."

"Even if there is an impact, we can hand over the relevant business to Venusstar Technology. The helicopter developed in line with the Black Hawk is basically undergoing prototype testing and will be finalized soon."

Cao Yang's words made Zhao Tianling feel relieved.

If someone else said this to him, he would definitely ignore it.

Without using original parts, you can successfully complete the repair?

You can easily handle something that AVIC has been thinking about for 30 years and still can't figure out?

Impossible!

Well, if it is Venus Technology, it is still possible.

"The Black Hawk helicopter should have sold at least 5,000 products worldwide. If the performance of the helicopter you produce is comparable to that of the Black Hawk, or even better, then the sales volume is also worth looking forward to."

"The market demand in our country alone is at least more than 2,000."

Compared with heavy transport aircraft, the market demand for general-purpose medium transport aircraft is obviously broader.

There will be more fields where they can be applied. China is so big, and the demand for 2,000 aircraft is not really exaggerated.

The most important thing is that after localization, the price will definitely be cheaper than the imported Black Hawk.

And this result will take sales to a higher level.

"Then I'll take your good words and hope that our helicopters will sell well by then."

Cao Yang was not being modest.

After all, the market for helicopters of the Black Hawk type is indeed very worth looking forward to.

Whether it is domestic or foreign, you can find a lot of demand.

After talking to Zhao Tianling on the phone, Zhao Siyu also came to discuss the same topic.

Although China can only passively accept the result of this matter, in Zhao Siyu's view, taking advantage of the popularity of Sikorsky's acquisition, the same helicopter of Venusstar Technology can also be popular.

After all, this is a medium-sized general-purpose helicopter developed in comparison with the Black Hawk helicopter, and many things can be discussed.

"Mr. Cao, this is the promotional video of the Wukong general-purpose helicopter we made, which makes a comprehensive comparison of its performance parameters in all aspects with the Black Hawk helicopter."

"Whether it is in terms of power, range, or general performance, we will not be worse than the Black Hawk."

The aircraft is about to start promoting, and it must be given a more resounding name.

Since this general-purpose helicopter is expected to launch many models, it can be said to be a versatile helicopter.

So Venustech finally proposed that the Chinese name should be Wukong.

Sun Wukong has 72 transformations.

This helicopter can be regarded as meeting this positioning.

"After this video is released, Sikorsky will probably be depressed."

"They are already facing joint suppression from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and now we are backstabbing them."

Cao Yang clicked on the video while thinking about the possible impact of this video.

Although he had no interest in helping Boeing or Lockheed Martin, he also had no interest in helping Sikorsky.

In his opinion, these American companies are essentially the same, and there is nothing to be merciful to him.

"It seems that Boeing or Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Sikorsky will make them stronger."

"But a company with more products may not have so much energy to develop all products."

"So in the end, the helicopter technology in the United States may actually regress."

"It's no harm for us to take advantage of the hot spots and step on Sikorsky by the way."

Zhao Siyu doesn't care about the life and death of various military industrial enterprises in the United States.

As long as it is good for Venustech, he thinks he can do it.

Cao Yang also agrees with this attitude.

"You are right. As a professional helicopter company, Sikorsky has in-depth technical accumulation and research in this area."

"After the acquisition, shareholders cannot attach more importance to it than now."

Propaganda is something Cao Yang has always attached great importance to.

Now Zhao Siyu wants to take advantage of the hot spots to promote the Wukong helicopter, and he naturally has no reason to object.

As for whether this will make Sikorsky unhappy, that is not something he needs to consider.

The most important thing is to be happy.

...

Sun Wukong is definitely very well-known in China.

The TV series "Journey to the West" is basically broadcast repeatedly by TV stations every winter and summer vacation, warming the holidays of generations of teenagers.

After the promotional video of the Wukong helicopter of Venustech was released, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Although it does not look as domineering as the Kunpeng or the Eagle heavy transport helicopter, compared with the Black Hawk helicopter, the sense of modern technology is still a few points stronger.

In addition, the description of some performance parameters has brought a lot of impact to people, and the video was spread immediately after it was released.

For Sikorsky, this incident is like a double whammy.

"First, Venustech copied our CH-53, and now it copied our Black Hawk helicopter. Do they have no shame at all?"

Ivanchuk has been in a bad mood these days. After seeing the promotional video of the Wukong helicopter in China early in the morning, his mood became even worse.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin bullied him, and Venustech also bullied him.

It's true that the weak are always the target of persimmons.

Sikorsky is a helicopter company with a long history, and it is not so easy to bully.

"They can produce such difficult heavy transport helicopters as CH-47 and CH-53, and now they can produce general-purpose helicopters like Black Hawk, which is not surprising."

"However, China bought 24 Black Hawks, and has not produced the same product in the past 30 years. I didn't expect that this situation would be broken by Venus Technology so quickly."

"Sure enough, Boeing and Lockheed Martin jointly suppressed Venus Technology, which is very appropriate."

Stephens naturally has no good feelings towards Venus Technology.

After all, the opponent's Eagle heavy transport helicopter is basically going to ruin their CH-53's international market.

This is something that cannot be forgiven anyway.

"Venus Technology's current strength is evolving very fast, and we really need to pay attention to it."

"But now we don't have so much energy to pay attention to them."

"Boeing and Lockheed Martin have strong ideas about acquiring us, and now the attitude of shareholders has loosened."

"We have to find a way to deal with this matter."

Although Ivanchuk is the president of Sikorsky, he also has to listen to shareholders.

"Boeing's own helicopter business is doing very well, and we are in competition with it in many products."

"If we are acquired by Boeing, then the other party will definitely not pay special attention to us."

"It is even possible that some projects will be cut."

"So if we must acquire it, I think it is better to sell it to Lockheed Martin, which will be better for us."

Although Stephens does not have the power to make the final decision, he also hopes that his life will be better in the future.

Otherwise, it is entirely possible that he will be thrown into a sinecure or fired directly after being acquired.

Having enjoyed the taste brought by power, he certainly does not want to live a hard life.

So if he must be acquired, he will definitely support Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Sikorsky.

After all, the other party has very little business in this area, and after acquiring Sikorsky, it must be hoped that it can make a bigger move in the helicopter field.

At least these people still have a relatively high utilization value.

In the workplace, you are not afraid of others taking advantage of you, but you are afraid that you have no utilization value.

"What you said makes sense. Judging from the current situation, Boeing should not offer a very high price. They actively suppress us in the media, probably because they want to acquire us at a low price."

"It would be best if we could directly fall into business difficulties through some past accidents, so that they can acquire us at a very low price."

"On the contrary, Lockheed Martin, since it wants to expand its business, is willing to pay some real money."

Ivanchuk is not stupid, and he naturally understands what Stephens said.

Normally, it is best not to be acquired.

It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

But he has no say in this matter. If he keeps resisting or making trouble, Boeing and Lockheed Martin may have to deal with him together.

In this circle, Ivanchuk is still very clear about the capabilities of these two giants.

Even though he is the general manager of a company, no one knows whether he will suddenly die in a "car accident" one day.

Normally, people would not use such means easily, but it is hard to say if you are not sensible.

"So I think we should just take the initiative to contact Lockheed Martin, negotiate the conditions as soon as possible, and settle this matter."

"Otherwise, if it takes too long, it may not be good for us."

Now the two giants are suppressing Sikorsky, which puts a lot of pressure on Stephens.

If it can be acquired by Lockheed Martin, at least the situation in this regard will change greatly.

In the future, even if Boeing wants to deal with Sikorsky, it must consider Lockheed Martin's attitude.

As for Lockheed Martin, he is already his son, how can he continue to suppress him?

"You are right, I will take the initiative to contact Lockheed Martin and settle the matter as soon as possible."

If you don't make a decision, you will suffer from the chaos.

At this level, few people are simple.

Since Ivanchuk has seen the current situation clearly, he will act as soon as possible.

In this way, the acquisition speed will be much faster.

In less than a week, the two parties signed a letter of intent, and they will formally sign the relevant documents after the specific details are agreed upon.

At this point, Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Sikorsky is basically settled.

No company is so ignorant to mess with Lockheed Martin at this time.

Even Boeing doesn't want to continue to mess with it at this time.

Of course, they must be very unhappy, thinking that they were the ones who started the matter, but how did Lockheed Martin take the benefit in the end?

"David, Sikorsky will be acquired by Lockheed Martin. At that time, the competition between us will only become more intense, and we can't have the final say."

"There is Venustech competing against us in the international market, and there is Lockheed Martin competing with us."

"We have to discuss how to develop better in the future."

Milenburg is also a bit of a headache now.

Although the helicopter business is not the core business of Boeing, it can't stand this project being messed up, and that project being messed up.

If it really develops like this, Boeing will completely start to go downhill in a few years.

This is definitely unacceptable.

"There is some communication between us and Lockheed Martin, and the relationship between the two sides has been eased."

"Now they have acquired Sikorsky, which shows that they still want to compete with us in essence."

"However, Sikorsky's current flagship products, whether it is CH-53 or Black Hawk, have been copied by Venustech and produced as substitutes with better performance."

"The future will probably not be easy, I don't think there is any need to worry."

David can only find some reasons to comfort Muilenburg at this time.

After all, things have developed to this point. If he also complains there, there will be no better results except adding to the depression.

Obviously, he did not want to continue to make the leader depressed.

"That being said, Venusstar Technology can only influence part of the international market. In the end, many allies will definitely purchase military products from the United States."

"Faced with these orders, Lockheed Martin will be our main opponent."

Muilenburg said this, and there is obviously no problem.

However, David has no good solution for this.

After all, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have had a lot of competition in the past few decades.

Although it has improved a little in recent years, the situation has not changed in essence.

...

As a new military giant, Venusstar Technology is naturally very concerned about Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Sikorsky.

"Mr. Cao, we will probably face greater pressure to expand our business in the helicopter field in the future."

"Boeing and Lockheed Martin will compete with us together, and it is estimated that many countries may be dealt with by them."

In Zhao Siyu's view, Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Sikorsky is definitely not a good thing for Venusstar Technology.

However, they cannot decide such things.

They can only do something to follow the trend of corporate mergers and acquisitions in the United States, but they cannot change the fate of others.

"Although the opponent has become stronger, the impact is limited."

"For traditional American military markets such as Japan and Korea, no matter how hard we try, we will not have any share."

"So whether facing Sikorsky or Lockheed Martin, the result has not changed."

"As for the markets in Southeast Asia, they mainly consider comprehensive performance in various aspects such as cost performance, and what Lockheed Martin can do is relatively limited."

"Besides, it's not that we haven't fought with Lockheed Martin and Boeing before, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

Cao Yang really doesn't care about this matter.

The share of Venusstar Technology in the military market has begun to rise.

It can be said that the general trend has been established, and it is not a simple merger that can have an impact.

Even some mergers and acquisitions in the United States may have been affected by the development of Venusstar Technology.

If there is any concern at this time, it is definitely Lockheed Martin and Boeing. They are more worried that the rise of Venusstar Technology will have a greater impact on themselves.

The days when they can make money lying down are probably gone forever.

No wonder those people have such a big opinion about Venusstar Technology.

After all, no one wants to stand up when they can make money lying down.