The voting at the end of the meeting went surprisingly smoothly, with almost all representatives unanimously agreeing to the plan. Even Joe, who had been expressing dissatisfaction before, had better vote for it. After all, in everyone's eyes, this is a profitable thing. It¡¯s impossible for Joe¡¯s Morning Star Company to watch others eating meat without being moved.
Lin Rui finally let go of the stone in his heart. The general direction has been determined. As long as he pays attention to the details of cooperation, he can use interests to bind these large private military companies together to form a community of interests.
This means that they have another layer of protection on the road against the secret society. Although these private military companies have their own purposes, they can still be used if their interests are consistent.
In this alliance meeting, it seems that Black Island Company suffered a bit, but in fact it gained great support at the expense of some interests. For other private military companies, they gained unexpected gains. It has successfully obtained a share of the big African joint anti-terrorism project. This is a result in which no one suffers.
These big guys in the mercenary world were satisfied and continued to gather for a day before they dispersed. Lin Rui and others also returned to St. Keizer Island.
A few days later, Silver Wolf returned. After he returned to the island, he immediately summoned Lin Rui and others for a meeting. On the one hand, he expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the alliance meeting, but at the same time, he also told everyone another news, "Our efforts in the previous period have yielded results. We have successfully won the African anti-terrorism project, and the relevant documents will be signed in two weeks." Silver Wolf said in a deep voice.
"This is good news, maybe we should celebrate." Sergey said.
"It's too late to celebrate." Silver Wolf shook his head and said, "Although it has been tentatively settled, the contract has not been officially signed yet, and there are still many variables. In addition, before the joint anti-terrorism project started, 12 Western countries including the United States and the United Kingdom and Eight African countries, including Nigeria and Cameroon, will hold a joint special forces exercise code-named Flintlock in Africa from the 9th to the 20th of this month. We are required to participate in this exercise and provide security for the entire exercise."
"Providing security for military exercises?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, this exercise is commanded by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military and will involve nearly 1,900 military personnel from 20 African and Western countries. The exercise will be held in multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal. In addition to Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal, African countries participating in the exercise include Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Nigeria.
In addition to the United States, Western countries include Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The exercise will provide law enforcement training and will include training in rural patrolling, crisis response capabilities, command and communication management, and crime scene investigation. "Silver Wolf nodded.
"With so many elite soldiers and generals, what else do we need to do?" Crazy Horse shrugged.
"After all, the exercise is an exercise, not a formal operation, and the situation in Africa is not optimistic. Such exercises related to anti-terrorism projects are easily coveted by terrorist organizations. Several terrorist organizations have issued statements strongly opposing this Exercise, so they are very likely to use this exercise to cause trouble. Not only some large terrorist organizations, but also some unscrupulous gangsters want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a name for themselves.
The intelligence community pointed out that their target was most likely General Dunford of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Yin Lang said in a deep voice.
"Who is General Joseph Dunford?" Crazy Horse asked in surprise.
"He was the man who led the Marines in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and later served as chief of staff and assistant commander of the 1st Marine Regiment in Iraq. Then former Defense Secretary Gates appointed him to a senior position in the Marine Corps, commanding the Marine Corps. Officer, and later served as the commander of the US military in Afghanistan. Now he is the chief of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff." Silver Wolf looked at Crazy Horse and said, "Do you know him?"
¡°I have served under him, from Iraq to Afghanistan, and I am a hard-line representative of the military.¡± Crazy Horse shook his head.
"His trip to Africa to command the exercise is intended to demonstrate the strength of the US military in Africa and its determination to thoroughly fight terrorism in Africa. As the most important military adviser to the US military, this person's duties include formulating military strategy, guiding defense budgets, and combat and joint exercise plans etc., and sharing some of the powers of the Secretary of Defense, he can directly state his own opinions to the Secretary of Defense and the President. The presence of such an important figure in Africa to command exercises is enough to show that the US military will increase its anti-terrorism efforts in Africa in the future.
¡°This is not good news for the extremist terrorists active in Africa. Therefore, many terrorist organizations have publicly threatened to let this US military general know how powerful he is. "Yinlang frowned.
"It's impossible for those local militiamen to have such strength." Crazy Horse shook his head and said, "Even if General Dunford personally directs the exercise, it will be in a US military base, and it will be heavily guarded during the exercise. No matter how bold African terrorists are, they will not go to the extent of openly attacking US military bases."
"That was before." Silver Wolf shook his head, "I'm afraid the situation is different now."
"What?" Lin Rui frowned, "Is there any other special situation?"
"Americans have received news that terrorists in Africa have made big moves recently. According to the news, a large number of black market weapons have poured into Africa in the past six months. It is probably related to terrorists." Silver Wolf whispered.
"The influx of large amounts of weapons is also the norm in Africa. All countries with weapons manufacturing capabilities are selling arms to Africa. Coupled with the black market, overt and covert, Africa has long been an arms kingdom. In some small vendors, a bullet The price of a grenade is even cheaper than a can of Coke." Lin Rui shook his head.
Silver Wolf shook his head and said, "The influx of light weapons is not the key to the problem, and the proliferation of weapons in Africa is not unusual. But if these weapons include ballistic missiles, the problem will be serious."
"Ballistic missiles?" Lin Rui was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Are we talking about terrorists?"
"Yes. The United States has found that several batches of ballistic missiles have flowed into Africa in the past six months. Judging from some of the intercepted parts, they include the core engine part of the SS-21 ballistic missile." Silver Wolf whispered.
"SS-21 is a Scarab missile." Crazy Horse said in surprise.
Silver Wolf nodded, "This is a name from NATO. In fact, it is a Soviet second-generation tactical ballistic missile, codenamed Dot. It has been in service since 1976. Although the model is old, it is very powerful. Compared with the previous generation The Scud missile uses solid fuel, is easy to store, and has a stronger inertial guidance system, allowing the hit probability error to reach about 150 meters, which is enough to cause a devastating blow to large targets such as troop assembly points."
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