Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 685: The World’s No.1 Security Company_1

Chapter 685: Chapter 685: The World’s No.1 Security Company_1

Indeed, if one takes the time to tally, Wagner Security Company owns a significant number of aircraft.

Although they are all helicopters and do not possess real fighter jets.

But Wagner’s helicopter models are diverse and the number is substantial.

The helicopters from several bases combined exceed one hundred!

This number is quite staggering, surpassing the helicopter arsenal of many countries.

Although the vast majority of them are retired from formal Russian armies and are relatively outdated helicopters.

But with thorough maintenance, they can still be used normally, and the purchasing price is astonishingly affordable.

As for warships, Wagner possesses an entire fleet with considerable combat capabilities, even its main ship is a large cruiser.

This is unique in the world. Other security companies, including Blackwater, would not even dare to dream of it!

Also, in terms of personnel, Blackwater publicly reports over twenty thousand, while Wagner only has fifteen to sixteen thousand, seemingly a bit fewer.

However, the number of combat-ready personnel that Wagner can mobilize exceeds eight thousand!

And they are all truly elite special forces!

On the Blackwater side, the number of combat personnel does not exceed four thousand.

As for comparison of combat capabilities, since the two parties have not yet truly engaged, it is hard to say...

However, Blackwater’s main battlefield is in the Middle East, not in Africa, so there should be no opportunity for the two companies to cross paths in the short term.

Unless Wagner also plans to venture into the Middle East, or Blackwater intends to invade the African continent.

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Hearing Petrov’s confidence, Wang Ye was very satisfied.

He had invested so much money, it must be several hundred million US dollars by now...

There might be a need for continuous investment in the future, and the establishment of Wagner Company has taken advantage of the right time, location, and people!

There are people, there is money, and there is equipment.

If they cannot become the strongest security company in the world under these conditions, then it would be a failure!

Of course, the current strength is only on paper, without real combat experience, it is all theoretical.

But at least, judging from the books, Wagner Company has surpassed Blackwater and has become the number one security company in the world.

"Not bad, you manage the African continent well for the coming period. Try to find a few more gold mines or diamond mines if you can, otherwise I can’t afford to maintain so many people, haha." Wang Ye joked.

Petrov also knows how large Wang Ye’s operations are.

Just the investment here in Crimea, the amount is astonishing!

Even if Wang Ye makes a lot of money, he won’t be able to cover several "big holes" in need of filling.

Wagner Company cannot rely on Wang Ye’s financial "transfusion" indefinitely, it must be able to "generate its own blood", sustain itself, and even potentially support the boss’s other industries!

This is precisely what he should accomplish as the general manager of the company; otherwise, he would be unqualified.

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While the two were discussing matters, Rossiyana, who was listening by the side, was flipping through some classified information about Wagner Company that Petrov had brought over.

Including a big batch of weapons and equipment that will soon be procured.

Looking at the procurement list with "Infantry armored vehicle 100 units, T72 main battle tank 20 units, Ka-60 helicopters 50 units..."

Even the last line boldly states "IL-76 transport aircraft 5 units"!

The items like armored vehicles and tanks were as expected, considering many of them are available in military stocks and plenty are idle.

No need for new production, just buying the idle ones from the military would suffice.

However, the Ka-60 helicopters and IL-76 seem excessively extravagant!

Keep in mind, the Ka-60 multipurpose helicopter just came out, even formal military units do not have the funds to procure and retrofit these yet, yet Wagner Security Company is planning to directly procure fifty!

What’s up with the IL-76!

This is a large-scale military transport aircraft, with a range of five thousand kilometers, capable of transporting more than two hundred fully armed soldiers at one time!

Five IL-76 means that Wagner Security Company can deploy a thousand combat personnel to many places worldwide at once...

If this was a few days earlier, perhaps upon seeing this procurement list, Rossiyana’s first reaction would be - what does Wagner Company want to do!

What does Wang Ye want to do!

Should I tell my father-in-law and have him pay attention to Wang Ye’s movements...

But now, her thinking has changed; the first reaction is - purchasing so much equipment, especially IL-76 big guys, how much will it cost!

This Petrov, he wouldn’t be planning to "drain" Wang Ye’s money, would he!

This can’t happen, she must remind Wang Ye to be wary of this guy...

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As Wang Ye was chatting with Petrov, Rossiyana quietly nudged his arm, handed him a file, and asked, "Have you seen this yet?"

He took it over and glanced at it. It was a list of equipment to be procured by Wagner Company. Petrov had just brought it over, and Wang Ye hadn’t had a chance to look at it yet.

He said, "Not yet, what’s up?"

"Look at the last two items on the list." Rossiyana reminded.

Wang Ye directly turned to the last page of the list, took one look, and was stunned.

Petrov had only mentioned to him that they plan to procure some airplanes this time to enhance Wagner Company’s long-range capability.

But he didn’t specify what model of aircraft they intend to buy.

So Wang Ye thought it would be the same as before; purchasing second-hand helicopters from the military, which won’t cost much, after all, it’s a "friendship price", so he didn’t pay much attention.

But seeing "Ka-60 Helicopters" and "IL-76 Large Transport Aircraft", Wang Ye felt something was off.

Don’t forget, he also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of United Aviation Group!

He knows the prices of these two models of aircraft!

Ka-60 is a new type of helicopter that was launched a few years ago. It performs strongly, and is known as the "Russian Black Hawk".

The price is not cheap; the foreign selling price is ten million US dollars per unit!

Of course, this price is much cheaper compared to the "genuine" Black Hawk.

But fifty Ka-60s? That’s half a billion US dollars!

As for IL-76, it’s even more famous, one of Russia’s ace aircraft, and it has been exported to many countries worldwide.

The price is quite "reasonable", one hundred million US dollars per unit...

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On this procurement list for equipment, never mind the rest, these two kinds of aircraft alone add up to a billion US dollars!

Petrov really dares to ask...

Wang Ye frowned, because he didn’t prepare that much money for Petrov, and Petrov didn’t say he needed that much money when he reported to Wang Ye last time.

He was under the impression that about fifty to sixty million US dollars would be enough to purchase all the equipment needed.

Now, he can’t even afford to buy one IL-76!

He turned to look at Petrov, wanting to hear how Petrov would explain this...