The Wolf of Los Angeles.

After seeing James off, Hawke noticed Henderson had arrived and chatted with him for a while.

With Starlink taking initial shape, West Coast Technologies has launched satellite communication and leasing services. Many municipal departments in Los Angeles, including the fire department and police department, have launched related services and signed service agreements with West Coast Technologies.

These are all examples of how the radish came first, and then the hole was created.

Henderson specifically stated, "In addition to the leasing business, we have prepared a dedicated signal line for Hurricane Company to facilitate their international operations."

Hawke looked at the large screen in front of him and asked, "Has their remote experiment begun?"

Henderson said, "The signal has already been sent, but I'm not sure if they've conducted any remote experiments over there."

Hawke stopped asking about that and started discussing the future of the Birdball Project with Henderson.

This business has expanded to New Mexico and Arizona.

Putting aside other factors, it has a significant effect on reducing evaporation.

The amount of bromides that are supposedly harmful to the human body has also been reduced by more than half.

America secured water resources, the American people secured water security, the Clean Water Foundation and Claire gained a good reputation, while Hawke only received a paltry sum of money.

Therefore, all the high-end and sophisticated things were given to the United States.

……

Ethiopia, on the grasslands near South Sudan.

A convoy bearing the flags of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme is heading deep into the desert under the guise of transporting goods to "green Africa".

Boskov and Andrei both followed in the specially modified truck.

"The satellite reconnaissance images have arrived," said Drogba, who was serving as the operations staff officer.

Andrei clicked the mouse a few times, and real-time images from the survey satellite were displayed on the screen in front of him.

A hill stands in the desert, with several huge weathered rocks on its top.

Bosque gave the order and asked, "Distance, direction."

Drogba announced loudly, "Distance 385 kilometers, bearing..."

Boske continued, "Switchblade drones, prepare!"

On the drone delivery vehicle, Gonzalez pressed a button: "Drone ready!"

The vehicle lowered its supports, and the top of the carriage opened automatically, revealing a medium-to-large-sized drone that had been launched from the air, its gray fuselage exposed.

"Drone takeoff!"

With a command from Bosque, the Switchblade drone was launched and soared into the air, moving at high speed through low-altitude penetration.

The satellite remote sensing signals had already been connected, and Gonzalez controlled the drone to fly towards the predetermined coordinates via a near-Earth orbit communication satellite.

The command vehicle's screen displays live footage captured by the switchblade.

Boske stared intently at the screen. This drone long-range attack experiment would directly impact Hurricane Corporation's future combat methods.

A distance of over 300 kilometers would require a considerable amount of time to fly at the speed of a drone.

González provides real-time updates periodically.

After a period of waiting, the image of the target mountain finally appeared in the footage transmitted back by the switchblade.

"Mountain shape confirmed!" Drogba said methodically. "Coordinates confirmed, target confirmed."

Bossk ordered, "Prepare for bombing."

The drone control team leader, Gonzalez, responded, "Bomber preparations complete."

"bomb!"

The switchblade drone hovered over the top of the barren mountain, and after choosing the right angle, a rocket was launched from under its belly, leaving a trail of flame as it crashed into the largest weathered rock on the mountaintop.

The shockwave and smoke from the explosion severely obstructed the footage captured by the switchblade.

The people in the command vehicle remained silent until the footage became clear again.

The largest weathered rock had crumbled into dust.

González immediately reported: "Attack complete, target achieved."

Bossk ordered, "Switchblade, return to base." He then told Andrei, "Give up ground reconnaissance personnel and confirm the results."

Andrei immediately issued instructions via satellite communication.

A four-person team led by Essien drove an off-road vehicle to the vicinity of Huangshan Mountain and took a series of photos with a high-powered lens, faithfully recording the conditions at the top of the mountain.

The four people returned immediately after taking the photos, and transmitted the relevant data back via communication satellite halfway there.

Bossk announced via the command system: "The remote attack experiment with the switchblade has achieved initial success."

There was no cheering or excitement, because this was all part of the plan.

Upon returning to the Hurricane Company base in Damakin, Bosque immediately had the experimental results sent to Los Angeles.

Andrei exclaimed, "Drones will completely change the mode of local warfare."

Looking at the African sky, Gonzalez said, "Excluding North Africa, drones are almost invincible in Africa."

Andrei laughed and said, "There are very few countries in Africa that have air forces. As for those that do, let's not even mention their old planes."

Bosque suddenly recalled the past: "Back when I was serving at a base in South Korea, I heard that Mexico was cracking down on drugs. There was a time when the military and police jointly attacked drug traffickers, but were defeated by them. At the time, I couldn't understand why a country as large as Mexico in terms of land area and population could just send tanks and armored forces to crush them and solve the problem."

González, from Mexico, said to an American and a Russian, "You military superpowers can't imagine the misery of other countries. Mexico's theoretical armored forces only have twenty or thirty vehicles, most of which are old and unusable. As for the air force and navy, you can pretend they don't exist."

This was truly unimaginable in the previous understanding of Boskov and Andrei.

Just like South Koreans can't comprehend how ridiculously large their own country is.

At that moment, Toure came in from outside and reported to Bosque and Andrei: "We just received intelligence from our informant in Djibouti that after failing to investigate the attack on the Valley Company, the Indians have decided to rebuild their private security forces in Africa to carry out covert operations."

Boske, who had been in contact with the big boss and knew that the Indians were a very important target for Hurricane Company, said, "Gather more relevant intelligence, and it would be best to identify the people and locations."

Touré said, "At this point, there is only this news, and other details are currently unknown."

Andrei interjected, "In recent years, we have had ample funds and have established multiple intelligence channels."

Bosque cautioned, "We must be discreet in intelligence gathering; while we're watching others, they're often watching us too." Toure added, "We've adopted multiple layers of cover."

"Get to work," Bosque said emphatically. "Tell the brothers over there that if they sense anything amiss, they should come back immediately."

Toure left quickly.

Andrei sensed something else and asked, "You suspect that the Indians deliberately spread this information to lure us in?"

Bosque gripped the doorframe with one hand and said, "Fishing isn't our exclusive domain. The hunter and the prey are never fixed; they can switch roles at any time."

Andrei would not underestimate his enemy, after all, the other party was a major power in his mind: "I will send more people and secretly set up an outer protective circle."

Bosque needs more accurate intelligence; he cannot allow the Indians to sneak up right under his nose.

……

Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai.

Abhishek, accompanied by a group of assistants and entourage, emerged briskly from the West Coast expedition's base, his face beaming with joy.

The negotiations over the past two days have made great progress, with West Coast Technologies finally relenting on several industrial manufacturing issues and agreeing to invest in building factories in India.

Although the two sides are still haggling over the investment amount, the Indian government's guaranteed loan, and the amount of free land to be provided, they have reached an agreement on the general direction. Is success far away?
High up in the main building of the Four Seasons Hotel, Amir and Afan stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the reception room, looking down at Abhishek and his group.

Amir stroked his graying beard and said, "These unrealistic people have unrealistic fantasies about Europe and America. They never know how to think. India's current situation is all the work of these Westerners."

The factions that Avan and Amir belong to follow completely different paths.

Different routes often mean that the two sides are on opposite sides.

Afan said, "These bastards are all about buying. Whatever India needs, they just buy it. Can money really buy core technology? Everyone in the world knows that the Americans have no good intentions!"

"Only by acquiring core technologies at all costs can we truly embark on the path of independent development." Amir said this with unwavering conviction, but the examples he cited were hardly convincing: "Without our persistence, where would we find the Tejas fighter jet and the Arjun main battle tank!"

This is a source of pride for India's military industry self-sufficiency, and it is also the source of confidence for Amir's faction to stand tall.

Afan kept his eyes fixed on Abhishek and his group until they got into the car: "India needs a unified voice."

Amir quickly warned, "Don't attack the delegation. They're all Americans. This will give our domestic enemies an opportunity, and we can't afford the consequences."

“I’m not talking about the expedition team, I’m talking about Africa.” Afan walked to the wall with the world map hanging on it, slapped his hand on the area near the Gulf of Aden, and said, “This is our transit point for obtaining key technologies, and also a key node in the lifeline between East and West.”

He slid his finger across the screen: "To the north lies Europe, the most industrially advanced continent, and to the south lies the African continent, which possesses a variety of strategic minerals."

Amir continued, "I am working with many people to push the New Delhi authorities to station troops in Djibouti to protect our interests."

Afan shook his head: "The troop presence on the surface is not enough. There are too many countries with troops stationed in the Gulf of Aden. Our old rival to the north is also making moves there. The military forces of various countries are intertwined and monitoring each other, so they can't do anything covert."

Amir understood what he meant: "Last year, our River Valley Company, which we had spent years building, was destroyed. Evidence pointing to the Japanese was left at the scene, but the real culprit has not yet been identified."

“I had someone leak the news beforehand, preparing to lure them out and then catch them all in one fell swoop,” Afan explained in detail. “After the Mumbai hotel incident last year, the authorities cracked down on Black Cat, eliminating some of their members. These were actually all skilled individuals, and we secretly recruited them and sent them to Africa to continue contributing to India.”

Seeing that he was determined, Amir said, "I also have some veterans here, and I'll leave them to you to take care of."

Afan didn't stand on ceremony and directly asked for the list.

Africa, especially the region near the Gulf of Aden, is a fiercely contested territory among nations.

In addition to the regular army, a large number of private security companies are also active.

……

Los Angeles, Coast Building.

Hawke just finished watching a video of a switchblade experiment sent from Africa.

The attack was launched from nearly 400 kilometers away, with the drone penetrating at low altitude and ultimately killing the target in one strike.

In terms of the role of drones, Hurricane is definitely the leader in the field of private security and defense. It is far superior to ordinary companies, let alone Blackwater, which is employed by the Pentagon.

That said, there are a few private defense companies that have a nearly complete reconnaissance and communications satellite chain to serve them.

Edward came in carrying a large stack of newspapers, grinning with two rows of bright white teeth, and said, "Israel is arguing with the Koreans and Japanese again."

Hawke took a newspaper and quickly glanced at it. The news reported that a conflict had broken out between Lebanon's Pearl Party and Israel, and that Israel had deployed its air force and armored ground forces to clear the area.

The Pearl Party was helpless against the air force, but the Israeli Merkava main battle tanks and armored personnel carriers suffered devastating blows.

Hundreds of suicide drones broke through the defenses at low altitude, and despite Israel's preparations, more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles were still destroyed or damaged.

Israelis found a large number of electronic components with Japanese and Korean inscriptions on them on the drone wreckage left at the scene.

As is well known, both countries have advanced electronic component industries, claiming to be world leaders.

Diplomatic disputes between the two sides are inevitable.

The problem is that Japan and South Korea lack confidence. On the one hand, they sell so many electronic components every year, but who knows where they will be used?

On the other hand, it suffers from inherent disadvantages, after all, it is the grandfather country.

Xiao Yi felt that the whole world owed them something, and acted arrogantly.

Hawke said, "This kind of verbal battle won't get anywhere even after a year."

He then asked, "Are they still selling drones over there?"

Edward, who had looked into it, said, "The feedback from the West Coast is that they break down large orders into smaller parts through third parties, sell them as individual components to other regions, and then transport them to the Middle East."

Hawke has seen numerous videos of drone attacks in the media: "The situation in the Middle East has changed."

Edward said, "They're just as good at the arms trade as the United States, and they're even bolder."

Selling to both sides and profiting from both is a basic practice for arms dealers.

The prerequisite is that the arms dealers are strong enough, such as major powers like the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Even if the United States intervened, it wouldn't stop the arms trade, let alone the West.

Military-grade items cannot be sold, but civilian-grade items can be sold, and detailed warnings about military-grade modifications are included.

Edward then handed Hawke another newspaper and said, "Several cases involving Hillary are about to go to trial in Los Angeles, and Hillary has decided to appear in court to defend herself."

Hawke said, "I remember it was a public trial, with a few people allowed to attend."

Sillari is bound to cause trouble in court, and Hawke has made extensive preparations beforehand. (End of Chapter)