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Vladimir Korolyov, commander in chief of the Russian navy, shed some light on the country’s new underwater drone, calling the new machine practically invincible. The new unmanned sea vehicle, equipped with a new nuclear engine, is virtually impossible to intercept, Korolyov told a recent press conference. He said that the new apparatus will have an effectively unlimited travel range and will feature a low noise profile and high maneuverability. This all will allow the new weapon to stealthily approach targets "The new targeting system being developed specifically for this weapon will allow for the underwater devices to autonomously approach targets and destroy them with high precision," he said. The weapon "will allow the navy to complete a wide spectrum of tasks in remote maritime zones and in water areas in the vicinity of enemy territory." The drone will be introduced into the navy once all testing is complete, the...

The Doorstep of Oblivion: Last Picture taken by a Mig-29 before been shot down by a F-15

The Doorstep of Oblivion The Doorstep of Oblivion Over Cesar Rodriguez’s desk hangs a macabre souvenir of his decades as

Russia's Lavrov says delivery of S-400 missiles to Turkey to speed up

Russia will speed up initial deliveries of S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries to Turkey, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, speaking at a press conference in Moscow together with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Russia and Turkey agreed in December that Moscow would begin supplying the missile systems in the first quarter of 2020.

Technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon, Blows Up Another F-16

© David Van Bouwel On 11 October around 14:10 (UTC +2), a Belgian Air Force F16 caught fire during maintenance works at Florennes Air Base. The fire completely destroyed that aircraft. The Belgian Air Force said a second F-16 received collateral damage. Burning F-16 as seen through a scope On 12 October, Aviation24.be received more information on the incident: a technician was working on an F-16 when he accidentally activated the six-barrels 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon of that F-16. The cannon was loaded and some bullets hit another F-16AM (FA-128). That aircraft had just been refuelled and was – together with another F-16 – being prepared for a (training) mission. Due to the bullets, the F-16AM exploded and damaged the other F-16. Two technicians were injured after the blast, the Belgian Aviation Safety Directorate opened an investigation into the accident. The Belgian Air Force had 60 active F-16 aircraft remaining, including 48 on duty for NATO. © Scramble.nl © Scramble.nl © Scra...

You can’t use the Taiwan flag emoji on a Chinese iPhone

In China, sometimes everything is political—even an emoji. Emojipedia, a reference website that tracks the use and evolution of emoji, notes iOS users in China aren’t shown the emoji for Taiwan’s flag on Apple’s default keyboard. Usually the flag appears in iOS. But within mainland China, it’s completely absent. Apple first introduced Taiwan to its emoji keyboard in 2015 as part of a beta iOS 9 update. The flags for Chad, Greenland, and Vatican City came along with it. It’s not clear when specifically Taiwan’s flag was removed, or, indeed, if it was ever introduced on iOS for China at all. Users on forums at MacRumors, a popular site for Apple-related news, spotted the absence in early 2017. Apple did not respond to Quartz’s questions on the matter. Beijing views Taiwan as a part of the People’s Republic of China. Yet the island has operated as a de facto sovereign nation since 1945, and has its own currency, multi-party governance system, and, of course, flag. China takes a hard line ...