Breaks range record U.S. F-15 launches latest, AIM-120D medium-range air-to-air missile
The F-15 launches the AIM-120 missile.
A U.S. Air Force F-15, carrying the latest version of the AIM-120D advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), successfully shot down a BQM-167 unmanned target aircraft. Although the U.S. military did not specify the actual range, many reports say that the AIM-120D missile broke previous range records.
The Aviationist reported that the weapon test, a joint exercise between the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron, was conducted by F-15s from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, while the BQM-167 unmanned target aircraft was located in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an official statement from the U.S. Air Force.
The AIM-120, which debuted in the 1980s, has an active search radar that allows for autonomous target detection.
After the invention of the AIM-120, the U.S. Air Force and Navy, as well as fighter aircraft from various allied nations, have had the ability to strike enemy aircraft beyond visual range, accomplishing many combat feats. The earliest operational record of the AIM-120 was on December 27, 1992, when a two-seat F-16D shot down an Iraqi MiG-25 that had entered the southern restricted area.
As its name suggests, the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) was originally a medium-range missile with a range of 50-65 kilometers, but it has continued to improve over the decades, and by the latest AIM-120D, its range has reached more than 160 kilometers, double that of earlier models.
According to a report by The Drive, the U.S. Air Force only said the test launch broke previous range records, but did not specify the actual distance. Visually, the appearance of the AIM-120D is no different from previous versions, and the ability to achieve greater range may be in the improvement of propellant.
Secret report: Huawei may have tapped PM’s calls to steal customer data
The Dutch daily ‘Nation’ reported on the 17th that according to an investigation report completed in 2010 but kept secret, Huawei Group obtained all the information of the mobile network of Royal Dutch Telecom, including the contents of phone calls of Balckenende, who was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 2002 and 2010, and other cabinet members with people The report concludes that, because of the information
The report concluded that the theft of information could have “seriously threatened the survival” of Royal Dutch Telecom Mobile, which had 6.5 million customers at the time.
Royal Dutch Telecom has used Huawei technology since 2009 and employs six Huawei employees working at its headquarters in The Hague. After being alerted by the Dutch Internal Intelligence Service (AIVD) that it feared Huawei might be engaged in espionage, the relevant parties began a security investigation.
An analysis by Capgemini, which was consulted by the national daily, is “alarming” and clearly warns of the dangers Huawei poses not only to the Dutch government and Dutch companies, but also to Chinese dissidents in the Netherlands. According to the expert analysis, Huawei could have tapped all calls and seized customer data because Huawei’s technicians went straight to the heart of the Dutch mobile network.
It was probably based on this finding that Royal Dutch Telecom decided not to grant Huawei the right to participate in the maintenance of the entire mobile market in the Netherlands, and the contract was eventually awarded to other Western companies.
Chinese Communist Party pushes more births for their own retirement: “One person refuses to have more children, the whole village artificially inseminated”
On the 16th, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China (NBSC) said it would strive to release the final results of the seventh population census to the society at an early date, drawing the attention of netizens to the fertility and pension issues of China’s population.
On the 14th, the People’s Bank of China published a working paper on “Understanding and Responses to China’s Demographic Transition” on its WeChat public website. The article points out that China should recognize that the demographic situation has changed, fully liberalize and vigorously encourage childbirth, and effectively address women’s difficulties in pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and schooling, so that women dare to have children, can have children, and want to have children.
The CCP’s present-day slogans promoting fertility to increase population, such as “If one person refuses to have more children, the whole village will be artificially inseminated”; and “It is the village chief’s unshirkable responsibility to get the whole village pregnant with a second child.” It is dazzling.
This information once again triggered netizens’ concern and mockery of China’s fertility problem.
Netizens posted comparative photos showing that the Chinese Communist Party back then propagated: “One-child parents are good, and the government rewards them for being able to retire. Now it has become: “own parents raise their own not pushing the government not pushing the party”
German media: China’s economy will continue to grow? Wrong! Only 0.6% appreciation
China’s first quarter year-on-year growth saw a record increase of 18.3%. The German weekly “Wirtschaftswoche” points out that it would be wrong to conclude from these impressive figures that China’s growth will be maintained, because Beijing is facing heavy challenges.
In an analysis quoted by Deutsche Welle in a commentary published Thursday 16 by the German weekly WirtschaftsWoche, author Malte Fischer said, “The year-on-year growth rate is so high also because GDP fell in the previous year after China introduced embargo measures. If we disregard this base and just compare this quarter’s GDP with the previous quarter, we can see a disappointing figure of only 0.6% value added after quarterly adjustments. This is the slowest growth since the second quarter of 2020.”
The article concludes by stating, “Taking all factors into account, the economic research firm expects China’s economic growth to fall from 9.5 percent this year to 5.5 percent next year.”
Huang Qiusheng received Taiwan’s “employment gold card” to enjoy a lot of benefits
Taiwan’s National Development Council (NDC) confirmed on the 18th that Hong Kong actor Wong Chiu-sang has been approved by the NDC to issue an employment gold card in the field of culture and art, within the period to work in Taiwan without having to apply again. The employment gold card is valid for a maximum of 3 years, and can also enjoy income tax exemptions and health insurance.
The Taiwan Development Council (TDC) said that the Hong Kong actor, Mr. Huang Qiusheng, was granted an Employment Gold Card in the field of culture and arts by the TDC in July last year, based on his qualifications of having won important international awards in the fields of film, radio and television, and pop music.
According to the regulations, the Employment Gold Card is valid for one to three years and does not require a certain employer to work in Taiwan during the validity period, which significantly increases the freedom of work and allows for income tax exemptions and health insurance; in addition, immediate family visitation visas are valid for up to one year, and spouses and minor children can also stay in Taiwan as relatives.
The National Development Council (NDC) said that since the promotion of the Employment Gold Card in February 2018, 2,447 cards have been issued by the end of March 2021, especially since the outbreak of the epidemic, the number of applications has surged, and many international talents, including those from Hong Kong and Macao, have applied for the card in Taiwan.
According to the National Development Council, the employment gold card has the largest number of 1,673 people in the economic field, accounting for 68.4% of the total number of applications issued; followed in order by 269 people in the field of science and technology (11.0%), 182 people in the field of culture and art (7.4%), 165 people in the field of finance (6.7%), and 149 people in the field of education (6.1%).
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