240th Edition - April 18th, 2019
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China Droning ahead!
China has successfully tested the world’s first armed amphibious drone boat which the Chinese military analysts claimed could be used in land assault operations and is capable of forming a combat triad with aerial drones and other drone ships, according to a media report.
Built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group under China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the drone ship, named Marine Lizard, successfully passed delivery checks and left factory on April 8 in Wuhan, capital of Central China’s Hubei Province, state-run Global Times reported on Monday.
Having a maximum operation range of 1,200 kms, the Marine Lizard can be remotely controlled via satellites, an official said.
In ship form, the 12-meter-long Marine Lizard is a trimaran propelled by a diesel-powered hydrojet and can reach a maximum speed of 50 knots while maintaining stealth, it said.
When approaching land, the amphibious drone ship can release four continuous track units hidden under its belly, and travel at 20 kms an hour on land, the daily report quoted an unnamed official as saying.
The official said the maximum land speed can be increased if larger track units are installed. With about USD 178 billion defence budget, the two million strong Chinese military, the world’s largest, has been focussing on developing a range of new weapons in recent years.
The Marine Lizard’s payloads include an electro-optical system and a radar system. In the weapon department, it is equipped with two machine guns and a vertical launching system for anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, the official said.
It can autonomously sail, avoid obstacles and plan routes, he said. This amphibious drone boat is suitable for island assault operations as a swarm of such drone ships could lead an attack following a first wave of artillery and air strikes, an anonymous military expert told daily.
Approaching land from the sea is a dangerous task, and the Marine Lizard can take advantage of its unmanned nature to discover enemy positions and provide suppressive fire as troops follow, the expert said.
The drone boat is also a great choice for coastal defence. The company manager said it can remain dormant on an uninhabited island for up to eight months before engaging in combat once it receives orders, the report said.
Guided by China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the Marine Lizard can cooperate with other battle units in an integrated command system, the official said.
He also pointed out the amphibious Marine Lizard can possibly form an unmanned sea-land-air integrated combat system with aerial armed reconnaissance drones and other drone ships, which can engage in combat with great efficiency and low risk of casualties, the officials said, adding that it is also available for exports.
Notre Dame in Paris burning
Just as this article is being written a massive fire is consuming the historical Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
The fire has reportedly started at around 5:50pm and has since spread accross the whole cathedral.
At 10:15 Paris time the Interior Minister of France has said that the cathedral may be beyond saving since all of the interior of the cathedral is burning.
Right now it is believed that the cause for this fire has been an accident at the construction site.
Luckily no person has been harmed. The treasury and relics have been saved but the historical and cultural value that has been lost is still insanely big
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hash (#) v1 - premium internal multi-cheat
Epik has given us an internal multi-cheat for cs:go with a alot a whole host of features including an inventory changer for the plebs without skins to show off in their screenshots, It is an internal cheat and requires an injector. Some of its other great features are Legitbot, Ragebot Visual and a Misc tab. This cheat also allows configs and a small edit window to change on the fly. Its great to see activity in our csgo section and I look forward to Epik's further updates and releases
New Galaxy Fold Revealed
After weeks of teasing, Samsung has finally shown us the first look of its first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold. The user interface is easy to access and very intuitive. However, you might be overwhelmed at the price of this phone, the MSRP at $2,000. When it's closed, it looks like a sandwich. The technological idea of a bending screen in itself is insane. Although the phone feels solid and sturdy, but the hefty weight and size of it might change the mind of people who want to buy. When it's closed, it's pretty similar to a normal phone with a 4.6 inch display. When unfolded, the device will expand to the full 7.3 inch screen where you can use like an iPad Mini. The idea is mainly designed for those who does a lot of their work on the phone or want to multi-task on their phone.
No Rome - Cashmoney
Filipino artist No Rome has released a single titled "Cashmoney" from his upcoming album "Crying in the Prettiest Places". No Rome derives influence from the popular UK pop band The 1975. In fact The 1975's front man, Matty Healy, handles the percussion for this single while The 1975's drum kit/keys band member George Daniel produced the song. No Rome is a small name brought up by The 1975 like other small pop bands out of the UK. The song is very trance-like and melodic. It's described as a "summer song to drive around with the windows down" to. You can listen to this song here.
I give this song a 9 / 10. It's truly an incredible track production and vocal wise. The lyrics are very much centered on materialistic things and slightly repetitive but it fits the theme of the song.
Publisher fined $29,000 for blog saying Beijing office complex had bad feng shui
A WeChat blogger in china has just been hit with an excessive $29,000 fine for stating that he thinks the Zaha Hadid building complex had a "bad energy" and some "bad feng shui" he compared the pebble like buildings to "pigs kidneys" the artical viewed over a 100,000 times which is only rookie numbers for chinese social media said that the post had negativily affected his business Beijing’s Chaoyang district court on Wednesday agreed, ruling the feng shui “superstition” was used to defame the real estate group.
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