Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 6:00 am
Singapore intends to buy stealth fighters
SINGAPORE – Singapore will buy five more F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin to complement its fleet, Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said. Singapore has already ordered 12 of the aircraft, which will replace aging F-16 fighter jets with the F-35B fighter jet. The first batch is scheduled to be delivered to Singapore in 2026 for the F-35B. It can take off and land vertically. This is an important part of performing duties on warships or places where there is no regular runway. While the F35-A is larger and designed to be darker. It has greater bearing capacity and efficiency. Which will help complement the F-35B that uses short rises and descents and can rise and fall vertically. Ng did not reveal the price Singapore will pay for the plane during his speech to Parliament. But the price of the F-35 will have many variations depending on the buyer and style.
High cross-regional traffic in China
BEIJING – China's Cabinet Information Office The reported cross-regional travel volume exceeds 7.2 billion in China from January 26 to February 27, the first 33 days of Chinese New Year travel celebrations. An increase of 10.6 percent over the same period last year. Most of these numbers are road traffic. The number of people driving on highways, national roads and provincial roads has reached a record high of more than 5.8 billion people, and China's railway passenger traffic has reached its highest level during the same period. Meanwhile, the civil aviation sector also supported record numbers of passengers. At the same time, local transportation agencies are implementing timely emergency plans to deal with adverse weather conditions such as low temperatures, rain and snow, and effectively ensure the travel needs of key groups. This includes foreign workers. Students traveling to visit family and tourists especially in key areas and at key times. Chinese New Year, which falls on February 10 this year, is the most important traditional festival in China. As for the Chinese New Year Travel Festival, this year it falls from January 26 to March 5.
New species of anaconda in the Amazon
São Paulo – Professor Frik Wunk, Dutch biologist. Announcing the discovery of a new type of giant snake called the green anaconda. The giant snake was found in a river in the rainforest area in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The length of the snake is estimated at 26 feet and its weight is about 200 kilograms. The size of the anaconda is the size of a car tire, and it is known as the largest snake in the world. Classify. An adult anaconda can reach 30 feet in length and weigh up to 250 kg. The giant snake is native to the wetlands of South America. Including the Amazon forests and it is believed that at present there is only one species of giant green anaconda left in the wild. It is encouraging that there are still giant snakes amid the deforestation. And volatile weather conditions
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