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Evening hike that looks a bit like an oil painting...

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P.S if your country doesn’t have the freedom to roam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom/_to/_roam there’s something inherently wrong.

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Pierre-Henri Chuet, who flew Super Étendard and Rafale M fighters from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, was formally placed under investigation after he was presented to an investigating magistrate last week, following his questioning by France’s domestic intelligence service, the DGSI.

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He is under investigation for four charges of espionage: disclosure of national defense secrets by a person entrusted with them, intelligence with a foreign power, collection of information relating to the fundamental interests of the nation, and delivery of information to a foreign power.

Chuet joins a long list of Western pilots who have been warned or investigated for training China’s PLA Air Force (PLAAF) aviators on tactics, procedures, and related skills. Training sometimes took place in China or in third countries.

Notably, former U.S. Air Force major Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., who also flew the F-35, was arrested in February this year in the US shortly after he returned from China. He was charged with providing and conspiring to provide unauthorized defense services to PLAAF pilots in 2023.

Similarly, Daniel Edmund Duggan, a former U.S. Marine Corps pilot, was charged in a 2017 U.S. indictment with conspiracy for allegedly providing training to Chinese military pilots, including aircraft carrier takeoff/landing tactics, techniques, and procedures. In April, he lost his appeal to resist extradition to the US.

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China has allegedly been facing a shortage of skilled naval aviators. A Chinese military magazine, Ordnance Industry Science Technology, reported in 2022 that the People’s Liberation Army Navy lacks sufficient qualified shipborne fighter-jet pilots.

Pierre-Henri reportedly traveled to China in September 2018 and August 2019 while still serving, without notifying his chain of command, as required by French military regulations.

Both trips were financed by a South African aviation company, already under the scanner for hiring Western fighter pilots to train Chinese pilots, Aerotime reported.

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A vegan festival aiming to raise money for rescued animals has been cancelled after a complaint was sent to its venue by controversial lobby group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI).

The centre, owned by the Scout Association, told MEE on Thursday that it has cancelled the festival's hire of the venue.

Sources with knowledge of the matter told MEE that UKLFI had sent a letter to the venue saying: "Several acts on the festival’s published line-up have an extensive public record of producing and promoting material which is antisemitic, endorses violence against Israelis and Jews, and is liable to stir up racial hatred in a manner which engages the Public Order Act 1986.

"Our specific concerns relate to HAWXX, Active Slaughter, and Millie Manders and the Shutup.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50197869

Europe is preparing to assume primary responsibility for its own conventional defense by developing the concept of a “third NATO.” By 2030, the combined defense budgets of EU member states will reach a staggering €1 trillion. Meanwhile, the EU's first-ever Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, has requested a fivefold increase in funding for defense and space programs.

In an interview with The Insider, he discussed the outcome of NATO's historic summit, the development of a European equivalent of NATO's Article 5 on collective defense, how Russia's fuel crisis affects the threat it poses to the EU, as well as Europe's efforts to build its own satellite shield and expand military cooperation with Ukraine.

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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/10488940

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As a first step, Mercedes-Benz will become the first automotive company in Europe to integrate Hydro Circal into series production for the next generation of large electric vehicles.

This recycled aluminium is made with at least 75% post-consumer scrap, a major increase from today's minimum of 25%.

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Hydro and Mercedes-Benz will continue to explore additional opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of aluminium at industrial scale.

At the core of their partnership is a collaboration on low-carbon primary aluminium.

This includes sourcing additional volumes of Hydro Reduxa for Mercedes-Benz as well as a joint commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of this material over time.

As a complimentary solution, with Hydro Circal, the companies will keep aluminium in circulation to help meet growing demand, reducing the need for new raw materials and lowering the overall carbon footprint.

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As a first step, Mercedes-Benz will become the first automotive company in Europe to integrate Hydro Circal into series production for the next generation of large electric vehicles.

This recycled aluminium is made with at least 75% post-consumer scrap, a major increase from today's minimum of 25%.

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Hydro and Mercedes-Benz will continue to explore additional opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of aluminium at industrial scale.

At the core of their partnership is a collaboration on low-carbon primary aluminium.

This includes sourcing additional volumes of Hydro Reduxa for Mercedes-Benz as well as a joint commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of this material over time.

As a complimentary solution, with Hydro Circal, the companies will keep aluminium in circulation to help meet growing demand, reducing the need for new raw materials and lowering the overall carbon footprint.

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I’ve been writing since 2011, and I started out being really interested in fantasy. Then I dabbled in romance and sci-fi. Now here I am writing a gothic romance of sorts. But I’m curious, what genres have you all dabbled in?

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