Downed Russian jet black box unreadable, Moscow saysDecember 22, 2015 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Data on the flight recorder of the Russian war plane downed by Turkey last month has so far proved to be unreadable, Russia's military has said, according to BBC News. It said the memory chips from the Su-24 bomber downed on the Syrian border were destroyed or badly damaged. The Russians had hoped to prove the plane never entered Turkish airspace, as claimed by Ankara. Work will continue to try to retrieve the data, BBC says. The incident sparked a major bilateral crisis, with Russia imposing sanctions. The Russian military representatives presented their preliminary findings in Moscow on Monday, December 21, after opening the "black box" on Friday in the presence of international experts. Some 13 of the 16 chips had been destroyed, while x-ray tests on the others showed extracting information would be impossible using normal methods. However, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Moscow says further work will be done to see if other methods of retrieving the data are possible. The Su-24 was shot down by F-16 fighters on 24 November. Turkey insists that the jet, from the Russian air contingent deployed in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, ignored warnings to leave its airspace. Both crew members ejected but the pilot was killed, apparently by militants on the ground while the navigator was rescued. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |