TATE McRae has been spotted on a cozy date with NHL star Jack Hughes hours after attending his hockey game.
The couple sparked rumors they might have struck up a romance after Tate, 22, supported Jack, 24, from the stands at the New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo Sabres game in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday.
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Tate McRae sparked romance rumors after being spotted out with NHL star Jack HughesCredit: TheImageDirect.comThe pair were photographed taking a stroll in New York City on MondayCredit: TheImageDirect.comTate dressed casually in jeans, a long trench coat, and a baseball cap, while Jack rocked pants and a black jacketCredit: TheImageDirect.com
Several photos and videos circulated on social media, showing Tate at the game, leading many to wonder if she was there to cheer on Jack, who returned to the ice after an over-a-month-long recovery from a hand injury.
Further fueling chatter of a possible romance, the pair were seen taking a stroll on Monday in New York City.
Photos obtained by The U.S. Sun show the pop star rocking baggy blue jeans, a navy blue shirt, and a long black trench coat for the chilly outing.
She kept the look casual, accessorizing with white sneakers, a small tan handbag, and a yellow baseball cap while carrying a small coffee cup.
Jack wore blue pants, a tan sweater, and a dark blue jacket, paired with white sneakers and a navy baseball cap.
His right hand was in a cast, seemingly due to the hand injury he endured off the ice last month.
They each appeared to be enjoying the other’s company as they smiled and laughed throughout the walk.
Tate most recently dated Australian rapper The Kid LAROI, who is widely believed to be the subject behind her new track, Tit for Tat.
The former couple broke up in July, but it wasn’t until her Rolling Stone cover story earlier this month that Tate confirmed their split.
Tate admitted that “it was really scary and overwhelming” at first to write and release the track about her relationship.
“I would never talk that way, even about my friends’ lives. I didn’t realize how much it would affect me, the public knowing my private life—because no one knows the full story of anything, ever,” the Canadian singer said, adding that the media coverage about their breakup made the heartbreak even harder to bear.
“I also hate people painting a situation that’s worse than it is.”
Tate also shared that she expects songs will be written about her, just like she writes about her experiences, because that’s often how artists process their emotions.
“What I’ve had to realize is that he’s going to write songs and I’m going to write songs, and that’s our way of expressing ourselves,” the So You Think You Can Dance alum explained.
“That’s our art, that’s our job. And once it’s out there, it’s not mine anymore.”
Tit for Tat is rumored to be in response to The Kid LAROI’s song A COLD PLAY, which seemingly details their split, although he hasn’t explicitly confirmed the speculation.
The couple appeared to be enjoying each other’s company as they smiled and laughed throughout the walkCredit: TheImageDirect.comHours earlier, Tate cheered on Jack from the stands of the New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo Sabres gameCredit: X/notsoickyvicki
AN Avengers star left fans stunned when he was spotted riding a Lime bike around London in a full suit – would you have noticed him?
A TikTok user shared a clip of the 44-year-old actor stopped at traffic lights in Oxford Circus, somehow managing to blend in with the other cyclists despite his attire.
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A fan was stunned to spot Tom Hiddleston on a bike in a full suitCredit: TikTokThey claimed the Avengers star was on his way to a premiereCredit: Allstar/MARVEL STUDIOSTom and fiancee Zawe welcomed their second child last monthCredit: Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com
Realising it was Tom Hiddleston, they wrote: “Didn’t expect to see this today.”
And, referencing Tom’s Avengers character, they added: “Loki on a Lime.”
Commenting on the spot, one user said: “Riding a bicycle in a suit is such a vibe.”
Someone else wrote: “You’re telling me I could casually bump into Tom Hiddleston in London?”
She joined longtime pal Miquita Oliver on her Miss Me? podcast, clearing up the speculation – revealing even family members had believed it, sending her upsetting messages in the process after “not being invited”.
She told Miquita: “We’ve been engaged for a long time.
“There are … I think there have been publications that have named us husband and wife already.
“Those text messages were very … there’s some toxic paragraphs that were thrown my way!
“Like ‘uh, okay, no invite? Whatever.” It’s like, no, no, no. It didn’t happen! We didn’t do it in secret. We haven’t eloped.”
Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.
The latest Chinese military aircraft to appear in flight test is a tactical transport aircraft, known, unofficially for now, as the Y-30. Not perhaps as headline-grabbing as China’s string of new crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft designs, the transport is nonetheless highly significant, reflecting the People’s Liberation Army’s growing ambitions to be able to conduct out-of-area operations, including from unprepared airfields.
A product of the Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, the Y-30 (the alternative Y-15 designation has also been proposed) is expected to be a partial replacement for the same company’s Y-9 four-turboprop transport. Video and photos of the new aircraft began to circulate on social media for the first time today. The aircraft is reportedly flying from the Xi’an Aircraft Corporation (XAC) airfield in the city of Xi’an in central China, with XAC having been absorbed by Shaanxi.
One of the first images of the so-called Y-30. via Chinese internet
While a new Chinese medium/heavy airlifter had been anticipated for some time, there was speculation that it would be powered by a pair of turbofan engines: The result would have been something like a scaled-down Y-20, with a shorter fuselage and a new wing, somewhat similar in concept to the Kawasaki C-2. In the event, the so-called Y-30 is powered by four turboprops, meaning it looks much more like the Airbus A400M, although it would appear to be in a different class to the European transport.
Other features in common with the A400M include the wide fuselage, offering useful internal volume, especially compared to the Y-9, a rear loading ramp, and heavy-duty landing gear, which should make it suitable for operating out of short, poorly prepared landing strips. Like the Airbus transport, the Y-30 has a T-tail empennage, but its high-lift wing is not swept. The wingtips of the Chinese design additionally feature winglets, which improve fuel efficiency by reducing drag and increasing lift. There is a suggestion that the aircraft might also have asymmetric fuselage-side sponsons, a feature of the C-17 that you can read about here; on the other hand, this may just be a feature of the AI-enhanced version of one of the images.
via Chinese internetAn AI-enhanced view of the Y-30 (apparently based on the image above) shows off the distinctive winglets and other details, but should be considered as provisional only. via Chinese internet via Chinese internet
The Y-30 is reportedly powered by either WJ-10 or WJ-16 turboprops, which are said to develop 6,800 horsepower or 5,140 horsepower each, respectively. While the A400M’s engines drive distinctive eight-bladed ‘scimitar’ propellers, the Y-30, at least at this stage, has more conventional six-bladed props.
Both the WJ-10 and WJ-16 are notably less powerful than the 11,000-horsepower Europrop TP400-D6 engines used in the A400M, suggesting an aircraft that is smaller overall and with a more limited load capacity, closer to the C-130J Hercules. This would make sense, since the A400M, as you can read about here, was designed as a gap-filler between the C-130 at the smaller end of the transport segment, and the larger C-17 Globemaster III at the other end.
With China already building the Y-20 as a broad equivalent to the C-17, the Y-30 is likely intended to be more of an equivalent to the C-130/Y-9, probably slightly larger than the Hercules, rather than being a ‘mid-market’ transport like the A400M.
Unconfirmed accounts suggest the Y-30 will have a payload capacity of around 30 metric tonnes (around 66,000 pounds), which compares with around 145,000 pounds for the Y-20, 82,000 pounds for the A400M, 55,000 pounds for the Y-9, and 47,000 pounds for the C-130J-30.
A rear three-quarter view of the Y-30. via Chinese internet
In keeping with its test status, the Y-30 seen in the imagery available so far features a long air-data boom on the nose. This boom is used to obtain data on air pressure, temperature, and airflow direction, etc., vital for flight-testing. There is no sign of an aerial refueling probe, although this may well be added in the future, as was the case with certain variants of the Y-9.
In fact, the Y-30 first appeared in model form at the Zhuhai Airshow, back in 2014, after which the project went quiet.
A model of the Y-30 displayed at the Zhuhai Airshow in 2014. via Chinese internet
Currently, according to Western estimates, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) operates around 24 Y-9s in a transport role, together with 80 of the older Y-8 four-turboprop transports.
The PLAAF is rapidly introducing the Y-20, which is expected to eventually replace the roughly 26 Soviet-designed Il-76 Candid transports that remain in use. Indeed, by now, Y-20 numbers already eclipse those of the hard-worked Il-76.
A PLAAF Il-76 prepares to fly out from Perth International Airport, Australia, to assist with the international search effort trying to locate missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in 2014. Photo by Greg Wood – Pool/Getty Images
Meanwhile, should the Y-30 prove successful, it will presumably supplant the Y-9 and allow the retirement of the aging Y-8 fleet.
While the Y-20 offers truly strategic range to support PLA operations (and humanitarian missions) around the globe, a modern turboprop-powered transport like the Y-30 would be especially well-suited to operations from more dispersed and even austere bases. For example, the new airlifter could fly troops and equipment in and out of China’s island outposts, as well as conduct airdropping as part of any future effort to retake Taiwan; it would also be of notable value during a conflict involving India.
A Y-20 transport aircraft flies at the Changchun Air Show 2025 in Changchun, Jilin province of China. Photo by Yue Shuhua/VCG via Getty ImagesA Y-9 transport at Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province of China. Photo by Yue Shuhua/VCG via Getty Images
As well as its core transport role, it might be expected that the Y-30 could eventually be adapted for special missions, as has been the case with the Y-8 and Y-9. Between them, dozens of electronic warfare, maritime patrol, and airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft have been produced for the PLA on these airframes, in numerous different sub-variants. On the other hand, with the Y-9 now well-proven as a special missions platform, it could be the case that continued production of this type will fulfill these niche roles, while the Y-30 production run is dedicated to transports.
It is worth noting that the PLAAF’s ability to conduct airborne assault operations is a relatively recent addition to its core missions. It was only in the 1990s that the Airborne Corps was transformed into a division, and its overall strength was boosted. At the same time, the first Il-76 transports were delivered, but for a long time these remained the extent of the PLAAF’s rapid-reaction transport force. Paratroopers operating as part of a combined-arms force are also a relatively new addition and part of the PLA’s wider modernization.
A file photo shows members of the PLAAF special airborne operation troops during a drill in 2015. Xinhua/Huang Hui
In terms of airlift capacity, the Y-20 has more recently spearheaded this continued transformation, and the Y-30 looks set to continue the process.
Like other Chinese designs, the Y-30 also has the major advantage of being immune to the tight export restrictions that typically apply to Western designs in the same class. Beijing would be likely to grant export licenses for the transport to countries that might be prohibited from buying a Western design, something that was the case with the Y-9, exported to Myanmar and Namibia, for example. Meanwhile, other markets could also provide an opportunity for the Y-30, as China becomes a more relevant competitor to the West across the military aviation segment.
