{"id":32944,"date":"2017-07-18T12:43:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T02:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=32944"},"modified":"2017-07-18T12:45:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T02:45:59","slug":"sea-air-land-space-updates-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-air-land-space-updates-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea, air, land and space updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sea state<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US Navy released a request for information (RFI)<\/a> last week seeking proposals for a new guided missile frigate. Its previous plans for a new frigate were based on modifying the current littoral combat ships. But the RFI for the new replacement program, designated FFG(X), calls for a bigger crew and more guns, which the current hulls may not be able to deliver<\/a>. That could mean a whole new design and a new ship in the seas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Navy has conducted a live-fire drill<\/a> in the Mediterranean Sea. The Chinese flotilla was on its way to join in exercises with the Russian Navy in the Baltic. According to the China Daily<\/em><\/a>, the flotilla \u2018fired several rounds\u2019 during a drill that \u2018was aimed at honing crew members\u2019 skills in attacking small targets\u2019. The second phase of the exercises, planned for September in the Sea of Japan, will include \u2018an amphibious assault component<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wondered what happens when you try to kill a submarine with a nuclear depth charge, War is Boring<\/em><\/a> and Operation Wigwam<\/em><\/a> have some answers.<\/p>\n

Flight path<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another hypersonic missile test was conducted in Woomera last week<\/a> by the joint Australian and US program known as Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE). The $54-million program seeks to advance the design of hypersonic aircraft and missiles, which have the potential to evade air defence systems while travelling at speeds above Mach 5.5.<\/a> Little detail is known about last week\u2019s test flight, but\u00a0 Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne has labelled it \u2018the most complex of all HIFiRE flights conducted to date.\u2019 <\/a>\u00a0The program\u2019s four major contributors are the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group, the University of Queensland, the US Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Boeing Research Group.<\/p>\n

In other aviation news, China has again ruffled the feathers in Tokyo by sending six H-6K bombers into the Miyako Strait. While the aircraft didn\u2019t enter Japanese airspace, Japan scrambled fighter jets in response, however the exact number remains unknown<\/a>. China\u2019s Ministry of Defense didn\u2019t pull any punches in its retort, saying that Japan \u2018should not make a fuss about nothing or over-interpret, it will be fine once they get used to it<\/a>\u2019. China conducted exercises of a similar nature late last year, and the ministry\u2019s strong language suggests that this won\u2019t be the last time it sends bombers to the waters surrounding the southern Japanese territories.<\/p>\n

Rapid fire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Rheinmetall getting too comfortable in Australia? After participating in the LAND 121 Phase 3B program for medium-heavy trucks and trailers, the German company announced last week<\/a> that the Queensland city of Ipswich will be the place to be if it succeeds in winning its bid for the LAND 400 Phase 2 program (mounted combat reconnaissance capability). Manufacturers\u2019 Monthly<\/em> provides an overview<\/a> on the activities at Rheinmetall\u2019s proposed Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence, ranging from design facilities to a test-firing range. Meanwhile down south, 49% of Adelaide\u2019s Supashock SME now belong to the German firm. After partnering in May to equip Supashock\u2019s military trucks with a \u2018revolutionary military suspension and integrated intelligent load handling system\u2019<\/a>, the Germans\u2019 focus is now on \u2019lightweight materials, photonics\/optronics, autonomous systems and vehicle survivability<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

While the US currently maintains ethical opposition<\/a> to artificially controlled fully automated weapons (i.e. robots) in combat, Russia is supposedly<\/a> upping its game in the opposite direction: Kalashnikov claims to be building several new tools that operate based on neural network AI. That\u2019s nothing new really\u2014the Russian Ministry of Defence published footage of a free-wheeling tank last year<\/a> (quite impressive, and very snowy).<\/p>\n

Over in the US, the country\u2019s Army Research Laboratory doesn\u2019t want to rely on AI. Instead, its scientists are using real physical data in their attempts to perfect the soldier (and armoured tools) of tomorrow. Through bio-tracking, they aim to \u2018quantify the person, the environment, and how the person is behaving in the environment<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Zero gravity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The renewed focus on the future of space technologies and capabilities has prompted an interesting article<\/a> calling for an update to the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty. In its current state the treaty fails to address modern challenges such as increased militarisation and space debris. That seems understandable: President Lyndon B. Johnson couldn\u2019t have envisioned such issues when he signed the treaty in 1967\u2014ten years before the first theatrical release of Star Wars<\/em> (though only a year before the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The proposed creation<\/a> of a dedicated US Space Corps is facing resistance from the White House and the Senate<\/a>. That means we may have to wait a few more decades until the line between sci-fi and reality is truly blurred. The excellent War on the Rocks<\/em> Bombshell<\/a> podcast recently had Amy Schafer (Center for a New American Security) on the show. With hosts Loren Dejonge Schulman and Erin Simpson, the trio discuss the prospect of a US Space Corps, their favourite Space Marines<\/a>, and North Korean ICBMs.<\/a><\/p>\n

The announcement of a review<\/a> into Australia\u2019s space capabilities by the Australian government has spurred debate concerning the foundation of our own space agency<\/a>. An Australian Space Agency makes a lot of sense, considering that the global space industry is worth $420 billion annually<\/a>. (Though The Australian<\/em>\u2019s Jack the Insider is not so keen on the idea<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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