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Sea state<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Royal Australian Navy has completed verification trials of a new drone. The Camcopter S-100<\/a> is made of titanium and carbon fibre and is designed to navigate via preprogrammed GPS waypoints, improving the navy\u2019s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Sixteen other countries, including the US, China and Mozambique, have Camcopters in service or are testing the drone.<\/p>\n

French navy destroyer FS Jean de Vienne<\/em><\/a> recently seized 530 kilograms of heroin from a dhow in the Arabian Sea. The destroyer is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, a multinational naval force focused on intercepting drug shipments in the Horn of Africa area. Also assigned to CTF150 is HMAS Warramunga<\/em><\/a>, which has seized over 21 tons of narcotics since December.<\/p>\n

The Singapore navy launched its sixth Independence-class littoral mission vessel (LMV)<\/a> on the weekend. LMV Fortitude<\/em> is 80 metres long and displaces 1,250 tons. The LMV program\u2019s eight ships are approximately twice the size of the Fearless-class patrol vessels they will replace. The last Independence-class LMV is expected to be delivered in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Two influential Republican senators have urged US President Donald Trump to share the Lockheed Martin F-35 or the F-16V fighter jet<\/a> with Taiwan. They argue that Taiwan\u2019s current air power capabilities are insufficient as a credible deterrent. Lockheed Martin is negotiating to sell 440 F-35s<\/a> to a group of 11 countries, including Australia. Any sale of US fighter jets to Taiwan risks increasing tensions not just between Taiwan and China, but also between the US and China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan\u2019s squadron of Sierra Nevada Corporation A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft dropped the country\u2019s first laser-guided bomb<\/a> on a Taliban compound. The aircraft are designed<\/a> for counter-insurgency operations, and the laser system\u2019s precision targeting helps to reduce civilian casualties.<\/p>\n

The US Air Force released a video projecting the future of air warfare<\/a>. The video was created by the Air Force Research Laboratory, which anticipates a central role for unmanned and AI-guided<\/a> air vehicles and systems, as well as stealthy jets and laser weapons. Though intended to inspire additional research<\/a>, most of the concepts advertised are already in development.<\/p>\n

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

Brazil deployed nearly 4,000 troops<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s favelas<\/em> in response to increasing violence. It\u2019s the largest show of force since President Michel Temer placed the military in charge of security in the city in February, reviving a constitutional provision that hasn\u2019t been used since military dictatorship ended in 1985. For Temer, the federal intervention could prove useful with public security one of the biggest issues in the lead-up to Brazil\u2019s October elections. The decree also creates a legal mechanism<\/a> that allows Temer\u2019s unpopular pension reforms to be approved quickly.<\/p>\n

In Haiti, the military will also take responsibility for security, treading on the toes of the national police. Haitian President Jovenel Mo\u00efse installed a seven-member high command<\/a> for a planned 5,000-strong army. Among the new leaders are soldiers who were members of the former Haitian military<\/a> and who supported the coup against the state\u2019s first democratically elected president.<\/p>\n

The second phase of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Gulf Shield-1<\/a> military exercises kicked off on Sunday. Twenty-three states are participating in the joint live-fire exercise. Pakistan is the leading contributor<\/a>. Islamabad\u2019s participation caused a media stir<\/a> because Pakistan had rejected a Saudi request in 2015 to send troops to support Saudi Arabia\u2019s intervention in Yemen.<\/p>\n

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

The latest space cooperation agreement has been signed between India and the EU. They have agreed to share earth observation satellite data<\/a> from Europe\u2019s Copernicus satellites and India\u2019s Isro satellites. This is the latest in India\u2019s space cooperation partnerships. Earlier this year it signed the India\u2013France Joint Vision for Space Cooperation<\/a> and the India\u2013Israel space exploration memorandum of understanding<\/a>. In 2016 it signed the India\u2013Japan space cooperation memorandum of understanding<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As China\u2019s Tiangong-1 spacecraft comes crashing down to Earth\u2014it re-entered the Earth\u2019s atmosphere<\/a> on Sunday\u2014the US is struggling to get a new telescope into orbit. The James Webb Space Telescope was scheduled to be launched this October. However, NASA has pushed back the date until 2020<\/a>. The telescope\u2019s space vehicle and optical telescope hardware have yet to be integrated into one system. The Government Accountability Office has said that if the launch date slips past June 2019, the project will exceed its US$8\u00a0billion cost cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2018 session of the UN Disarmament Commission kicked off in New York this week, with a focus on preventing an arms race in space<\/a>. Thomas Makram, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, warned that<\/a> \u2018as long as some continue to see outer space as a potential realm for war, there would be an increasing risk of weaponisation and conflict\u2019. Space weapons are already a reality: Washington will appoint its first uniformed leader<\/a> in the Pentagon dedicated to military space operations this week, while Beijing and Moscow are rapidly developing counter-space technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wired watchtower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boeing has been hit with an attack by the WannaCry virus. The attack on Wednesday caused widespread panic in the company. The chief engineer at Boeing Commercial Airplane production engineering requested \u2018all hands on deck\u2019<\/a>, fearing that the virus could infect airplane software. A Boeing press release later said that reports about the attack were \u2018overstated and inaccurate\u2019<\/a>, and that the virus only \u2018affected a small number of systems\u2019.<\/p>\n

US Army Secretary Mark Esper says the future US Army will make greater use of autonomous systems, robotics and AI<\/a>. This will \u2018make our units more lethal, our soldiers less vulnerable and the Army far, far more effective\u2019. This is a significant development as there was no mention of autonomous systems in the US National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan<\/a>, the best-known of Obama-era reports on the topic.<\/p>\n

Japan and Thailand announced the establishment of an ASEAN\u2013Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre<\/a> in Bangkok. More than looking at cyber threats and \u2018killer robots\u2019, the centre will focus on \u2018creating a trusted ASEAN digital economy and improving cyber emergency responses and collaboration\u2019, as outlined in the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2020<\/a>. A robust digital economy is seen as a key driver<\/a> of prosperity in ASEAN\u2019s economic community, contributing up to US$200\u00a0billion by 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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