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

Angola<\/a> has been revealed as the buyer of four Super Dvora Mk\u00a03 patrol boats built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). When the boats were ordered in\u00a02015, IAI only stated that they were going to an undisclosed African country<\/a>. The high-speed Super Dvora Mk3s will be \u2018employed in coastal defence, exclusive economic zone protection and homeland security missions\u2019. The Super Dvora class is currently in service with the navies of Israel, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.<\/p>\n

HMAS Choules<\/em> departed Sydney<\/a> for New Caledonia to participate in Exercise Croix du Sud. The biennial French-led multinational exercise has 12\u00a0countries participating, making it the largest humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training exercise in the South Pacific. Australian\u2013French relations seem especially warm at the moment. First there was French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe\u2019s attendance<\/a> at the ANZAC Day ceremonies at Villers-Bretonneux last month in the company of Malcolm Turnbull and then the three-day visit to Australia by French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (HMNB Clyde), the home of Britain\u2019s nuclear deterrent, has turned 50<\/a>. Sitting on the northern shore of Gare Loch roughly 50\u00a0kilometres from Glasgow, HMNB Clyde bases the Royal Navy\u2019s four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, HM\u00a0Submarines Vanguard<\/em> (S28), Victorious<\/em> (S29), Vigilant<\/em> (S30) and Vengeance<\/em> (S31). It\u2019s also home to Britain\u2019s fleet of nuclear-powered \u2018hunter-killer\u2019 submarines. The BBC outlines the history of this controversial naval base<\/a>, which has attracted protests throughout its half century.<\/p>\n

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

China conducted its first sea training mission<\/a> for its J\u201120 stealth fighting jets on 10\u00a0May. The Chinese military didn\u2019t provide details, but said the training was conducted in \u2018actual war conditions\u2019. Analysts noted<\/a> that any potential conflict between China and the\u00a0US will necessarily involve the sea domain, particularly in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Only a day after the exercise, Chinese fighter jets and bombers circled Taiwan<\/a>. According to RAND\u2019s US\u2013China military scorecard<\/a>, last year China achieved parity in air superiority around the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile, China\u2019s deployment of missiles to the South China Sea at the beginning of this month prompted reporting that China is catching up to the\u00a0US<\/a> in the air domain. China\u2019s improved missiles are a \u2018cost efficient way\u2019 of countering enemy aircraft<\/a> and levelling the playing field.<\/p>\n

The US Defense Department announced that it will increase its air support in Niger<\/a>, even as it reduces its ground assets. The announcement follows the release of findings from a Pentagon investigation<\/a> into the deaths of four US\u00a0soldiers ambushed in Niger in October\u00a02017 that found that air support arrived too late. The lack of an over-watching drone may also have been a factor. The US\u00a0Air\u00a0Force is in the midst of constructing Niger Air Base\u00a0201<\/a>, a $110\u00a0million airbase including a drone launch pad that will support US\u00a0ground forces across West Africa.<\/p>\n

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

The US\u00a0military reiterated its support for the Lebanese armed forces<\/a> despite strong gains by Hezbollah and its allies in Lebanon\u2019s parliamentary elections. Hezbollah and its aligned parties\u2014which won more than half the seats in Lebanon\u2019s parliament<\/a>\u2014are considered a terrorist group in the US. Since\u00a02006, the\u00a0US has given Lebanon more than $1.5\u00a0billion in military and security assistance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Relations between Nicaragua\u2019s government and its army are fraying as anti-government protests in Managua escalate. As of 13\u00a0May, the death toll from protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stands at 51<\/a>. The Nicaraguan Army\u2014the most trusted state institution in Nicaragua<\/a>\u2014was deployed to control the popular protests<\/a>. In an unexpected turn, the army has since distanced itself from President Ortega, claiming that it doesn\u2019t have any \u2018reason to repress<\/a> anyone\u2019.<\/p>\n

The National Interest<\/em> reported this week that the US\u00a0Army is testing a new 6.8\u2011millimetre round<\/a>. The bullet is much larger than the 5.56\u2011millimetre rounds currently in use across the force, and engineered to be significantly lighter than the alternative 7.62\u2011millimetre round. The bullet\u2019s development has been matched with increased chamber pressure and new digital sights on the Army\u2019s new automatic rifle, which guarantees a faster and more accurate bullet<\/a> than ever before. It\u2019s an important development amid calls for the production of a \u2018leap-ahead rifle\u2019 in less than two years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs<\/a> promotes the development of peaceful space technologies for all countries. Thanks to its KiboCUBE project, Kenya has designed and deployed its very first nanosatellite<\/a>. The CubeSat 1KUNS-PF is Kenya\u2019s first piece of space hardware. Kenya intends to use this initial technology to test technologies leading to larger earth observation satellites. The satellite was developed by the University of Nairobi in collaboration with Japan\u2019s Aerospace Exploration Agency.<\/p>\n

In another giant leap for Elon Musk, the first stage of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon\u00a09 Block 5 rocket successfully landed back on earth. This brings human travel in space that little bit closer, as the latest version Block\u00a05 rockets are designed to carry the Dragon spacecraft, and are expected to be able to fly up to 10\u00a0times without the need for any maintenance<\/a>. NASA requires the Falcon\u00a09 rocket to be tested seven times<\/a> before people are allowed on board.<\/p>\n

A little closer to earth, NASA and Uber have formed a partnership to test the transportation of the future in the sky. The Urban Air Mobility project aims to simulate the flight of small cars. Although this sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie, the implications could be significant. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that by\u00a02050\u00a0\u2018more than two-thirds of the world\u2019s population is\u00a0projected to be living in urban areas\u2019<\/a>. That raises concerns about increased strains on public transport, infrastructure and power systems. New technologies may provide solutions to the challenges of urbanisation and population growth in major cities.<\/p>\n

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

In Zimbabwe, there have been\u00a0new calls to create a\u00a0Cyber Security and Internet Court<\/a> to deal with the rise in the number of cybercrimes. The Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies organisation made the call to raise awareness about the lack of legislators trained in cybersecurity. China is the only other country to have such a court: it established its cyber court late last year<\/a>. International frameworks such as the Council of Europe\u2019s Budapest Convention<\/a> aim to harmonise national cybercrime laws. To date, 25 states from outside the Council of Europe<\/a> have also ratified the convention, including Australia.<\/p>\n

The White House announced the formation of an artificial intelligence task force. The task force\u2019s purpose is unclear, as the announcement came with the stipulation that the White House wouldn\u2019t seek to regulate or set an AI national strategy<\/a>. Meanwhile, different sectors of the US\u00a0Defence Department have been looking at how to develop AI to promote their own efforts: the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants AI image recognition<\/a>, while the Air Force Research Laboratory is looking at AI and robotics for materials research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Australia is taking steps towards greater regional cybersecurity cooperation with the launch of the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network<\/a>. The Australian-funded network aims to increase response capabilities in Pacific Island countries by bringing together computer emergency response teams and cybersecurity officials from those countries to share best practices and develop regional cyber resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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