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

Australia\u2019s third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) was launched in a ceremony last weekend. NUSHIP Sydney was built by ASC at Osborne Naval Shipyard, South Australia, and is based on Spanish shipbuilder Navantia\u2019s design. Navantia\u2019s entry for Australia\u2019s future frigate is based on the same hull design as that of the AWD. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri\u2019s FREMM frigate and British shipbuilder BAE Systems\u2019 Type 26 are also in the running, with the winner expected to be announced within the next month. ASPI\u2019s latest Strategic Insight paper<\/a> examines the pros and cons of each contender and the operational requirements that the winning ship must meet.<\/p>\n

Ukraine claims that several of its military dolphins captured by Russia have gone on hunger strike. Ukraine had a secret program to train sea mammals for military tasks at the Crimean military dolphin centre<\/a> in Sevastapol. Russia took over the centre after it annexed Crimea in\u00a02014. Four years later, most of the dolphins have died because\u2014according to Boris Babin, Ukrainian government representative in Crimea\u2014they \u2018patriotically\u2019 refused to eat or to follow orders given by the \u2018Russian invaders\u2019.<\/p>\n

The US and French navies teamed up for combined exercise Chesapeake\u00a02018<\/a>. Central to the exercise was fully integrating a French navy air wing<\/a> with a US\u00a0Navy carrier air wing aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush<\/em> (CVN 77). The exercise is partially driven by routine maintenance to France\u2019s only aircraft carrier\u2014the Charles De Gaulle\u2014<\/em>which requires an 18\u2011month overhaul every 10 years. French pilots must participate in similar exercises to maintain their flying competency during the overhaul period. The combined forces trained for several scenarios, including search and rescue. US\u00a0and French planes flew 458\u00a0sorties totaling 724.5\u00a0flight hours.<\/p>\n

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

US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein said that the US has an advantage<\/a> over Russia and China in the production of fifth-generation aircraft like the F\u201135. The comments were made during his testimony to Congress about the USAF\u2019s FY2019\u00a0budget<\/a>. The F-35 is the centerpiece of the US\u00a0Air Force\u2019s next-generation fleet, but even without it the USAF\u2019s current generation F\u201115s may be able to match<\/a> Russia\u2019s Su\u201157 stealth fighter.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s defence minister re-iterated Taiwan\u2019s interest<\/a> in purchasing the F\u00a035B, which he said matches the country\u2019s stealth fighter requirements. The\u00a0US has been non-committal about selling the fighter to Taiwan, probably because of fears of Chinese espionage<\/a>. The more pertinent question is whether the F- 35B is really the most useful for Taiwan\u2019s air defence<\/a>. On 15\u00a0May reports emerged that Taiwan is deploying mobile air radar systems<\/a> on its F\u201116Vs<\/a>, which could detect and possibly destroy China\u2019s J\u201120 stealth aircraft.<\/p>\n

India and Russia began devising a plan<\/a> to get around US\u00a0sanctions on Russian weapon makers. India was set to purchase the S\u2011400<\/a> Triumf air defence systems from Russia. While the\u00a0US has long encouraged India to switch to US defence suppliers, sanctioning India over the S\u2011400 may be counterproductive<\/a>\u2014for India\u2019s ruling party, re-starting the acquisition process would be costly and politically poisonous.<\/p>\n

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

The Australian Defence Force put its new equipment to the test during a live-fire exercise at Victoria\u2019s Puckapunyal training centre<\/a> in Victoria. The stand-out piece in the training was the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle,<\/a> which offers increased protection from IEDs and rocket-propelled grenades, and fires up to 200\u00a0rounds of ammunition per minute. Also included were a range of vehicles<\/a> selected under the LAND\u00a0400 Phase 2 Project, including the Australian light armored vehicle. A showpiece of military hardware, Exercise Chong Ju is described as Australia\u2019s greatest \u2018fireworks\u2019 display<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a shocking statistic, military training kills more US\u00a0troops than war. Military.com reports that nearly four times as many military personnel<\/a> died in routine training accidents in 2017 as were killed in combat. In particular, aviation accidents are at a six-year high, likely due to aging equipment and a faster deployment schedule. The House Armed Services Committee reported that 80 service personnel dies in non-combat accidents compared with 21 deaths in combat.<\/p>\n

The Taliban has declared that it will not target Afghan police and military personnel<\/a> who quit those forces. In the rare statement, the Taliban distinguished between Afghan security forces and NATO forces, announcing that it intends to focus its attacks on Americans<\/a> and their foreign allies. The amnesty pledge follows the Taliban\u2019s unsuccessful offensive in Farah<\/a>, in western Afghanistan, which killed 58\u00a0Afghan security personnel.<\/p>\n

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

Move over Elon Musk, there\u2019s a new space company in town. Last week Chinese company OneSpace launched its first rocket, the first by a private company in China<\/a>. Some have pointed out the similarities between OneSpace and SpaceX, in particular that both receive government funding<\/a>. It will be interesting to see how this affects the small-satellite market, as OneSpace aims to become a global player in small-satellite launches. A report by Mordor Intelligence<\/a> says that China, India, Japan and Singapore are the countries leading the small-satellite market in the Asia\u2013Pacific.<\/p>\n

Although some argue that there\u2019s a space race in Asia<\/a>, rapid developments in space technologies aren\u2019t occurring only in that region. The UAE Space Agency is looking to develop an earth observation satellite. The preliminary design of the MeznSat 3U CubeSat satellite<\/a> has been reviewed, with the hope to launch it in late\u00a02019. Earlier this year, the UAE built its very first satellite, which it sent to South Korea to be launched.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Australia\u2019s cybersecurity minister indicated that the government would soon issue new legislation<\/a> to compel providers of encrypted services to take \u2018reasonable steps\u2019<\/a> to assist law enforcement. Criminals and terrorists use encrypted communications services, but concerns about privacy have made services like Telegram unwilling to cooperate<\/a> with police and intelligence agencies. The arrest of a French terror suspect<\/a> on 19\u00a0May based on Telegram messages may indicate another solution: cracking the encryption code.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg <\/em>reports that the Pentagon is poised to spend almost $1\u00a0billion<\/a> on a range of combat-ready robots. Bryan McVeigh, the US\u00a0Army\u2019s Project Manager for Force Prevention, anticipated that there\u2019ll be robots in every Army formation \u2018within five years\u2019. The\u00a0US deployed 800\u00a0robots in the last 12\u00a0months, and has ordered more than 1,200\u00a0more<\/a>. The acquisition comes amid heightened debate about the role of robots and artificial intelligence in warfare<\/a>, and its moral and philosophical implications<\/a>.<\/p>\n

India and the Netherlands have taken a step to strengthen their cybersecurity cooperation. The Indian city of Hyderabad will get a new cybersecurity cluster<\/a>, bringing together institutions from Hyderabad\u2019s Security Foundation and the\u00a0Netherlands\u2019 Hague Security Delta. The centre will focus on cybersecurity, counterterrorism and information sharing. It will be launched today. Earlier this year India hosted a seminar<\/a> calling for greater cooperation with the\u00a0Netherlands in science and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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