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

The United States has rescinded an invitation to China<\/a> to participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise. The move is in response to Beijing\u2019s continued militarisation of disputed islands in the South China Sea. A Pentagon spokesman described China\u2019s behaviour<\/a> as \u2018inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the RIMPAC exercise\u2019 and called for China to remove the \u2018military systems immediately and to reverse course on the militarisation of disputed South China Sea features\u2019.<\/p>\n

The International Maritime Organization has approved a joint US\u2013Russian proposal to regulate shipping in the Bering Strait<\/a>. The proposal aims to reduce the risks of collision at sea by demarking six two-way routes across the Bering Strait to help ships avoid the numerous shoals, reefs and islands in the region. Reduced sea ice due<\/a> to climate change is opening new trade routes, and both the\u00a0US and Russia have observed a steady increase in Arctic shipping activity over the last 10\u00a0years.<\/p>\n

ASPI\u2019s 2018\u20132019 Cost of Defence<\/em> budget brief<\/a> finds that this year\u2019s Australian defence spending equals $99,606,202\u00a0per day. The report examines how the budget is allocated as Australia faces a deteriorating strategic outlook. Major chapters in the report include analysis of the defence industry and the much talked about Naval Shipbuilding Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

US Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said that Russian\u2019s highly advanced<\/a> S\u2011400 surface-to-air missiles\u2014which China recently acquired<\/a>\u2014could shoot down the USAF\u2019s revitalised JSTARS aircraft<\/a> on day one of a conflict. Testifying before the Senate appropriations committee, Wilson rejected lawmakers\u2019 plan<\/a> for 17\u00a0upgraded JSTARS aircraft. She\u2019s pushing instead for an advanced battle management system<\/a>, command-and-control technology that integrates multiple domains\u2014land, air, drones and space. Russia is working on its next generation S\u2011500 air defence missile system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the first time China openly discussed its advances in stealth technology<\/a>. The state-owned Global Times<\/em> reported that the PLA had successfully tested radar cross-section technology\u2014a measure of detectibility\u2014on fifth-generation aircraft like the J\u201120. The J\u201120 is regarded as being far stealthier<\/a> than Russia\u2019s equivalent, the SU-57. The new technology could be used to make earlier generation aircraft more difficult to detect.<\/p>\n

The US has expanded the geographical reach of its drone operations, stationing Reaper drones<\/a> at Larisa Air Force base in Greece while the drones\u2019 usual African bases undergo repairs. The Reapers are unarmed and will be used mainly for surveillance<\/a>. The move may upset Turkey<\/a>, which has had tense relations with the\u00a0US<\/a> since Turkey\u2019s 2016 failed coup.<\/p>\n

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

Egypt\u2019s armed forces have been criticised by Human Rights Watch for the widespread and wanton destruction of homes<\/a>, buildings and farms in North Sinai as part of its counter-terrorism efforts against IS. Since\u00a02014, the Egyptian government has sought to evacuate a 79\u2011square-kilometre security buffer zone\u2014including the entire city of Rafah\u2014along its border with Gaza. It has displaced close to 80,000\u00a0people<\/a>. The evictions have intensified in recent months, extending well beyond the designated zone. Defeating Islamist militants and restoring stability<\/a> is a core pledge by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as he begins a second term.<\/p>\n

An Amnesty International report<\/a> found that women rescued from Boko Haram by Nigerian security forces were systematically abused. It details forced relocations of civilians to government-controlled cities or satellite camps, where hundreds died of starvation<\/a>. In\u00a02017, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ordered a review of the military’s compliance<\/a> with its human rights obligations, but the report was never made public.<\/p>\n

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev\u2019s recent visit to Washington was the first meeting between the two heads of state since\u00a02002<\/a>. US\u2013Uzbek military cooperation is increasingly close: Trump and Mirziyoyev called for greater cooperation in Afghanistan<\/a>, and Tashkent hosted a major security conference on Afghanistan<\/a> earlier this year, which was attended by US\u00a0Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon Jr. Amid claims of a deepening IS\u00a0presence in Afghanistan<\/a>, Uzbekistan\u2019s Termez\u2013Mazar-i Sharif bridge<\/a> provides a strategic supply route for US\u00a0forces into Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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

The changing nature of warfare, which now includes the cyber and space domains, is generating greater uncertainty and unpredictability for military planners. The US\u00a0Department of Defence made a bold statement that it aims to make its military \u2018more lethal in outer space and cyberspace, at sea, on land, and in the air\u2019<\/a>. This can be seen as a reaction to China\u2019s developments in all military domains<\/a>, including developing weaponised satellite systems.<\/p>\n

With the development of disruptive technologies such as autonomous systems and drones, the internet of things and cyber capabilities, high-speed connectivity is more important than ever<\/a>, particularly in military technologies. Satellites are vital to military intelligence gathering, visual imaging and instantaneous communications.<\/p>\n

At the recent UK\u00a0Air Power Association\u2019s Defence Space\u00a02018 conference, the Royal Air Force outlined its plans to develop satellite technologies to develop \u2018military resilience\u2019<\/a>. This follows the recent decision that the Royal Air Force will take control of the\u00a0UK\u2019s military space operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The US\u00a0Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) collects data and monitors weather events, but it needs a check-up on its own temperature. It has been reported that there are problems with the cooling system of the GOES\u201117 satellite<\/a>, which is interfering with its infrared observations. This could affect the satellite\u2019s ability to provide accurate weather forecasting data.<\/p>\n

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

Vietnam\u2019s proposed cybersecurity law is creating concerns in the\u00a0US. Vietnam\u2019s cybersecurity law<\/a> would ban anti-government propaganda and implement a new data localisation rule that would require any data collected about Vietnamese citizens to be stored and processed locally. Data localisation rules are controversial\u2014those against data localisation<\/a> see it as a barrier to the free flow of information. But those who support data localisation<\/a>, such as China and Russia, see it as a way of making foreign companies comply with local data laws.<\/p>\n

Banks continue to be an attractive target for cyberattacks because hackers can cause severe financial damage. Recently, Dutch bank ABN Amro<\/a> was subject to a large DDoS attack that caused its website server to slow. Bangladesh\u2019s central bank lost about $80\u00a0million in a cyberattack<\/a>, with the stolen money reportedly being transferred to the Philippines. American financial service industry leaders<\/a> point the finger at the lack of IT\u00a0professionals in the banking sector, and the lack of coordination between the government and private sector, as factors that leave banks vulnerable to cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Telecommunications infrastructure provider Cisco said that Russia could be preparing to launch a massive cyberattack against Ukraine<\/a>. According to the company, at least 500,000\u00a0Ukrainian routers had been compromised. Though cyberattack attribution is notoriously difficult and rarely certain<\/a>, Cisco says it is highly probable Russia is behind the router compromise. Since the Crimea invasion in\u00a02014, Russia has been blamed<\/a> for repeated cyberattacks against Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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