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

The British ministry of defence has released<\/a> a detailed report and footage of last month\u2019s dangerous \u2018interaction\u2019 between the USS Decatur <\/em>and a Chinese Luoyang-class destroyer near the Spratly Islands. In response, US navy chief Admiral John Richardson has called on China<\/a> to adhere to a code of conduct on the seas. It\u2019s reported that the US Pacific Fleet has had 18 \u2018unsafe interactions\u2019<\/a> with the Chinese navy since 2016.<\/p>\n

Australian warships will make port calls<\/a> at an enlarged naval base on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Australia and PNG have signed a deal to jointly redevelop the naval base. Canberra has committed to financing most of the upgrade. China had earlier proposed<\/a> to fund the base, and Australia reportedly signed the deal to prevent Beijing from gaining a foothold in its neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

\u2018Keen Sword\u2019, the largest joint military<\/a> exercise between US and Japanese armed forces this year, is underway in the Philippine Sea. The exercises include<\/a> simulated air combat, amphibious manoeuvres and ballistic missile defence trials amid growing Chinese aggression near the disputed Senkaku (or Diaoyu) Islands. The US and Japan are drawing up an operations plan to defend the islands in the event of a Chinese attack.<\/p>\n

The French navy is planning to use<\/a> albatrosses to catch illegal fishermen in its area of responsibility in the Indian Ocean. The birds will be fitted with small, light-weight transceivers to detect the low-frequency signals of illegal trawlers. The data will enable the navy to identify and track vessels; it will also be used by scientists to study the birds\u2019 behaviour.<\/p>\n

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

Airbus Helicopters held multi-day demonstrations<\/a> of its H145M multi-role helicopter at Hungary\u2019s Bakony Combat Training Centre. It follows on from demonstrations held in July attended by delegations from<\/a> Brazil, the Czech Republic, Iraq and Kazakhstan, among others. The H145M is an upgraded form of the earlier EC145. It comes with standard enhancements plus the new HForce weapons system. Five countries (Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Thailand and Luxembourg) are currently part of the H145M program. Airbus has signalled its intent to offer the H145M as a potential competitor in response to Australia\u2019s recent request for information<\/a> for 16 special operations support helicopters.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands and Italy are talking about cooperating<\/a> on certification and integration of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. The Netherlands ordered<\/a> four Reapers at the UK\u2019s Farnborough International Airshow in July, which are scheduled to be delivered by the manufacturer, General Atomics, in 2020. Italy already has six Reapers and was one of the first European countries to operate medium-altitude, long-endurance UAVs. The Reaper is one of two contenders for Australia\u2019s AIR 7003 project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch China\u2019s dramatic new video<\/a> of the CH-5 UAV, which it says is the country\u2019s \u2018largest and most powerful drone bomber\u2019. The film was released before the start of the biennial Airshow China which kicked off today in Zhuhai. It is China\u2019s largest aerospace expo<\/a>, but analysts predict that no big deals will occur due to the US\u2013China trade war and China\u2019s slowing economy.<\/p>\n

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

Yemeni forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have been mobilised in a bid to recapture the strategic port city of Hodeidah from Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels. On the eve of the operation, the Houthis were reported to have acquired a new guided missile<\/a> that can carry out a precision strike. The move came in spite of calls from the US and UK for an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n

A Chinese defence company is planning to unveil a new short-range precision laser<\/a> weapon this week at Airshow China in Zhuhai. The LW-30 is a truck-based laser system that can track objects and destroy them with an energy beam of up to 30 kilowatts. The company claims it can bring down light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles within a 25-kilometre radius. The US Army is working on<\/a> a similar laser weapon that\u2019s expected to be ready by 2023.<\/p>\n

The US has announced that it will hold low-level military exercises<\/a> with South Korea despite plans for \u00a0denuclearisation talks to be held between the US and North Korea in New York at the end of the week. The drills will involve a total of 500 American and South Korean Marines. Washington has suspended this year\u2019s full-scale military drills with South Korea to increase the chance of a deal with North Korea, which has threatened to resume its nuclear program if the US doesn\u2019t ease off on pressure and sanctions.<\/p>\n

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

NASA\u2019s hard-working Kepler telescope has been shut down after running out of fuel. Affectionately referred to by NASA astronomer Jessie Dotson as \u2018the little spacecraft that could<\/a>\u2019, Kepler discovered 2,720 of the known 3,800 exoplanets over the past nine and a half years. Kepler\u2019s more advanced successor, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite<\/a> (TESS), was launched in April and is expected to continue the hunt for new planets. Kepler was declared dead in 2013 but was successfully revived; NASA is certain, however, that this time really \u2018marks the end of a glorious \u2026 era<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s space agency has announced that the launch failure of a Soyuz rocket last month was caused by a malfunctioning sensor<\/a>. The rocket, which was carrying a NASA astronaut and Roscosmos cosmonaut to the International Space Station was forced to execute an emergency landing and has since been grounded. The next launch may be as early as 3 December<\/a>, which means crew members left stranded on the ISS when the rocket failed may still be able to return to earth by Christmas.<\/p>\n

For the past seven years NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has held a Halloween pumpkin-carving competition<\/a>. The lab, which was established on Halloween in 1936<\/a>, is contracted to design and construct robotic space technology and its employees take the competition very seriously. They\u2019re given just one hour<\/a> to \u2018decorate\u2019 their pumpkins\u2014you can see some of their handiwork here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Russia is reportedly targeting the US military<\/a> in social media disinformation campaigns in a bid to establish \u2018reflexive control\u2019 of personnel, a tactic that seeks to predispose individuals to making decisions that are favourable to an adversary. The US military\u2019s social media security focus has previously been on scams or inappropriate or unlawful behaviour rather than on disinformation. Experts have warned that disinformation targeting the military is the \u2018uncovered stone in the Russian influence effort\u2019 and risks being overlooked if it\u2019s treated as simply a part of Russia\u2019s overall attempts to sway American society. Moscow\u2019s broader efforts haven\u2019t stopped either: a Russian woman has been charged<\/a> in the US over attempted interference in today\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Hackers claiming to have access to 120 million Facebook accounts have attempted to sell the private details<\/a> of Russian and Ukrainian users (among others). Facebook has denied that its security has been breached, but cybersecurity company Digital Shadows confirmed on behalf of the BBC that private data from more than 81,000 profiles has been compromised and a further 176,000 accounts were affected in some way. The cyberattack comes amid the summoning of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> to appear before a joint committee of UK and Canadian MPs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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