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

As Exercise Talisman Sabre continues at Queensland\u2019s Shoalwater Bay and in waters off the north of the state, a Chinese electronic surveillance ship has been filmed travelling<\/a> down the Queensland coast to monitor the war games. While remaining outside of Australian territorial waters, the surveillance ship is sailing within Australia\u2019s exclusive economic zone. Talisman Sabre began last week with joint Australia\u2013US rocket fire drills<\/a> and aerial exercises involving US and Australian aircraft. Maritime operations<\/a> are being carried out with the Australian, US and Canadian navies, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Vessels involved include the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan <\/em>and helicopter carriers HMAS Canberra, HMAS Adelaide<\/a><\/em> and JS Ise<\/em><\/a>. Submarines, frigates and other ships are also taking part.<\/em><\/p>\n

French shipbuilder Naval Group has launched<\/a> the first of its Barracuda-class nuclear-powered submarines. At a cost of \u20ac9.1 billion (A$14.5 billion), the fleet of six submarines will replace the French Navy\u2019s Rubis class. While the program is years behind schedule<\/a>, the French Navy is expecting to commission the submarine next year.<\/p>\n

The Royal Navy has scrambled to deploy the frigate HMS St Albans <\/em>to monitor<\/a> the Chinese navy\u2019s Xian <\/em>destroyer as it transits through the English Channel. The British vessel, a Type 23 frigate, has previously shadowed<\/a> Russian naval vessels that have passed close to the UK coast.<\/p>\n

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

The US government\u2019s approval of the sale of military hardware to Taiwan did not include<\/a> 60 new \u2018Block 70\u2019 F-16V fighter aircraft. The Trump administration reportedly <\/a>gave tacit approval for the sale of the F-16s to Taiwan earlier this year. But it seems the US may have held back on the deal, as Taiwan\u2019s purchase of US F-16s could threaten trade negotiations <\/a>between the US and China. The improvement of Taiwanese air combat capabilities has also been labelled a \u2018red line\u2019 by China.<\/p>\n

Qatar has signed<\/a> a $US2.2 billion deal with Raytheon for the purchase of an integrated air defence missile system which includes the AMRAAM-ER surface-to-air missile, the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, as well as the latest version of the Patriot missile system<\/a>. Australia\u2019s former defence minister, Christopher Pyne, confirmed<\/a> earlier this year that NASAMS had been selected for the army\u2019s short-range, ground-based air defence program.<\/p>\n

Germany is the first country<\/a> to use the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft for air-to-air refuelling missions. The A400M has replaced one of three A310 tankers deployed to a base in Jordan. France has used its A400M on combat missions in Africa since 2013, but the aircraft has yet to complete testing for air-to-air refuelling operations with the French Air Force.<\/p>\n

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

Details have emerged<\/a> of a speech Australia\u2019s defence force chief made at a private dinner last month. In the off-the-record speech, General Angus Campbell reportedly warned that rising sea levels could usher in a new wave of territorial claims in our region. China was not named in the speech, but Campbell did mention that states could reclaim islands abandoned due to climate change and potentially militarise them.<\/p>\n

US Army researchers are building \u2018smart\u2019 landmines<\/a>. The networked mines will be able to be accessed through satellite communications, with the aim of creating \u2018terrain-shaping obstacles<\/a>\u2019 (or obstacles reinforced with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities) that can distinguish between friendly and hostile combatants. The army aims to replace \u2018dumb\u2019 landmines with this new variant by 2035.<\/p>\n

Paramedical units from China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army have been deployed to Germany for a joint humanitarian training<\/a> exercise, the first time Chinese armoured vehicles have been used in Europe. During the drill, China displayed<\/a> its latest field hospital systems, armoured ambulances and epidemic prevention vehicles. Almost 100 Chinese medics, 129 German soldiers and 120 support officers participated<\/a> in the exercise.<\/p>\n

Final frontier<\/strong><\/p>\n

The highly anticipated launch of India\u2019s moon lander, Chandrayaan 2, was delayed less than an hour before launch<\/a> due to a technical issue yesterday. It\u2019s not yet clear what the problem with the rocket was. The mission would have been<\/a> India\u2019s biggest space mission yet and there is no indication when a new launch date will be set.<\/p>\n

US-based space start-up Made In Space has been selected<\/a> by NASA to manufacture and assemble extended solar arrays in space using 3D-printing technology. The manufacturing of parts in space has the potential to be a transformative technology. US-owned and New Zealand\u2013based company Rocket Lab<\/a> will launch the craft in 2022 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

The European Union\u2019s geolocation and navigation satellite system\u2014known as Galileo<\/a>\u2014is offline due to issues with ground infrastructure. Galileo has been in operation since 2016 and consists of 22 satellites. It was created to offer an alternative to the US\u2019s GPS system. No timeline has been given for getting the satellites back online, so Galileo is relying on GPS satellites in the interim.<\/p>\n

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

The US Federal Election Commission has approved<\/a> company Area 1 Security\u2019s offer of anti-phishing services to presidential candidates in the lead-up to the 2020 election as part of its response to cyber-enabled foreign interference. The Federal Election Commission is allowing the company to offer its services despite its own lawyers advising that the offer of discounted cyber services could be in breach of campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n

In a speech focused on future technologies, New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance has suggested<\/a> that facial recognition could be used to replace swipe cards on public transport. Constance said this would make travel \u2018easier and faster\u2019, but the idea is likely to face strong backlash due to privacy concerns. In May<\/a>, San Francisco banned the use of facial recognition technology by police and other government agencies.<\/p>\n

Google employees are able to listen<\/a> to private recordings of people\u2019s conversations through the \u2018Google Assistant\u2019 feature. A report<\/a> by Belgian news outlet VRT NWS says it was able to listen to more than 1,000 recordings, most of which were made by individuals asking the service to provide information on traffic and weather, for example. But 153 of these conversations were recorded without the \u2018Ok Google\u2019 command being given, or with similar-sounding words being misheard. In a blog post<\/a>, Google said that human workers listen to conversations to help improve the technology\u2019s responses in various languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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