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

As tensions<\/a> between the West and Iran escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, the Royal Navy has sent a nuclear submarine<\/a> to the Persian Gulf. The deployment of the Astute-class submarine follows the Iranian Quds Force\u2019s seizure of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker on Saturday. The navy has said that the submarine is to be used for \u2018covert intelligence\u2019 against the port of Bandar Abbas and Iran’s fleet of midget submarines. The UK plans to continue to increase its maritime presence in the Persian Gulf. The Type 23 frigate HMS Kent <\/em>is scheduled to be deployed to the region in September.<\/p>\n

Vietnam has demanded<\/a> that China remove an oil-survey vessel that is accused of engaging in \u2018unlawful activities\u2019 in its territorial waters. The Chinese survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 <\/em>continues to operate<\/a> in Vietnam\u2019s exclusive economic zone, where there has been a standoff between the two countries for several weeks. China and Vietnam have disputed control over this area of the South China Sea for a number of years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

India has delivered<\/a> the first of its indigenously built torpedoes to the Myanmar Navy. The Advanced Light Torpedo Shyna units are being delivered under a US$37.9 million deal signed in March 2017, and are designed to be launched by surface warfare vessels against submarines. The Indian Navy has provided the Myanmar Navy with technical support, training and capacity-building, although its assistance to Myanmar is outstripped by both China\u2019s and Russia\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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

US Southern Command has released footage<\/a> of a Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MKI fighter intercepting a US Navy EP-3E Aries II aircraft over the Caribbean Sea. The EP-3E is a signals reconnaissance version of the P-3 Orion, which became famous in 2001 when one of them was involved in a mid-air collision<\/a> with a Chinese J-8IIM fighter. An EP-3E was also intercepted by a Russian Su-27 over the Black Sea in January 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Desk Aeronautico<\/em> has reported<\/a> that a Russian Antonov An-30B carried out reconnaissance flights over Italy under the \u2018Open Skies\u2019 treaty. The treaty, which entered into force in 2002, states that all of a party\u2019s territory can be overflown, including prohibited areas. Open Skies flights have priority over all other traffic except for emergency, search-and-rescue and other security flights.<\/p>\n

According to Mark Esper, who is expected to become the next US secretary of defence, the US F-35 joint strike fighter fleet won\u2019t reach<\/a> the desired 80% mission-capable target by the end of the current fiscal year, which finishes on 30 September. It currently sits at 52%, and the shortfall is likely to be exacerbated by the US government\u2019s decision<\/a> to remove Turkey from the F-35 program. The Pentagon has taken money<\/a> set aside for spare parts to find new suppliers, and a US government audit official has warned <\/a>that Australia\u2019s supply of spare parts for its F-35s may be at risk.<\/p>\n

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

US troops are on their way to Saudi Arabia<\/a> for the first time since 2003. It\u2019s believed the US is deploying Patriot air-defence missile batteries to Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyaadh, along with a squadron of F-22 fighter jets. Amid increasing tensions with Iran<\/a>, US Central Command said the move \u2018provides an additional deterrent and ensures our ability to defend our forces and interests in the region from emergent, credible threats\u2019.<\/p>\n

In an Australian-led beach invasion<\/a> drill, 2,000 troops landed at Shoalwater Bay in Queensland as part of the Talisman Sabre exercise. Australian, US, Japanese, New Zealand and British troops participated in the exercise\u2014the largest Australian-led amphibious war game since World War II. US Marine Colonel Matthew Sieber said the exercise aimed to assess the \u2018combat readiness and interoperability between the coalition forces\u2019.<\/p>\n

The US has imposed sanctions <\/a>on Myanmar\u2019s military chief Min Aung Hlaing and three other senior Myanmar army officers. The US State Department said the decision came after credible evidence was uncovered of the officers\u2019 involvement in the 2017 brutal crackdown against the Rohingya minority group. The US imposed sanctions on some more junior military officials last year, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US is now \u2018the first government to publicly take action with respect to the most senior leadership of the Burmese military\u2019.<\/p>\n

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

SpaceX\u2019s recent static fire test<\/a> of its Starhopper Raptor engine ended in a dramatic fireball, according to footage released last week<\/a>. The engine has previously been successfully trialled, but the latest hiccup means that the next planned \u2018hover test\u2019 will be delayed<\/a> for at least a week. Successful testing of Starhopper\u2019s engine is critical for the development of SpaceX\u2019s fleet\u2014the Raptor engine is used on all of its spacecraft.<\/p>\n

A Chinese space lab module burned up upon re-entering the earth\u2019s atmosphere, marking a successful conclusion to its three-year mission. Known as Tiangong 2, it conducted a range of scientific and engineering experiments during its mission which was one year longer than planned. It was taken out of orbit safely to avoid an uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry\u2014the fate of its predecessor<\/a> Tiangong 1.<\/p>\n

After celebrating its one-year anniversary<\/a> earlier this month, the Australian Space Agency has signed<\/a> a strategic cooperation agreement with Myriota, an Australian space start-up focused on \u2018internet of things\u2019 connectivity through nanosatellites. Myriota has highlighted<\/a> the suitability of its services\u2014notably its satellites\u2019 long battery life\u2014for military applications.<\/p>\n

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

The US Navy has launched<\/a> its new data platform. The platform was designed to support decision-making by helping to better manage risk in supply chain operations. It aims to provide people in the navy without knowledge of data science and statistics with a business intelligence capability. To aid in decision-making, the platform can generate reports, dashboards and predictive analysis which can identify supply chain issues before they arise.<\/p>\n

Optus has been granted an exemption<\/a> from the provisions of Australia\u2019s controversial metadata laws which require information that\u2019s stored to be encrypted. Optus was granted a limited exemption to store data from legacy systems unencrypted. Considering the controversy surrounding these laws, an exemption like this calls further into question the security of the data collected under these laws.<\/p>\n

The hacking group \u20180v1ru$\u2019 has obtained<\/a> vast amounts of data from SyTech, a major contractor for Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service, the FSB. Data stolen from the contractor includes information about social media scraping projects and plans to de-anonymise users of the Tor browser. While the scale of the hack is noteworthy, it seems no state secrets were exposed by the hackers. As reported by the BBC, the projects linked to the FSB\u2019s Military Unit 71330 had been known about for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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