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

Australia and South Korea have held<\/a> their annual joint naval exercise. Code-named \u2018Haedori-Wallaby\u2019, the drills included joint manoeuvres and firing exercises, and involved<\/a> six ships, six aircraft and a submarine on the Korean side and a Hobart-class destroyer and MH-60 helicopter on the Australian side. The drills were aimed at \u2018improving cooperation in the implementation of joint naval operations\u2019. The exercise comes as the Royal Australian Navy sent<\/a> the frigate HMAS Parramatta <\/em>to the region to help enforce sanctions on North Korea.<\/p>\n

The Russian navy has launched<\/a> its first missile-armed icebreaker, the Ivan Papanin<\/em>, which is one of two ordered under a 2016 contract. The vessel will be part of a fleet dubbed<\/a> Russia\u2019s \u2018trump card\u2019 in the Arctic, and will escort<\/a> vessels, deliver cargo and participate in rescue operations. The ship is scheduled<\/a> for delivery in 2021, and is expected<\/a> to be equipped<\/a> with a helicopter, Kalibr-NK cruise missiles and 76.2-millimetre main gun.<\/p>\n

BAE Systems has been awarded<\/a> a US$120 million (A$174 million) contract to build 30 amphibious combat vehicles for the US Marine Corps, which will be used<\/a> to transport marines from ship to shore. The vehicles\u2019 design is based on that of the Italian Superav 8×8 amphibious armoured personnel carrier, and will replace the Marine Corps\u2019 ageing amphibious assault vehicles. Production will take place mainly at BAE\u2019s manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

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

A US$34 billion deal<\/a> for the next three lots of F-35 joint strike fighters has been reached. The contract for lots 12, 13 and 14 of the jet includes the delivery of 478 F-35s of all variants and could see the average price per aircraft drop by 12.8%. Under the US budget for 2019, Australia will receive 15 F-35As, costing US$82.4 million in lot 12 and US$79.2 million in lot 13, down from the lot 11 cost of US$89.2 million per unit. Lot 14 F-35As are expected to come in at a cost of US$77.9 million each.<\/p>\n

Boeing has delivered<\/a> the first Poseidon aircraft to the UK\u2019s Royal Air Force. The \u2018Pride of Moray\u2019 will be used in maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare duties. The P-8A is stationed<\/a> in Florida, where its crew are being trained, and will be transferred to its permanent base in Scotland<\/a> next year. While the RAF is acquiring nine Poseidons, the Royal Australian Air Force is already operating<\/a> 10 of the jets and its final two should be in Australia by January.<\/p>\n

The US State Department has given its approval<\/a> for Japan to upgrade 98 of its F-15J interceptors into a \u2018Japanese super interceptor\u2019 configuration, which will be the first fleet-wide upgrade since the 1980s. The US$4.5-billion deal is still awaiting congressional approval, but, if accepted, it will include advanced electronically scanned array radars, mission computers, electronic warfare equipment and new munitions.<\/p>\n

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

A factory that has been manufacturing small arms for Australian soldiers since World War I is building<\/a> the world\u2019s most modern rifle after a five-year research and development program conducted by Thales Australia. The \u2018future soldier weapon system\u2019 being built in Lithgow, New South Wales, is a networked and digital weapon that can use computerised sight and automated firing systems to increase a soldier\u2019s accuracy by up to 400%. It can also identify targets like enemy fighters and drones.<\/p>\n

The US and Germany have released<\/a> a strategic vision statement outlining an unprecedented level of interoperability between the two countries\u2019 ground forces by 2027. Operating at the \u2018integrated level\u2019, the aim is for both forces to work seamlessly together. For example, a German brigade or division could work under the operational command of the US Army as a \u2018peer formation\u2019 to American units, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

The Indian Army has approached<\/a> the country\u2019s defence ministry in an attempt to keep the acts of homosexuality and adultery punishable offences despite their being separately decriminalised last year. The army wants to both to be categorised as offences under section 45 of India\u2019s army act, which deals with \u2018unbecoming\u2019 behaviour. The army says allowing homosexuality and adultery to go \u2018unnoticed or unpunished\u2019 could \u2018lead to severe discipline issues\u2019.<\/p>\n

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

NASA has provided funding<\/a> to a Texas-based non-profit to study the feasibility of sending an orbiter mission to Pluto. The Southwest Research Institute will develop the spacecraft and payload design and conduct a preliminary assessment of the cost and risk of the mission. It\u2019s one of 10 different studies being funded<\/a> by the agency to inform the development of the next decadal plan for space programs.<\/p>\n

China has launched<\/a> a Gaofen-7 earth-observation satellite into orbit using a Long March 4B orbital carrier rocket. A grid fin (or lattice fin) system was attached to the rocket to guide the descent of its boosters to a designated area, reducing the risk of debris landing in populated areas. The addition of a such a system represents a step towards controlled descents and precision landings.<\/p>\n

The US Air Force Space Command is set to hold an interagency exercise<\/a> to come up with ideas for transforming the air force\u2019s launch facilities into multi-use spaceports so they can better accommodate national security, civil and commercial launch demands. Major General Nina Armagno said there\u2019s a need for launch ranges to function more like airports by providing space for both military and commercial uses.<\/p>\n

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

Investigate Europe has published<\/a> an article outlining journalist Katarzyna Pruszkiewicz\u2019s experience working undercover in a Polish troll farm. Pruszkiewicz spent six months working at Cat@Net, a self-styled<\/a> \u2018ePR firm\u2019 in Wroclaw, where she ran multiple fake social media accounts. Following a short trial period, Pruszkiewicz gained access to the company\u2019s Slack channel, where employees shared and received \u2018guidance and instructions on what issues to engage with, who to promote, and who to denigrate\u2019.<\/p>\n

Anonymous online forum 8chan is back online<\/a> after being shut down in August due to its connection to three mass shooters and their manifestos. It has been relaunched as 8kun and features a new disclaimer about the content posted on it. Jim Watkins, the site\u2019s owner and operator, told the US Congress in September that it would come back online once measures were in place to block illegal content. However, 8chan\u2019s creator, Fredrick Brennan, has said that 8kun is a \u2018bad faith rebrand\u2019 and is no different from 8chan.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, has filed<\/a> a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm. Malware was used to hack into the phones of WhatsApp users, including high-profile government, military and civil-society figures from US-allied states. WhatsApp is claiming that NSO knowingly built and sold a hacking tool that could exploit a flaw in WhatsApp\u2019s servers. The cyber intrusions occurred between 29 April and 10 May 2019 and spread across at least 20 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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