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

China\u2019s first domestically built aircraft carrier, known as the Type 001A, has sailed<\/a> into the South China Sea. The Chinese navy says the vessel is there to conduct \u2018scientific tests and routine drills\u2019. China previously confirmed<\/a> that the carrier had cruised through the Taiwan Strait. It is also building the hull of what will be its third aircraft carrier. The new vessel is expected to be equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system, allowing it to handle larger aircraft.<\/p>\n

Japan Marine United Corporation has unveiled<\/a> a preliminary design for a landing helicopter dock amphibious assault ship that it plans to pitch to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Though the Japanese government has not publicly expressed an interest in such a vessel, it has been seeking to improve<\/a> the country\u2019s amphibious capabilities, including by conducting<\/a> its largest amphibious drill since 1945. JMU also revealed<\/a> that it\u2019s developing two amphibious vehicles for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.<\/p>\n

The US has approved<\/a> a sale of naval guns and ammunition to India. The deal, worth more than US$1 billion, includes<\/a> up to 13 MK-45 naval guns and 3,500 rounds of ammunition. The proposed purchase will \u2018improve<\/a> India\u2019s capability to meet current and future threats\u2019, and comes as Pakistan asserted<\/a> that its relationship with China \u2018will never fray\u2019, as the two countries continue their cooperation under the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor project.<\/p>\n

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

Boeing Australia has developed<\/a> and tested a pair of small, unmanned jet-powered aircraft as part of the Royal Australian Air Force\u2019s \u2018airpower teaming system\u2019. Drones like these will one day act as \u2018loyal wingmen\u2019 for manned platforms like the F-35 in joint missions. At this stage the program is focused on fostering innovation rather than delivering capability and seeks \u2018to further explore manned\u2013unmanned teaming concepts\u2019 in Australia.<\/p>\n

Two US pilots have been killed<\/a> in a crash involving two T-38 Talon jet trainers at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The accident occurred during the landing phase of a training exercise. The two pilots killed were aboard one of the trainers, while two others in the second Talon were uninjured. It\u2019s the sixth crash involving<\/a> a T-38 in the past two years. All flights at the base have been suspended<\/a> while officials investigate the incident.<\/p>\n

The US has confirmed<\/a> that one of its drones was lost over Libya\u2019s capital Tripoli while conducting operations to \u2018assess the ongoing security situation and monitor violent extremist activity\u2019. It\u2019s not clear what happened to the drone, but its loss came a day after an unarmed Italian Air Force Reaper drone crashed<\/a> in Libya. It\u2019s also not known what caused the Italian aircraft to crash. The two incidents have led to speculation<\/a> that sophisticated anti-UAV technology has made its way to Libya.<\/p>\n

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

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has dismissed<\/a> claims made in the Sunday Times<\/em><\/a> that the British Army will be cut to between 60,000 and 65,000 troops and that the country will lease one of its two new aircraft carriers to the US. The report comes amid fears that the UK\u2019s military will have to make cuts after the Conservatives\u2019 election manifesto ditched the government\u2019s commitment to maintain the size of the armed forces.<\/p>\n

The US State Department cleared<\/a> a US$245 million sale of up to 850 jammers for improvised explosive devices to Australia last week. On the same day, it approved the sale of Apache helicopters to Morocco, five C-130J transport aircraft to New Zealand and the naval guns and ammunition to India reported above. The total value of the sales could add up to US$6.9 billion if approved by Congress.<\/p>\n

The US Army and other NATO forces will conduct<\/a> \u2018forcible entry\u2019 exercises in Lithuania, Georgia and Poland to prepare rapid-response units for war in Europe. The exercise is part of the larger \u2018DEFENDER\u2019 program, which comprises 20,000 US soldiers and 17,000 allied soldiers from 18 countries. These exercises are intended to act as a \u2018massive deterrent against any kind of great power European attack on NATO\u2019 and improve interoperability and relationships between countries.<\/p>\n

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

Better late than never. Some time after this wrap did it, NATO has officially identified<\/a> space as the fifth domain alongside air, land, sea and cyber. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will take the necessary measures to protect the interests of its member states in space and ensure that their space assets are available in times of peace, crisis and conflict. Stoltenberg confirmed<\/a> that despite the formal recognition of space as integral to mutual security, NATO has no intention of putting weapons in space.<\/p>\n

Scientists from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working<\/a> with the Australian Antarctic Program to test their under-ice rover in Antarctica. The rover has been designed<\/a> to investigate the oceans concealed by ice on Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa and Saturn\u2019s moon Enceladus. The rover will make use of the buoyancy of the water below to crawl along the underside of the icy surface. Researchers at Australia\u2019s Casey research station will spend three weeks testing the rover.<\/p>\n

Researchers working on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope set to open in Chile have raised concerns over the visual interference<\/a> caused by the thousands of \u2018highly reflective\u2019 communications satellites soon to be launched by commercial firms. Simulations found that in almost every instance a bright streak from a satellite would obstruct their view. SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellites have already interfered<\/a> with the work of astronomers from the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, which is also in Chile.<\/p>\n

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

Ambassadors from the EU agreed to adopt a \u2018tough line\u2019<\/a> when selecting 5G suppliers at a meeting in Brussels last week. According to a draft joint statement obtained by Bloomberg, EU countries will now consider non-technical factors, such as the legal and policy frameworks that the supplier is subject to, when picking a 5G supplier. Following the meeting, Germany\u2019s Christian Democratic Union party approved<\/a> a motion to reconsider Chancellor Angela Merkle\u2019s decision to involve Chinese tech firm Huawei in the country\u2019s 5G network.<\/p>\n

The Australian government has been urged in a submission to the review of Australia\u2019s cybersecurity strategy to reinstate<\/a> the position of cybersecurity minister. Large parts of the cybersecurity portfolio fall within the remit of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. However, in its submission the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Centre wrote that it \u2018remains unclear which minister has prime carriage of cybersecurity\u2019.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Computer Emergency Response Team has advised<\/a> WhatsApp users to update the messaging app after it was discovered that older versions have a potential vulnerability that could be triggered by a malicious video file. The vulnerability would allow attackers to access and makes changes to a device remotely. The advisory comes just weeks after it was revealed<\/a> that WhatsApp users had been targeted by the Israeli spyware known as Pegasus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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