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

Australia\u2019s fleet of 12 new submarines will cost about $225 billion<\/a> to build and maintain, according to the program\u2019s head. Greg Sammut told Senate estimates that it would cost $80 billion to build the vessels plus $145 billion to \u2018sustain, update and upgrade\u2019 them until 2080. ASPI\u2019s Marcus Hellyer said the total cost wasn\u2019t surprising, as submarines are \u2018currently our most expensive capability to sustain\u2019. This comes as businesses Berendsen Fluid Power and H&H Machine Tools were selected<\/a> as the first Australian companies to deliver equipment designs and machines for the program.<\/p>\n

Iran has confirmed<\/a> it will participate in naval exercises with Russia and China later this year. Iran\u2019s navy chief Hossein Khanzadi was reported as saying<\/a> the drills will \u2018ensure collective security and help strengthen security in the northern region of the Indian Ocean\u2019. Tensions remain high between the three nations and the West, and Khanzadi also said<\/a> that the exercises will show \u2018that these three countries have reached a meaningful strategic point in their relations\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands will contribute<\/a> to a French-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, after France pushed for a European alternative to the US-led coalition there. The initiative could start next year and is meant to ensure the safe passage of ships in the strait. The Dutch contribution will consist<\/a> of a frigate and a number of officers who will be stationed at the mission\u2019s headquarters, which will be<\/a> a French naval base in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

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

Australia has selected<\/a> General Atomics\u2019 MQ-9B Sky Guardian to be the country\u2019s first armed medium-altitude, long-endurance drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle will help \u2018ensure that [the] Australian Defence Force maintains state-of-the-art capability\u2019, said Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. The next phase of the $1.3 billion project will be to develop<\/a> an acquisition proposal that includes advice on aircraft numbers and cost profiles, which is scheduled for consideration in 2021\u201322.<\/p>\n

The US Air Force flew<\/a> a U-2S reconnaissance plane above South Korea following North Korea\u2019s recent test-firing of a rocket launcher<\/a>. The plane, nicknamed the Dragon Lady, was seen flying at an altitude of around 15,240 metres over Seoul and areas near the demilitarised zone. US monitoring efforts have increased as the end-of-year deadline Pyongyang set for Washington to \u2018show flexibility in nuclear negotiations\u2019 nears.<\/p>\n

Two Typhoon fighter aircraft were scrambled<\/a> under the UK\u2019s \u2018quick reaction alert\u2019 procedures after a commercial flight from Tel Aviv lost communications over British airspace on its way to the US. Londoners and residents of Hertfordshire were awoken<\/a> at around 4.20\u00a0am by the \u2018explosions\u2019 of supersonic booms as the jets chased after the plane.<\/p>\n

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

The ADF is devising <\/a>a strategy to develop weaponised robots to \u2018modernise levels of protection and lethality\u2019 for soldiers. The Defence tender, which closed last Friday, called for the private sector to partner with the Australian Army to accelerate human\u2013machine \u2018teaming\u2019. Much of the technology required already exists but the challenge lies in integrating it with humans to \u2018achieve a collaborative effect\u2019 that creates a tactical advantage.<\/p>\n

The British Army and its Guards Division are using the controversial app TikTok<\/a> to recruit soldiers despite concerns over the way data may be used by its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The official social media accounts now have a total of more than 50,000 followers<\/a> and show soldiers operating tanks and answering questions about life in the military. The US has taken<\/a> a different attitude towards TikTok, banning soldiers from using their personal accounts while in uniform as it undertakes a security assessment of the app.<\/p>\n

The US Army is buying<\/a> \u2018barrier blind\u2019 hollow-point ammunition for its new Sig Sauer M17 and M18 9-millimetre pistols, which are set to become the standard sidearms for the US military. The bullets can penetrate materials like windows, plywood and thin sheet metal, and maintain a uniform shape and therefore their stopping power.<\/p>\n

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

After more than two years of preparation, the European Space Agency has secured <\/a>\u20ac14.4\u00a0billion (A$23.4\u00a0billion) from its 22 member states to support its programs for the next three years. The agency\u2019s earth observation program Copernicus was awarded more than 10% of the budget. The agency\u2019s director-general, Jan Woerner, noted<\/a> that efforts to monitor climate change were a strong driver behind \u00a0Copernicus funding. Germany, France, Italy and the UK were the top contributors.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s national space agency, the Centre National d\u2019Etudes Spatiales, and NASA have published<\/a> the first global study on the migratory patterns of zooplankton. Between 2008 and 2017, the agencies used<\/a> a LIDAR laser to monitor diel vertical migrations, which occur when aquatic animals rise to the surface at night and dive again during the day. The study\u2019s lead researcher said the data will help researchers quantify the impact of the migration on the carbon cycle.<\/p>\n

Russia has confirmed<\/a> that its aerospace forces have delivered a classified military satellite into orbit using a Soyuz rocket. The satellite has been sent into low-earth orbit to monitor<\/a> other Russian satellites and is equipped to take pictures of the earth\u2019s surface. Space agency Roscomos confirmed that the launch was the fifth time this year a Soyuz-2 spacecraft has been launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome north of Moscow.<\/p>\n

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

Huawei has claimed<\/a> that Australia\u2019s decision to bar it from the country\u2019s 5G network could result in the loss of up to 1,500 jobs at suppliers and contractors, with the company\u2019s pipeline of work set to \u2018dry up\u2019 by the end of 2020. The company has also engaged<\/a> an Australian law firm, co-founded by former politician Nick Xenophon, to address \u2018false and malicious attacks\u2019 on the company. Huawei says it\u2019s engaged the law firm as part of its new \u2018strategic counsel\u2019.<\/p>\n

Mobile users in China are now required to submit<\/a> to facial recognition scans when registering a new SIM card. China\u2019s information ministry says the monitoring measure will ensure that the rights and interests of citizens in cyberspace will be protected. Under the new rule, telecommunications companies will use \u2018artificial intelligence and other technical methods\u2019 to check the identities of people registering SIM cards.<\/p>\n

Facebook has issued<\/a> its first \u2018correction\u2019 in accordance with Singapore\u2019s controversial<\/a> \u2018fake news\u2019 law. Singaporean authorities initially pushed<\/a> for the author\u2014a news site\u2014to correct the post, which they claimed contained false information and \u2018scurrilous accusations\u2019. The correction notice stated that \u2018Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information\u2019 and is visible only to users in Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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