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

The US Navy has stepped up<\/a> its presence in the Indo-Pacific, in a rare deployment of three aircraft carriers to the region. USS Theodore Roosevelt<\/em> has been deployed near Guam<\/a>, USS Nimitz<\/em> near the US west coast, and USS Ronald Reagan<\/em> near the Philippines. The last time three carriers and their strike group squadrons were deployed in the region was in 2017. The move has been interpreted as a warning<\/a> to Beijing in light of rising tensions between the US and China over the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong\u2019s autonomy, and China\u2019s South China Sea claims.<\/p>\n

Australia and India have brokered a joint defence agreement<\/a> that will enable their militaries to share facilities and work together. In particular, joint naval exercises are expected to be held in the eastern Indian Ocean<\/a>, home to India\u2019s Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Australian territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The deal was signed following last week\u2019s virtual meeting between India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia\u2019s PM Scott Morrison.<\/p>\n

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

The US Air Force and Boeing have completed<\/a> critical design reviews for the T-7A Red Hawk advanced pilot trainer. While the Covid-19 pandemic has forced personnel to conduct the reviews virtually, the team has successfully used \u2018advanced engineering digital design practices \u2026, enabling faster delivery of a high-quality product to the warfighter\u2019. The T-7A program, which commenced in 2018 under a US$9.2 billion contract, aims to equip<\/a> student pilots with the skills they\u2019ll need to transition to the most advanced fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n

The Royal Danish Air Force is set to receive<\/a> its first F-35A fighter jet later this year. The country evaluated the Eurofighter Typhoon and the F\/A-18F Super Hornet to replace its ageing fleet of F-16s before settling on 27 F-35As from Lockheed Martin for US$3 billion in 2016. The Danish Ministry of Defence concluded<\/a> that the F-35As were \u2018the best choice for Denmark\u2019 based on strategic, military, economic and industrial considerations.<\/p>\n

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

As the anti-racism protests after the death of George Floyd continue to spark debate on systemic racism in American institutions, CNN<\/a>\u00a0has found that black Americans are under-represented among higher ranks of the US military. This means they\u2019re more likely to serve on the front line in conflict and suffer severe injuries during their service. In addition, earlier polling<\/a> found that most minority active-duty troops had experienced racial discrimination or seen signs of white nationalism. In an effort to address these problems, US Army officials have said<\/a> they\u2019re willing to consider renaming bases that honour Confederate military leaders.<\/p>\n

A German government testing authority has approved<\/a> Australian manufacturer Bisalloy Steel Group\u2019s high-performance \u2018O-grade\u2019 steel, placing the company among top global producers of the material. Rheinmetall Defence Australia will build<\/a> almost 200 Boxer armoured vehicles for the Australian Army using Bisalloy\u2019s steel, in collaboration with German contractor Krauss-Maffei Wegmann.<\/p>\n

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

After an almost three-month delay, Rocket Lab launched<\/a> five satellites on a two-stage Electron booster from New Zealand for the US National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and UNSW Canberra. Three NRO payloads were sent to explore new \u2018launch opportunities\u2019 to send small satellites into orbit, and NASA deployed a cubesat called Andesite<\/a> to study the earth\u2019s magnetic field and space weather. UNSW Canberra Space and the Royal Australian Air Force will test communication capabilities via their M2 Pathfinder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The final Beidou-3 satellite will be launched<\/a> this month to complete China\u2019s navigation network. China launched the first Beidou satellites in 2000 in a bid to reduce its military reliance on the US global positioning system, but Beijing is now promoting its global space services under its \u2018Space Silk Road\u2019 program. According to Chinese state media<\/a>, at least 300 million users from over 200 countries and regions are currently using Beidou\u2019s services and products.<\/p>\n

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

A submission<\/a> from the Department of Home Affairs to the Senate committee<\/a> investigating foreign interference through social media has presented a number of recommendations. Better regulation of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WeChat was suggested as one way to respond to the threat. The submission also emphasised that improving digital literacy<\/a> to enable people to recognise inauthentic content is more effective in countering disinformation on social media.<\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a> has placed a one-year ban on US police departments using its facial recognition software amid concerns that bias in artificial intelligence<\/a> can lead to racist policing practices. Amazon\u2019s ban came two days after IBM announced<\/a> it would stop developing or offering facial recognition technology to law enforcement for the same reason. Microsoft<\/a> joined the other two companies shortly after, and although it hasn\u2019t sold facial recognition tech to US police, it said it won\u2019t do so until there\u2019s \u2018a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this technology\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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