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

China says<\/a> its second aircraft carrier is ready for deployment after completing a series of tests and exercises. The Shandong<\/em> is the first aircraft carrier<\/a> to be built in China. It was commissioned in Hainan province in southern China, suggesting that it could be deployed in the South China Sea. China now joins a small group<\/a> of countries that operate multiple aircraft carriers, including the US, the UK and Italy.<\/p>\n

The British military has reclaimed control<\/a> of oil tanker Nave Andromeda<\/em> in the English Channel after seven stowaways allegedly hijacked it and threatened crew members on board. The Special Boat Service<\/a> was responsible for retaking the Liberian-flagged tanker and said the operation took less than nine minutes to fully execute. The stowaways were then detained on suspicion<\/a> of hijacking the vessel. All 22 crew members were unharmed.<\/p>\n

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

Boeing Australia\u2019s loyal wingman drone has completed<\/a> its first low-speed taxi test and is on track to begin flight tests by the end of the year. The test confirmed<\/a> \u2018the function and integration of the aircraft systems, including steering, braking and engine controls\u2019. Boeing said the loyal wingman will have runway independence<\/a> so that it can self-deploy and land on most surfaces. The drone has also been designed to use artificial intelligence to fly independently or alongside other aircraft.<\/p>\n

Japan has selected<\/a> Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop the country\u2019s future fighter aircraft at an estimated cost of US$40 billion. The new fighter, which will replace the Mitsubishi multirole F-2, is slated to be operational by the mid-2030s to \u2018counter advanced Chinese aircraft\u2019. The project will likely be a joint venture<\/a> with foreign partners, with potential candidates including Lockheed Martin, BAE and Northrop Grumman.<\/p>\n

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

The ABC reports<\/a> that reserve personnel will take the lead in domestic Australian Defence Force deployments as first responders during emergencies through mandatory callouts, amid the increasing threat of natural disasters due to climate change. News of the shift in strategy came days after the final report from the bushfire royal commission was published<\/a>. Following last summer\u2019s disastrous fire season, the commission provided 80 recommendations that highlighted the importance of whole-of-government action in response to climate change.<\/p>\n

Taiwan has completed <\/a>its combat readiness week, where its army showcased a series of armoured vehicles with sophisticated camouflage developed for city landscapes. The nationwide drills are designed<\/a> to test the military preparedness of Taiwan\u2019s armed forces for a potential invasion from mainland China. The methods used included painting vehicles yellow to imitate civilian cranes<\/a>, although their real effectiveness is under debate. Though not widely used, these mimetic methods can be dated back to World War II.<\/p>\n

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

The US Space Force has revealed<\/a> the unit organisation of its Space Operations Command. Of the nine units, Space Delta 9 has been tasked<\/a> with orbital warfare missions and will oversee X-37B spaceplane operations. Four subordinate units have been assigned to Space Delta 9 and they\u2019ll operate surveillance, communication and navigation satellites. The mission<\/a> of the unit is to conduct experiments, but its focus on orbital warfare will also see it protect US space operations more broadly and defeat adversarial threats when necessary.<\/p>\n

The International Space Station celebrates<\/a> 20 years of continuous occupation by humans living and working in low-earth orbit this month. A partnership<\/a> between the space agencies of the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada currently operates the station and 241 people from 19 countries have visited so far. Agencies have guaranteed support for the station until 2024, but NASA is leaning on commercial space stations to replace<\/a> the facility in the near future.<\/p>\n

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

The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is running a virtual war room<\/a> during the US presidential election to protect the electoral process from cyberattacks. The operation brings together homeland security officials, \u2018intelligence agencies, political parties, social media companies and voting machine vendors\u2019 to implement responses to any attempts at election interference<\/a>. These could include efforts to \u2018manipulate voter registration data<\/a> or vote tallies, or otherwise prevent large numbers of people from casting ballots\u2019. The operation will run until winners can be declared in most states.<\/p>\n

Australia, Japan and the US will fund a US$30 million project to build an undersea telecommunications<\/a> cable<\/a> connecting the Pacific island nation of Palau to the wider Indo-Pacific region. The project is the first to be funded by an \u2018infrastructure investment partnership<\/a>\u2019 established by the three countries. The move is being viewed as an attempt to counter increasing Chinese influence in the Pacific<\/a> by providing an alternative to Chinese financing of infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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