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

The US Navy is planning<\/a> to raise a 1st Fleet for the first time since 1973 in response to China\u2019s naval build-up in the South China Sea. Under the plan, ships would likely be stationed near Southeast Asia and the eastern Indian Ocean in an effort to ensure trade routes are kept open. While US naval secretary Kenneth Braithwaite is due to leave office in January, it\u2019s unlikely<\/a> President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s administration will reverse this decision in the face of growing tensions with Beijing.<\/p>\n

The Royal Australian Navy\u2019s three Hobart-class destroyers, HMA Ships Sydney<\/em>, Hobart<\/em> and Brisbane<\/em>, have conducted their first combined exercise<\/a>. Held off New South Wales, the exercise demonstrated the vessels\u2019 capability to cooperate closely<\/a> by sharing data and coordinating missile strikes. The three high-tech destroyers are the first RAN ships to be equipped with the Aegis combat system<\/a>, which will enable close cooperation with US ships using the same technology.<\/p>\n

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

A Royal Australian Air Force F\/A-18F Super Hornet jet crashed<\/a> at Amberley air base near Brisbane during a take-off run last week. Footage<\/a> showed the jet going off the runway with its nose down, causing damage to its forward starboard fuselage. The jet\u2019s two crew members ejected safely. The incident led to the grounding<\/a> of Australia\u2019s fleet of 24 Super Hornets and 11 E\/A-18G Growlers. The Super Hornets are serving to maintain the RAAF\u2019s air combat capability until the F-35A Lightning II program achieves final operating capability<\/a>, which is due in 2023.<\/p>\n

Charles \u2018Chuck\u2019 Yeager, one of the most famous aviators in history, has died<\/a> at the age of 97. As a former World War II fighter pilot and experimental supersonic pilot, Yeager had a flying career unmatched<\/a> by anyone else. Yeager was the first person in the world to break the sound barrier<\/a> during a test flight of the Bell X-1 rocket plane, successfully reaching a speed of Mach 1.06 (1,126 kilometres per hour) in 1947.<\/p>\n

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

China and France are both exploring the possibility of developing what have been described as bionic \u2018super-soldiers\u2019 to increase human capabilities in future conflicts. The French armed forces are considering<\/a> medical treatments, substances, prosthetics and implants that improve soldiers\u2019 \u2018physical, cognitive, perceptive and psychological capacities\u2019. Similarly, China is reportedly exploring<\/a> exoskeleton capabilities and genetic and other advanced medical technologies for military use. However, these human-enhancement programs raise very serious ethical, social and legal issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Armenia and Azerbaijan are blaming each other<\/a> for breaches of their Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement<\/a>. According to<\/a> the Azerbaijani government, four of its troops were killed in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region following an ambush by Armenian soldiers. Armenia claims that six separatist fighters were injured following skirmishes with Azerbaijani troops. Russia\u2019s defence ministry says<\/a> the ceasefire was broken but has not assigned blame. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia are in talks to return the parties \u2018to their former positions\u2019.<\/p>\n

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

SpaceX successfully tested and launched<\/a> one of its Starship prototypes, Serial Number 8, before it crashed in a fiery explosion as it attempted to land. The flight tested the Starship\u2019s aerodynamic entry capabilities and it executed a \u2018belly flop\u2019, turning horizontally before righting itself at a lower altitude. SpaceX is pursuing an iterative design<\/a> process, in which the company rapidly tests new spacecraft designs accepting higher risks of failure in order to achieve major technological developments.<\/p>\n

China and Russia announced<\/a> an expansion of their cooperation in space and related technologies during China\u2019s mission<\/a> to collect samples from the moon. Hong Kong-based military expert Liang Guoliang says, \u2018China needs Russia\u2019s deep-space experience\u2019, while Russian research and its scientists could benefit from Chinese funding. They also plan to enhance compatibility between China\u2019s BeiDou<\/a> and Russia\u2019s GLONASS<\/a> navigation satellites, as alternatives to the US Global Positioning System.<\/p>\n

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

The Australian government has accepted 186 of 190 unclassified recommendations<\/a> of the recent review of Australia\u2019s intelligence and security laws. A key recommendation includes keeping the cybercrime remit of the Australian Signals Directorate offshore. However, the government will also expand<\/a> the surveillance powers of the Australian Federal Police\u2014something not recommended<\/a> by the review\u2014stating that \u2018the government disagrees with the review\u2019s position that the AFP does not need powers to disrupt online offending\u2019.<\/p>\n

US government departments<\/a> including Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce, along with thousands of businesses, have been hit by a \u2018highly sophisticated<\/a>\u2019 cyberattack believed to have been \u2018directed by<\/a> the Russian government\u2019. The campaign used malicious code placed within a software update<\/a> to target the customers of technology firm SolarWinds<\/a>, allowing hackers to monitor organisations unnoticed for almost nine months. Given the scale of the attack, it\u2019s expected to be some time before it\u2019s known how many agencies and firms were affected and what information was taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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