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

The fourth AUSINDEX maritime exercise<\/a> between Australia and India is underway. The four-day training drills are taking place off Darwin for the first time<\/a>, and aim to boost interoperability<\/a> between the two navies\u2019 surface units and helicopters. The exercise includes one of the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s Collins-class submarines as well as Royal Australian Air Force P-8A and F\/A-18A aircraft. Australia and India also cooperated in last month\u2019s Exercise Malabar<\/a> alongside the US and Japan. And HMA Ships Canberra<\/em> and Anzac<\/em><\/a> have embarked<\/a> on the Australian Defence Force\u2019s flagship Southeast Asian engagement activity, Indo-Pacific Endeavour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The US Marine Corps expects its \u2018ship-killing\u2019 NMESIS naval strike missile system to be operational in 2023<\/a>, after it successfully completed deployment and firing operations in the imaginatively named Large Scale Exercise 21<\/a>. The missile system\u2019s unmanned launcher<\/a>, which is manufactured by Raytheon and fully integrated into existing US Navy control systems, was used to sink a decommissioned frigate from land<\/a>. The weapon aims to strengthen US area denial by offering additional precision-strike capabilities within its 185-kilometre range<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

On 27 August, the RAAF completed<\/a> Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3, a two-week bilateral training exercise with the United States Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base. The exercise focused on simulated combat training and strengthening interoperability<\/a> and involved 1,800 RAAF and USAF personnel and more than 80 fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. Australian F-35s and EA-18G Growlers were used in the exercise for the first time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Taiwan\u2019s air force scrambled<\/a> in response to 19 Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army aircraft entering the island\u2019s air defence identification zone\u2014the largest incursion since 28 aircraft were reported crossing into the zone in June<\/a>. Taiwan\u2019s defence ministry reported<\/a> that the Chinese aircraft included 10 J-16 and four SU-30 fighters, four H-6 bombers and one Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft. Taiwanese aircraft issued radio warnings and deployed air defence missile systems to the aircraft as they flew near the disputed<\/a>, but Taiwanese-controlled, Pratas Islands.<\/p>\n

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

The Australian Army is set<\/a> to reform its Special Air Service Regiment. The decision follows the explosive Brereton report that investigated allegations of a series of war crimes committed by Australian forces during the Afghanistan war. Defence Minister Peter Dutton says<\/a> the SAS will have stricter accountability measures in place to prepare for the demands of missions in the grey zone; however, the plans to implement the changes to the regiment have been postponed<\/a> due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The ABC reports<\/a> that an independent review funded by the Defence Department and \u200b\u200bIsraeli firm Elbit Systems has criticised the way the department handled its decision to stop using Elbit\u2019s battle management system. The system, which has cost $2 billion to develop, was removed from Australian Army vehicles over concerns that sensitive data could be accessed via a \u2018back door\u2019. Elbit has maintained<\/a> that its technology is safe for use by the army. Defence has been using an interim solution, but it\u2019s possible it may return to the Israeli technology.<\/p>\n

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

On 2 September, the US Federal Aviation Administration grounded<\/a> Virgin Galactic\u2019s SpaceShipTwo following an incident during the rocket\u2019s July flight<\/a> with Virgin founder Richard Branson on board. On ascent, the pilots received\u2014and apparently ignored\u2014an \u2018entry glide cone warning\u2019 indicating that the rocket had dropped below its designated airspace and that its trajectory was too shallow. The safest response<\/a> would have been to abort the flight; however, that would have thwarted Branson\u2019s bid to win the \u2018billionaire space race\u2019 ahead of Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

Moscow has warned that the Russian segment of the International Space Station could face \u2018irreparable<\/a>\u2019 failures as it ages well past its 15-year lifespan. Russia has already indicated that it might leave the station in 2025, saying that structural fatigue and system failures would render it inoperable beyond 2030. Cracks in the Zarya module\u2014one of the oldest parts of the space station, launched in 1998\u2014have raised concerns about damage caused by space junk. In 2016, it was widely reported<\/a> that orbiting flecks of paint had cracked windows in the station\u2019s cupola.<\/p>\n

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

Indian Navy officials have ordered the removal of CCTV<\/a> equipment across all navy bases and units, citing serious privacy and security concerns. Despite being marketed as Indian-made, the CCTV systems are partly owned<\/a> by Chinese company Hikvision and operated through an Indian corporation. It\u2019s alleged that footage from the surveillance cameras can be used for artificial intelligence applications, such as facial recognition technology, and that data losses can be programmed externally. This move follows India\u2019s banning<\/a> of 267 Chinese apps last year.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Communist Party has introduced<\/a> a wave of regulations to crack down on and reduce the power of its domestic tech giants. The regulations include strict limits on how many hours<\/a> children can spend playing online video games, tightened restrictions<\/a> on social media algorithms and mandatory<\/a> reporting of security vulnerabilities that tech companies identify. The sweeping reforms are part of a global trend<\/a> of governments attempting to reign in tech giants\u2019 powers. Some experts contend that attempts to control China\u2019s tech companies have come because the CCP views them as a potential threat to its legitimacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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