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

The US Navy is proposing to decommission 24 ships<\/a> in the coming fiscal year to save US$3.6 billion<\/a>. The plan\u2014which involves multiple vessels, including nine Freedom-class littoral combat ships, some of which are almost brand new\u2014is intended to help fund new acquisitions of weapons<\/a> like the general-purpose Standard Missile 6, as well as reduce long-term maintenance costs. If the navy\u2019s requests are approved, some lethal capabilities would be enhanced but at the cost of operational flexibility in the Indo-Pacific as China\u2019s fleet grows ever larger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both sea- and air-launched missiles struck an oil refinery and storage facilities<\/a> in the port city of Odessa in southwest Ukraine on Sunday. The Russian strikes follow a missile attack<\/a> in late March on a Ukrainian arms depot in the settlement of Orzhev near the northern city of Rovno, which featured ship-launched Kalibr cruise missiles. The targeting of Ukraine\u2019s fuel and arms depots is part of Russia\u2019s strategy of using its precision missiles to weaken Ukrainian logistics and supply lines.<\/p>\n

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

Ukrainian forces shot down<\/a> a Russian Mi-28N helicopter in Luhansk in eastern Ukraine in their first deployment<\/a> of the British-manufactured and -supplied<\/a> anti-aircraft missile STARStreak\u2014the world\u2019s fastest<\/a> man-portable air-defence system, or MANPADS. Russian forces have adopted unorthodox tactics<\/a> to avoid<\/a> Ukrainian MANPADs, turning helicopters into airborne multiple-launch rocket systems. This strategy<\/a> of indiscriminately deploying unguided rockets is reminiscent of Cold War-era nuclear \u2018toss-bombing\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, the Department of Defence has scrapped<\/a> its $1.3 billion program to purchase 12 unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cutting-edge reconnaissance and precision-strike capabilities<\/a>. Other than $10 million<\/a> already spent on the program, funding for the MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs will be reallocated<\/a> to the new REDSPICE program, an overhaul<\/a> of the Australian Signal Directorate\u2019s cyber defences. Some analysts have expressed disappointment with the decision to axe such a \u2018cost-effective [and] deeply relevant [program]\u2019<\/a> without a suitable replacement\u2019; ASPI\u2019s own Malcolm Davis labelled the policy shift \u2018a classic mess\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

In response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s request for essential military equipment, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on 1 April that Australia would supply Bushmasters to Ukraine<\/a>. The first four<\/a> of the Australian-designed and -built armoured vehicles were repainted and taken to Amberley RAAF base in Queensland ahead of their delivery to Ukraine on a C-17A Globemaster. Bushmasters delivered outstanding performance<\/a> in Iraq and Afghanistan in safeguarding their occupants against land mines, IEDs and small arms. It is expected to be a useful, but not game-changing<\/a>, capability for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s 331st Guards Airborne Regiment\u2014one of the country\u2019s top fighting units\u2014has suffered heavy damage from conflict around Kyiv, with around 50<\/a> of its paratroopers killed. Its commanding officer, Colonel Sergei Sukharev, was also killed in Ukraine, on 13 March<\/a>. The unit, known for its brutality<\/a> during the 2014 Battle of Ilovaisk<\/a>, also fought in Bucha outside Kyiv, where the bodies of 410 civilians were found after the withdrawal of Russian troops on 31 March. The 331st\u2019s failure represents<\/a> wider blunders in Russia\u2019s plan for a quick victory over Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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

A prelaunch test for NASA\u2019s Artemis I moon mission was postponed<\/a> \u2018due to loss of ability to pressurise the mobile launcher<\/a>\u2019. This followed a lightning strike that hit a tower<\/a> in the lightning-protection system over the weekend, highlighting the complex process of launching a large launch vehicle. The safety issue has also delayed the nearby launch of SpaceX\u2019s first all-private mission<\/a> to the International Space Station. Subsequent crewed Artemis II and III missions to the moon are dependent on the result of the Artemis I launch in June or July.<\/p>\n

Dmitry Rogozin, who heads Russia\u2019s space agency, Roscosmos, has threatened to end Russian cooperation<\/a> with partners on the International Space Station if Western sanctions aren\u2019t lifted. Russia controls the propulsion system technology that provides regular boosts to maintain the ISS\u2019s orbital altitude<\/a>. The launch of several European satellites was delayed<\/a> in February following the Europe\u2019s imposition of sanctions against Russia. NASA says Russia is still committed<\/a> to the ISS, citing the return of two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut last week<\/a> as evidence.<\/p>\n

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

In a speech at the Australian National University\u2019s National Security College last week, Jeremy Fleming, director of the UK\u2019s signals intelligence agency GCHQ, warned<\/a> that countries supporting Ukraine are targets<\/a> for Russian cyberattacks. He emphasised the sustained campaign<\/a> to disrupt Ukrainian military and government systems, and said that a \u2018cyber Pearl Harbor<\/a>\u2019 is unlikely to materialise. Fleming\u2019s visit was timed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Australian Signals Directorate. The UK and Australia, both members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, are working closely with partners to tackle state-directed<\/a> cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Memos obtained by<\/a> The Times<\/em> suggest that China launched a large cyberattack on Ukrainian networks in the days before Russia\u2019s invasion began on 24 February. The veracity of this report is unclear, with The Times <\/em>source claiming to be a high-ranking official in Ukraine\u2019s SBU security service. A spokesperson from the organisation has denied<\/a> that it possesses evidence to support the newspaper\u2019s claims. If these reports are true, it might suggest<\/a> that China was aware of, and potentially even supported, Russia\u2019s intention to invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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