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

China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army announced<\/a> fresh military drills near Taiwan on Monday, a day after concluding its largest-ever exercises in six designated areas encircling the island. The PLA\u2019s Eastern Theatre Command said the new drills would focus on<\/a> anti-submarine and sea-assault operations. Live-fire military exercises were staged in response to last week\u2019s visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In talks with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong called for<\/a> \u2018restraint and de-escalation\u2018 on China\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Austal Australia announced<\/a> the delivery of the second of eight evolved Cape-class patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy. Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said that the 58-metre aluminium monohull vessels brought the navy more capability than the original Cape class and that the project further strengthened Australia\u2019s sovereign shipbuilding capability.<\/p>\n

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

China\u2019s aggressive retaliation<\/a> for the Pelosi visit to Taiwan featured unprecedented demonstrations<\/a> by the PLA Air Force. The exercises, designed to intimidate Taiwan<\/a>, included multiple waves of aircraft simulating a large-scale \u2018island attack campaign\u2019<\/a>. More than 60 jets participated in Sunday\u2019s exercises and at least 20 briefly crossed over the median line<\/a> in the Taiwan Strait\u2014an unofficial line separating Chinese and Taiwanese airspace\u2014further raising global concerns over Taiwan\u2019s security<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, the US and UK grounded their entire fleets<\/a>\u00a0of F-35 joint strike fighters fearing ejector seat malfunctions. A routine inspection in April revealed that magnesium power<\/a> was missing from an ejection apparatus, an oversight traced back to a manufacturing fault<\/a>. Israel also temporarily grounded<\/a> its F-35s, impacting air operations in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

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

Australia, Japan and Singapore have this year for the first time joined the US and Indonesia in their Garuda Shield<\/a> training and interoperability exercise, which runs in Indonesia for two more days. A further nine nations are observing<\/a> the amphibious operations, urban terrain training and command post simulations alongside exercises in the sea and air domains. The US has tagged the exercise \u2018Super Garuda Shield\u2019, saying it enhances efforts to build cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific<\/a> as China\u2019s expands it military presence in the region.<\/p>\n

As part of a $75 million upgrade, Australia\u2019s Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles are set to be fitted<\/a> with electronic warfare systems. The modifications are expected to be complete by late 2025 and will provide Australia\u2019s land forces with enhanced capabilities<\/a> to monitor and coordinate electronic environments and neutralise adversary electronics. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said these capabilities would improve Australia\u2019s ability to deter, deny and defeat threats<\/a> against Australia and its interests.<\/p>\n

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

SpaceX has confirmed<\/a> that it will send a team to recover the three pieces of debris from one of its launches that fell in New South Wales<\/a> over the past month. This is the first major fall of space junk reported to have landed in Australia since the 1979 plunge<\/a> of Skylab debris into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia, for which NASA was fined<\/a> $400 for littering. While the SpaceX debris appears to have caused negligible damage on the ground, the incident follow<\/a>s a near miss when debris from the uncontrolled re-entry of the first stage of China\u2019s Long March 5B rocket landed just metres away from residential areas in Indonesia and Malaysia. The Space Liability Convention<\/a>, adopted in 1972, states that countries from which objects launch are liable for any damage caused by the object, though it has only been used once<\/a>, in 1978. These recent cases highlight the growing relevance of this convention as space activities intensify.<\/p>\n

Last week, Chinese state media reported<\/a> the successful launch of a highly classified reusable spacecraft, speculated<\/a> to be a spaceplane capable of space transport missions. The purpose of the unmanned spacecraft is not clear, though its role may be similar to that of the US Air Force\u2019s Boeing X-37B, which is believed <\/a>to be used for the testing of military and surveillance technologies.<\/p>\n

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

Several Taiwanese government websites were hit with distributed denial-of-service attacks<\/a> during the Pelosi visit. The attacks overwhelmed the websites with traffic and caused an outage. The following day, the systems of some 7-Eleven outlets were hacked<\/a> to display messages saying Pelosi should leave Taiwan. It appears likely that the cyberactivity originated in China<\/a> to demonstrate its hybrid warfare<\/a> capabilities.<\/p>\n

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber Security Centre released their list of the top malware strains<\/a> of 2021. Many have been in use for at least five years and are evolving as defences against them become more sophisticated. The most prolific users are cybercriminals who use the malware to deliver ransomware or steal personal and financial information. The agencies\u2019 recommendations<\/a> to security teams include updating software, enforcing multi-factor authentication, and securing and monitoring potentially risky services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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