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• Post #4478937

  'Australia’s most significant tactical fighter jet defence hub – Williamtown RAAF base – saw a barrage of drones breach its airspace [between 11-13 July] with personnel told to close the blinds to protect sensitive information. 'It is understood the Australian Defence Force does not know who was operating the drones or why they were operating in no-fly zones. 'The aircraft were not shot down using anti-drone weaponry during the incursions, and reports of the drones were issued to...

• Post #4472734

  🙏🏼🫡🇦🇺 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/unknown-australian-soldiers-identified/107011068

• Post #4472733

  'The claim that ELI has taken the same approach in China and the U.S. is even harder to credit. In the U.S., ELI advances legal theories aimed at punishing domestic energy production through private lawsuits. In China, however, ELI hasn’t been training litigators and judges to pursue comparable strategies against the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. 'According to the State Armor report, ELI has adhered to internal guidelines that prohibit it from actively engaging in...

• Post #4472732

  'Younger people are also drinking less ... led to experimental and “third space” venues such as nighttime library events, as so-called traditional venues continue to close. 'The notion of being young – and that being a time of living in the moment and being unruly and being a bit risky – that seems to have changed ... '[NSWPOL Acting Assistant Commissioner Paul Dunstan] conceded that work was still needed to reshape attitudes inside a “well-entrenched licensing policing...

• Post #4472731

  'It comes after the air traffic safety body on Saturday said it was "working to address rostering issues" amid delays on the runway for multiple days in a row. 'More than 150 flights were impacted as a result of roster constraints affecting the airport. 'Late last month, another near miss took place on one of the runways at the airport, following what the ATSB called a "breakdown of coordination" involving a QantasLink flight from Can...

• Post #4472730

  'The $US400 million ($560 million) loan is intended to expand production at Sunrise Energy Metals’ Syerston Scandium Project near Fifield ... 'Last year, Sunrise announced a deal for US weapons contractor Lockheed Martin to buy up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide over five years. '... nearly all [scandium] supply comes from China, Russia and Ukraine. 'The Pentagon said foreign competitors accounted for about 80 per cent of global scandium production and nearly 10...

• Post #4472729

  'The price they receive for their spodumene has recovered strongly over the last 12 months, after a deep and long price crash that saw at least three Australian lithium mines mothballed between 2022 and 2025. 'Recently, a small number of WA lithium miners have started to perform another step of processing in Australia, turning their spodumene into a finished battery-grade ingredient, traded on a separate market to spodumene. 'Another lithium miner, Liontown, has also es...

• Post #4472728

  From an excellent piece by Dr Richard Dunley: 'Australia’s early efforts to provide itself with security at sea rested on the duality of maintaining a degree of self-reliance within a wider alliance-based maritime strategy. HMAS Australia embodied this duality. Whilst much has changed over the following century, including the identity of Australia’s key alliance partner, the fundamentals of the country’s geography and demography ensure that this duality remains at the heart of Australia...

• Post #4472727

  'If its biggest customers across Europe and Asia suddenly experienced a recession ... China could lose “half its export market and a bunch of its economy with it”. Providing an energy lifeline to the rest of the world might have been a necessary step ... This possibility, unlike the others, would explain China’s silence: Beijing likely wouldn’t want to loudly declare to the rest of the world that it has a vested economic interest in helping to cushion future oil shocks. '... Chi...

• Post #4472726

  '... 150-plus days since the Iran war started, West Texas Intermediate crude is hovering at about $75 a barrel, down 35% from its conflict peak. 'Their free cash flow — the measure between cash generation and expenses — is even more striking. The top five international oil companies generated nearly $70 billion during the second quarter, the most ever ... rather than returning that huge war windfall to shareholders, the oil majors focused on paying down debt and restructuring o...

• Post #4471994

  '... 150-plus days since the Iran war started, West Texas Intermediate crude is hovering at about $75 a barrel, down 35% from its conflict peak. 'Their free cash flow — the measure between cash generation and expenses — is even more striking. The top five international oil companies generated nearly $70 billion during the second quarter, the most ever ... rather than returning that huge war windfall to shareholders, the oil majors focused on paying down debt and restructuring operation...

• Post #4466596

  'Like other Gulf states, there is a fresh realisation that it is a hostage to geography ... 'Abdulla, the Emirati academic, says Iran initiated the dialogue. 'The UAE has considered Iran a threat since the 1979 Islamic revolution, and its relationship with Tehran ever since has been a balance between the hawkish stance of Abu Dhabi and commercially oriented Dubai’s longstanding status as a vital hub for Iranian trade. 'In the months since, the Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi has...

• Post #4466067

  'The pilot, Captain Al Wallach, said the mission proved successful because of years of preparation, specialist training and coordination between flight crews, meteorologists, operational planners, runway teams and medical personnel'. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/antarctic-expeditioner-medical-evacuation-us-mcmurdo-station/107005138

• Post #4465868

  'The FCC’s actions limit what the companies [China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom’s U.S. subsidiaries] can sell, but it cannot remove the companies’ equipment, presence, or network relationships. 'These companies remain embedded in U.S. infrastructure, creating security risks for American Internet users through their integration with Chinese parent networks and supporting systems'. https://democrats-selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/stranger-pings-chin...

• Post #4465534

  'Specifically, as of August 27, 2026, U.S. persons engaged in the sale of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap must allocate 100 percent of monthly sales to U.S. persons, unless an adjustment or exception is obtained in advance from BIS'. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16078/dpas-directive-allocation-order-and-additional-requirements-for-recoverable-critical-minerals-and

• Post #4465450

  'The EP-CFSA-ES plan envisages DEB [Dormant Emergency Bank] operating as a decentralized emergency bank prioritized to secure Danish society’s payment systems against a massive and prolonged AI-driven cyberattack. '... includes a Card Payment Contingency (CPC) facility, enabling high street stores to keep trading during cyber-related IT outages ... Now being piloted nationwide, the system is expected to be fully operational at grocery chains and pharmacies by year-end 2026. 'The C...

• Post #4465161

  'In Japan, production has consolidated into fewer shipbuilders, with sectoral employment declining from roughly 250 000 in the 1980s to about 71 000 in 2024. Korea, the largest shipbuilding economy within the OECD and the second largest globally, has experienced recurring financial crises among its three largest shipbuilders, leading to periodic restructuring and layoffs. In the United States, the number of active commercial shipyards has declined by more than 70% since 1975, with the loss o...

• Post #4463440

  The FCC's gonna talk about submarine cables at its November meeting, having issued an NPRM to give its cable regime a proper look-over. Including on supply chain risks: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-407142A1.pdf cc: @campuscodi@mastodon.social, @rohan_p@aus.social

• Post #4463352

  'The Court found that Mr Macleod knew, or ought to have known, that Noumi’s financial reports did not properly reflect the company’s inventory and revenue position'. Stepping stone, baby. https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-166mr-federal-court-finds-former-noumi-ceo-breached-directors-duties-and-financial-reporting-obligations/

• Post #4463175

  '... Western-supported 5G networks and international financing, including a recent Eurobond issuance and US EXIM-backed support for 5G rollout. [Telekom Srbija Group] Company CEO Vladimir Lučić has also played a role in establishing the Balkan franchise of US broadcaster Newsmax. '... Moscow’s political support on Kosovo, Belgrade remains one of Moscow’s last major European partners. Russia also holds a significant stake in the country’s energy industry. Meanwhile, Serbia is one of the...

• Post #4463068

  'Should major hubs such as Andersen Air Force Base on Guam and/or Kadena Air Base on Okinawa in Japan be damaged or rendered temporarily unusable, tanker operations could be pushed hundreds or even thousands of miles farther from the fight, reducing efficiency and increasing operational risk. 'However, ACE [Agile Combat Employment] hasn’t typically been applied to refueling operations because those big tankers are limited to certain airfields. 'In a Pacific conflict, the ability to...

• Post #4462471

  'Tanks entered inventories before armies understood how armored warfare would evolve. Radios arrived before commanders fully appreciated the operational advantages they could create. New technologies frequently appear before doctrine, training, and organizations fully adapt to them. 'The training programs, maintenance requirements, production capacity, doctrine, personnel policies, battlefield employment across every warfighting function, and culture are not addressed. 'The decisio...

• Post #4462320

  ‘Core mining facilities, including base camps and processing plants, are often heavily secured and can be difficult to reach, particularly in open terrain. The roads, settlements, fuel supplies, and commercial networks that support extraction are far easier to access and disrupt. Armed groups can monitor movement, target convoys, impose restrictions, and pressure local communities. Violence, therefore, tends to target the mining supply chain rather than extraction sites. ‘... in the central Sah...

• Post #4400446

  'In a bid to protect profit margins against rising inflation, DPE intentionally cut back on lower-margin discount promotions. However, the tactic backfired. Instead of driving bigger profits, it killed off customer order volumes entirely. 'As a result of that, they’ve actually had a reduction in order counts where the ticket increase has not been able to compensate it. 'With new leadership taking the reins at DPE, the US headquarters is expecting an aggressive return to value-focus...

• Post #4387127

  ‘Amongst them is BAE Systems, which is working with its subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics, on the electric T-650 heavy-lift unmanned aerial system. The quadcopter has a maximum payload of 300kg (661 lbs) and was most recently shown in a CASEVAC configuration at the World Defense News 2024… ‘We’re designing a pod that offers more than logistical movement of a casualty, which factors in patient protection and care during transit. ‘During the International Maritime Exercise, held in February 2023 in...

• Post #4386786

  'The first was on Feb. 17, 2022, showing the axes of Putin’s invasion plan ... We set up a discrete team ... We had remarkable insight into a conflict where we weren’t a party — and we had to decide what you can do with that. 'What we understood less clearly was how Ukraine intended to fight. The Ukrainians were loath to share their plans with anyone, sometimes even among themselves ... 'We were realistic about all those [Russian] faults. What we didn’t imagine was that Russia woul...

• Post #4386371

  n = 60 current or former intel professionals from 25 countries (including the US) 'The Dutch service, which placed third with 97 points, owes its strong reputation to world-class cyber intelligence and counterterrorism capabilities. [The Dutch/Israelis are the 6th Eye.] '... figures published by Bild in January 2026 showing that only 2 percent of terrorist alerts in Germany originated with the BND itself, compared with 72 percent from the CIA. '[Sweden] is now establishing a new c...

• Post #4345747

  At last, Il Piccolo Principe, an icon of world sport, gets a movie. https://youtu.be/CZG3DbeXXc4

• Post #4230970

  'GAO identified 117 cybersecurity regulations established by 37 federal agencies for private entities, spanning nine critical infrastructure sectors ... 80 of the 117 regulations ... had at least 125 total reporting requirements ..., with some regulations requiring multiple types of reporting. '... may be required to report similar or different cybersecurity information to multiple agencies'. Regulatory fragmentation re CNI cyber. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108606

• Post #4230693

  'Too often, defenders must rely on improvised techniques, reverse engineering, or even zero-day vulnerabilities to understand what happened on a compromised device. 'Encouragingly, we are seeing meaningful progress from parts of the technology industry. Several vendors have begun investing in better logging, forensic data collection capabilities, and greater system transparency. 'To support this shift, the NCSC has been working with international partners to develop a reference ar...