The US Department of Defense announced the establishment of a generative artificial intelligence working group.

The US Department of Defense announced the establishment of a generative artificial intelligence working group.

The Office of the National Network Director of the United States solicited opinions on the security of open source software.

According to the news of NextGov on August 10th, the Office of National Network Director (ONCD) published an information request (RFI) to solicit public opinions on open source software security and memory security programming languages. ONCD will cooperate with CISA, NSF, DARPA and OMB to strengthen the software supply chain and reduce security vulnerabilities. The information request responds to the requirements of the National Network Security Strategy Implementation Plan of the United States for promoting the security of open source software and adopting memory security programming language, and points out that the federal government of the United States recognizes the great advantages of open source software and hopes to ensure the security, sustainability and healthy development of open source code.

The British Minister of Science and Technology invested 13 million pounds to modernize health care.

According to the news of the British government network on August 10th, the British Minister of Science and Technology Michelle Doniland announced that he would invest 13 million pounds for innovative research on cutting-edge artificial intelligence in the field of health care. The fund will support the development of a semi-autonomous surgical robot platform for tumor resection, and the possibility of predicting the future health problems of patients according to their current conditions, so as to realize earlier diagnosis, more effective treatment and faster rehabilitation. This fund is another measure to help Britain take the lead in health care research.

WHO held the first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore new opportunities to accelerate the health of the whole people.

According to the news of official website on August 10th, WHO will hold a global summit on traditional medicine in India on August 17th and 18th, 2023 to discuss the role of traditional medicine in meeting health challenges and promoting global health and sustainable development. Traditional medicine can play an important and catalytic role in achieving the goal of universal health coverage and global health-related goals. At the summit, WHO will introduce the findings of the third global survey of traditional medicine and provide information for formulating an updated strategy of traditional medicine from 2025 to 2034.

American and Australian researchers developed tumor detectors using bacteria.

According to the news of Science official website on August 10th, researchers from the Institute of Synthetic Biology of the University of California, San Diego, the Institute of Health and Medical Sciences of South Australia and the University of Adelaide have designed a bacterial detector, which can be used to detect gene mutation of cancer cells. Using the characteristics of horizontal gene transfer between bacteria and cancer cells, the team designed a modified bacteria that can capture specific cancer mutant genes, which is not only non-pathogenic, but also can be colonized in the gastrointestinal tract of mice and become an excellent carrier and sensor for obtaining specific information. This study is helpful to prevent the occurrence of gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, and biological detectors for detecting more targets may be developed in the future. Related research results were published in the journal Science.

Japanese and South Korean media said that the US-Japan-ROK summit will discuss the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea, aiming at China.

According to the news of Huangbohai Research Institute on August 11th, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, South Korea’s Korean National Daily and other media said that Japanese Prime Minister kishida fumio will promote the discharge of nuclear pollution into the sea with the support of the US-Japan-ROK summit on August 18th, in response to the opposition from China, Japan and South Korea. At the same time, it will show China the cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea, as well as the position of the United States to contain China through the cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan. The media predicted that the official time for Japan’s nuclear polluted water to be discharged into the sea would be in early September.

The United States, Japan, India and Australia held the "Malabard" maritime joint military exercise.

According to the news of the World Wide Web on August 11th, the "Malabard" maritime joint military exercise of the United States, Japan, India and Australia was officially launched on the east coast of Sydney on the 11th. According to the report, this year’s joint military exercise is from August 11 to 22, and the military exercise includes high-end combat training such as submarines and flight drills. It is reported that the "Malabard" maritime joint military exercise began in 1992 and is held once a year. At first, only the United States and India participated, and the main contents were maritime rescue, joint anti-terrorism and other subjects. Later, the scale of the military exercise expanded, and Singapore, Australia, Japan and other countries were invited to participate, and the content of the exercise also changed to joint operations.

The second session of the 28th Council of the International Seabed Authority closed, and the roadmap for promoting deep-sea mining was clearly defined.

According to the news of the Guangzhou Maritime Bureau on August 10th, the second session of the 28th Council of the International Seabed Authority, which lasted for 10 days, was closed recently. The meeting comprehensively discussed the financial model, supervision regulations, management system and marine environmental protection of deep-sea mining. The meeting clarified the road map for promoting deep-sea mining, and decided to hold the third session of the 28th Council in October this year and issue a brief version of the "Regulations on the Exploitation of Deep-sea Mineral Resources (Draft)", and launch a complete draft in July 2024 for consideration and adoption at the ISA Council in 2025.

The United States Department of Defense and the Office of Anti-Small UAV Systems plan to demonstrate anti-UAV technology in June 2024.

According to the national defense science and technology news on August 10th, Sean Gayne, director of the Joint Anti-Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Office (JCO) of the US Department of Defense, said at the space and missile defense seminar that JCO will hold the fifth demonstration in June 2024, focusing on "anti-bee colony" tools. Gayne said that in the future, the threat of unmanned systems has the characteristics of "fast speed, large number (bee colony) and strong autonomy", and the US military needs to conduct layered defense. At present, the US Department of Defense is testing and deploying kinetic energy interceptors, electronic warfare equipment and directed energy weapons such as lasers and high-power microwaves overseas, and has made some progress.

Australia may become a testing ground for American hypersonic and other long-range missiles.

According to the website of economictimes on AUKUS 9th, a senior official of the US Department of Defense said that according to the Ocuss agreement, Australia may become a testing ground for American hypersonic and other long-range precision-guided weapons. The focus of the agreement is to provide nuclear-powered submarines for Australia, enabling it to sail long distances and attack opponents, and to develop advanced capabilities such as long-range precision strikes, artificial intelligence and hypersonic weapons. The United States plans to strengthen its relations with its allies and build its nuclear arsenal through this move to provide support for "preventing opportunistic aggression."

Russia equips Su -57 fighter with AI-based secure communication suite.

According to the global aviation information on August 11th, Russian Ruselectronics Company equipped Su -57 fighter with a radio communication kit based on artificial intelligence (AI). The kit can improve the information transmission between the aircraft and the ground system, and will provide support for the fifth generation fighters, which can work in the high frequency band. The cognitive radio technology used in the system can enhance the resistance to interference and other electronic warfare technologies. The Russian Air Force predicts that by the end of 2024, about 22 Su -57 fighters will be put into operation, and by 2028, 76 will be put into operation.

American Kratos Company and Hypersonic Company signed a hypersonic test cooperation agreement to integrate Zeus series solid rocket engines into a hypersonic test platform.

According to the news of Global Aviation Information on August 11th, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Company of the United States signed a new cooperation agreement with Hypersonix Launch System Company of Australia, integrating the Zeus series solid rocket engine of the former with the DART AE system of the latter, and carrying out flight test. DART AE is a single-use aircraft, 3 meters long, driven by hydrogen-fueled scramjet, which is used to test and evaluate hypersonic technology. It is reported that Zeus engine will provide power for the company’s Erinyes hypersonic vehicle and Dark Fury hypersonic vehicle respectively, and both types of aircraft are scheduled to fly for the first time in 2024.

The US intelligence community and the US Air Force jointly established a space threat intelligence sharing mechanism for the commercial industry.

According to the website of securitybrief on August 10th, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Space Command (SPACECOM) signed the Agreement of Commercial Space Protection Tri-SEAL Strategic Framework in July. The agreement focuses on three areas: one is to provide space threat information to commercial space enterprises; The second is to establish standard operating procedures to investigate and respond to abnormal situations in space; The third is to coordinate the space data collection planning of the three parties. The space threat information will mainly come from the US Space Command, which will provide classified or non-classified threat information to the corresponding commercial space enterprises through the tripartite coordination mechanism. Commercial space enterprises that have signed contracts with the National Reconnaissance Office are also obliged to provide clues to the former that their commercial constellations are suspected of being attacked by electromagnetic interference and network intrusion, and the US Space Command will organize follow-up investigations.

The Russian "Moon" -25 lunar probe was successfully launched.

According to the website of Sputnik news agency & radio on August 11th, Russian successfully launched the Luna25 lunar probe with the Soyuz -2.1b rocket. According to the plan, the probe will sail in space for about 4.5 days, then orbit around the moon, and finally choose to land in the Antarctic region of the moon. Once the probe successfully lands, it will mark that Russia has become the first country in the world to land at the South Pole of the Moon. It is reported that "Moon" -25, as a part of the Russian "Launching Automatic Landing Planetary Probe" project, aims to explore the surface of the moon and carry out relevant scientific research on "the origin and evolution of Earth’s natural satellites", including the search for water, lunar soil analysis and landing technology.

Viasat plans to use L-band spectrum to provide direct satellite service for mobile phones.

According to the news of SpacenNews website on August 10th, Viasat plans to use Inmarsat’s L-band spectrum to provide mobile satellite direct connection service. Previously, Viasat completed the acquisition of Inmarsat in June 2023, and obtained the world’s largest available L-band spectrum. At present, L-band spectrum is widely used in special equipment with large antennas. Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of Viasat, said that the company is working to study the feasibility of applying L-band spectrum to mobile satellite direct connection service, so as to meet the different needs of more users and support the application market with higher bandwidth.

American iRocket Company develops reusable rockets for US Air Force Research Laboratory.

According to the news of Qizhi Zhiye on August 10th, American startup iRocket announced that it has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and will use the test bed of Edwards Air Force Base to develop reusable rocket Shockwave. This cooperation strengthens the existing partnership between iRocket and the US Space Force. It is reported that the Shockwave rocket can transport a load of 2,200kg to low-earth orbit, and the first stage adopts nine low-temperature liquid oxygen methane expander cycle engines. The re-launch time of this type of rocket is expected to be 24 hours, and the first stage, second stage and fairing will all return to the launch site after the flight.

Germany’s VYOMA Company ordered two satellites from EnduroSat Company for space debris monitoring.

According to the news of Daoda think tank on August 11th, Vyoma, a German startup company, ordered two satellites from the Bulgarian cube satellite EnduroSat to carry out space debris monitoring. The spacecraft will be built on a microsatellite platform with a weight of 50-500 kg, and it is planned to be launched into low earth orbit (LEO) before the end of 2024. These satellites will use optical telescopes to track and catalogue objects in low earth orbit larger than 30cm, and provide supplementary data for the space situational awareness (SSA) system provided by Vyoma ground sensors.

SpaceX Company of the United States launched a series of launch missions of "moving bricklayers" to supplement the coverage of launch services for small satellite carpooling missions.

According to the news of SpaceNews website on August 10th, SpaceX launched a series of launch missions of "Bandwagon" to supplement the launch coverage of the existing "Transporter" mission. The task of "bricklayer" aims at carpooling for military and commercial users to launch small satellites and payloads with a height of 550-605 kilometers from the ground and an inclination of about 45 degrees. The mission is scheduled to be launched for the first time in April 2024. It is reported that at present, SpaceX charges a small satellite launch service fee of 5,500 US dollars per kilogram, and it is raised at a price of 500 US dollars per kilogram per year.

Russian researchers have developed a new composite material that can make drones "invisible" in electronic warfare.

According to the website of Russian military-industrial complex on August 8, researchers at Perm State National Research University (PSNRU) in Russia have developed a multifunctional carbon fiber composite material that can make drones "invisible" in electronic warfare. The researchers integrated metal elements into the material structure to protect the electronic equipment of the UAV from electromagnetic radiation, making the UAV stronger and lighter, and not detected by the electronic warfare (EW) system. Within the operational radius of the electronic warfare system, the common UAV will lose contact with the operator, but the UAV made of this material can be invisible to the electronic warfare system, and can continue to exchange data with the operator by virtue of photon data transmission technology and special shielding materials. Gleb Shipunov, the chief researcher of Perm National Research University, said that the UAV system will also include special communication means, using photons instead of radio waves to transmit data. The UAV system is scheduled to be launched in 2025.

An international research team has developed a new absorbable biomaterial for implantable medical devices.

According to the news of phys.org Network on August 10th, By Hong Kong, China University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong China, University of Wollongong, An international research team composed of researchers from the University of Washington has developed a new absorbable biomaterial for implantable medical devices. Piezoelectric biomaterials can generate electrical signals through mechanical stress caused by body movements such as muscle stretching, breathing, blood flow and tiny movements, and can be used to manufacture implantable micro-monitoring equipment. However, most piezoelectric materials are brittle materials and contain toxic substances, which are not suitable for implantation in human bodies. The researchers proposed an active self-assembly strategy to prepare high-performance β -glycine piezoelectric biomaterial films by synergistic nano-confinement and in-situ polarization. The bio-film shows compact structure, uniform high-pressure strength and good thermal stability, and its performance is better than that of most existing bio-organic films. It can be applied to implantable biosensors, bioabsorbable in-vivo wireless charging power sources, smart chips, biomedical engineering and other fields. Related research results were published in the journal Nature Communication.

The British government allocated $1.4 million to help large-scale additive manufacturing research and development.

According to the news of Antarctic Bear 3D Printing Network on August 10th, the British government allocated 1.1 million pounds (about 1.4 million US dollars) to the enterprises participating in the project named "LFAM of Evo One" through the public-private partnership innovation fund Innovate UK. Rolls-Royce, an aircraft engine manufacturer, and Baker Hughes, an oilfield service provider, are the main participants, as well as the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS), Evo-3D, a British additive manufacturing expert, Ai Build, a software developer, and Filamentive, a material supplier. The proposal of Evo One LFAM project is mainly due to the "backwardness" of large-scale 3D printing (LFAM) infrastructure in the UK market.