The Australian Defence Force (ADF) needs to develop a full-spectrum defence strategy which includes cyber weapons according to a new report by Professor Alan Dupont.
Full Spectrum Defence: Re-thinking the fundamentals of Australian defence strategy, published by the Lowy Institute, notes that the ADF has a maritime, land and aerial approach to defence.
“A particular weakness of our military strategy is its failure to reflect the crucial role that space and cyber space play in modern military operations,” writes Dupont in the report.
Space-based systems, such as intelligence, communications and global positioning satellites, are the “new jewels in the ADF’s crown.”
This is because the technology can be used for command and control, identifying, locating and destroying targets and providing early warning of ballistic missile attacks, states the report.