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The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has a “distinct battlefield edge” because it has fully integrated its military offensive capability into ADF operations. But a “modest” additional investment would give it “an asymmetric capability against future adversaries”, according to the International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
“Having synchronised operations with traditional ADF forces, cyber might be able to bring something special to the table,” said Tom Uren, a visiting fellow at the ICPC, and co-author of the policy paper Australia’s Offensive Cyber Capability released on Tuesday.
“Perhaps you might be able to disrupt some part of an opposing military command and control. Or, and I don’t think this is particularly a likely scenario, but in the case of a total war you might be able to disrupt some aspect of critical infrastructure of an opposing state that might give you an advantage that your…
