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Intelligence, Information Technology and Cyber Programs
Author: Andrew Davies
Volume 5, Number 2 (Winter 2009), pp. 81-87.
Abstract
The 2009 Defence White Paper has much to say about military hardware, which has naturally captured the headlines, but there are also some initiatives that cover the enabling technologies and capabilities that allow the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to operate as a coherent whole and in a whole of government context. There is a discussion of the further development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and the networking of the ADF. Two major initiatives are an Australian-owned surveillance satellite and a new cyber warfare capability. Both of these have applications well outside of the defence domain and will present some challenges in their implementation. However, the White Paper discusses these initiatives in generalities only.
About the Author
Andrew Davies is a theoretical physicist by training, and held postdoctoral positions at the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. He joined the Analytic Studies Group in the Department of Defence in 1994. He worked on a range of scientific studies in support of Defence decision making, including submarine detection for the RAN, Army firepower options and RAAF stand-off weapons effectiveness. He led the Capability Analysis Branch within Defence Headquarters for a time, before moving into the world of signals intelligence and information security with the Defence Signals Directorate. Andrew joined the Australian Strategic Policy Institute as director of the Operations and Capability Program in 2006 and has written extensively on ADF capability and defence acquisition decisions. AndrewDavies@aspi.org.au.
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