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Cyber specialists from Australia, America and New Zealand have tested prototype Joint Cyber Hunt kits designed to deliver highly mobile, defensive cyber mission systems.
Around 60 personnel from the three nations participated in the evaluation of three prototype Joint Cyber Hunt kits, hosted by the United States Naval Information Warfare Centre in Philadelphia.
The kits are intended to be highly portable, deployed by a nine-person team anywhere in the world, and capable of connecting to any network to provide real-time cyber defence.
ADF team lead Major Craig Skinner of the Space and Cyber Capabilities Division said the collaboration showed the importance of interoperability among AUKUS partners.
“Participating in the testing of the Joint Cyber Hunt kit shows Defence is keeping technological pace with our Five Eyes partners,” MAJ Skinner said.
“These systems represent a significant uplift in capability, focused on defeating adversaries in cyber space in real time and addressing the evolving threats in the cyber domain.”
Five ADF personnel and one member of the New Zealand Defence Force attended to assess how the capability could be integrated into their respective forces.
The collaboration, in support of the US Defence Innovation Unit, was conducted under the AUKUS agreement to accelerate the development of advanced military technologies, with about a dozen experienced cyber warfare specialists performing the tests. Cyber is one of six advanced capabilities identified in the National Defence Strategy, and a key capability area of AUKUS Pillar II.
The United States is expected to purchase the first systems by the end of this year.
