Targeting Threats In Wider Frontiers

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The ADF's space and cyber capabilities will be bolstered by up to $32 billion in the coming decade under the 2024 Integrated Investment Program.

About $9 billion to $12 billion will go towards the space domain to provide resilient communications, surveillance and reconnaissance, and improved space awareness and control.

The ability to monitor threats to space capabilities will increase through the introduction of a deep-space advanced radar system, for detection, tracking and identification of objects in deep space.

A sovereign-owned Australian Defence satellite communications system will also be introduced, including communications satellites with ground stations and operations centres across Australia.

The ADF's warfighting networks will benefit from $15 billion to $20 billion in the cyber domain, including defensive and offensive capabilities to fight malicious activity.

These will provide greater visibility of threats to infrastructure, increase resilience to cyber attacks and provide new intelligence functions.

Defence and the Australian Signals Directorate, alongside domestic and international partners, will continue to ensure Australian networks remain stable and secure.

Australian Signals Directorate's REDSPICE program funding was prioritised to enhance cyber capabilities.

Investments will also bolster ADF's deployable defensive cyber systems and training to grow the cyber workforce.

About $2.7 billion to $3.7 billion has been allocated towards electronic warfare development and integration.

The National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program are available on the National Defence Strategy website.

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