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Information Warfare Division
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Agency overview
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra, Australia
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Major General Marcus Thompson, AM from 2017
Parent agency Department of Defence (Australia)
Website www.defence.gov.au/jcg/iwd.asp

The Information Warfare Division (IWD) of the Department of Defence[1] combats threats to Australia’s national interests in the information environment.

Units[]

The Information Warfare Division contains the following branches:

  • Information, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare and Cyber (ISREW & Cyber)
  • Space and Communications
  • Joint Command and Control (JC2)
  • Defence Signals Intelligence and Cyber Command (DSCC)
  • Joint Influence Activities Directorate.

References[]

  1. "Information Warfare Division". Department of Defence. 2017. https://www.defence.gov.au/jcg/iwd.asp. Retrieved 16 November 2019. 
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