Information Warfare Directorate RAAF

The Information Warfare Directorate (IWD, formerly Information Warfare Wing) of the Royal Australian Air Force's Air Warfare Centre (AWC)[1] is the Australian Defence Force's central institution dealing with tactical information warfare.[2]

IWD
ActiveJuly 2017—Present
Branch Royal Australian Air Force
RoleIntelligence, Cyber and Electronic Warfare
Part ofAir Warfare Centre
Garrison/HQRAAF Base Edinburgh

Although under the command of the Air Force, the IWD draws personnel from both the Australian Army and Navy. In turn the IWD develops and manages information warfare capabilities for land and maritime theatres in addition to aerospace. Within the Department of Defence there is also an Information Warfare Division (IWD), formed in 2017.

The Information Warfare Directorate is home to the Royal Australian Air Force's Intelligence, Cyber and Electronic Warfare support functions. It comprises four units( Information Warfare Capability, C4 and Battle Management Capability, Capability Support Directorate and the Joint Cyber Unit[3]), each with specialists that enhance and enable war-winning capabilities for the RAAF and the wider Australian Defence Force. The Information Warfare Directorate thus provides asymmetric advantages to the Australian Defence Force over potential adversaries.

IWD have experted personnel located at all the major RAAF bases and also within the Defence Complex in Canberra. IWD also has personnel deployed on Exercises and Operations, including the Middle East, on an almost continual basis.[4]

Units

The Information Warfare Directorate contains the following units:[5]

  • The Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit (JEWOSU) provides electronic warfare (EW) support to the Australian Navy, Army and Air Force and advice to the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Defence Intelligence Group.
  • The RAAF Aeronautical Information Service (RAAF AIS) furnishes the Australian Defence Force with aeronautical information to support air operations.
  • No 87 Squadron produces Air Force intelligence targeted to other units in the Air Force.
  • No 462 Squadron exploits and protect against information warfare to support air operations.
  • No 460 Squadron assists the Australian Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation in the production of geospatial intelligence and precision target intelligence.

References
  1. "RAAF's AOSG becomes Air Warfare Centre". Australian Aviation. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. "About Us: Air Warfare Centre". Royal Australian Air Force. 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016. Information Warfare Directorate – centralises the AF’s tactical information warfare elements and provides the wider RAAF with an integrated and tailorable operational support capability drawn from across the Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Information Operations domains.
  3. scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence; address=Russell Offices (scheme=dcterms.ISO8601). "Information Warfare Division : Joint Capabilities Group : Department of Defence". www.defence.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-07-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. wte.partica.online https://wte.partica.online/welcome-to-edinburgh/welcome-to-edinburgh-2019/edinburgh-defence-precinct/edp-operational-units. Retrieved 22 July 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Aerospace Operational Support Group". Royal Australian Air Force. Retrieved 14 March 2012.


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