In an increasingly uncertain world, new threats and technologies
are constantly emerging. It is vital that we hone and adapt
our cyber capabilities to compete with and deter our
adversaries. Strong international relationships are pivotal to
this success.
One of these partnerships is with the German Cyber and
Information Domain Service (CIDS) which signed a bilateral
arrangement with Strategic Command in July 2022. Recent staff
talks, which were held at our Development, Concept and Doctrine
Centre in Shrivenham, took our cooperation to the next level.
Major General James Roddis, Director Strategy, co-chaired the
talks alongside Brigadier General Dietmar Mosmann, his
counterpart from CIDS. Discussions focused on how best to develop
our cyber people, joint training and exercising, support to
multi-domain operations, and provide enhanced collaboration
around information activities. These are areas where the UK and
Germany can combine forces extremely effectively to drive change
in our own institutions but more importantly into the NATO
alliance.
While UK’s cyber and information relationship with Germany plays
an important part in transforming NATO, whether this be on cyber,
digitalisation or multi-domain operations, our alliances and
partnerships extend far beyond NATO and have a global reach,
including with Japan, Singapore and of course our close Five Eyes
partners.
Key bilateral events with Australia have enabled us to further
share best practice, with General Jim Hockenhull discussing our
efforts to learn from the Australian Defence Strategic Review
with Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell.
Recent conversations with Japan’s Cyber Defense Command shared
more about our role at the forefront of digital capabilities,
following on from General Hockenhull’s visit to Tokyo last year
and the signing of the Cyber Partnership agreement and the
landmark Hiroshima Accord.
Having a strong digital defence will be crucial over the coming
years. Rapidly evolving technology, the proliferation of AI, and
our adversaries’ intent on unconventional ways of disruption mean
the knowledge and capabilities shared through our international
relationships will continue to be vital.
Read more on the cooperation agreement between the UK and Germany
here: Cyber Co-operation with
Germany Strengthens - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Our relationship with the Japanese Cyber Defense Command is
discussed in more detail here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/strategic-command-shares-cyber-expertise-with-japan
Find out more about Australia’s Chief of Defence Force visit to
Strategic Command here: Australia’s Chief of the
Defence Force meets with General Jim Hockenhull - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
