Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, Australia’s Chief of Joint Capabilities, and Major General Robert Watson from the Australian Defence Force’s Cyber Command have visited Strategic Command where they met with Commander General Sir Jim Hockenhull and Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Sir Tom Copinger-Symes.

The group shared lessons from their 2023 defence review and discussed progress on the AUKUS partnership.

The visit addressed four main areas where both nations are adapting defence to address modern threats. Australia brings together cyber, space, intelligence and logistics teams under single commands, which allows different military specialities to work together more effectively. This approach mirrors what the UK wants to achieve through its Strategic Defence Review.

Lieutenant General Coyle and Major General Watson also visited the new UK Cyber Command facility at Ministry of Defence Corsham, where the group discussed how both the UK and Australia need specialist teams to tackle digital threats, working closer together on cyber defence and shared ways to protect military networks.