The US and Australia are boosting security co-operation in space and the cyber domain as the Indo-Pacific allies strengthen efforts to counter China, which is investing heavily in space and weapons such as hypersonic missiles.
Admiral John “Lung” Aquilino, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, said the nations wanted to accelerate what the Pentagon called “integrated deterrence”, combining all the elements of the military power of the US and its allies.
“We’ve come a long way in a short time to be able to integrate the space and cyber domains,” said Aquilino, adding that Australia had capabilities that made it an “extremely high-end partner”.