The US and Australia have launched their first agreement to continuously develop a virtual cyber training range. Both nations signed the Cyber Training Capabilities Project Arrangement on November 3, which enables US Cyber Command to incorporate ADF feedback into their simulated training domain, the Persistent Cyber Training Environment. Raytheon’s PCTE is a cyber training platform for real-world defensive missions across boundaries and networks.
A shared use and development model means it evolves to sharpen readiness in cyber tactics, techniques and procedures.
"This project arrangement is a milestone for US-Australian cooperation. It is the first cyber-only arrangement established between the US Army and an allied nation, which highlights the value of Australia's partnership in the simulated training domain," Elizabeth Wilson, the US signatory and deputy assistant secretary of the Army for defence exports and cooperation, said...MORE
