Cyber and Electronic Warfare

The rapid digitisation of military infrastructure, governance systems, financial networks, communication ecosystems, and critical infrastructure has transformed cyberspace into a major domain of strategic competition and conflict. Cyber warfare and electronic warfare are no longer supplementary components of military operations but have become central instruments of statecraft, deterrence, intelligence collection, disruption, and coercion in the modern strategic environment.

The Cyber and Electronic Warfare category serves as CNAWS’ dedicated thematic hub for analysing cyber conflict ecosystems, electronic warfare capabilities, cyber espionage operations, strategic cyber deterrence, digital infrastructure vulnerabilities, and technologically enabled conflict architectures. The category examines offensive and defensive cyber operations conducted by both state and non-state actors, including ransomware campaigns, cyber sabotage, infrastructure attacks, electronic jamming, signal intelligence operations, and hybrid cyber-enabled warfare.

Special emphasis is placed on the integration of cyber warfare with artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, military communications, and information operations. The category also explores the growing role of cyber operations within geopolitical competition, hybrid warfare ecosystems, and national security planning. Through research-driven analysis and strategic assessments, CNAWS seeks to understand how cyberspace and electronic conflict are reshaping military doctrine, strategic deterrence, and future warfare dynamics.