ASELSAN:
Lockheed Martin:
Rheinmetall:
BAE Systems:
Thales:
Leonardo:
Saab:
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Indra Sistemas:
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind.:
Hanwha Aerospace:
AVIC Shenyang Aircraft:
Hindustan Aeronautics:
KEY INTELLIGENCE TAKEAWAYS & SUMMARY
- China's cyberattack scenarios against Taiwan aim to paralyze communication networks and extract political concessions while avoiding direct military conflict.
- While the US Department of Defense views cyber readiness as the responsibility of other federal agencies, civilian institutions lack sufficient budgets and systematic processes for exercises of this scale.
- China-linked cyberespionage activities targeting critical infrastructure, such as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, demonstrate how grid dependencies could be leveraged in potential crises.
Cyber Siege and Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
The exercise conducted in Taiwan in late September, the findings of which were shared with the country's national security team, clearly demonstrated how China designs its hybrid warfare tactics. While the initial stages of the scenario began with local cellular network disruptions, intense information manipulation, and pressure on satellite connections; escalation steps were implemented in the second phase, such as damage to submarine cables, the disabling of electrical transformers supporting telecommunications, and the strain on backup networks. It is assessed that with this strategy, Beijing aims to render daily life unreliable and undermine trust in the central government without entering into a direct military conflict with the US.
Lack of Coordination Between Military and Civilian Planning
Conclusion and Future Perspective
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