It is is the third consecutive year that the NZDF has participated in Exercise Cyber Flag, which began in 2010. New Zealand military personnel have jetted into the US for a major cyber terrorist attack exercise alongside other countries of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-gathering network. The 16-strong New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team is joining forces with around 2000 personnel from the Five Eyes partner nations in responding to attacks from a "dynamic and skilled adversary" during Exercise Cyber Flag 16. The large-scale two-week training exercise began on Friday at a United States Department of defence facility in Suffolk, Virginia. "For our part, we will try to ensure military operations continue in the face of these cyber attacks.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 18, 2016 07:30 UTC