[2] Although under the command of the Air Force, the IWD draws personnel from both the Australian Army and Navy.

In turn the IWD develops and manages information warfare capabilities for land and maritime theatres in addition to aerospace.

The Information Warfare Directorate aims to provide asymmetric advantages to the Australian Defence Force over potential adversaries.

IWD personnel are posted to all major RAAF bases the Defence Complex in Canberra.

IWD also has personnel deployed on exercises and operations, including the Middle East, on an almost continual basis.