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Metro
3 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
UK's new £1,000,000,000 cyber command that aims to defeat Putin's hackers
Britain will flush more than £1 billion on artificial intelligence and a cyber team in response to major Russian attacks authorised by Vladimir Putin. From tech and logistics to airports and air traffic control, the UK has been in the firing line since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and more than 90,000 hacks have been detected in the last two years. Attacks have been on the rise and so has their level of sophistication. This is why John Healey declared that the armed forces must be given the upper hand in the growing online battlefield. Speaking on Wednesday from MoD Corsham, the UK's military cyber HQ, the defence secretary confirmed that the Kremlin has 'stepped up' attacks. He said: 'Certainly the intensity of the cyber attacks that we're seeing from Russia stepped up, and cyber is now the leading edge, not just of defence, but of contests and tension between countries.' He said there is a 'level of cyber warfare that is continual and intensifying' that requires the UK to step up its capacity to defend against it. Healey announced that a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command will lead this 'digital fightback'. It will also oversee the £1 billion investment in upgraded targeting systems known as 'kill web'. The government has remained tightlipped about it. What we know is that it will operate by using AI and new software. In a new era of threat we're investing in pioneering technology to combat daily cyber part of the Strategic Defence Review @JohnHealey_MP has launched a £1 billion Digital Targeting Web and CyberEM Command to coordinate the UK's defensive and offensive capabilities. — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 29, 2025 It will connect military weapons systems across all three forces, enabling quicker decisions to be made on the battlefield. More Trending For example, it could identify a threat using a sensor on a ship or in space and then disable it using an F-35 aircraft, drone, or offensive cyber operation, the ministry of defence said. Healey added: 'Ways of warfare are rapidly changing, with the UK facing daily cyber-attacks on this new frontline. 'The hard-fought lessons from Putin's illegal war in Ukraine leave us under no illusions that future conflicts will be won through forces that are better connected, better equipped and innovating faster than their adversaries. 'We will give our armed forces the ability to act at speeds never seen before – connecting ships, aircraft, tanks and operators so they can share vital information instantly and strike further and faster.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Leader who killed 6,000,000 of his own honoured in new statue MORE: The bizarre reason Russia wants to ban Shrek and other beloved animations MORE: Putin threats to 'throttle' US firms like Microsoft and Zoom in words war with Trump
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
UK taps Ukraine lessons to invest GBP 1 billion into warfare systems
In its strategic defense review, expected to be published in full next week, the UK will also set up a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command to protect military networks Bloomberg The UK will invest more than £1 billion ($1.4 billion) in a new digital targeting system to allow the country's armed forces to pinpoint and eliminate enemy targets more swiftly as part of a forthcoming revamp of Britain's defensive capabilities. In its strategic defense review, expected to be published in full next week, the UK will also set up a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command to protect military networks against tens of thousands of cyber attacks a year and help coordinate Britain's own cyber operations, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday in a statement. The command will also lead operations to jam enemy signals to drones and missiles and help intercept military communications. The new funding forms part of the government's commitment to increase defense spending to 2.5 per cent of economic output by 2027 and is the first announcement from the long-awaited defense review. The MoD vowed the new strategy would 'end the hollowing out' of the UK Armed Forces — the army is at its smallest size since the Napoleonic era — and focus on driving innovation in its defense industry over the next decade. Still, the UK is likely to come under pressure to increase its spending further, as NATO begins negotiations with members to adopt a new target at its June summit. That target is set to be 5 per cent of economic output, with 3.5 per cent on hard defense spending, and 1.5 per cent on military-related expenditures like cyber and border security. The £1 billion UK investment will help establish a 'Digital Targeting Web' by 2027 to better connect Britain's weapons systems to speed-up decisions for targeting enemy threats on the battlefield. The MOD said a threat could be identified by a sensor on a ship or in space before being disabled by one of its fighter jets or drones, through enhanced communication between its armed forces.
