Armed Conflict: Digital Technology
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many new staff will be employed as part of the Digital Warfighter group.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The Digital Warfighter Group remains at internal planning and design stages, with options presented to Defence but not yet endorsed by Military Strategic Headquarters. Initially, it is anticipated to be a re-brigading of elements from the Armed Forces, who already operate in this space, into a coherent construct. Design and implementation planning is underway to define the exact military groupings that will be cohered to form the core of this Group. However, we expect this to be a whole force construct, with regular military, reservists and civilian staff, in partnership with Industry and Academia. This work is still in its early stages, which includes consideration as to whether any new staff are required.
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