The British army has launched a cyber warfare unit with Russia targeted as the main adversary. The launch of 6 Division was announced by Lt Gen Ivan Jones, the commander of the field army, who said there was a need to coordinate intelligence and information along with cyber, electronic and unconventional warfare. The unit will tackle jamming and interception, and organise offensive and defensive propaganda. Jones also revealed that Britain is working on developing an autonomous drone for use in combat operations. It will also seek recruits with social media skills and is being seen as the western equivalent of Russian and Chinese government-backed hackers.
The British army has launched a cyber warfare unit with Russia targeted as the main adversary. The launch of 6 Division was announced by Lt Gen Ivan Jones, the commander of the field army, who said there was a need to coordinate intelligence and information along with cyber, electronic and unconventional warfare. The unit will tackle jamming and interception, and organise offensive and defensive propaganda. Recruits will be sourced from special forces units that have cyber skills. It will also seek recruits with social media skills and is being seen as the western equivalent of Russian and Chinese government-backed hackers.