{"id":29822,"date":"2020-06-04T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/04\/british-army-launches-its-first-cyberwar-regiment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:45:15","slug":"british-army-launches-its-first-cyberwar-regiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2020\/06\/04\/british-army-launches-its-first-cyberwar-regiment\/","title":{"rendered":"British Army launches its first cyberwar regiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON \u2013 Britain\u2019s first dedicated cyber regiment has been officially established as part of the Army\u2019s drive to modernize its response to the growing digital threat posed by potential adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation of the unit, the 13th Signals Regiment, is part of an ongoing restructuring of the British Army, known as Army 2020 Refine, which includes the creation of a division conducting cyber, electronic warfare, intelligence, information operations and unconventional warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cyber regiment is built around a core of about 250 specialists and is tasked with combating threats to Army operations overseas and domestically. The new unit will also provide technical support for a hub being set up to test and implement next-generation information capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Announcing the formation of the new unit. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the move was \u201ca step-change in the modernization of the UK armed forces for information warfare. Cyber attacks are every bit as deadly as those faced on the physical battlefield, so we must prepare to defend ourselves from all those who would do us harm, and 13th Signal Regiment is a vital addition to that defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new unit is based at Blanford, southwest England, the home of Britain\u2019s Royal Signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\t