Published on PublicTechnology.net (https://publictechnology.net)

Home > Army restructure introduces cyber and electronic warfare division

Army restructure introduces cyber and electronic warfare division

Written by Sam Trendall on 5 August 2019 in News
News

Commander Field Army claims that lines between conventional and unconventional warfare are blurring

Credit: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/PA Image

The Army has restructured to introduce a division focused on cyber and electronic warfare.

The UK’s field army of deployable troops has reintroduced the 6th Division, which will be dedicated to spearheading the UK’s military response to various forms of “unconventional warfare”. This will include cyberattacks, fake news and propaganda, as well as intelligence-gathering and “information operations”.

The division effectively represents a renaming and refocusing of Force Troops Command, an intelligence unit created six years ago. The 6th will now sit alongside the 1st and 3rd Divisions to comprise the field army’s fighting force. 


Related content

  • Defence secretary puts £22m into cyber centres to ‘put the Army at the forefront of information warfare’ [1]
  • Ministry of Defence returns to SBL for £190m Microsoft product deal [2]
  • Government commits £500m to defence innovation scheme [3]

Lt Gen Ivan Jones, Commander Field Army, claimed that the restructure reflects the changing conflict landscape.

“The character of warfare continues to change as the boundaries between conventional and unconventional warfare become increasingly blurred,” he said. “The army must remain adaptable and evolve as a fighting force. The three complementary British army divisions harness the wide range of British army capabilities, providing choice to the government in defence of the UK’s interests.”

Jones added: “The speed of change is moving at a remarkable rate and it will only get faster and more complex.”

The 6th Division has been reformed and disbanded a number of times since being founded during the Napoleonic wars more than 200 years ago. It most recently operated from 2008 to 2011, when it supplied troops for deployment in Afghanistan.

In its new tech-focused guise, it is designed to complement the field army’s 1st division of engineers and light infantry personnel, and the 3rd division, which serves as “the army’s primary armoured warfighting force”.

The restructure will bring with it “no changes to personnel numbers, resourcing, cap badges or locations”, the Army said.

 

About the author

Sam Trendall is editor of PublicTechnology

Tags
Cybersecurity [4]
Transformation [5]
Categories
Defence and Security [6]
#block-views-events-popup-block{ position: fixed; bottom: -30px; padding: 25px 22px; width: 360px; max-width: calc(100% - 30px); text-align: center; border-radius: 0 4px 0 0; color: #fff; background: rgb(0, 170, 200) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -ms-transform: translateY(100%); -webkit-transform: translateY(100%); transform: translateY(100%); -webkit-transition: all .35s ease-in-out; transition: all .35s ease-in-out; z-index: 2; } #block-views-events-popup-block.show{ bottom:10px; transform:none; -webkit-transform:none; } #block-views-events-popup-block a.btn.btn--outlineWhite { border-color: #fff; color: #fff; background: transparent; } #block-views-events-popup-block .events-popup-close{ position: absolute; cursor: pointer; top: -30px; left: 0; height: 32px; padding: 7px 20px; border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0; color: #fff; background: rgb(0, 170, 200) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 13px; } #block-views-events-popup-block .events-popup-close .icon--events-popupClose{ padding-left: 10px; font-family: inherit !important; } #block-views-events-popup-block .icon--events-popupClose:before { content: ''; width: 12px; height: 12px; margin: -1px 7px 0 0; background: url(https://www.publictechnology.net/sites/www.publictechnology.net/themes/pubtech_override/img/close-thin.svg) center no-repeat; background-size: 10px; vertical-align: middle; position: absolute; left: 10px; top: 10px; } #block-views-events-popup-block .views-field.views-field-nid .field-content{ display:none; }

jQuery(window).load(function() { if(jQuery('#event-popup-nid').length){ var eventId = jQuery('#event-popup-nid').text(); jQuery.cookie('eventPageId',eventId); var countCurrentValue = parseInt(jQuery.cookie('countCurrentName')) || 1; var combinedValueValue = eventId+'-'+countCurrentValue; var countCurrentValue = parseInt(jQuery.cookie('countCurrentName')) || 1; jQuery.cookie('combinedValueName',combinedValueValue); const result = combinedValueValue.split('-'); if( result[1] <= 3 ) { jQuery('section#block-views-events-popup-block').addClass('show'); countCurrentValue = parseInt(result[1]) + 1; jQuery.cookie('countCurrentName',countCurrentValue); combinedValueValue = eventId+'-'+countCurrentValue; jQuery.cookie('combinedValueName',combinedValueValue); } jQuery('.events-popup-close').click(function(){ jQuery('section#block-views-events-popup-block').removeClass('show'); }); } });

(function(e,t,o,n,p,r,i){e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias=n;e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias]=e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias]||function(){(e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].q=e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].q||[]).push(arguments)};e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].l=(new Date).getTime();r=t.createElement("script");r.src=o;r.async=true;i=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];i.parentNode.insertBefore(r,i)})(window,document,"https://diffuser-cdn.app-us1.com/diffuser/diffuser.js","vgo"); vgo('setAccount', '253344499'); vgo('setTrackByDefault', true); vgo('process');
Close
Sign up for our free daily newsletter
Register here
6472
Dods PublicTechnology.net is a Merit Group plc title

Quick Links

  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Private Sector Insight
  • Cyber Week
  • White Papers
  • Events
  • On Demand Webinars
  • Partner Directory
  • About
  • Contact

Services

Dods People Dods Political Intelligence Dods ResearchDods EventsDods Training

Media & Publishing

PoliticsHome Parliament MagazineHolyroodThe House MagazineCivil Service WorldTraining Journal

About Dods

Dods Group Part of Merit Group Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Advertising Sponsorship
Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsAdvertisingSponsorship Subscriptions
  • Registered office: 11th Floor
  • The Shard
  • 32 London Bridge Street
  • London SE1 9SG
  • Company number: 04267888
  • © Merit Group plc 2021

Source URL: https://publictechnology.net/articles/news/army-restructure-introduces-cyber-and-electronic-warfare-division

Links
[1] https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/defence-secretary-puts-%C2%A322m-cyber-centres-%E2%80%98put-army-forefront-information-warfare%E2%80%99
[2] https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/ministry-defence-returns-sbl-%C2%A3190m-microsoft-product-deal
[3] https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/government-commits-%C2%A3500m-defence-innovation-scheme
[4] https://publictechnology.net/tags/cybersecurity
[5] https://publictechnology.net/tags/transformation
[6] https://publictechnology.net/categories/defence-and-security