Cyber and Electromagnetic Command
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Ministry of Defence command announced in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review to lead defensive cyber operations
| Cyber and Electromagnetic Command
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| Type | Ministry of Defence command |
| Remarks | Announced 29 May 2025; to sit under the Commander of Cyber & Specialist Operations Command |
The Cyber and Electromagnetic Command is a Ministry of Defence command announced by the Defence Secretary, John Healey, on 29 May 2025 as part of the Strategic Defence Review. According to the MOD it "will lead defensive cyber operations and coordinate offensive cyber capabilities with the National Cyber Force", and will "harness all the Armed Forces’ expertise in electromagnetic warfare". The announcement said it would sit under General Sir James Hockenhull's command (then Commander of what became Cyber & Specialist Operations Command).[1]
See also
- Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
- National Cyber Force
- Joint Cyber Reserve Force
- Cybersecurity policy, policing and intelligence bodies in the UK
External links
Notes
- ↑ Ministry of Defence and John Healey, UK to deliver pioneering battlefield system and bolster cyber warfare capabilities under Strategic Defence Review GOV.UK, 29 May 2025, accessed 5 November 2026.