Britain will unleash an army of hackers on Russia, as the government prepares to spend £1 billion on artificial intelligence and a hacking attack team.
Defence Secretary John Healey said the Government will set up a cyber command to counter a 'continual and intensifying' level of cyber warfare as part of the strategic defence review.
The Government will also invest more than £1 billion into a new 'digital targeting web' to be set up by 2027 to better connect weapons systems and allow battlefield decisions targeting enemy threats to be made and executed faster.
It could identify a threat using a sensor on a ship or in space and then disable it using an F-35 aircraft, drone, or offensive cyber operation, the Ministry of Defence said.
The cyber and electromagnetic command will be led by General Sir Jim Hockenhull to defend against cyber attacks and co-ordinate offensive moves with the national cyber force.
