Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70686

Armed Conflict: Digital Technology

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 6 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 29 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what proportion of the new Digital Warfighter group will be staffed by (a) military and (b) civilian personnel.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The work to define the construct of the Digital Warfighting Group is currently in its early stages. This will be a deployable organisation, however the exact proportion of military and civilian personnel is yet to be finalised.