Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17795

Military Intelligence: Digital Technology

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

Conservative — South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work has taken place to establish a Digital Warfighter Group.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Strategic Defence Review directed the establishment of a Digital Warfighter Group (DWG) to enable Defence to deploy digital and conventional warfighters on operations, side-by-side. Focussed work on the establishment of the DWG is underway.