UK MoD teams with industry to train ‘electronic warriors’
The head of UK's Defence Intelligence organisation has emphasised the need for greater industrial cooperation as operations in the EW and cyber domains continue to expand and its importance becomes 'higher than it's ever been'.
In a speech marking the opening of Leonardo’s new £2 million Electronic Warfare (EW) academy in Lincoln, Chief of Defence Intelligence, AM Philip Osborn, drew attention to the future threats within the Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) domain and the need for cooperation.
‘The role of EW and cyber in our national security objectives will become ever more important,’ remarked Osborn.
He noted that the
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