UK reveals new ‘National Cyber Force’, announces Space Command and mysterious AI agency

UK reveals new ‘National Cyber Force’, announces Space Command and mysterious AI agency

The United Kingdom has announced £16.5 billion ($22bn) of new defence spending, some of which has gone towards a newly-revealed National Cyber Force and some earmarked to create a Space Command and agency dedicated to AI.


Prime minister Boris Johnson’s statement to the house about the new spending revealed that the nation has already created the Cyber Force. The Register understands it has operated since around April 2020.


Intelligence agency GCHQ has provided a little detail on National Cyber Force's (NCF's) operations, saying it will provide unified operational command for personnel from the Ministry of Defence, security agency GCHQ, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).


GCHQ’s announcement says the Ministry brings operational expertise, DSTL will provi ..

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