1、2025/7/15 20:00The Time-Crunch for CyberEM Commands Challenges|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/time-crunch-cyberem-commands-challenges1/7COMMENTARYThe Time-Crunch for CyberEM CommandsChallengesRobert Tollast15 July 20257 Minute ReadThe
2、Strategic Defence Review places cyber and electronicwarfare centre-stage but it remains unclear how ambitions onthe digital battle?eld will be resourced.The forthcoming UK Cyber and Electromagnetic Command(CyberEM)outlinedin the Strategic Defence Review could be a much-needed pillar ofmodernisation.
3、It follows a line of thinking,pre-dating Russias 2022 Ukraineinvasion,where electronic warfare(characterised by rigid hardware)andcyber operations are increasingly entwined.If the past is a guide,we have a long way to go.Four years ago,Future Soldierpromised to boost the Armys electronic warfare(EW)
4、capability 100%,whileUK doctrine from 2018 highlights the imperative to master the convergenceof cyber and electromagnetic activities(CEMA).This has not translated into reality,either in equipment or training.A well-identi?ed problem is a lack of digital skills not only in the MOD but across thedefe