Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Navy: Information Warfare
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Royal Navy’s Information Warfare Group will be.
- Answer
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The Royal Navy (RN) does not have a formally titled ‘Information Warfare Group’. Information Warfare (IW) is a specialisation within the Warfare profession, not a discrete unit or group.
The Strategic Defence Review’s reference is therefore not to an established body, but to the Royal Navy’s IW specialisation and its ongoing transformation. The aim is to make IW more coherent, capable, and better able to deliver operational advantage and lethality to the maritime front line, without increasing workforce numbers or cost.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 79444
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Navy Information warfare
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