Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Electronic Warfare

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s cyber defence capabilities.

Answer

Defence prioritises cyber security and regularly reviews its resilience through the GovAssure scheme. This process relies on the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) to assess risk and drive improvements in cyber security and resilience. We are committed to the delivery of our objectives under the publicly available Cyber Resilience Strategy for Defence.

This is reported to the Cabinet Office on an annual basis. Details of specific assessments are not shared publicly for security reasons.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 16897
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Electronic warfare
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Electronic Warfare

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