Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 22881 on Armed Forces: Digital Technology, for what reason was the Digital Warfighter Group not established by the July 2026 deadline.

Defence is setting up the Digital Warfighter Group from the ground up. Currently, there are discrete capabilities able to deliver digital warfighting capabilities within the individual services. Detailed work is underway to bring these together across all military domains to establish a joint capability and establish its integration within Defence's broader operating framework.