London, January 17: Britain’s army chief wants traditional investment in warships and fighter jets cut to fund a boost in cyber warfare technology, he told The Sunday Times newspaper.
General David Richards said future conflicts would be fought in increasingly high-tech ways and the threat of cyber-attacks against Britain’s infrastructure now meant radical change was unavoidable.
Britain’s armed forces are facing a new “horse versus tank moment” in dealing with the challenges of modern warfare, he told the weekly broadsheet.
“People say I’m only talking about war with non-state actors,” Richards said, such as the Taliban insurgents currently being fought in Afghanistan.
“I’m not. I’m saying this is how even war between states is more likely to be fought in the future.”
—Agencies