British Army invests in new base for cyber regiment

British Army cyber warriors are to benefit from new modern accommodation and specialist training facilities.

The £279 million investment will provide new infrastructure at Duke of Gloucester Barracks in Gloucestershire for 13 Signal Regiment, which delivers defensive cyber operations for the Army. The work will include new technical, training and accommodation infrastructure.

The barracks will house the Army’s Cyber, Information and Security Operations Centre which will protect networks from cyber threats both at home and overseas on exercises and operations.

Construction will start in Summer 2027, with completion scheduled for Spring 2030.

In the last two years, the UK’s military networks have been subjected to more than 90,000 attacks. In addition to the new infrastructure in Gloucestershire, the Army is also creating a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command to boost its cyber defenses.