# British military cyber teams deployed overseas to disrupt hackers before attacks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uk-defence-chiefs-deploy-hunt-forces-abroad-to-block-enemy-hackers-crippling-britains-military-systems/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:42:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T12:48:37+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/uk-defence-news-cyberattack-threat-emergency-troops-deployed
- Topics: Asia, Cybersecurity, Europe, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- UK cyber teams are being deployed abroad to disrupt threats.
- AI has cut the time available to fix vulnerabilities to minutes.
- The MoD recorded 90,000 state-linked attacks over two years.

## Summary

The new detail is that British military cyber teams are being sent abroad to find and disrupt threats before they can damage UK systems. The deployments mark a shift from defending against cyberattacks from within Britain, as defence chiefs warn that AI is helping adversaries exploit weaknesses at unprecedented speed.

Major General Mike Fayers, who leads the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force, said vulnerabilities that once took days to address may now need a response within tens of minutes. Missions across parts of Asia and Europe can target state actors or criminals and may require Defence Secretary Wes Streeting’s approval. The Ministry of Defence said it faced 90,000 attacks from state-linked sources in the two years before last May; the article also points to recent attacks on European infrastructure and Streeting’s advice to keep three days of essential supplies.

## Coverage

- [GB News: British military cyber teams deployed overseas to disrupt hackers before attacks](https://www.gbnews.com/news/uk-defence-news-cyberattack-threat-emergency-troops-deployed)
- [Daily Mail: UK defence chiefs sending 'hunt forces' overseas to stop Britain's military being crippled by cyberattacks](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277969/britain-major-general-cyber-hackers-europe.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.