Britain's New Warships Are Vulnerable To Cyber Attack

A computer-generated image of how the new Type 26 vessels will look Photo: BAe Systems/MoD/PA

The Telegraph: Cyber attacks 'as big a threat to new warships as missiles and torpedoes'

The new Type-26 Global Combat Ship has been designed to protect its weapons, engines and systems from cyber warfare.

Hackers and cyber attacks pose as great a threat to Britain's hi-tech warships of the future as missiles and torpedoes, the man in charge of building the Navy’s new frigate has warned.

Increasing levels of computer control and automation mean protecting vessels against electronic attack has become a focus of shipbuilding for the Navy.

The new Type-26 Global Combat Ship, which is designed to be the workhorse of the Royal Navy when it is built, has been designed to protect its weapons, engines and systems from cyber warfare.

WNU Editor: The West has a dismal record when it comes to countering cyber attacks .... and for the military .... this is a big area of concern. What would be best is to have a redundancy system that would kick in if the computers are shut down .... even if this would add to the expense of developing these weapon systems.