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UK Military Boosts Counter-Intelligence Amid Rising Threats

12/12/2025

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Hostile intelligence activity against British military personnel rose by over 50% in the past year, per Chief of Defence Intelligence Adrian Bird.
The Royal Air Force base in Cambridgeshire will host a new unified intelligence service.
The initiative follows the Strategic Defence Review.
It includes a Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit to guard against foreign interference.
The plan aims to strengthen military preparedness after a critical House of Commons Defense Committee report.

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Hostile intelligence activity against British military personnel rose by over 50% in the past year, per Chief of Defence Intelligence Adrian Bird.
The Royal Air Force base in Cambridgeshire will host a new unified intelligence service.
The initiative follows the Strategic Defence Review.
It includes a Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit to guard against foreign interference.
The plan aims to strengthen military preparedness after a critical House of Commons Defense Committee report.