National Cyber Force
The National Cyber Force (NCF) is a result of the consolidation of offensive cyber activity in the United Kingdom, dedicated to offensive action to combat security threats, hostile states, terror groups, extremism, hackers, disinformation and election interference. The specialist unit is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and GCHQ, the British intelligence agency, due to launch in spring 2020. Its headquarters will be based in an as-yet determined location in the North-West of England as part of a new 'cyber corridor'. 

Around £76m will be invested in the NCF in its first year. It will operate alongside the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which primarily concentrates on defensive cyber activities to protect government departments, strategic infrastructure and industry.

An April 2021 report produced by academics from King's College London and the Offensive Cyber Working Group has produced a set of recommendations for the NCF, with an aim to increase public debate on offensive cyber in the UK.
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National Cyber Security Centre
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National Cyber Force
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