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Louise Sandher-Jones
“We need to recognise and celebrate the incredible potential of esports to build cyber skills, digital literacy, teamwork and critical thinking helping our service people operate under pressure and assimilate information at speed.”
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“Esports will help attract, develop, and retain top cyber and digital talent. Our people must now be as adept with code, cybersecurity and a games controller as they are with traditional combat skills. From drone operations to data analysis, modern defence and deterrence needs agile minds that can navigate both physical and digital battlegrounds.”
Alastair Carns DSO OBE MC MP
Minister of Veterans and People, Ministry of Defence
29 July 2025
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The new partnership with International Defence Esports Games will improve Armed Forces digital talent, while an annual summit will focus on education, recruitment and skills
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