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Heidi Vella

IT graduates – the next frontline in defence?

Information technology (IT) is playing a stronger role in military operations than ever before, with programmes focused on capabilities such as C4I, cyber security and communications intelligence assuming ever-larger portions of national defence budgets. And in response firms such as BAE Systems are rolling out programmes to snap up the most talented young IT graduates. Claire Apthorp reports.