Key facts
The autonomous operation of the Armed Forces and the strengthening of security in cyberspace and in the electromagnetic sphere are priorities of the Federal Council. In its dispatch of September 2021 on the amendment of the Armed Forces Act and its organisation, it established the basis for the creation of Cyber Command. In terms of operations, the Armed Forces’ IT objectives for 2026 seek to separate mission-critical and non-critical services. Consequently, in 2022 the Chief of the Armed Forces decided to transfer the operation of the former from the Armed Forces Command Support Organisation (AFCSO) to Cyber Command. Operation of non-critical services will be transferred to the Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT).