the specialised 77 brigade , launched with great fanfare in january in response to the jihadis ' mastery of online propaganda , is in disarray after failing to enlist the right personnel that it was widely reported that the brigade would be made up of 2,000 social media and psychological warfare exponents who would enable uk forces to fight wars ` in the information age ' .
but the mail on sunday can reveal that even when fully operational , the brigade will number just 454 regular and reservist troops .