George Allison
George Allison is the founder and editor of the UK Defence Journal. He holds a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and specialises in naval and cyber security topics. George has appeared on national radio and television to provide commentary on defence and security issues. Twitter: @geoallison
US send F-16s as Argentine Air Force unable to escort Air Force One
Due to a severe lack of funding, the Argentine Air Force suffered humiliation when the US was forced to deploy its own F-16s to escort Air Force One.
HMS Defender returns from Middle East
HMS Defender has returned home following her nine-month deployment working with American and French Carrier strike groups as part of on-going operations against Islamic State.
According...
MoD ‘slow in responding to Improvised Explosive Devices’ in Iraq
The Chilcot report into the war in Iraq has blasted the Ministry of Defence for being slow to response to the threat of IED's.
HMS Iron Duke returns home to Portsmouth
HMS Iron Duke returned home Thursday from a successful six-month deployment working with a multi-national NATO task group in Northern Europe.
According to the Royal Navy, the...
Iraq helicopter problems highlighted in Chilcot report
Once British forces were in Iraq it became clear they didn’t have enough transport helicopters, the Chilcot report has highlighted.
CHILCOT: British troops were deployed under-equipped
The Iraq Inquiry report has today stated that the British Army units deployed in the Iraq War were not given adequate or sufficient equipment.
Lockheed Martin details how F-35B will work with ski-jumps
The partnership between Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems means the design of the F-35B incorporates the ski-jump takeoff capability from the very beginning.
What is the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov up to?
Claims that the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be deployed to Syria to fight Islamic State have been met with scepticism.
According to TASS,...
UK failed to ‘match resources to objectives’ on Iraq
The report of the Iraq Inquiry released today by Sir John Chilcot has found that the UK failed to match military resources to the...
CHILCOT: Iraq invasion ‘not last resort’
Sir John Chilcot has stated that the UK went to war in Iraq before all peaceful options for disarming Saddam Hussein were exhausted.
