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
Project Grayburn funded but absent from investment plan
Project Grayburn, the programme to replace the British Army's SA80 rifle, is funded despite not appearing as a specific line in the Defence Investment Plan.
Russia reportedly mapped NATO air defence gaps in drone campaign
An IISS report documents 144 incidents across 13 countries over 15 months, including flights over nuclear sites.
Why the Royal Navy keeps going back to the High North
A carrier strike group is flying jets in Arctic waters while commandos train in Norway. Here's why.
UK shifts space spending towards space control
The Defence Investment Plan puts £880m into space this parliament, with a rebalance towards space control that officials would not detail.
UK eyes restart of domestic sub reactor fuel cycle
A £1.7bn Nuclear Fuels Programme will explore re-establishing a nuclear fuel cycle for defence reactor fuel.
Strike drone launched from Royal Navy ship for first time
he Nyan One-Way Effector was fired from XV Patrick Blackett off the south coast, with further trials aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth a possibility.
UK weapon built for Ukraine could join British arsenal
A senior defence official says the low-cost strike weapon developed under Project Brakestop could be in the UK inventory "very soon".
UK axes Meteor upgrade in favour of new FASE missile
The MOD has dropped the planned Meteor mid-life upgrade, shifting investment to the Future Air Superiority Effectors programme.
Officer wins Churchill Fellowship for drone defence work
Jack Venables, a police officer seconded to the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, has been named a 2026 Churchill Fellow and will travel to Canada, Australia and beyond to research new ways of protecting critical national infrastructure from hostile drones.
Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters to replaced by drones
The Defence Investment Plan sets out an autonomous replacement for the Royal Navy's Wildcat maritime helicopters and increasingly autonomous rotorcraft flying from frigates and destroyers, as the Fleet Air Arm shifts towards uncrewed flight.
