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
British Commandos called in air strikes alongside Navy SEALs
Royal Marines from the UK Commando Force guided in attacks by American fast jets and seized a ship at sea during three weeks of maritime special operations training with United States Navy SEALs in Virginia.
No explosive devices found in vehicles near Fairford just petrol
No improvised explosive devices were found in the three vehicles examined after five men were arrested close to RAF Fairford at the weekend, although a quantity of petrol was recovered, according to Counter Terrorism Policing.
Russian daily casualties highest since war began
The Ukrainian General Staff recorded 2,090 Russian casualties, killed and wounded, in the twenty-four hours to 28 September, the highest daily total it has reported since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Live fire on this scale is rare, Royal Navy commander says
Most Royal Navy training is not live firing, which is what set this exercise apart, says Commander Peter Meigh, speaking from range control on South Uist as USS Klakring was sunk.
British and US forces obliterate target off Scottish coast
Ships, aircraft and a submarine from the United States and the United Kingdom have concluded Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 in the North Atlantic, a multi-domain sinking exercise that ended with the destruction of the decommissioned guided missile frigate ex-USS Klakring, according to United States Sixth Fleet, which led it.
UK exercise lead explains why warships are sunk off Hebrides
The American frigate destroyed off the Hebrides this month was fitted with instruments by both navies before it was hit, so that every weapon that struck it could be measured, says Lieutenant Commander Paul Atkins, UK lead project officer for Atlantic Thunder.
British warship hits frigate with live Naval Strike Missile
The Royal Navy used both of its newest anti-ship missiles during a joint US-UK live-fire exercise off the Hebrides that ended with the sinking of the decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring.
Warship sinking off Scotland was a message to adversaries
The destruction of a warship off Scotland was intended to show adversaries what the U.S. and Britain can do together at long range, the American officer who commanded the exercise told the UK Defence Journal.
Apprenticeship money arrives as defence hunts for welders
Mayors are to be handed a £100 million fund to expand apprenticeships in their areas, an announcement John Healey made in his first Labour Party conference speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer and set within an argument about young people out of work.
Debt costs more than defence, policing and justice combined
Britain is spending more servicing its national debt than it spends on the Home Office, defence and justice put together, Chancellor John Healey told the Labour Party conference.
