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
Britain reconfirms plans to increase defence spending
The UK government has reiterated its commitment to achieving 2.5% of GDP expenditure on defence.
Video shows British Army vehicle firing new laser weapon
Footage shows a British Army Wolfhound vehicle firing a Laser-Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW).
UK and Germany sign new Defence Agreement
The agreement was signed on 24 July 2024 by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
Britain orders ‘significant’ amount of multirole missiles
The Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) from Thales, weighing just 13kg each, are designed to target drones, helicopters, other aircraft, and small, fast maritime threats.
Britain starts manufacturing on new fighter jet demonstrator
The UK has begun manufacturing and assembling the main structure of its first new fighter jet protoype in four decades.
New frigate to be launched in Scotland next month
HMS Cardiff, the second of eight Type 26 Frigates, will soon be launched and enter the water for the first time.
Could British carriers soon host advanced jet combat drones?
General Atomics believes so, and they are promoting their Gambit 5 drone as the answer to enhancing the capabilities of Britain's Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
British Army vehicle fires high power laser weapon
According to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), this trial marks the first instance of such a weapon being fired from a UK land vehicle.
U.S. B-52H bombers arrive in Romania in message to Russia
The deployment will see the B-52s operating near the Black Sea coast near Ukraine.
New UK fighter jet programme appears to move forward
The UK's Tempest fighter jet programme seems to be moving forward despite previous concerns about its potential cancellation under the new Labour Government.
