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
Hegseth presses NATO allies as US ramps up spending
The US Secretary of War Pete told NATO that some allies must still do more as he and Mark Rutte hailed the arrival of a harder-edged "NATO 3.0".
Machine guns among the military’s missing firearms
The Ministry of Defence has disclosed that 23 firearms were recorded as lost or stolen over five years, including two general purpose machine guns and an SA80 rifle, though more than half were deactivated, airsoft or cadet weapons unable to fire live rounds.
American jets and bombers ‘fight’ in the skies over Britain
American F-35s, F-15Es and B-1B bombers are flying from British bases in Astral Knight 2026, an air and missile defence exercise, rehearsing the defence of allied airspace and strikes against simulated enemy forces.
Europe to backfill as US trims NATO force pledges
The United States has pledged fewer guaranteed forces to NATO's force model and asked European allies and Canada to take up the slack, in a shift a senior NATO official has insisted can be managed without leaving a significant gap.
NATO plays down UK plan delay but presses capability
Asked by the UK Defence Journal whether Britain's repeatedly delayed Defence Investment Plan is frustrating the alliance, a senior NATO official said what matters is not money but capability delivered on a clear path, with Russia potentially reconstituting.
How IDV builds robots that can be reborn as tech advances
Defence platforms have a habit of arriving already out of date. IDV says it has built its uncrewed vehicles around that very problem, because the sensors and computing inside them roughly double in capability every eighteen months.
Russia’s battlefield position is worsening, NATO says
A senior NATO official says the war is turning against Russia, with its territorial gains shrinking, total casualties put at up to 1.5 million and recruitment faltering, even as Ukraine still struggles with air and missile defence.
MARSS opens Nice base and doubles AI team for drone fight
The defence technology firm MARSS has opened a new office in Nice and begun recruiting to double the size of its global artificial intelligence team.
Russia’s war machine ‘not unstoppable’, Rutte says
Ukraine is proving the Russian war machine 'is not unstoppable', NATO chief Mark Rutte says, pledging to press allies to sustain the weapons and ammunition keeping Kyiv in the fight.
Rutte rejects fears US is pulling away from NATO
Mark Rutte has dismissed fears that US changes to the NATO force model mean Washington is pulling away, casting them instead as Europe and Canada finally carrying more of the alliance's load.
