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
Commando Force not funded to ‘operate in high-threat’ areas
A recent report by the National Audit Office explicitly states that there is a lack of funding to enable the Commando Force to operate in high-threat maritime environments.
Government accused of ‘window dressing’ defence capabilities
"That is window dressing rather than having capability, is it not?", asked Kevan Jones MP.
British aircraft being used to find hostages of Hamas
The Ministry of Defence has clarified the role of British surveillance aircraft in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
UK decides not to follow French steps anonymising warships
The UK went even so far as to indirectly question France's compliance with international maritime law in removing pennant numbers from their warships.
Britain to get new deep space radar
The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) programme will provide 24/7 capability to see objects deep in space up to 22,000 miles away from earth.
Government cautioned over use of AI in warfare
While the Government aims to be "ambitious, safe, responsible", in its application of AI in defence, aspiration has not lived up to reality warns a new report.
RAF on alert due to upcoming Arctic cargo aircraft activity
The Royal Air Force will be on high alert from now until the 25th of December to track an unregistered cargo flight from the Arctic region.
British Destroyer heading to the Gulf
The deployment of Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond follows increasing concerns over maritime security at narrow sea trade routes.
British naval task force to deploy to Baltic area
A force of seven British naval vessels will deploy with allies early next month to jointly patrol areas with vulnerable undersea critical infrastructure.
