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George Allison

George Allison
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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 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.

Recent British shipbuilding contracts – A summary

Here's a summary of the key contracts.

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.

Britain to deploy forces across Baltic to boost security

The Joint Expeditionary Force activity will take place in early December and "ensure a security presence, strengthening common efforts with NATO in the Baltic Sea region".

New frigate factory build progress captured by drone

Drone imagery shows the progress of a massive new 'frigate factory' in Glasgow. The massive facility at Govan represents a huge boost in capability for...