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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

Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Interceptor tested

Two PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative interceptors have successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets.

American hospital ship arrives in Haiti

Comfort’s team consists of more than 900 people, including personnel from partner nations like the United Kingdom.

Elbit awarded $50m to provide electronic warfare suite for Portuguese aircraft

Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract by Portugal to supply an electronic warfare suite for new KC-390 aircraft.

Raytheon developing microscopic bomb detector

Raytheon has announced that it is using synthetic biology science to create a new method for detecting buried explosives.

Marshall sends 100th deployable container to the Netherlands

The first units were delivered to the Netherlands in July, just seven months after the multi-million pound contract was awarded in December 2018.

HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Portsmouth

HMS Prince of Wales has sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time.

US Government designates Lockheed Martin’s latest radar the AN/SPY-7(V)1

Lockheed Martin's latest generation solid-state radar has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1.

Rolls-Royce wins US Navy’s $1.2bn V-22 engine contract

The United States Navy has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth $1.2 billion to support V-22 Osprey engines.

Leonardo submarine-hunting acoustic system passes sea trials

Leonardo’s ULISSES system was used to automatically locate a number of simulated submarines in a live trials exercise.

Diamond Aircraft conduct demo of special mission DA62

Diamond Aircraft have conducted a live demonstration of its special mission flagship DA62 MPP.