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
Only 20 out of 152 German Tiger and NH90 helicopters ready for action
The German Army is currently facing severe available issues with its helicopter fleet.
80 Royal Regiment of Scotland soldiers test positive for drugs over two years
A total of 30 service personnel failed drug tests in the first 10 months of 2019 while 50 tested positive for drugs in 2018.
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35 jets in 2019
Lockheed Martin delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft at the end of 2019, exceeding the joint government and industry delivery goal of 131 aircraft.
Raytheon signs $768m AMRAAM missile contract
The order includes AMRAAM missile sales to the United Kingdom and 21 other countries.
British Tempest combat jet project gathers pace
The firms involved in the Tempest programme are to increase the number of people working on the project from 1,000 to 2,500.
MBDA to integrate Meteor missile onto the South Korean KF-X future fighter
MBDA has been awarded a contract for the integration of the Meteor missile onto the KF-X future Korean fighter aircraft.
Scotland would ‘have to rejoin NATO’ if it left the UK says NATO chief
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that an independent Scotland would have to leave the alliance.
Truman Carrier Strike Group begins operations in Middle East
Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman conducted maritime security and flight operations in the US 5th Fleet area of operations.
First flight of ‘most advanced variant of Eurofighter’ takes place
The aircraft is the first to fly the Captor E-Scan Radar with Phase Enhancement P3Eb.
F-16 downs target drone with laser guided rocket
A US Air Force F-16 has shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket.
