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
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her first F-35 jets, what’s going to happen?
HMS Queen Elizabeth will meet her first F-35 jets any day now, so what's going to happen?
Lockheed Martin delivers 400th Electro-Optical Targeting System for F-35
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 400th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning.
Northrop Grumman begins unmanned MQ-8C Fire Scout flight tests
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently began flight tests for MQ-8C Fire Scout aircraft.
First overseas exercise for 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
The first overseas exercise for 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment sees the Reserve unit training alongside their Danish counterparts in Oksboel, say the British Army.
MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft gets first air-to-air kill
A Reaper drone shot down another with a missile in an exercise, the US Air Force revealed yesterday.
US approves $75m sale of 50 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 upgrade kits to...
The US Department of State has approved a request by the United Kingdom to purchase 50 upgrade kits for the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System, the Defense Security Cooperation agency said in a press release on Thursday.
UK to purchase additional SEAL Delivery Vehicles for Astute submarines
The US State Department has approved the sale of three SEAL Delivery Vehicles to the UK.
Iranian hackers selling research stolen from British universities
Iranian hackers have reportedly entered networks at British universities to steal academic research documents which are now for sale on WhatsApp.
Coalition effort in Iraq and Syria ‘Aims at Stability’ say officials
The coalition continues to help forces in both Iraq and Syria establish security and stability, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said to the press.
Sea King helicopters ends 49 years of service
Two Sea King helicopters from 849 Naval Air Squadron flew as far east as Teignmouth, over Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, the northern Cornish resorts of Padstow, Newquay and St Ives, before a final sight of Land’s End, Penzance, Mounts Bay and back to Culdrose.
