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
Belgium officially selects F-35 to replace F-16 fleet
Belgium has officially chosen the F-35 stealth over Typhoon to replace its F-16 jet, confirming earlier speculation.
42 Commando ‘fight their way’ through Virginia to rescue downed aircrew
Lima Company, 42 Commando, ‘fought’ their way through the Virginia in an exercise designed to simulate rescuing downed aircrew.
US finally completes successfully SM-3 Block IIA intercept test
US Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn successfully conducted an intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during a test off the west coast of Hawaii.
Royal Navy task force in major Middle East exercise
The largest Royal Navy task group in the Middle East in 15 years has assembled for Exercise Saif Sareea 3.
£93 million project modernises Royal Marines air defence capabilities
The £93m Future Air Defence Availability Project (F-ADAPT) programme, will be carried out under a contract awarded to Thales UK.
Frigate HMS Montrose to be based in the Middle East
Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose is to be forward-deployed in the Middle East.
Royal Navy vessels take part in major NATO exercise
Frigates HMS Northumberland and Westminster are joining minehunters Cattistock, Hurworth, Grimsby and Ramsey, along with survey ship Enterprise for Trident Juncture 18, say the MoD.
NATO naval forces Prepare for Trident Juncture
NATO mariners met this week in Trondheim, Norway aboard Dutch amphibious ship HNLMS Johan de Witt.
WannaCry cyber attack cost NHS £92 million
In their October 2018 publication on 'Securing cyber resilience in health and care: a progress update', the Department of Health and Social Care estimated the cost of WannaCry to the NHS as £92 million.
10,000th F-35A sortie flown
US Air Force 419th Fighter Wing have flown their 10,000th sortie with the F-35A.
