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
Ministry of Defence awards BAE Systems £2.4bn for Royal Navy submarine programmes
BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.5bn contract for delivery of the seventh Astute class submarine and a further £900m for the next phase of the Dreadnought submarine programme.
Lockheed Martin ‘quietly confident’ UK will not reduce F-35 order
Britain is unlikely to reduce the number of F-35 jets it intends to order, according to Lockheed Martin.
NATO marks ten years of safeguarding Icelandic skies
For ten years, NATO Allies have continuously provided fighter aircraft on a rotational basis to provide and train interceptors ensuring safety and security of the Icelandic airspace.
New nuclear submarine, HMS Agincourt, to be funded
Confirmation of the build of the seventh Astute class nuclear submarine, HMS Agincourt, and a £2.5 billion pounds investment will secure at least 8 thousand jobs at BAE systems in Barrow according to the Defence Secretary.
Are drones as dangerous as claimed?
Protestors recently staged a demonstration outside RAF Waddington, angry at the use of remotely piloted aircraft - but why?
Typhoons and a Royal Navy Destroyer team up with NATO allies for Romanian naval...
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy personnel have been taking part in a maritime exercise with NATO allies in the Black Sea, led by the Romanian Navy Fleet Command.
British military equipment plan facing ‘significant affordability gap’ say Public Accounts Committee
The committee calculated an equipment plan funding deficit of at least £4.9bn and potentially as much as £20.8bn over the 10-year £179.7bn equipment budget.
Scottish politician continues to foster outrage over ships that can’t be built on the...
Despite multiple corrections, explanations and pointers, some politicians in Scotland are astonishingly stoking outrage over ships that the Clyde can't build, not being built by the Clyde.
Coalition forces ‘look to deal final blow’ to Islamic State in Syria says British...
"The coalition will relentlessly pursue ISIS wherever they are until they are defeated," Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney of the British Army, the task force's deputy commander for strategy and support, told Pentagon reporters in a video briefing from Baghdad.
DARPA selects BAE Systems for optical seeker contract
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million contract to demonstrate a new optical seeker for precision-guided munitions.
