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
The crisis behind Britain’s record-breaking submarine patrols
A 205-day Vanguard patrol has exposed the mounting industrial strain behind the UK's nuclear deterrent
The air bridge sustaining US operations in the Middle East
Open-source tools have made it possible to track and map the air bridge sustaining U.S. military operations across the Middle East, revealing the structure and scale of a logistics network that until recently would have been largely invisible to anyone outside government and military circles.
UK draws on Ukraine kit lessons, bearskin debate continues
The Ministry of Defence is drawing on lessons from Ukraine to inform improvements to body armour, including feedback from female personnel.
British aircraft carrier set to return to sea shortly
HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to depart Rosyth following an extended maintenance period, with temporary airspace restrictions in place over the Firth of Forth ahead of her sailing.
NATO pushes underwater internet concept into operations
NATO efforts to build a common underwater network are moving beyond a technical architecture and into a broader operational and organisational model, according to a discussion at #UDT2026.
More detail emerges on Royal Navy Atlantic Bastion
The Royal Navy has provided further detail on its Atlantic Bastion concept, offering a clearer view of how the programme is structured, how it is being delivered and the constraints it is expected to operate within.
Undersea data, not platforms, now limiting NATO capability
The constraint on scaling undersea autonomy is no longer platforms, it is data, and that came through clearly during a panel on North Atlantic operations where senior naval officers and industry figures pointed to data volume, access and handling as the real limiting factors.
Submarines to face tighter freedom of manoeuvre
Submarines are not disappearing from the North Atlantic battlespace, but they are likely to operate with less freedom than in the past as more sensors, more platforms and more connected systems are pushed into the water.
Thales targets subsea sensing as uncrewed shift gathers pace
At #UDT2026, Ian McFarlane of Thales spoke to UK Defence Journal about the shift to uncrewed platforms and growing demand for subsea sensing and infrastructure protection
Royal Navy to use Beehive drones for training and ops
The Royal Navy's fleet of 20 uncrewed surface vessels under Project Beehive will be used for operations, training and development, Defence Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed.
