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
Uncrewed vessel completes remote subsea ROV trials
ACUA Ocean and Forssea Robotics have completed a three-week trial in Plymouth integrating a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an uncrewed surface vessel, demonstrating more than 40 remotely controlled deployments from shore.
Kraken and Saab test autonomous drone-seeker vessel
Kraken Technology Group and Saab UK have developed and tested an autonomous vessel carrying an air-surveillance radar, intended to provide a rapidly deployable counter-drone sensing capability at sea.
British aircraft carrier ‘opens fire’ at night
British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has conducted night-time gunnery training as the warship continues work to restore full operational and warfighting readiness following its recent docking period.
British cavalry tests horses for battlefield patrols
The British Army has been experimenting with the use of horses for reconnaissance, patrol and security tasks in terrain where military vehicles may struggle to operate.
American bomber fleet departs Britain
All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have returned to their home stations in the United States, ending the latest sustained deployment of American heavy bombers at the British airbase.
QinetiQ sets out its role in Scottish warship sinking
The decommissioned American frigate went down in deep water around 150 miles off the Western Isles, and the company that runs the range from which the exercise was controlled has now set out what it contributed.
Journalist sues PSNI over alleged surveillance of sources
An investigative journalist in Northern Ireland has filed a High Court claim against the Police Service of Northern Ireland, alleging that the force unlawfully obtained their communications in order to identify confidential sources.
Royal Marines seek new ship boarding training facility
The Ministry of Defence wants to build a maritime interdiction operations training facility at Royal Marines Bickleigh, with an option to buy a second one for the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone.
Powerful nuclear attack submarine arrives in Scotland
HMS Agamemnon, the sixth of the Royal Navy's Astute-class hunter-killer submarines, has arrived at her home port of HM Naval Base Clyde for the first time, a week after sailing from the Barrow yard where she was built.
New Ukrainian ballistic missile used in combat
Ukraine has used a domestically built tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, naming the weapon as the FP-7 and signalling that the next task is building it in quantity.
