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
Government rationale for tendering Fleet Solid Support Ships overseas criticised
Former shipyard worker turned MP for Glasgow North East Paul Sweeney has criticised the Government for failing to restrict the tendering for Fleet Solid Support Ships to the UK.
Australia to buy MQ-9 Reaper drones
The Australian government has announced the selection of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper variant as the system which best meets the capability requirements for Australia's first armed remotely piloted aircraft system.
Another Type 26 Frigate named, HMS Newcastle
Another Type 26 Frigate has been named, this time HMS Newcastle was chosen.
New Type 26 Frigate named HMS Sheffield
Frigate HMS Sheffield will be built at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan.
Eight Type 26 Frigates are to be built in total with three in...
Royal Navy to keep older River class vessels, almost doubling OPV fleet
Originally, the plan was to replace the Batch 1 River class Offshore Patrol Vessels with the newer Batch 2 vessels. However, it has now been announced that all vessels will be retained.
New Chinook simulators officially opened
The Chinook Mk 6 synthetic training facility was built following a £53 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK.
Type 26 Frigate selection challenged in Canadian Federal Court after rival bidder objects
Alion Canada, the company that pitched the Dutch-designed De Zeven Provincien class frigate, has asked for a judicial review of the tendering process that saw the Type 26 Frigate win the Canadian frigate competition, according to local media.
BAE Systems unveil augmented reality combat systems for warships
BAE Systems has unveiled a range of products that it says will modernise the capability of future combat systems on complex warships.
UK-Ukraine defence partnership deepens with new Maritime training deployments
The UK and Ukraine will strengthen their defence partnership in the face of intensifying threats and aggression from Russia, say the Ministry of Defence.
Cobham and QinetiQ join forces for ASDOT bid
Cobham has announced that QinetiQ will join Draken International and 3SDL as a member of the Cobham team to develop solutions for the delivery of operational readiness training under the UK Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.
