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
HMS Cattistock returns home after NATO tasking
Minehunter HMS Cattistock has returned home to Portsmouth following four months in the Baltic sea with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1).
CAMM completes qualification trials from Lockheed Martin launcher
MBDA and Lockheed Martin have jointly completed qualification of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) from Lockheed Martin’s Extensible Launching System (ExLS) 3-Cell Stand Alone Launcher following a series of trials.
Welsh Guards assume security responsibility in Afghanistan
The Yorkshire Regiment recently completed their tour in Afghanistan, handing over the reins to the Welsh Guards, say the MoD.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The...
Royal Navy ‘keen’ to keep batch one River class ships
Rear Admiral Chris Gardner, assistant chief of naval staff, said that the Royal Navy is "keen" to keep the ships.
US Carrier Strike Group conducts live fire missile exercise en route to Middle East
Arleigh Burke class destroyers USS Farragut and USS Forrest Sherman, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, have conducted a live-fire missile exercise.
Coalition strikes continue against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continued to strike Islamic State in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, conducting 15 strikes consisting of 41 engagements last week, task force officials reported today.
British warship HMS Sutherland arrives in Japan
Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland has visited Japan.
MP tweets shocking image of Syria strikes, turns out to be poorly photoshopped fake
Shadow Home Secretary and MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Diane Abbott has tweeted what at first appears to be a shocking image, a western aircraft carrying out low-level bombing runs in a heavily populated city. The problem? It's a poorly photoshopped image published in a blog years ago.
HMS Magpie now ready for first sea trials
Cork based shipyard Safehaven Marine have finished building the vessel the largest of a fleet of up to 38 new workboats ranging in size from 11 to 18 metres, for the Ministry of Defence.
‘2,000 percent increase in Russian trolls’ since the Syria strike says Pentagon
There "has been a 2,000 percent increase in Russian trolls in the past 24 hours," chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said this weekend.
