UK Defence Journal

The UK Defence Journal is an online publication covering defence industry news in the United Kingdom, including military operations, equipment, and humanitarian work.[1][2] The site also publishes fact-checks on military topics.[3][4][5]

UK Defence Journal
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Type of site
Online Journalism
Available inEnglish
OwnerIndependent
EditorGeorge Allison
URLukdefencejournal.org.uk
CommercialNo
RegistrationNo
LaunchedJanuary 2014 (2014-01)
Current statusActive

The site’s writers include military veterans, scholars, and industry experts. In addition to news content, the site also offers commentary and analysis of military topics ranging from national security policy to procurement decisions.[2] The website has been mentioned by the UK Ministry of Defence, international governments, UK and international politicians and media personalities and TV shows such as Daily Politics as well as academic papers.[6]

In 2016 the website published photos of all the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyer fleet in port at the same time. The article, picked up by Sky News, prompted questions about Britain’s naval preparedness.[7]

In 2018 the website broke the news about the sale of HMS Ocean, a British helicopter carrier.[8] In May 2021, the website caused a stir on Twitter when it shared an image of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sailing with HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, showing the former as being several times smaller than the latter two, with many taking it seriously.[9]

In July 2021, the website broke the news that a user leaked classified documents relating to the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank in service with the British Army in order to improve the performance of the vehicle in the videogame War Thunder.[10]

In August 2022, the website was the first to break the news about the breakdown of HMS Prince of Wales, a British aircraft carrier, on the first day of the ship's deployment to the United States.[11]

Publications

The website previously published a monthly magazine of the same name containing news and analysis about the British Armed Forces.[12]

References
  1. "About Us". UK Defence Journal. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "The UK Defence Journal". NewsGuard. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. "Russia warns it is 'tracking' Scots-built £1bn Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon in the Black Sea". The Scotsman. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. "The mighty HMS Ocean: 20 years at the heart of the Royal Navy". UK Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. "Coronavirus in Scotland: SNP MSP criticised over fake army rumour". Herald Scotland. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. "Today's defence related news". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. "Destroyers In Dock After Navy 'Neglected'". Sky News. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. McDonald, Gayle (11 July 2018). "This is what the Brazilians want to re-name HMS Ocean". UK Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. McStay, Kirsten (16 March 2021). "Woman mortified as tweet goes viral after she confused aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth with the Queen herself". Daily Record. Glasgow: Reach plc. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. Reynolds, John (16 March 2021). "Nit-picking video gamer leaks Ministry of Defence tank secrets". The Times. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. Haynes, Deborah (29 August 2022). "UK's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, breaks down off south coast shortly after setting sail for US". Sky News. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. "Edition One". UK Defence Journal. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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