Editorial standards and AI policy

These are the rules every story on The Defense Log follows.

Sourcing and attribution

• We report only facts stated by credible sources, and we link to those sources at the end of each story.
• We say who stated each fact: a ministry, an armed force, a company or another news outlet.
• Figures, names and dates are given as the source states them. We do not convert currencies or estimate numbers that were not published.
• Claims made during conflicts are reported as claims, attributed to whoever made them, and kept separate from confirmed facts.

Use of AI

We use AI to draft news stories from the sources we credit. The AI writes in our own words, not by copying source articles. Every AI-assisted story is reviewed and approved by the editor before publication, and it carries the label “AI-assisted” so readers know how it was produced. AI is never used to invent quotes, facts or images.

Accuracy and corrections

If we get something wrong, we correct it and say so. Read our corrections policy or write to editor@thedefenselog.com.

Advertising and sponsored content

Advertisers have no say over our news coverage. Banner advertisements are marked “Advertisement”. Paid articles are marked “Sponsored” with the sponsor’s name, carry a disclosure notice, and are never presented as news. Links in sponsored content are marked as sponsored for search engines.

Conflicts of interest

The editor works in the defense and aviation equipment trade. We do not report on a company, contract or tender in which the editor has a commercial interest without stating that interest clearly in the story.

Fairness

We cover all countries and all sides by the same standards, in a neutral tone, without opinion in news stories.