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George Allison

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George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. George is on Twitter at @geoallison

Taranis stealth drone test flights successful

Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, was today billed by military chiefs as the most technologically advanced aircraft ever built in the...

Dambusters Depart

617 Squadron, famed for their daring second world war raids against the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams, has completed its last flight as a Tornado...

Poseidon could replace Nimrod

Boeing is ready to offer its P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to the MoD. Based on the 737, a passenger aircraft popular with low-cost airlines,...

Eurofighter Typhoons new AESA RADAR starts system integration

A new active electronic scanned array radar for Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft is entering the system integration phase of development according to Cassidian. The new AESA...

Brimstones for Reapers?

The US Air Force is looking at equipping its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft with British ‘Brimstone’ missiles, to reduce collateral damage. The Reapers flown...
HMS Penzance

Scottish First Minister confused over Royal Navy in Scotland

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond seems to have put his foot in his own mouth when he made a speech in Lerwick, the capital...
Tornado GR4 flying through smoke

British Tornado with 3D-printed parts completes flight

The British strike aircraft was equipped with a 3D printed protective cover for the cockpit radio, a protective guard for the landing gear and...
HMS Ocean being launched in Govan

Deputy First Minister of Scotland challenged over shipbuilding claims

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, was criticised by trade union members and the defence industry for suggesting that Britain’s new warships, Type 26...

British strikes kill 1,000 Islamic State militants, no civilians

British strikes have killed 1,000 Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq since bombing began with zero civilian casualties.