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George Allison

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

Rolls-Royce AE engine family hits 70 million flight hours

The Rolls-Royce AE engine family has topped 70 million engine flight hours across military and commercial fleets in the US and around the world.

Northrop Grumman tests MS-177 Multi-Spectral Sensor on RQ-4 Global Hawk

Flight testing of the MS-177 sensor payload on an RQ-4 Global Hawk has started say Northrop Grumman.

Rolls-Royce wins propulsion contract for new US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter

Rolls-Royce will provide an extensive range of equipment, including marine generator sets, to a new fleet of US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters.

BAE Systems releases full year results

BAE Systems said that it had made a pretax profit of £1.15bn in 2016, up from £1.09bn in 2015.

Joint Expeditionary Force conference takes place in Portsmouth

Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Ben Key and Commander of UK Maritime Forces Rear Admiral Alex Burton hosted the first Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) conference.

South Korea spends $140m on Sidewinder and Maverick missiles

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a request by South Korea to purchase AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder and AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles.

Babcock report £30bn order book, cites Trident and other projects

Babcock has issued a trading update for the period October 2016 to date, highlighting the impact of Trident and other contracts to their financial outlook.

Australia receives first EA-18G Growler

Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne has welcomed the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force.

WATCH: Royal Air Force A400M Atlas demonstrates its capabilities at airshow

An A400M Atlas is visiting Australasia on a trip to demonstrate its capabilities and therefore promote potential exports there.

HMS Portland in African orphan help

Sailors from HMS Portland have spent their patrol rest period ashore helping orphans.