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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

Update: British air strikes in Iraq

The following is an excerpt from a press release from the Ministry of Defence, the original can be found here. Latest update Four Tornado GR4s flew...

Fourth Edition of the UK Defence Journal

The fourth edition of the UK Defence Journal has now been released. It features articles ranging from a view on women in combat, a look...

The F-35 will cost significantly less than you think

The F-35 programme is often labelled a “trillion-dollar black hole”, the man in charge of the project vehemently disagrees and lays to rest any...

First Tide class fleet tanker now afloat

The first Tide class fast fleet tanker has now been floated. RFA Tidespring is shown here currently under construction in South Korea. These images are by Captain(E)...

Britain deploys C-17 to aid Cyclone Pam relief efforts

A Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft departed from RAF Brize Norton early on Monday the 16th of March and will travel to the...

UK announces Brimstone integration for Typhoon

British Procurement Minister Philip Dunne announced on Saturday at the International Defence Exhibition that he was "looking forward to announcing further air-to-ground strike capability"...

Profile of the RC-135W Rivet Joint

The United Kingdom has purchased three RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft from the United States in a deal worth around £630 million. The aircraft will...

Maritime Patrol Aircraft capability to be regenerated

Mark Francois has confirmed that an initiative which maintains the training of staff formerly based at RAF Kinloss has been extended. Mark Francois is Minister...

Eurojet to continue Typhoon engine support

NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency has awarded a three year contract to Eurojet to support the EJ200 engine. Eurojet Turbo GmbH Managing Director Clemens...