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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

Might ‘Protector’ drones operate from British carriers?

General Atomics has shown off a concept for a carrier-capable MQ-9B drone, a type already entering service with the Royal Air Force.

French frigate visits Scotland

French frigate FS Aquitaine berthed at Fairlie Quay on the west coast of Scotland today.

Army’s £113m recruitment site offline, replaced by £169 advert

The British Army's £113m Capita-run recruitment website has been offline for two months and has been replaced by a £169 job advert on a job listing website.

Majority of Scots back keeping Trident according to poll

A new poll has found that 58% of people in Scotland believe that Trident should be kept rather than axed.
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Head of the British Army says that it ‘is too small’

The head of the British Army, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, has said that he believes the British Army is too small to effectively tackle threats to British interests.

First UK satellite launch to take place in summer

The first satellite launch from the UK (and the first-ever launch of a commercial rocket from Western Europe) will take place this summer from Cornwall, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin has announced today.

British surveillance aircraft monitors Russian Black Sea fleet

An RC-135 Rivet Joint ‘signals intelligence’ surveillance aircraft has been monitoring the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.

NATO air patrols over Eastern Europe – Who is sending what where

NATO say that around 30 surveillance and fighter aircraft are in the air over Eastern Europe at any one time.

Contracts worth £2bn awarded for Dreadnought sub project

Contracts of over £2 billion have been awarded to begin the third major phase of the Dreadnought submarine nuclear deterrent programme, taking the programme up to sea trials.

UK donates extra £1.3bn in military support to Ukraine

The UK government have said that this is the highest rate of British spending on a conflict since Iraq and Afghanistan.