George Allison
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
British Defence Secretary provides update on Ukraine
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace gave a statement to the House of Commons on Ukraine today, here it is in full.
Britain sending anti-aircraft and Javelin missiles to Ukraine
In addition to thousands of NLAW anti-tank missiles, Britain is planning to send Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and an additional "small consignment" of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as Russian forces close in on Kyiv.
Plans to reverse Army troops cuts not denied by Government
When asked whether there are plans to reverse the decision to cut full-time British Army personnel to 73,000, the Government were unusually unable to provide a 'yes or no' answer.
Sub hunters embark on HMS Prince of Wales
Merlin anti-submarine helicopters of 820 Naval Air Squadron have embarked onboard HMS Prince of Wales ahead of large-scale exercises in the Arctic.
‘We will fight in the forests and in the fields’ – Zelensky
Ukrainian President Zelensky vowed to fight Russians in 'forests, fields and on shores', invoking Winston Churchill as he addressed the British Parliament.
British RC-135 patrols from Poland to Black Sea
A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint', an electronic surveillance aircraft, has conducted a patrol from northern Poland all the way to southern Romania at the Black Sea in order to monitor Russian forces.
Putin inventing nuclear threat as ‘justification’ for war
The United Kingdom has claimed that Russia is likely to be ramping up claims Ukraine is developing nuclear or biological weapons as "retrospective justification" for its invasion.
American ‘nuke sniffer’ aircraft over Scotland heading north
An American WC-135W 'nuke sniffer' aircraft is currently over Scotland heading towards Norway.
Large number of Western weapons arriving in Ukraine
Western weapons have been flooding into Ukraine over the last few days.
Britain could deploy armoured brigade to Estonia ‘if required’
James Heappey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, has stated that the British Army is capable of deploying an Armoured Brigade in Estonia "if tasked to do so".