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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

Nuclear submarine arrives at new homeport in Scotland

Brand new HMS Anson, an Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, has arrived at her new home port at Faslane near Glasgow., 

British aircraft continue to ship weapons to Ukraine

The UK is the second largest provider of military aid to Ukraine after the United States.

HMS Spey sails with RMS Queen Mary 2

British patrol vessel HMS Spey recently had a unique opportunity to engage in a sail past with the Cunard Line's flagship, the RMS Queen Mary 2, off the coast of Thailand.

Royal Navy’s new experimental ship departs for trials

The successful certification and deployment of XV PATRICK BLACKETT demonstrates NavyX's commitment to developing autonomous and unmanned technology, which will revolutionise naval operations in the future.

Britain orders new Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

The Royal Navy, through Project HECLA, aims to deploy autonomous underwater vehicles continuously in high-threat areas to provide a persistent and accurate situational awareness of the underwater environment.

Stunning photo shows Typhoon jet 10 miles above Falklands

An amazing photograph of the Falkland Islands taken from a Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet has captured the rugged beauty of the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.

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The OSINT Bunker Podcast – ‘I spy with my huge floating eye’

In Season 5 Episode 2 of the popular defence podcast 'The OSINT Bunker', the panel discuss the appearance and shoot-down of a Chinese spy balloon over US territory, the implications for international relations and they also use many puns.

General warns ‘broken’ British forces need £3bn boost

General Sir Richard Barrons is concerned that the UK's armed forces are presently in a precarious state not witnessed since the Cold War.

You can’t block a frigate – A Scottish echo chamber

Echo chambers are created when people only consume information that confirms their existing beliefs and actively block any information that contradicts those beliefs - look at the arguments around the frigates being built in Scotland as an example of this.