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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

Russian long-range missile stock ‘limited’ say Britain

"Russia is expending strategically valuable military assets in attempts to achieve tactical advantage and in the process is killing civilians it now claims are its own citizens."

Huge military exercise kicks off around the UK

The biggest military exercise in the UK has started as more than 11,000 sailors, soldiers and aircrew wage a 12-day ‘war’ around the British Isles.

Typhoon jet declares emergency over Scotland

A Typhoon jet safely returned to RAF Lossiemouth after suffering a "technical issue".

UK to spend £100m on defensive submarine countermeasures

The Royal Navy is seeking expressions of interest from industry to develop and supply a countermeasure system for Astute, Vanguard, Dreadnought and future SSN(R) class submarines. 

British assault ship arrives in Libya

This morning HMS Albion docked in Tripoli, the first visit by the Royal Navy to Libya in 8 years. 

First ever ‘Planetary Defence Test’ is successful

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday.
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British jet tracks Russian forces in occupied Ukraine

Britain continues to track the position of Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.

British jets take part in live fire exercise against frigate

British Typhoon jets conducted a long-planned live fire exercise with the Royal Navy, and United States counterparts on a decommissioned United States Navy warship.

British frigate and aircraft ‘obliterate’ former US warship

HMS Westminster, a Wildcat helicopter and three Typhoon jets along with American forces unleashed "fire and fury" at decommissioned American frigate USS Boone using an array of high-powered weaponry.

French nuclear submarine arrives in Scotland

French nuclear submarine FS Suffren arrived at Faslane near Glasgow in Scotland this morning.