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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

Troop numbers ‘under constant review’ says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Parliament that troop numbers are kept "under constant review".

MoD award £300m contract for heavy armour design support

The contract will provide post-design services for armoured vehicles allowing for potential design changes and design modifications.

British Army Twitter account hacked

The British Army Twitter account has been hacked and is now posting tweets promoting competitions to win NFTs and claiming that the UK is going to attack Pakistan.

RFA Argus service life extended past 2030

RFA Argus was originally planned to leave service in 2024 but is to be kept in service until at least 2030 as no replacement is yet available. 

American nuclear armed submarine visits Scotland

A U.S. Navy Ohio class submarine, the USS Rhode Island, has arrived in Scotland marking the first visit of of a nuclear armed American submarine to the base near Glasgow for a number of years.

British drone hits terrorists in Iraq with Hellfire missile

A Royal Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft has conducted an airstrike against a group of Islamic State terrorists north of Tikrit in Iraq.

UK rules out ‘international competition’ for support ships

The Ministry of Defence has once again confirmed that the Fleet Solid Support ships will, for the most part, be British built.

British F-35 stealth jets training in Finland

The aim of the training is to "strengthen shared security in the Baltic and High North", say NATO.

British defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2030

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at a NATO summit today that Britain will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.

Britain announces further £1bn in Ukraine military support

Today’s announcement brings the total UK military support since the outbreak of war to £2.3 billion – more than any country other than the United States.