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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

Paper calls for renewed NATO focus on the Euro-Atlantic

The paper highlights disinformation around attacks on 5G phone masts and a land war on the European continent and argues NATO must do more against hybrid and conventional threats.

Do British fighter jets ‘protect’ Irish airspace?

The UK, on occasion, scrambles jets to intercept unresponsive aircraft in Irish-controlled airspace but make no mistake, the UK is not protecting Irish airspace.

Irish activist arrested after trying to board British ship

An Irish politician has been arrested after trying to board British naval vessel HMS Enterprise, a survey ship, in Cork Harbour.

Testing begins on British E-7 early warning aircraft radar

Testing recently started on the MESA sensor destined for the UK’s 1st E-7 early warning aircraft, the replacement for the E-3 Sentry.
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UK doubles number of surveillance aircraft over Black Sea

Two British RC-135 electronic surveillance aircraft, rather than the usual one, are operating over the Black Sea near Ukraine.

UK offering to train 10,000 Ukrainian troops every 120 days

Visiting Kyiv today, British PM Boris Johnson revealed that the UK has offered to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian forces with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days.

British destroyer fends off 15 ‘air raids’

Type 45 Destroyer HMS Defender has fended off 15 air raids and dealt with 11 swarm attacks as part of the BALTOPS22 exercise.

British frigate hunting submarines in the Atlantic

HMS Portland has joined the largest submarine hunt of the year in the Atlantic, a two-week NATO workout called Exercise Dynamic Mongoose.

Type 26 Frigate exports worth £6bn to British economy

Work on ships based on BAE's Type 26 Frigate being built in Australia and Canada has been estimated to be worth around £6bn to the British economy.

British RC-135 surveillance aircraft over Baltic states

A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint', an electronic surveillance aircraft, is once again patrolling over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in order to keep an eye on Russia.