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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

HMS Lancaster to be armed with aerial drone

HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 Frigate that will soon be based in the Persian Gulf, will be fitted with a ' Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System' to provide enhanced situational awareness.

Ajax delay ‘national security risk’ say committee

"The government must fix or fail this programme, before more risk to our national security and more billions of taxpayers' money is wasted."

American nuclear submarine visits Scotland

An American Virginia class nuclear submarine is conducting a routine visit to HMNB Clyde at Faslane, near Glasgow.

British warship leads task force through Baltic

HMS Defender. a Type 45 Destroyer, is leading the Joint Expeditionary Force task group in the Baltic.

British warship visits Australia

HMS Tamar visited Darwin this week after the successful completion of her first deployment in the Indo-Asia Pacific as part of Britain’s permanent naval presence in the region.

British tankers on station over Europe refuelling NATO jets

Voyager tankers are on station supporting fighter jets on patrol over Eastern Europe as part of Britain's effort to help secure the 'Eastern Flank' of NATO against potential Russian aggression.

British RC-135 aircraft over Baltic Sea monitoring Russia

A British RC-135 'Rivet Joint', an electronic surveillance aircraft, is once again over the Baltic Sea monitoring Russian forces.

Britain upgrading Tomahawk cruise missiles to ‘fly further’

The UK is spending £265m to upgrade its submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles to Block V standard, meaning the upgraded missiles "will be able to travel further and be less vulnerable to enemy interference".

British jets go up against American destroyer

British F-35s and Typhoons together with Czech Gripens worked with American destroyer USS Gravely during an air defence exercise as part of Neptune Shield 22 last week.

MoD purchase ‘high end aerospace grade’ 3D printer

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £913K contract to Renishaw for a high-end 'Aerospace Grade Metallic' 3D printer with the potential to 'print' spare parts for aircraft.