Home Authors Posts by George Allison

George Allison

George Allison
11523 POSTS 747 COMMENTS
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

272 devices missing from the Ministry of Defence this year

So far this year, 272 laptops, mobile phones, memory sticks and hard drives have been lost or stolen from the Ministry of Defence.

British Army infantry to number 19,400 by 2025

By 2025 the entire Regular Army and Army Reserve combined will stand at 102,500 troops, 19,400 of which will be infantry troops.

Cost of HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group deployment

The cost of deploying HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group to the Pacific and back is currently estimated at £73 million (not including the loss of an F-35 jet).

All missiles tubes now delivered for HMS Dreadnought

Despite a previous delay due to a 'quality shortfall', all 12 missile tubes for nuclear submarine HMS Dreadnought have now been delivered.

British Typhoon jet shoots down hostile aircraft over Syria

A British Typhoon jet has, for the first time, shot down a hostile aircraft. The target was a hostile drone deemed to "pose a threat to Coalition forces in the area".

An update on the Dreadnought nuclear submarine programme

A newly published report from the Ministry of Defence outlines the progress made on the Dreadnought submarine programme in the last year.

British Military Assistance to Ukraine – what’s involved?

British military assistance to Ukraine was increased significantly after the Russian annexation of Crimea, a Parliamentary Research paper has taken a look at just what that involves.

Warnings ignored over Ajax safety issues

Reports identifying serious safety issues with Ajax were 'retracted and ignored' by the project team.

American warship fires laser weapon

The USS Portland fired a high-energy laser weapon system, the most powerful ever put to sea, at a surface training target yesterday.

Type 83 Destroyer to enter concept phase next year

The Type 83 Destroyer project, the replacement for the Type 45, will enter the concept phase next year.