George Allison
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
UK is a ‘strong, powerful country’ says Chief of Defence Staff
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has highlighted that the UK is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a nuclear power, a trading power and the world’s fifth-largest economy.
F-35 fleet attrition rate estimate revealed
The estimate for the attrition rate of the British F-35 fleet is 'on average 1 aircraft lost for every 30,000 flight hours'.
Ministry of Defence looking to purchase ‘special purpose ship’
The vessel, a new ship of around 500 tonnes, will be procured through a £9m contract and will support trials for "autonomy development".
Babcock cite Type 31 project as driver behind revenue growth
In the firm's half-year financial results, Babcock report that revenue is up 8% with the bulk of that being due to the Type 31 Frigate programme at Rosyth, Scotland.
New British air defence missile system enters service
The British Army has now accepted the first tranche of Sky Sabre air defence systems into service, replacing Rapier.
Typhoon jets to deploy to Arctic for secret escort mission
The UK Defence Journal understands that Typhoon jets will be deploying to the Arctic later this month for what is intended to be a secret escort mission involving a cargo aircraft.
Royal Navy outline plans for autonomous mine-hunting systems
'MHC Block 2' is the mainstay of the full MCM vessel capability replacement project with the decision point on the project planned for 2024.
British troops and equipment airlifted to Norway
C-17, A400M, C-130 and Voyager aircraft are moving British military personnel and equipment to Bardufoss Air Base in Norway to conduct training.
British and French fighter jets carry out joint training
The aircraft practised simulated long-range missile attacks in addition to visual combat training (otherwise known as dogfighting).
Divers from HMS Grimsby train in River Clyde
HMS Grimsby's dive team have been practising on the River Clyde (the ship also photobombed my wedding, so that's cool).
