Home Authors Posts by George Allison

George Allison

George Allison
11581 POSTS 750 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

Second British aircraft carrier declared operational

The UK now has two large aircraft carriers at sea ready for operations after HMS Prince of Wales was recently declared operational.

BAE win $872 million U.S. Army sustainment contract

The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide support to the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) programme.

British aircraft carrier launches jet powered drones

The carrying capacity of Banshee means the Royal Navy can use it for sensor, weapons and radio payloads.

British E-3D Sentry fleet retires

The RAF's E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft fleet has now been retired.

Britain awards BAE £2.4 billion munitions contract

BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the British armed forces.

700 F-35 jets have now been built

F-35s are operating from 21 bases around the globe. More than 1,460 pilots and 11,025 maintainers have been trained and the F-35 fleet has surpassed 430,000 cumulative flight hours.

Ignore COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, speak to a professional

The better protected the public are against the threat of misinformation then the better off the UK is. It’s that simple.

SkyGuardian drone conducting trials over Scotland

An MQ-9B SkyGuardian is over Scotland and is being flown to demonstrate its "capability in a maritime environment".

New P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrives in Scotland

Six of nine P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft have now been delivered to the Royal Air Force.

British warship completes Arctic patrol

HMS Lancaster has completed a two-week solo patrol of the Arctic.