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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

New defence newsletter launches

The weekly publication will include a round-up of the most important defence news items over the last week.

‘The OSINT Bunker’ – Season 2 Episode 1

This week the panel discuss the fallout of the Afghan situation with guest speaker Kyle Glen followed by a roundup of the news from the last two weeks.

British Army to showcase ‘vision of the future’ at defence exhibition

The British Army say it is preparing to set out how it will tackle "the challenges of the future" at DSEI, one of the world's major Defence exhibitions.

P-8 Poseidon facility at RAF Lossiemouth named

The Ministry of Defence say that the long-term home for the fleet of submarine-hunting aircraft in Scotland will be known as the Atlantic Building.

HMS Diamond to rejoin Carrier Strike Group after repairs

Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond is passing through the Suez Canal in order to rejoin HMS Queen Elizabeth's Carrier Strike Group after 6 weeks of repairs.

What was the total cost of British war in Afghanistan?

The total cost of British military operations in Afghanistan since 2001 (up to and including financial year 2019-20) was £22.7 billion.

Harrier spotted on deck of carrier HMS Prince of Wales

The cockpit of a Harrier jet, and we mean just the cockpit, has been spotted on the deck of aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

British and American carrier aircraft fly together

Aircraft from British carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and American carrier USS Carl Vinson have conducted joint interoperability flights in the Pacific.

British aircraft carrier to visit Japan

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group will visit Japan this weekend, the Ministry of Defence have announced.

Fleet Solid Support Ship competition narrows

Contracts have been awarded to four consortia which the Ministry of Defence insist "include significant UK involvement" to develop their bids to build three new Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.