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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

MP calls for British carrier to assist Afghan evacuation

Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, has called for HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group to be redeployed to the Indian Ocean to assist with the Afghanistan evacuation.

Indian warship visits Britain

INS Tabar is a Talwar class frigate and was designed and built by Russia for the Indian Navy, the warship entered service in 2004.

Massive evacuation of Afghanistan underway

A massive evacuation involving aircraft from the U.S. and Britain are currently involved in evacuation efforts in Afghanistan.

B-52 bombers head to Afghanistan

B-52 bombers head to Afghanistan

Russian warships pass through English Channel

Warships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet have sailed through the English Channel in a routine and lawful passage through British waters.

F-35Bs in ‘hot rearming, refuelling’ on HMS Queen Elizabeth

British and American F-35Bs have been 'hot rearmed and refuelled' onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Pacific.

HMS Severn gets new paint job

HMS Severn, a River class offshore patrol vessel, has been given a new paint job.

£1.6bn Fleet Solid Support Ship project at risk

The Fleet Solid Support Ship project has been given an "amber/red" rating by the Infrastructure Project Authority.

New ‘Weekly Brief’ defence newsletter launches

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

UK sending 600 troops to Afghanistan to evacuate citizens

600 British military personnel will deploy to Afghanistan on a short term basis to assist British nationals to leave.