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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

No, Iran didn’t ‘intercept’ a British warship

Imagery released by Iran to support their claim clearly shows a vessel operated by the United Arab Emirates, not the United Kingdom.

Sweeney challenges Scot Gov on defence policy ‘hypocrisy’

"It’s ironic the only thing keeping Ferguson Marine afloat is BAE’s Type 26 warship work — while the Scottish Gov’s own agency gives ferry contracts to Turkey and Poland", said Sweeney.

British F-35 lands in India due to fuel diversion

It is understood the aircraft was unable to land on the carrier due to adverse weather and diverted in the interest of safety, as is standard operating procedure.

Another new warship enters the water in Scotland

New frigate HMS Venturer, the Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate, was gently lowered into the River Forth at the Port of Leith this weekend. Imagery via Dave Cullen.

US Pacific Chief Says permanent UK forces ‘not helpful’

"In conversation with the officer who runs Indo-Pacific command for the US, he said it does not help to have UK forces stationed in the Indo-Pacific region, because he has a lot of stuff."

UK cautions against over-learning Ukraine lessons

General Sir Richard Barrons, one of the Defence Review’s lead authors, told MPs: "We should be clear that the UK Armed Forces and NATO would not fight a war like Ukraine has to fight war".

Britain wants a missile carrying drone warship – the Type 91

The Royal Navy is exploring a new uncrewed surface vessel, known as Type 91, intended to act as an arsenal ship complementing the future Type 83 destroyer under the UK’s Future Air Dominance System (FADS) programme.

Striking imagery shows British carrier group at sea

Striking new images released by the Ministry of Defence show the UK Carrier Strike Group operating at pace in the Red Sea, as the task group continues its eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific under Operation Highmast.

New powerful radar for Typhoon receives £204m boost

The funding was confirmed during a visit to Leonardo's radar facility in Edinburgh by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones MP.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport to host UK refuelling fleet

Glasgow Prestwick Airport will temporarily host the RAF's Voyager A330 refuelling fleet during major resurfacing works at RAF Brize Norton.