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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

C-17 retirement date ‘subject to the Integrated Review’

The retirement of the C-17 transport aircraft could be brought forward, or extended, as part of the Integrated Review.

Loyal Wingman drone completes first flight

The 'Loyal Wingman' aircraft will fly into combat using their capabilities to augment crewed aircraft.

US begins retirement of B-1s to make way for for B-21s

The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will retire 17 B-1B Lancers from its current fleet of 62.

British warship ‘comes under attack’ off Danish coast

HMS Blyth 'let rip with live ammo' and thwarted waves of drones as part of a training exercise.

MBDA awarded contract for new Albatros NG air defence system

Albatros NG is a new naval air defence system based on the CAMM-ER missile.

Dreadnought sub build programme extended due to COVID19

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the current phase of the build programme has been extended for one year to March 2022.

Fleet Solid Support ship competition to resume in Spring

The Fleet Solid Support Ship competition will be restarted in Spring this year.

MoD looking at ‘cats and traps’ to launch uncrewed aircraft at sea

The MoD is looking to assess the availability of electromagnetic catapult and arrestor wire systems for the launch and recovery of air vehicles at sea.

UK surveillance aircraft joins massive exercise over Europe

A British RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft took part in a major US-led demonstration exercise in Europe.

Rolls-Royce secures UK funding to support naval autonomy

Rolls-Royce has been awarded funding by the MoD to further develop and demonstrate the 'Artificial Chief Engineer' technology.