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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

British troops conduct first operational patrol in Mali

British troops have completed their first operational patrol with the UN's Mali peacekeeping mission.

WATCH: British jets bomb Islamic State positions

Watch as British Typhoon jets carry out airstrikes against Islamic State held cave systems in Iraq using Paveway IV precision guided bombs.

Voyager tankers continue to support combat in Iraq

A Voyager KC2 Tanker was recently spotted on an Operation Shader mission, South West of Kirkuk, Iraq.

77th Brigade ‘not being used against UK population’

77th Brigade were involved in countering misinformation online relating to #COVID19 but they are keen to stress they "do not, and have never, conducted any kind of action against British citizens".

British Army show off new tank camouflage

The British Army say that the new camouflage scheme drastically reduced both detection and recognition in critical short-range distances up to around one mile

Spacewalk to fit British kit to International Space Station

Two astronauts will today undertake a spacewalk to install a revolutionary piece of British-funded tech on the International Space Station, marking the UK’s first major industrial contribution to the space station.

British Commandos in Norway test positive for COVID19

The troops were to take part in the NATO winter warfare exercise 'Joint Viking', however the exercise has now been cancelled due to rising numbers of positive test results.

Welding components ordered for Rosyth frigate factory

Babcock have placed an order for a set of PEMA welding and production lines for the 'frigate factory' in Rosyth, Scotland.

British Army ‘committed to armoured future’

The British Army say that is currently managing one of the largest military modernisation projects in the world.

Contract awarded for drone jammers for Royal Navy ships

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2 million contract to Kirintec to fill an urgent capability requirement to provide counter-unmanned air system jammers to the Royal Navy.