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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

HMS Diamond returns home

HMS Diamond has returned to Portsmouth after a two month deployment in the Mediterranean.

Reaper destroys fuel tank that was rigged as a trap

The Ministry of Defence has revealed that a Reaper destroyed a booby-trapped large fuel tank in eastern Syria.

Sending survey ship to Ukraine ‘not a clever idea’

A former First Sea Lord has criticised plans to send a survey vessel to visit Ukraine in the wake of news that HMS Duncan was 'swarmed' by 17 Russian jets.

German jets intercept four Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea

German Eurofighters on NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission scrambled three times from Estonia on Wednesday, the 21st of November, to intercept four Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea.

NATO welcomes EU cooperation but advises ‘NATO is the bedrock for European security’

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed unprecedented levels of cooperation between the EU and NATO ahead of a meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Tuesday last week.

Ukraine declares martial law after Russia fires on and seizes warships

Ukraine has declared martial law in response to Russian actions against its naval vessels and claims of a 'large scale invasion' being planned.

President of Ukraine claims ‘large scale’ Russian invasion of country being planned

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, claims he has proof of a 'large-scale ground attack against Ukraine', according to local media.

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales fires up engine for first time

Engineers aboard HMS Prince of Wales have turned on the diesel generators for the first time, say the Royal Navy.

Britain condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine

The UK Government has condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine today, after Russia attacked and seized Ukrainian naval vessels.

Rolls-Royce to supply generator sets for Type 45 Destroyer refurbishment

Rolls-Royce is to supply 18 MTU Series 4000 diesel generator sets to BAE Systems as part of the Power Improvement Project (PIP) to increase the resilience of the power and propulsion system in all six Type 45 Destroyers.