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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

5,000 troops deployed for UK COVID-19 response

This is the largest homeland deployment of troops the United Kingdom has ever seen in peacetime.

British Carrier Strike Group declared operational

Britain is now able to deploy a combat capable Carrier Strike Group anywhere in the world.

British Typhoons fly with German jets

Royal Air Force Typhoons from 6 Squadron have flown alongside their counterparts from the German Air Force over Eastern Europe.

China warns UK against sending carrier to South China Sea

"One of the first things we will do with the two new colossal aircraft carriers that we have just built is send them on a freedom of navigation operation to this area" said Boris Johnson.

How the RAF turned the Swiss Air Force into a 24/7 force

From the 24th of November to the 18th December 2020, the Royal Air Force worked with 40 pilots, 70 ground crew and 10 F/A-18 aircraft from the Swiss Air Force in order to move the force from flying only 'during office hours' to being ready to fly 24/7.

Swiss Air Force to move to 24 hour availability

Previously, the nation's F/A-18s were only available during 'office hours'.

NATO jets intercept ‘hundreds’ of Russian aircraft in 2020

There was a moderate increase in Russian activity from 2019.

Royal Navy looking for heavy lift drone

The request for information is part of an effort to move crewed aviation roles (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communications, lift and strike) to uncrewed platforms.

BAE collaborates with UAVTEK to develop nano ‘Bug’ drone

The 'Bug' is a nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle weighing 196g – similar to the weight of a smartphone – with 40 minute battery life and a 2km range.

Voyager tankers in secretive emergency Arctic refuelling

Voyager tankers have refuelled an inbound aircraft inside the Arctic Circle after it declared an emergency, the UK Defence Journal can report.