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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

RAF transports British Army troops to Mali

RAF transport aircraft are deploying British Army personnel from RAF Brize Norton to join a UN Mission in Mali.

Maintenance contract signed for C-17 fleet

Defence Equipment & Support has signed a £2.6M maintenance contract for the Royal Air Force's fleet of C-17A Globemaster aircraft.

B-52 bomber declares emergency over UK

The aircraft, callsign CAKE11, declared an emergency due to engine failure before landing safely at RAF Fairford.

Large force of British military helicopters deploy

13 Chinook, Apache and Wildcat helicopters are heading out to support Exercise Wessex Storm.

British engine selected for Korean frigates

The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navy's FFX Batch III frigate, known as the Ulsan-class frigate, which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. 

New image of new British fighter jet

A new image of the Tempest fighter jet has been revealed by the Royal Air Force.

Type 45 Destroyers out of service dates revealed

On current plans, the Type 45 destroyers will leave service between 2035 and 2038.

UK and Qatari Typhoon pilots fly together for first time

Pilots from the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force will fly Typhoon jets together for the first time as a joint squadron in Qatar.

UK approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine – rolling out shortly

The UK is the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use.

Type 32 Frigate could act as ‘drone mothership’

It is currently envisioned that the Type 32 Frigate will be "a platform for autonomous systems", essentially a mothership for drones and other uncrewed systems.