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George Allison

George Allison
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George Allison is the founder and editor of the UK Defence Journal. He holds a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and specialises in naval and cyber security topics. George has appeared on national radio and television to provide commentary on defence and security issues. Twitter: @geoallison

New P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrives in Scotland

Six of nine P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft have now been delivered to the Royal Air Force.

British warship completes Arctic patrol

HMS Lancaster has completed a two-week solo patrol of the Arctic.

American Carrier Group enters South China Sea

The U.S. Navy say that the strike group will conduct fixed and rotary-wing flight operations, maritime strike exercises, anti-submarine operations, and coordinated tactical training.

Three British patrol ships meet in Caribbean Sea

HMS Medway, HMS Spey and HMS Tamar have met up in the Carribean.

MoD police to patrol River Clyde in Glasgow

Ministry of Defence police will work alongside Police Scotland's dive and marine unit to patrol the River Clyde in Glasgow during the COP26 conference.

RAF Typhoon declares emergency over Scotland

A Typhoon jet has declared an emergency over the north of Scotland.

British warship ignores Chinese warnings and sails through Taiwain Strait

HMS Richmond has sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on enroute to Vietnam to demonstrate freedom of navigation, in a move likely to anger Beijing.

Rolls-Royce win $2.6bn contract to re-engine B-52 bombers

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rolls-Royce a $2.6 billion contract to replace the engines on its B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet.

British warship enforces North Korea sanctions

British frigate HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching United Nations sanctions against North Korea's ballistic missile programme.

HMS Queen Elizabeth gets new Captain

Captain Ian Feasey has taken command of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth during the ship’s maiden operational deployment.