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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

WATCH: Royal Navy submarine fires Trident missile

Watch the successful firing of a Trident ballistic missile by HMS Vigilant during a test launch in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coalition strikes continue to his Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq

Coalition aircraft continued to strike Islamic State in designated parts of Syria and Iraq last week.

US Air Force Light Attack Aircraft draft request down to two contenders

The US Air Force shared a draft request for proposal for the Light Attack Aircraft with Sierra Nevada/Embraer and Textron Aviation following the conclusion of the second phase of the Light Attack Experiment.

US DoD prohibits GPS-enabled devices in deployed settings

Deployed US service members are going to have to ditch their "geolocation devices" in response to a new memo from Deputy US Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan.

Nuclear submarine HMS Agincourt affiliated with Torbay

The seventh and final Astute class hunter-killer submarine HMS Agincourt will be affiliated with Torbay, say the Royal Navy.

Lockheed Martin delivers 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport modernised under the US Air Force's Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Programme.

HMS Diamond shadows two Russian warships through the English Channel.

The Type 45 Destroyer sailed from Dover to monitor the Russian destroyer Severomorsk and cruiser Marshal Ustinov as they passed through the UK's area of interest.

New tanker RFA Tiderace joins the fleet

In a half-hour ceremony, the head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Commodore Duncan Lamb welcomed RFA Tiderace to the naval service.

Royal Navy say ‘upgraded warships’ preparing for operations

HMS Kent and HMS Defender have completed significant equipment upgrades say the Royal Navy.

Bell talks V-280 Valor gunship

The V-280 Valor is a third-generation tilt-rotor vertical lift helicopter being developed by the US-based aircraft manufacturer, Bell Helicopter Textron.