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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

Royal Navy frigate assists rescue on Scottish coast

It is understood that HMS Sutherland was sailing along the west coast near Skye when the frigate received a request to assist coastguard teams.

First Type 26 Frigate taking shape in Glasgow

Construction of the 8,000-tonne HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 Frigates to be built on the Clyde, is progressing well say BAE Systems.

Antonov AN-124 transports British Army vehicles to Bosnia

The Antonov An-124 is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.

AN-124 delivers P-8 Poseidon simulator to Glasgow Prestwick Airport

A giant Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft touched down at Glasgow Prestwick Airport to make an oversized delivery of a new P-8 Poseidon Operational Flight Trainer heading to RAF Lossiemouth.

British warships escort 9 Russian vessels by UK coast

Warships from the UK and NATO allies have escorted nine Russian Navy warships through waters close to the UK.

UK-led Gulf task force moves into new HQ

A Royal Navy-led force which safeguards merchant shipping in the Middle East has moved into new operational headquarters.

British tanker works with NATO task force

Tanker RFA Tideforce rendezvoused with Canadian and Portuguese warships in the narrows between Denmark and the Scandinavian peninsula to support ongoing NATO operations.

BAE awarded modernisation contract for two US Navy warships

BAE Systems has received an $83.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernise destroyers USS Carney and USS Winston S. Churchill.

Microsoft Flight Simulator – A review

Despite a launch marred by calamitous community engagement, Microsoft Flight Simulator manages to soar above and beyond expectations.

British and German JTACs work together on Exercise Furious Wolf

British Army and German Bundeswehr Joint Terminal Attack Controllers trained together at Kazlu Ruda training ranges in Lithuania.