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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

617 Squadron train with NATO forces

The RAF say that the exercise provided invaluable interoperability training.

New Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Trent joins fleet

HMS Trent has been commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet during a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base today.

British Army receive first Ares troop-carrying recon vehicle

The British Army have ordered 589 AJAX vehicles - including the Ares variant - which will be delivered between now and the end of 2024.

Carrier HMS Princes of Wales to be used as ‘drone testbed’

The aircraft carrier will be used as a testbed for un-crewed aerial vehicles.

Typhoon jets intercept Russian military formation over Baltic

Typhoon fighter jets currently operating from Lithuania have intercepted a Russian military formation operating over the Baltic Sea, say the Royal Air Force.

Type 31 Frigate project completes Whole Ship Preliminary Design Review

Team 31 has successfully completed its 'Whole Ship Preliminary Design Review' marking the end of the engineering functional design phase for the new frigate class.

New ‘Frigate Factory’ construction begins in Rosyth

Progress on the Type 31 Frigate programme continues with work starting on a new build hall, or 'frigate factory', capable of building two frigates at once.

UK defence procurement worth ‘more than £1.7bn a year to Scotland’

Ministry of Defence figures claim that the military procurement spend in Scotland has risen to £1.76 billion.

Work starts on final giant section of HMS Glasgow on the Clyde

Construction has begun on the 57th segment of the 8,000-tonne HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 Frigates to be built on the Clyde.

Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft support facilities handed over

Once operational in the autumn, the facility will take the total number of people working out of the coastal base in the north of Scotland to about 2,200.