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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

UK declines to comment on US cyber ops suspension vs Russia

The UK government has declined to comment on operational matters following the US Defence Secretary’s decision to suspend offensive cyber operations against Russia.

UK to supply advanced attack drones to Ukraine

Ukraine’s armed forces will receive a new wave of advanced attack drones under a £30 million deal agreed between the UK government and defence...

UK has no plans to send more Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

The UK government has confirmed that it has no plans to supply Ukraine with additional Challenger 2 tanks, according to a written parliamentary response from the Ministry of Defence.

Leonardo and Baykar team on next-generation military drones

Defence giant Leonardo and Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar have signed an agreement to develop advanced unmanned aerial systems.

American B-52 bombers patrol Baltic to reassure allies

Two American B-52 bombers have conducted an extensive patrol over the Baltic Sea. The U.S. bombers conducted a routine mission with Finland and Sweden. Why are...

British aircraft continues to gather intel on Russia

A British RC-135 ‘Rivet Joint’, an electronic surveillance aircraft, has conducted a patrol over Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and the Baltic Sea, monitoring Russia.

British drone strikes terrorist in Syria with Hellfire missile

The Reaper engaged using its Hellfire missile system, successfully eliminating the target.

Defence taking lessons from Ukraine war in upcoming review

A new parliamentary question submitted by Martin Wrigley, Liberal Democrat MP for Newton Abbot, calls on the Government to evaluate the effectiveness of its...

RFA Fort Victoria ‘delayed to prioritise’ higher priority outputs

A parliamentary question from Mark Francois, Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, sought information on the planned timetable for RFA Fort Victoria to rejoin the active fleet.

Britain takes delivery of 50th and final new Apache gunship

The UK has received its 50th AH-64E Apache at Boeing’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, marking the completion of its fleet of the world’s most advanced attack helicopters for the British Army.