Home Authors Posts by George Allison

George Allison

George Allison
11583 POSTS 750 COMMENTS
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

British Army recruitment hits 96% of target

This marks the most successful recruiting year in 5 years and significantly exceeds the 80% target given by the Public Accounts Committee in January 2019, say the Ministry of Defence.

HMS Pembroke equipped with new mine countermeasures command system

HMS Pembroke recently became the Royal Navy’s most modern Mine Countermeasures Vessel after being equipped with a new mine countermeasures command system.

HMS Queen Elizabeth and crew now ‘fully-trained aircraft carrier’

HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned home to Portsmouth for the first time as a "fully-trained aircraft carrier", say the Royal Navy.

HMS Severn operational again years after decommissioning

The vessel was originally decommissioned in October 2017, she is now back in active service.

British Typhoon jets scramble to intercept Russian aircraft

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based in Lithuania have launched for the fifth time to intercept Russian aircraft off the Baltic coast.

Boeing delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter

Boeing recently delivered its 2,500th AH-64 Apache helicopter, an E-model Apache for the U.S. Army.

NATO task group exercises with Turkish and Greek naval vessels

Standing NATO Maritime Group Two performed two days of exercises in the Aegean Sea with Turkish and Greek Navies at the end of last week.

NATO RQ-4D Phoenix reaches new milestone

The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force marked a significant milestone recently in the System Level Performance Verification with the completion of a nine-hour training and test flight conducted for the first time under control of NAGSF trained pilots.

Bell Boeing delivers first CMV-22B to United States Navy

Bell Textron has delivered the first CMV-22B for fleet operations to the U.S. Navy.

Royal Air Force Typhoons join major German Exercise

British Typhoon and Voyager aircraft have taken part in a major German exercise over the North Sea.