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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

Bell Boeing delivers 400th V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft

The Bell Boeing V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

British naval task group assembles in Caribbean

RFA Argus and HMS Medway are in the region to support British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean during hurricane season and to carry out counter-narcotics operations.

Italian F-35 jets arrive in Iceland for NATO deployment

Six Italian Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft have landed at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, for a six-week NATO deployment. "Air Policing is a very important...

US and British Soldiers conduct NATO recon exercise

The British Army and U.S. Army have been working together in Poland.

C-17 and A400M aircraft move ‘life saving equipment’ to the Falklands

Air Separation Units, used to generate oxygen for aircrew on Tornado and Hercules from the 1990s to around 2016, were identified by engineering specialists as a potential oxygen production source.

F-35 suffers landing gear collapse after landing at base

The landing gear of an F-35 jet collapsed after landing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, according to the U.S Air Force.

British firm Meggit to supply F-35 countermeasure housings

Meggitt PLC has signed a $15 million contract with Chemring Australia for the continued supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F-35 fighter jet.

Currently ‘no plans’ to purchase gun pods for F-35B jets

The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that there are "no plans" for British F-35B jets to be fitted with a gun pod.

BAE awarded £350m contract for MoD decision support

ASTRID will be the successor to the £120m Analysis Support Construct, Dstl's current framework for defence and security analysis which has been managed by BAE Systems since 2015.

UK selects ELIX-IR threat warning system for E-7 Wedgetail aircraft

The new integrated Defensive Aids System for British Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning aircraft will be fully designed, developed, manufactured, and supported in the UK.