George Allison
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
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.
Operational British F-35 jets land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
617 Squadron, otherwise known as the Dambusters, will demonstrate that their F-35 jets can successfully defend the aircraft carrier by delivering combat air patrols and launching from the ship to conduct strike missions against a target.
RAF to receive first E-7 Wedgetail AEW Mk1 in 2023
The first of the five E-7 Wedgetails purchased by the UK to replace the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control aircraft will arrive in 2023.
Ministry of Defence wasted £9 million in ‘fruitless payments’
The Ministry of Defence have spent £9 million on "fruitless payments" between 2016 and 2019, including developing unused software, paying rent on demolished properties and paying contractors to do nothing.
UK sticking with Huawei ‘too great a risk’ to US F-35 deployment in UK
Members of the Defence Select Committee also expressed concerns over the UK Government including Huawei equipment in the UK 5G network, with MP for West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes saying "handing over your 5G network to the Communist party of any country is utter insanity".
