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
British frigate HMS Sutherland visits Guam in the Pacific Ocean
Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland has visited Guam in the Pacific Ocean, there was also a turtle.
Typhoon Training Facility expanded at RAF Lossiemouth
The expansion of BAE Systems Typhoon Training Facility at RAF Lossiemouth was completed recently, say the Ministry of Defence.
RAF prepares for operation of MQ-9B Protector remotely piloted air system
A small team of Royal Air Force personnel based in the United States is preparing the way for the introduction into service of the UK's new remotely piloted air system, the MQ-9B Protector, say the RAF.
US aiming to lower cost of F-35 to ‘same levels as current fourth-generation fighters’...
The F-35A was expected to cost $85 million, less than any fourth-generation fighter ‘in the 2019-2020 timeframe’ with the other two F-35 variants also reducing significantly in price.
Type 31e Frigates could be built in yards in both Scotland and England
Babcock and BMT recently signed a cooperation agreement which could see the Type 31e Frigate built in Rosyth, Scotland and Appledore, Devon if their bid is successful.
Islamic State defeat ‘is near’ top Pentagon officials say
The defeat of the "caliphate" that the Islamic State claimed in Syria and Iraq is near defeat, US officials said at the Pentagon today. Speaking...
New Royal Navy base opens in Gulf
Britain has expanded its permanent presence in the Gulf with the opening of the United Kingdom Naval Support Facility at a ceremony at Mina Salman port in Bahrain.
UK cuts pose ‘almost insuperable challenges for any evacuation’ in event of North Korea...
UK forces would be needed to evacuate UK citizens in the region, but a report released this morning states that there would be almost insuperable challenges for any evacuation to succeed if the UK further reduced its amphibious capability.
North Korea will have missiles capable of reaching the UK ‘within 18 months’ says...
According to the Defence Committee, North Korea will "almost certainly" have Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles able to reach the UK within six to 18 months.
Reaper destroys Islamic State drone in eastern Syria
The Reaper crew spotted the conventional winged drone on a flat roof where it had landed.