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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

Surveillance-ready King Air 350ERs start African maritime patrol duties

Two Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, which Leonardo delivered with built-in surveillance sensors and ATOS mission system, have flown their first missions with an African Navy.

NATO begins using enhanced satellite services

The memorandum between France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States enables the four Allies to provide space capacity from their military satellite communications programmes to NATO.

CGS Inspects the new British Army Gurkhas in Nepal

This increased quantity of selected Gurkhas is part of a wider plan to grow the number of Gurkhas and Gurkha units across the British Army.

Grey Wolf begins testing

Boeing's MH-139A Grey Wolf is a multi-mission helicopter based on the commercial AW139 helicopter.

Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose in Gulf drugs bust

Sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Montrose bagged more than a tonne of cannabis in the Persian Gulf, say the Royal Navy.

Royal Navy’s £11m Cardiff reservist base handed over

HMS Cambria in Cardiff Bay has been formally handed over to begin the fitting-out process as the Royal Navy’s sole reservist base in Wales.

Norwegian F-35 jets land in Iceland for NATO air policing mission

Four Norwegian Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft have arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland.

Russia to sign contract for upgraded Su-34 jets

Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, according to local media.

Work starts on Rolls-Royce facility to support Canadian Type 26 Frigate build

Design and manufacture of the Rolls-Royce Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) will take place inside the new facility say the firm.

Lord Adonis makes incorrect claim regarding Royal Navy size

Lord Adonis has incorrectly proclaimed that "Britain’s navy is now smaller than Italy’s!" in a now viral Tweet.