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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

Fact Check – Conservative manifesto claims Boxer is ‘made in Britain’

The Conservative manifesto has made an incorrect claim regarding Boxer armoured vehicles.

Rolls-Royce secures defence services contract valued at $1.2 billion

Rolls-Royce say it has  secured a five-year 'MissionCare' contract valued at $1.2 Billion to maintain AE 1107C engines on U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force V-22 aircraft.

Report warns that Army lacks ‘ability to transport and sustain enough artillery’

An upcoming report claims that the British Army lacks the ability to transport and sustain enough artillery for a 'credible warfighting division'.

US Ambassador to Denmark wants kingdom to buy more F-35s

The US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark is asking the country to buy more F-35 jets.

Iran say it is designing new class of warship

The Iranian Navy say it's working on a design of a new warship class between 5,000 and 7,000 tons.

British Skynet satellites reach 50 year milestone

Airbus is celebrating 50 years of providing secure military satellite communications to the UK with the 50th anniversary of the first Skynet satellite.

French soldiers killed in helicopter crash on deployment in Mali

Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during operations in Mali.

Airbus hoping to combine British Tempest jet project with Franco-German effort

Guillaume Faury, the chief executive of Airbus has called for a single European fighter jet programme, merging British and continental European efforts.

US lose drone over Libyan capital

An unarmed American remotely piloted aircraft was lost over Tripoli, Libya.

Techmodal wins Royal Navy ‘transformational’ contract

The data specialists say they will "deliver transformational change to the Royal Navy People functions" over the next three years.