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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

Mirach and Firejet aerial targets fly together for first time during Formidable Shield

QinetiQ has flown Mirach and Firejet aerial targets together for the first time during a live exercise from the Hebrides in Scotland.

Senior Ministers reportedly endorse new royal yacht

The privately funded vessel would be employed in a bid to display 'the soft power of our nation around the world' minister Jake Berry told The Daily Telegraph. While the money for its construction would come from private donors, there are anticipated to be around £10m in annual running costs. Do you think this would be a good idea? Let us know below!

Tornado and Typhoon jets hit multiple Islamic State positions in Iraq

Tornado and Typhoon jets hit four Islamic State positions south of Kirkuk, and a headquarters near Tikrit, according to officials.

How much will the new Trident missile carrying Dreadnought class submarines cost?

The Dreadnought class is the replacement for the Vanguard class of ballistic missile submarines and they will carry Trident D-5 missiles – the UK's nuclear weapons.

British combat aircraft fly 8,000 sorties against Islamic State

Royal Air Force strikes have hit Islamic State 1,340 times in Iraq and 262 times in Syria since 2014, say officials.

HMS Albion prepares for amphibious trials after £90m refit

HMS Albion is beginning a month and a half of training as part of her Operational Sea Training package.

£100m Royal Navy communications systems support contract awarded

Thales has won a 7 year £100m contract with the Royal Navy to provide communications systems support to the fleet.

Thales SMART-L radar tracks ballistic missiles at 1,500km ‘without difficulties’

A derivative of SMART-L, S1850M, is operational on the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyers and new British Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.

Typhoon jets scrambled to deal with ‘incident’ over the Channel

Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby yesterday to deal with an 'incident' over the English Channel.

Typhoon jets fly their ‘longest sortie ever’ in the fight against Islamic State

Recently, a pair of Typhoons flew for seven hours and 46 minutes on a mission which saw them attack and destroy a weapons cache before conducting a simultaneous strike against four truck bombs.