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
Fire phasers! New British ‘Dragonfire’ laser weapon turret unveiled at DSEI
The new laser weapon demonstrator being built for the UK Ministry of Defence has been unveiled for the first time by the UK Dragonfire consortium at DSEI 2017 in London.
BAE Systems detail ‘Advanced Head-up Display’
BAE Systems LiteHUD head-up display recently took to the skies for its first flight, marking a significant milestone for the technology and the programme.
Bahrain plans $4bn F-16V Viper purchase
The US government has agreed to a potential sale worth nearly $4 billion of the latest F-16V fighter jet variant to Bahrain, the State Department announced.
F-35C goes to sea for tests on the USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln became one of the few ships in the American fleet to trap and launch the F-35C this week.
QinetiQ’s AS3 COMINT system ready to fly on Watchkeeper
QinetiQ’s AS3 communications intelligence (COMINT) system is ready to fly as a payload on Thales’s Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle.
Rolls-Royce reveals plans for autonomous Naval vessel
Rolls-Royce has revealed plans for an autonomous, single role, naval vessel with a range of 3500 nautical miles.
Canadian Navy orders over 40 Hammerhead targets from QinetiQ
The Royal Canadian Navy has placed a C$4.7m order with QinetiQ Target Systems for over 40 Hammerhead Unmanned Surface Vehicle Targets and various payloads.
BAE reveals new unmanned ground vehicles to ‘take on dangerous jobs’
On display at DSEI this year, the BAE Systems Ironclad is a new Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) designed to take on some of the most dangerous jobs that soldiers currently face.
RAF Hercules arrives in Barbados from UK
C-130Js join a fleet of RAF air mobility aircraft operating in the region under 38 Expeditionary Air Wing, including C-17 Globemaster, A400M Atlas and Voyager aircraft.
Team Rubicon UK in British Virgin Islands to respond to Hurricane Irma
A team of disaster relief specialists from Team Rubicon UK and international search and rescue charity Serve On described scenes of utter destruction after landing in the British Virgin Islands late on Sunday to assist with humanitarian relief efforts after Hurricane Irma.