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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

Royal Navy warship fires flares at Iranian naval vessels

HMS Montrose was forced to fire flares on more than a dozen occasions.

Royal Navy have safeguarded ‘six million tonnes of British shipping’ in Gulf

Nearly 90 British merchant ships were safely shepherded.

NATO ‘will defend itself’ from cyber attack

In the event of a serious cyber attack, NATO would invoke the collective defence Article 5.

Israeli, German and Italian aircraft arrive for UK exercise

Aircraft from the German, Italian and Israeli Air Forces have arrived in the UK to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior. 

Eurofighter withdraws from Canadian fighter competition

Eurofighter will no longer participate in the competition to replace the CF-18.

DSEI: Elbit Systems UK to showcase Battlefield Management Systems

Israeli firm Elbit Systems say it will display a range of new and battle-proven systems.

RAF Lossiemouth runway resurfacing contract signed

Runways at RAF Lossiemouth will be resurfaced following the award of a £75 million contract.

American F-35B jets could soon be flying from Japanese ‘helicopter destroyer’

Japan is completing modifications necessary to support F-35B flight operations from the helicopter carrier, local media have reported.

How many ships are the Clyde shipyards expecting to build?

There's a lot of misunderstanding and myth circulating about how many ships the shipyards on the Clyde are expecting to build, but what's the truth?

Arrowhead 140 – A guide to the Royal Navy’s potential future frigate

Arrowhead is expected to sit at 5,700 tonnes and 138.7 metres in length.