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
DSEI 2017: Babcock details ‘Arrowhead 120’ Type 31e Frigate design
Following the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS), Babcock has released details on its design for the Type 31e frigate at DSEI this week.
British and European F-35 pilots begin ‘Coalition Interoperability Trials’
For the first time, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots have teamed up with fellow F-35 pilots from Italy and the Netherlands to take part in the latest interoperability trials that see coalition forces flying F-35s in a simulated mission scenario with other UK military platforms across land, sea and air.
Shields up! Icarus project to provide British Army vehicles with ‘Active Protection System’
Leonardo has been selected by the UK Government to lead a team of UK companies for project Icarus.
Final configuration of British Army ‘Land Ceptor’ unveiled
MBDA's Land Ceptor air defence system is making its show debut in the outside vehicle park at DSEI 2017 in London.
Royal Navy may have to ‘remove existing platforms’ to pay for ‘transformative advances in...
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones suggested that the Royal Navy may have to remove platforms to afford new technological capabilities in a speech at DSEI this week.
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.