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George Allison

George Allison
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George Allison is the founder and editor of the UK Defence Journal. He holds a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and specialises in naval and cyber security topics. George has appeared on national radio and television to provide commentary on defence and security issues. Twitter: @geoallison

Airbus reveals blended wing aircraft demonstrator

Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its blended wing body scale model technological demonstrator.

Airbus CyberSecurity and Amossys sign cyber security partnership

Airbus CyberSecurity and Amossys have signed a partnership agreement at the International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille.

Boeing Australia completes first Loyal Wingman drone fuselage

The Boeing Australia team say they recently completed major fuselage structural assembly for the first Loyal Wingman drone.

RAF C-130J Hercules in Antarctic resupply mission

A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules transport aircraft has conducted a series of resupply flights for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). 

No, the Type 31 Frigate is not going to be built in France

The Type 31 Frigates are being built in Scotland, not France. Thales is supplying components for the ships and that is entirely normal.

US approves $990m Long Range Anti-Ship Missile sale to Australia

The US has approved a possible sale to Australia of up to two hundred Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs).

Type 31 Frigate in-service date slips by four years

The first Type 31 Frigate will now enter service in 2027, rather than 2023.

HMS Middleton returns to the water

HMS Middleton has returned to the water after six months ashore as part of a £7.5 million maintenance package, say the Royal Navy.

First F-35 nighttime carrier landings in UK waters take place

Four F-35 Lightning jets have completed the first nighttime carrier landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters.

Boeing to conduct ski-jump trials for Super Hornet

A senior Boeing executive has revealed that the company is planning ski-jump testing for its F/A-18 Super Hornet.