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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

Britain’s Gulf based minehunter force joins American, French and Omani vessels on exercise

RFA Cardigan Bay, acting as mother ship to all four Royal Navy minehunters in the Middle East, was joined by HMS Bangor and Ledbury...

Royal Marines participate in major chemical exercise

Troops from 40 Commando trained with experts in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear warfare to make sure they could cope in a worst-case scenario, say the Ministry of Defence.

MoD announces it intends to order the seventh Astute class nuclear submarine

Earlier concern over the speculated cancellation of Astute boat number seven has been eased by a defence minister.

British troops to participate in a land-based exercises in Japan in October

British forces are expected to conduct land-based exercises in Japan later in the year.

IN PICTURES: British Army medics ‘train under fire’ in exercise

British Army medics have been training to give life-saving care – even under fire say the MoD.

UK orders long-lead items for last of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft order

Boeing has been awarded a $282m contract for procurement of long lead parts for 19 Lot 10 P-8A aircraft for the U.S. Navy (10) and the governments of Norway (5) and the United Kingdom (4).

BAE submits proposal for the US Army Mobile Protected Firepower programme

BAE Systems has submitted its proposal to the US Army to build and test the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle for use by the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT).

F-35B jets join USS Wasp for first operational naval deployment

A detachment of F-35Bs with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, marking the first time the aircraft has deployed operationally aboard a US Navy ship.

British armed forces engage in massive snow relief effort

The British Armed Forces are assisting the emergency services to help people affected by the extreme weather.

Royal Navy confirm which monarch HMS Queen Elizabeth is named for

The name HMS Queen Elizabeth is a continuation of an historic Royal Navy name dating back over a century and the vessel herself is not named after the current monarch, despite a popular misconception to the contrary.