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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

MPs ‘widely and routinely’ breaching data protection and cyber security policies

Member of Parliament Nadine Dorries has sparked widespread concern after claiming it was common practice for MPs to share computer log-in details with staff and interns.

AQS-24B Minehunter to be demonstrated to in Portsmouth

The Northrop Grumman AQS-24B Minehunter will be exhibited at the 2018 Undersea Defence & Security Conference in Portsmouth this month.

BAE Systems awards Lockheed Martin MK 41 Vertical Launching System contract for Type 26...

BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to equip the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Frigate fleet with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).

Fire phasers! – Lockheed Martin receives $150m US Navy contract for laser weapon systems

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon systems.

Cost of British air operations over Iraq and Syria reaches £1.75 billion

The UK has spent £1.75bn on armed air missions against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria since August 2014.

Royal Air Force surveillance satellite launched into space

The Carbonite-2 satellite offers sovereign, full-motion colour video from space for the Royal Air Force.

UK purchases MJU-64/B decoy flares

Alloy Surfaces has been awarded $7m contract by the US, UK and other allies for MJU-64/B decoy flare production.

US and UK award Trident guidance system production and support contract

The US is spending $115m and the UK is spending $18m on Trident MK 6 guidance system production with failure verification, test, repair and re-certification work.

A Guide to the Type 26 ‘City class’ Frigate

The Type 26 frigate represents the future backbone of the Royal Navy and a massive leap forward in terms of flexibility of surface vessels enjoyed by the service.

Our position on Trident

Simply put, the UK Defence Journal is not for or against Trident.