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
Chief of the Defence Staff warns Britain faces ‘gathering storm’ of threats
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Chief of the Defence Staff, warned that Britain must 'evolve, modernise and adapt' to cope with budget cuts.
Typhoon clocks up more ‘swing-role combat hours’ than any other new generation fighter say...
Eurofighter say that the Typhoon has clocked up more swing-role combat hours than any other new generation fighter in service today.
Type 26 Frigate a ‘very strong candidate’ for new Australian frigate
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has been in Australia discussing defence equipment and the Type 26 Frigate in particular.
US Defence Secretary hails ‘unmatched special relationship’ between US and UK
Newly appointed Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was hosting his US counterpart in London for a bilateral meeting where they discussed the relationship between the two countries on defence.
Typhoon jet misses passenger plane by just under 250ft
A Typhoon missed a passenger aircraft by just 250ft after the civilian pilot dived to avoid it according to the UK Airprox Board.
US Defence Secretary: US and UK stand together on North Korea
US Defence Secretary Mattis has said the US and UK stand together against the increasing threat from North Korea.
European Union countries pledge closer defence co-operation, UK not involved
20 European Union countries will today sign a pledge to co-operate closely on defence with the UK government not involved in the defence pledge.
AJAX turret firing trials completes manned firing trial
The turret for the British Army's AJAX vehicle has successfully completed initial manned live firing trials. The milestone took place last month at a trial...
HMS Ocean settles into NATO group flagship role
HMS Ocean has now settled into the NATO SNMG2 Flagship role after taking over from HMS Diamond.
British jets continue to strike Islamic State as the group loses territory
Already in November UK aircraft have struck Islamic State command posts in Al Qaim, supporting the Iraqi Security Forces liberating the city and eliminated mortar teams and destroyed parts of the terrorist’s tunnel network in eastern Syria.
