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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

Russian military ‘almost certainly’ responsible for destructive 2017 cyber attack say GCHQ

An assessment by the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has found that the Russian military was almost certainly responsible for the 'NotPetya' cyber attack of June 2017.

Tornado jet destroys heavy machine gun positions while Reapers strike further positions

Tornado jets destroyed a heavy machine-gun position belonging to Daesh, whilst a Reaper struck three further positions, say the MoD.

QinetiQ to bring ‘autonomy expertise’ to European research programme

QinetiQ is to play a pivotal role in OCEAN2020, the first research programme awarded by the European Defence Agency as part of its European Defence Fund initiative.

US Air Force outlines future of bomber force

The US Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request this week.

Defence Secretary warns ‘fight to defeat Daesh is far from over’

The fight to defeat Daesh is far from over, the Defence Secretary warned in Rome as he met with counterparts at the Counter Deash Ministerial to review the campaign, say the MoD.

Reaper strikes terrorists on motorcycle

A Royal Air Force Reaper remotely piloted air system struck terrorists moving at speed on a motorcycle this week.

Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J Super Hercules

Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft this week.

HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Gibraltar

HMS Queen Elizabeth has left the port of Gibraltar after her maiden overseas stop, she will now conduct further helicopter trials.

PICTURES: British Army supporting the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence capability in Estonia

The deployment of British troops to Estonia shows NATO is a "very capable force" according to a senior British officer.

Royal Navy bomb disposal team deal with bomb in the River Thames

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts are working with the Metropolitan Police to safely remove a Second World War bomb found in the River Thames.