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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

Drone shows British aircraft carrier arrive in Australia

HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Darwin Harbour, marking the first visit to Australia by a Royal Navy aircraft carrier in nearly three decades.

BDT UK’s Project Grayburn pitch to re-arm British industry

Through Project Grayburn, BDT UK say it is offering Britain a way back into full-spectrum small-arms production.

Britain edges closer to huge Typhoon jet export to Turkey

The United Kingdom and Turkey have taken a significant step toward a multi-billion-pound export deal for Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.

How the UK almost bought American Seahawks over Merlins

Newly declassified records released by The National Archives on Tuesday reveal the full extent of internal government conflict over the future of the Merlin helicopter during the final years of the Thatcher government.

British submarine fires drone from torpedo tube

The Royal Navy has launched uncrewed underwater vehicles from a nuclear attack submarine.

British Army unveils lethal ASGARD targeting system

The system uses AI and advanced communications networks to identify, track and strike enemy targets at long range.

Three charged with terror offences after defence firm attack

Three women have been charged under the Terrorism Act following a dramatic incident in which a van was driven into the perimeter fence of the Leonardo defence facility on Ferry Road in Edinburgh last week.

Weaknesses found in UK defence industrial supply wargame

The UK has disclosed details of a wargame conducted with industry in 2024, designed to test the defence industrial base under wartime conditions.

MOD confirms no plans to cut senior officer numbers

The Ministry of Defence has stated that there is no formal target to reduce the number of senior military officers across the UK Armed Forces.

RAF Voyager tanker lease costs £6bn since 2008

The average annual cost of the Voyager PFI programme was approximately £353 million per year from 2008 to 2025.