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
Sweden re-activates conscription
The Swedish government has decided to re-activate conscription from January 1st 2018. The Swedish armed forces is planning for 4000 recruits annually in basic military...
RAF Red Arrows to tour Middle East
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon will announce that the world famous Royal Air Force Red Arrows will tour the Middle East next month.
Steel cut for USS Enterprise
Huntington Ingalls Industries has cut a 35-ton steel plate at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to kick off advance construction of the USS Enterprise.
Apache attack helicopter fires laser weapon for the first time
A high energy laser mounted on an Apache AH-64 attack helicopter acquired and hit an unmanned target in a test.
First British P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to be delivered in 2019
Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin has signed a P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft 'declaration' with her United States counterpart.
Royal Navy ships may routinely deploy to Australia and wider Pacific region
It has been reported that BAE Systems has held discussions with operators of its Henderson shipyard about hosting Royal Navy ships deployed to waters north of Australia.
Naval support ships likely to be built overseas
It has been claimed that a new class of support ships to supply the Royal Navy with ammunition, food and equipment will be built outside the UK.
North Korea threatens Britain with “a miserable end”
North Korea has threatened the UK for taking part in joint exercises with US and South Korean military forces.
Defence Secretary praises Scottish troops
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon met Scottish troops who are about to deploy to Iraq and fight Islamic State.
Despite Spanish protests, British nuclear subs continue to visit British territory Gibraltar
In the last five years, the British territory has been visited at least 30 times by nuclear submarines, with each visit having been met with protest from Spain. Spain have however not issued protests over the arrival of American nuclear submarines.
