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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

MoD ‘slow in responding to Improvised Explosive Devices’ in Iraq

The Chilcot report into the war in Iraq has blasted the Ministry of Defence for being slow to response to the threat of IED's.

HMS Iron Duke returns home to Portsmouth

HMS Iron Duke returned home Thursday from a successful six-month deployment working with a multi-national NATO task group in Northern Europe. According to the Royal Navy, the...

Iraq helicopter problems highlighted in Chilcot report

Once British forces were in Iraq it became clear they didn’t have enough transport helicopters, the Chilcot report has highlighted.

CHILCOT: British troops were deployed under-equipped

The Iraq Inquiry report has today stated that the British Army units deployed in the Iraq War were not given adequate or sufficient equipment.

Lockheed Martin details how F-35B will work with ski-jumps

The partnership between Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems means the design of the F-35B incorporates the ski-jump takeoff capability from the very beginning.

What is the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov up to?

Claims that the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be deployed to Syria to fight Islamic State have been met with scepticism. According to TASS,...

UK failed to ‘match resources to objectives’ on Iraq

The report of the Iraq Inquiry released today by Sir John Chilcot has found that the UK failed to match military resources to the...

CHILCOT: Iraq invasion ‘not last resort’

Sir John Chilcot has stated that the UK went to war in Iraq before all peaceful options for disarming Saddam Hussein were exhausted.

Cameron to take first flight on converted Voyager aircraft

The refitted Voyager will be tasked with flying senior ministers to global events and summits and is still fully capable of its original role...

CHILCOT: ‘Severity of threat posed by WMDs not justified’

CHILCOT REPORT: "The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were not justified.