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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

Islamic State declares war on the Philippines

Islamic State, or Daesh, released a video early on Wednesday in an attempt to recruit radical fighters in the Philippines and declaring war on the country.

F-15 and RAF King Air in aerial near-miss

An RAF training aircraft and an American fighter jet have avoided a collision by 100ft. The King Air aircraft was eight miles from RAF Cranwell...

RAF Tornados strike Islamic State truck-bomb

On Monday 20 June, an armed reconnaissance patrol by Tornados over eastern Syria used a Brimstone missile to attack a truck-bomb hidden under a...

MQ-4C Triton demonstrates link capabilities with P-8

During a test flight, an MQ-4C Triton and P-8A Poseidon successfully exchanged full motion video for the first time via a Common Data Link,...

North Korean missile test ‘appears to have failed’

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its east coast but Kim Jong-un's test appears to have failed, officials in South Korea said. The...
cyprus

British forces fight forest fire in Cyprus

RAF Griffin helicopters have joined the battle against one of the biggest forest fires to hit the island of Cyprus in years.
NATO

Generals warn of gap in NATO defence

Three former senior NATO Generals have warned that NATO needs to do more to defend the Baltic. As reported by BFBS, they say in a...

Boeing to take over Apache production in UK to create jobs

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing says that as part of winning the £2 Billion UK Apache upgrade contract, it will create jobs in the UK.

Typhoons touch down at Kinloss five years after air base closes

Typhoon jets landed at Kinloss, which is now an army barracks, to test how crews respond.

£472 million boost for Clyde frigate programme

The MoD has announced a further £472 million for the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigate programme.