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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

Is Britain really indirectly supplying Islamic State?

A lot has been made of British arms deals with Saudi Arabia being used to arm Islamic State but is that really what's happening?

Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush conducts 4,700 sorties against Islamic State

USS George H.W. Bush is part of Operation Inherent Resolve in and has been "critical" to the efforts to defeat Islamic State.

Royal Navy supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth comes to life

The Ship’s Company of HMS Queen Elizabeth has now taken up residence on board the nation's new supercarrier and future flagship.

US increase spend for European Reassurance Initiative as regional allies decrease spending

The 2018 budget request for the European Reassurance Initiative has grown to $4.7 Billion.

Saudi Arabia spends $662m on AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems

The US State Department has approved the sale of AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems and related support to Saudi Arabia.

United Kingdom, France and the United States sign trilateral submarine agreement

Naval leaders from the United Kingdom, France and the United States have signed an agreement designed to increase coordination for anti-submarine warfare activities.

First Japanese built F-35 officially unveiled

The first Japanese assembled F-35 was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Japan today.

Dragonfire, the new British laser weapon

The UK Ministry of Defence has officially awarded a £30m contract to produce a prototype laser weapon, known as Dragonfire.

HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail for trials later this month, estimated date discovered

The date that HMS Queen Elizabeth will depart Rosyth for the first time on trials has been revealed.

NATO Secretary General to visit the United States

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will join the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, and US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Tom Shannon,