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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

People run over and stabbed on London Bridge in suspected terror attack

Police are responding to a report of a van hitting '15 to 20' pedestrians and subsequent stabbings on London Bridge in central London.

F-35 costs fall significantly as production ramps up

The latest production run will see the cost of the F-35 fall with the cost of the F-35A falling below $100m in addition to reductions for F-35B and F-35C.

US Navy takes delivery of supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford

The US Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Gerald R. Ford.

US, UK and France commit to increase naval cooperation

The US Chief of Naval Operations met in London with the First Sea Lord of the United Kingdom and the French Chief of Naval Staff.

820 Naval Air Squadron ready to join supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

The Merlin helicopters of 820 Naval Air Squadron have now wrapped up an exercise in Scotland to prepare them for operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

UK sending more troops to Afghanistan

The United Kingdom will send be sending additional troops to Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed.

WATCH: British forces disembark MV Hurst Point in Greek port

Footage shows MV Hurst Point arriving with British Forces at Alexandroupolis Port in Greece to take part in NATO exercise Noble Jump.

Typhoon and Tornado jets destroy Islamic State held buildings

Typhoons struck a large Islamic State-held building near Raqqa, Tornados hit two terrorist positions in western Mosul.

British combat aircraft intensifying attacks against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq

A Reaper destroyed an armoured personnel carrier, Typhoons bombed a radio station east of Palmyra, Tornados attacked five targets in Mosul and a combined Tornado and Typhoon flight destroyed an armoured truck north-west of Bayji.

No, hackers can’t ‘take control of Trident’

A recent report has suggested that Trident carrying submarines could be hacked, leading to a nuclear war. However, the report fails to give much detail and is largely ignorant of how the submarines are maintained.