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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

Northrop Grumman tests MS-177 Multi-Spectral Sensor on RQ-4 Global Hawk

Flight testing of the MS-177 sensor payload on an RQ-4 Global Hawk has started say Northrop Grumman.

Rolls-Royce wins propulsion contract for new US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter

Rolls-Royce will provide an extensive range of equipment, including marine generator sets, to a new fleet of US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters.

BAE Systems releases full year results

BAE Systems said that it had made a pretax profit of £1.15bn in 2016, up from £1.09bn in 2015.

Joint Expeditionary Force conference takes place in Portsmouth

Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Ben Key and Commander of UK Maritime Forces Rear Admiral Alex Burton hosted the first Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) conference.

South Korea spends $140m on Sidewinder and Maverick missiles

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a request by South Korea to purchase AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder and AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles.

Babcock report £30bn order book, cites Trident and other projects

Babcock has issued a trading update for the period October 2016 to date, highlighting the impact of Trident and other contracts to their financial outlook.

Australia receives first EA-18G Growler

Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne has welcomed the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force.

WATCH: Royal Air Force A400M Atlas demonstrates its capabilities at airshow

An A400M Atlas is visiting Australasia on a trip to demonstrate its capabilities and therefore promote potential exports there.

HMS Portland in African orphan help

Sailors from HMS Portland have spent their patrol rest period ashore helping orphans.

WATCH: What is NATO and how is the UK playing a leading role in...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the need for Europe and North America to work together was stronger than ever in times of turmoil...