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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

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,

The London terror attacks, what do we know?

Three people have carried out terror attacks in central London, killing 6 and injuring at least 20.

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.