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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

UK is fighting “a new Battle of Britain” – Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon's speech at the RUSI Air Power conference today is expected to announce that the UK will be deploying an additional...

Britain receives third A400M ‘Atlas’

The UK has taken delivery of the third of its 22 A400M Atlas aircraft as part of a £2.75 billion programme which is on...

British Army to join exercise in Ukraine

The announcement comes as the Prime Minister met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, for bilateral talks in Downing Street. The exercise, Rapid Trident...

Britain delivers equipment to Ukrainian forces

A Royal Air Force C-130J has delivered equipment in support of Ukrainian troops. The equipment includes: 1,000 individual First Aid Kits 54 helmet-mounted monocular night vision goggles (MNVGs) 2,000...

F-35B impresses with bombing run capabilities

United States Marine Corps pilots recently dropped dozens of live bombs from the F-35B for the first time, bringing the aircraft a step closer...

HMS Artful due to begin sea trials

HMS Artful, the newest Astute class submarine, is currently preparing to leave the construction yard in Barrow-in-Furness for sea trials, before joining the Royal...

Defence secretary to push for air strikes in Syria

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is to ask MP's to consider allowing Britain to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria it has been learned. Currently,...

No, the F-35 was not beaten by an F-16

It has been widely reported in the media that an F-35 was outperformed by an F-16, the truth is seemingly a little different.

HMS Queen Elizabeth comes to life as first engine started

HMS Queen Elizabeth’s diesel generators have been powered-up, bringing the supercarrier to life for the first time. Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne,...

F-35B successfully performs first launch from ski-jump

The F-35B has successfully achieved another milestone, its first launch from a ski-jump. BAE test pilot Peter Wilson is the ski jump project lead for a...