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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

Royal Air Force to form additional Typhoon squadron

RAF sources have indicated that they plan to create an additional front-line squadron of Typhoon aircraft.

Reaper unmanned aircraft join fight over Mosul

A Reaper attacked three terrorist groups near Mosul, including a mortar team.

UK orders ‘up to’ 26 new Predator B unmanned aircraft

The order is for up to twenty-six Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, 16 on order now with options for an additional 10.

British jets continue combat operations over Iraq and Syria

Typhoons destroyed an armoured vehicle in Syria, Tornados demolished a strongpoint south of Mosul.

British pilots in F-35B trials at sea

Royal Navy and RAF personnel are putting the new fifth-generation strike fighter through its paces in the Pacific.

Royal Navy warships to lose anti-ship missiles

The Royal Navy will lose its anti-ship missile capability in 2018 when the Harpoon missile is withdrawn.

Cost of British operations against Islamic State reaches £265 million

The cost of the operations against Islamic State and other details of the campaign were revealed in a briefing paper.

BAE Systems win $36m contract to upgrade USS New Orleans

BAE Systems has received a $36.7 million contract from the US Navy for the repair and maintenance of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans.

Aster missile to gain anti-ballistic missile capability

France and Italy have signed an agreement on development of the Aster 30 Block 1NT missile, the French Defence Ministry have said in a...

China claims its aircraft carrier is now ‘combat ready’

Chinese state media claims the nations first aircraft carrier is now ‘combat ready’.