Ukrainian warship Chernihiv in Glasgow for Exercise Sea Breeze
In Glasgow’s King George V Dock, the Ukrainian warship Chernihiv was buzzing with anticipation as it prepared for Exercise Sea...
Read moreDetailsGeorge Allison has a degree in cyber security from Glasgow Caledonian University. He has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on radio and television to discuss current events. He has been covering defence and cyber security for around ten years and has written for numerous publications around the world with a focus on issues ranging from Scottish shipbuilding to the South China Sea.
In Glasgow’s King George V Dock, the Ukrainian warship Chernihiv was buzzing with anticipation as it prepared for Exercise Sea...
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Read moreDetailsClyde-built Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship RFA Cardigan Bay is spearheading the delivery of aid to Gaza
Read moreDetailsA tour of the Govan yard and HMS Cardiff; amphibious operations to humanitarian aid with Scotland at the heart of...
Read moreDetailsInvestment in a new generation of shipbuilding talent poised to ensure future competitiveness of the naval industry in Scotland
Read moreDetailsThe Scottish shipbuilding sector is in pretty good health, witnessing a resurgence, from ferries to frigates
Read moreDetailsBabcock's Rosyth shipyard has been awarded a £45mn contract to maintain the UK’s fleet of scientific research vessels
Read moreDetailsGeorge Allison warns that cancelling the Type 32 frigates – not to be confused with the eight Type 26 and...
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Read moreDetailsIn the seventh and penultimate chapter of our 2023 Shape of Things to Come series, George Allison makes three serious...
Read moreDetailsRussian interference in Scottish politics has been a major concern in recent years.
Read moreDetailsThe Munro Mk1 will be the first car to be mass-produced in Scotland since the closure of the Chrysler factory...
Read moreDetailsAfter rejecting a "best and final" pay offer, Scottish nurses, paramedics, porters, cleaners, midwives, and a range of NHS staff...
Read moreDetailsFour unions have now declared, with Unite and Unison accepting the pay offer and the Royal College of Midwives joining...
Read moreDetailsThe unique geography of Scotland has once again proven itself to be vital to NATO and to the defence of...
Read moreDetailsDespite the rejection from GMB members, the acceptance of the most recent salary offer by Unison and Unite members will...
Read moreDetailsThe UK government has spent more than £1bn on contracts on technology to stop people crossing the English Channel -...
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Read moreDetailsAmid concerns over value for money, the Caledonian Sleeper service could be nationalised
Read moreDetailsThe shipyard in Port Glasgow that’s building the ferries is the subject of loud proclamations deriding their capabilities and their...
Read moreDetailsThe remaining five of eight Type 26 Frigates have finally been ordered, bringing the total number of Type 26 Frigates...
Read moreDetailsPolice have stated they are not looking into allegations the ferry contract given to businessman Jim Mcoll's Ferguson Marine was...
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Read moreDetailsA study to examine the case for introducing Airlander 10 aircraft, a large electric airship, for passenger and freight transport...
Read moreDetailsThe withdrawal is yet another humiliating setback for Moscow's forces in the eight-month-old war
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Read moreDetailsA concerned Cambuslang resident witnessed more than 70 false alarms, resulting in fire service responses, over a 24-month period
Read moreDetails'A Wee Word' is a new podcast from Bylines Scotland that aims to take a look at issues impacting Scotland....
Read moreDetailsWestern weapons are most effective in the Ukraine War. They have caused Russia to reconsider how it deploys its forces...
Read moreDetailsRumours are beginning to suggest that Vladimir Putin may not be as secure as President of the Russian Federation as...
Read moreDetailsBoeing is working with McLaughlin & Harvey in Glasgow to prepare the ground at Lossiemouth, creating and supporting hundreds of...
Read moreDetailsChina has been accused of operating a ‘secret police’ facility in Glasgow to target dissidents.
Read moreDetailsGeorge Allison received his Covid-19 booster jab and his seasonal flu jab at the same time – he reports that...
Read moreDetailsGeorge Allison gives us a sneak peek inside the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service National Training Centre’s fake town designed...
Read moreDetailsThe conflict will inevitably devolve into a drawn-out slugfest in which Russia will play the heavyweight, but Ukraine can still...
Read moreDetailsThe rooftop helipad at the QEUH in Glasgow recently passed 2,060 landings; a milestone made possible by the charity HELP...
Read moreDetailsThe construction of two new ferries for Islay is officially underway after the first piece of steel was cut in...
Read moreDetailsThe Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier has arrived in Rosyth for repairs.
Read moreDetailsAllied vessels visited Glasgow ahead of a massive NATO exercise designed to train forces to deal with the invasion of...
Read moreDetailsA Typhoon fighter jet flying near Aberdeen declared an emergency before returning to base. The aircraft landed safely and the...
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