Tom Dunlop
Tom brings over thirteen years of experience in the defence sector, with deep expertise across both military and commercial maritime industries. His work has taken him across Europe and the Far East, and he is currently based in Scotland.
Treasury sets out defence boost funding gap
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told Parliament how the government will fund the £15bn Defence Investment Plan, reallocating capital budgets across Whitehall and £4.7bn still to be confirmed at the autumn Budget.
UK to spend over 60 billion on nuclear capability
The Defence Investment Plan commits more than £63bn over four years to the nuclear deterrent, funding Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS submarines and a new warhead, with 12 F-35A jets confirmed to join NATO's nuclear mission.
Air defence tops Ukraine wish list, NATO says
Air defence in every form remains Ukraine's single greatest need, a senior NATO military official says, ahead of a full drone ecosystem, artillery, energetics and electronic warfare, with requirements grounded directly in battlefield experience.
MoD reviews legal protections for reservist training
The Ministry of Defence says it keeps the legal framework protecting reservists who take leave from civilian jobs for mandatory training under review, telling Parliament around 9,000 employers have signed up to its recognition scheme.
Britain set to award AI military decision-support contract
The Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract for the prototyping of an artificial intelligence decision-support capability, known as Project Strong.
BAE Systems to invest big money in US facility upgrades
BAE Systems has announced a USD 135 million investment to upgrade facilities in Austin, Texas and Hudson, New Hampshire, with the company stating the work will strengthen the US defence industrial base.
Lithuania unveils its first HIMARS launchers
Lithuania has officially received its first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers.
Patria signs with Czech state firms for armoured vehicle bid
Finnish defence company Patria has signed memoranda of understanding with three Czech state enterprises under the Ministry of Defence as it seeks to position its AMV XP 8x8 armoured vehicle for the Czech Armed Forces' re-equipment programme.
Bell 505 selected for US Marine uncrewed logistics project
Bell Textron has been selected by Near Earth Autonomy to provide a Bell 505 airframe for prototyping an autonomous aerial logistics aircraft under the US Marine Corps' Aerial Resupply Vehicle, Expeditionary Logistics Increment 2 programme.
Germany has overtaken US in ammunition output
Germany has overtaken the United States in conventional ammunition production capacity, Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger has claimed.
