Tom Dunlop
Tom has spent the last 13 years working in the defence industry, specifically military and commercial shipbuilding. His work has taken him around Europe and the Far East, he is currently based in Scotland.
HMS Hurworth hones mine hunting skills
HMS Hurtworth and her crew recently conducted sonar testing, deployment of their mine clearance divers, drill mine lay practice and deployment of their mine disposal system.
Serious capability gaps facing Royal Navy says report
General Lord Houghton pointed to the shortage of available vessels and further noted that he found the high proportion of naval equipment which was inoperable to be "quite disturbing".
Lifeboat deployed from drone
Tekever has confirmed the successful deployment of a lifeboat from its AR5 drone as part of a search and rescue exercise
BAE awarded $418m for M109A7 Howitzers and ammo carriers
BAE has been awarded a £418m contract by the U.S. Army for the continued production of M109A7 Howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers.
MOD plans £40m Heavy Machine Gun improvement project
The Ministry of Defence is in the process of awarding a contract, valued at £40 million, to FNH UK Ltd for the Mid Life Improvement (MLI) of the Heavy Machine Gun.
British Army advances MIPS for enhanced vehicle safety
The project, dubbed Team Minerva, is tasked with advancing the UK systems architecture standard, allowing for the configuration of Active Protection Systems (APS) across various armoured vehicle types.
BAE demos AMPV Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System
BAE Systems presented the capabilities of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) prototype.
BAE FireNet tactical systems for U.S. Navy
Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, Inc., has secured a contract with the U.S. Navy to provide Small Form Factor (SFF) Link 16 radios.
NATO secures artillery ammunition worth $1.2bn
NATO, in a move to strengthen its ammunition reserves, concluded contracts for the procurement of approximately 220,000 artillery shells, amounting to a substantial 1.2 billion US dollars.
US Navy urges Britain to scrap cuts to the armed forces
In an unusual public intervention, the US Navy Secretary, Carlos Del Toro, has urged the United Kingdom to reconsider the scale and capabilities of its armed forces.
