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Tom Dunlop

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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.

Drone shots show new frigate on River Clyde

Second Type 26 City Class frigate HMS Cardiff now looks like a warship as the aft end of the vessel was placed behind forward prior to being joined together in Govan, here's some drone footage!

British jets train inside Arctic Circle

Royal Air Force Typhoons have forward deployed to Norway above the Arctic Circle, to carry out an Agile Combat Employment exercise from Estonia, where they are currently based conducting the NATO Air Policing mission.

British troops to get new anti-drone weapon sight

Engineered to increase the hit probability against mini UAVs, the system has the ability to lock onto targets, maintaining this lock even with target or user motion.

NHS trusts challenged by attack surface complexities

New data released today highlights challenges faced by NHS trusts in monitoring connected devices and meeting compliance requirements.

Images show powerful warship in Glasgow

Type 45 Destroyer HMS Defender, which was built on the Clyde by BAE Systems, was berthed at Govan’s King George V Docks, just a mile downriver from where she was built.

Royal Navy Destroyer visits Glasgow

HMS Defender is in Glasgow this weekend and an image shows Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow (sort of) nearby the Type 45 Destroyer.

British forces help fortify NATO in Exercise Spring Storm

The exercise involved 14,000 land, sea, and air personnel from countries including the UK, Estonia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the United States.

Royal Navy helicopters train with Portuguese counterparts

846 Naval Air Squadron recently participated in a joint exercise with 751 Squadron of the Portuguese Air Force, bolstering the longstanding relationship between the United Kingdom and Portugal.

Typhoons and Poseidon monitor Russian ships near UK

The aircraft, including Typhoons and P-8A Poseidon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth, operated in coordination with Type 45 Destroyer HMS Defender.

2,000th pilot graduates through F-35 Training System

In a significant milestone for the F-35 training programme, the 2,000th pilot has graduated through the system.