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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.

Britain orders thousands more NLAW anti-tank weapons

A £229 million deal has been agreed upon for thousands of new Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems for the British Army.

British and German paratroopers train together

British paratroopers have earned their German parachute wings, "developing the ability of British and German airborne forces to serve together as NATO allies".

Rolls-Royce in ‘sustainable’ military transporter flight

Sustainable aviation fuel – which is made from waste-based sustainable feedstocks, such as used cooking oil – reduces lifecycle carbon emissions on average by up to 80% compared to the conventional jet fuel it replaces.

Royal Navy ship sinks smuggler boat in Carribbean

A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a boat in the Caribbean.

Royal Navy Type 23 frigates to get torpedo launcher upgrade

SEA, a maritime defence system supplier, will provide the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates with an upgrade to the torpedo launcher and countermeasures systems as part of a major new contract.

HMS Tamar tests future minehunting concept

The Royal Navy is moving away from operating dedicated minehunting ships to deploying specialist teams with minehunting equipment, including crewless boats, operating out of shipping-container-sized boxes or 'pods'.

‘No closer ally’ – head of US Navy praises Royal Navy

The heads of the US Navy, US Marine Corps and Royal Navy have pledged "ever closer cooperation".

Australian aircraft in first NATO Mediterranean deployment

This is the first time Australia has sent a P-8A to Europe.

BAE Systems open new facility in Texas

BAE Systems has opened a new $150 million engineering and production facility in Austin, Texas, the latest move in a series of investments in the United States.

British warships in ‘game-changing’ NATO experiment

Frigate HMS Lancaster and minehunter HMS Hurworth tested the use of uncrewed tech – from drones to underwater survey vessels.