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.
British minehunter drone trailing uncrewed ops in Gulf
The Royal Navy's autonomous Motor Boat Harrier, which is designed to search for and detect underwater threats, has arrived in the Gulf region.
Navy helicopters train in sub-zero conditions in Norway
The aim of the training is to ensure that all personnel can support, maintain, and operate the force's aircraft in Arctic conditions, regardless of their rank or role.
Britain ‘leading’ NATO relief after Turkey earthquakes
The United Kingdom is leading the NATO response to the recent earthquakes in Turkey, utilising air transport capabilities to get specialist teams to the country.
Dutch stealth jets arrive in Poland to patrol NATO border
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets have landed in Poland to take over NATO Air Policing flights in Baltic Sea region.
Huge NATO air exercise conducted close to Ukraine border
Aircraft from France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Türkiye and the US operated within Romanian Airspace, carrying out air manoeuvres against simulated adversarial Air Defence systems.
American countermeasures contract awarded to BAE Systems
BAE Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire has been awarded a $66 million contract modification for radio frequency countermeasures for the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Foreign Military Sales customer fighter aircraft.
NATO deploys surveillance aircraft to Ukrainian border
The aircraft, say NATO, will support the Alliance’s reinforced presence in the region and monitor Russian military activity.
UK-led coalition force ‘increases activity’ to secure north
The Joint Expeditionary Force has "increased military activities to provide greater levels of security assurance to members", deploying military forces to provide assurance to Finland and Sweden during their accession to NATO.
‘No future’ for Scottish naval shipbuilding on independence
According to Professor Keith Hartley, a renowned expert and former UN consultant and senior defence economist, there will be "no future" for Scottish warship building industry in an independent Scotland.
British weapon stocks ‘will not fall below safe line’
"We are absolutely clear that we will never go below the safe line that we require for the security of our own nation."
