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.
UK Defence Secretary stresses importance of NATO
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has emphasised the importance of international alliances and partnerships in the face of Russian aggression in Europe, particularly Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
British troops train in Oman
Over the past two weeks, British troops have been refining their desert war-fighting abilities on a training area six times the size of Salisbury Plain.
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.
