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Tom Dunlop

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.

Royal Navy trials robot survey boat

A new robotic vessel has begun trials with the Royal Navy.

QinetiQ hosts latest NATO anti-missile exercise off Scotland

QinetiQ was tasked with upgrading many of the facilities within the MoD Hebrides range in advance of this year’s exercise.

HMS Protector sails for Antarctica

Icebreaker HMS Protector has left the UK bound for the Antarctic.

UK spending £9.5m on Titania communications satellite

It is hoped that 'Titania' will "accelerate the development and adoption of space-based optical communications" for the British Armed Forces.

Russian aircraft intercepted off Scottish coast

Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in the north of Scotland.

BAE contracted to sustain F-35 electronic warfare system

BAE Systems has received a $93 million contract to provide critical sustainment support for the F-35 AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare system.

UK 1st Aviation Brigade ‘demonstrates firepower’

During the exercise, Apache and Wildcat helicopters formed an 'Attack Reconnaissance Team' to carry out an aviation assault. 

HMS Blyth and HMS Ramsey being transferred to Ukraine

The two minehunters were decommissioned in Rosyth this week.

Britain and Kenya sign Defence Cooperation Agreement

British troops currently help to train over 1,100 Kenyan soldiers every year.

Royal Navy and U.S. Navy minehunting forces train together

The Royal Navy and U.S. Navy have tested "traditional and future minehunting techniques and equipment".