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 and Dutch warships join together in the Mediterranean
British warships HMS Albion, HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay met up with HNLMS Johan de Witt and HNLMS Rotterdam.
British Littoral Response Group sails for Mediterranean and Black Sea
More than 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines are heading to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea aboard amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, destroyer HMS Dragon and amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay as part of a new 'Littoral Response Group'.
British ships lead multinational task group above Arctic Circle
The Royal Navy has led a multi-national task group of warships and aircraft into the Arctic Circle for the first time in more than 20 years.
Austria negotiating sale of 15 Typhoon jets to Indonesia
Austria has officially responded to Indonesia's request to buy 15 Eurofighters.
Defence review ‘Opportunity to reset UK defence posture’ say Committee
The Defence Committee has published a report titled 'In Search of Strategy – The 2020 Integrated Review'.
Germany takes over NATO air policing role from France
On August the 31st, the German Air Force Eurofighter detachment took over the augmenting role of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from the French...
British C-17 delivers cold storage containers to Beirut
A Royal Air Force C-17 carrying cold storage containers arrived in Beirut last Saturday.
Exercise Saber Junction kicks off in Germany
The US-led Exercise Saber Junction 20 kicked off on August the 10th in Germany.
First C-130J with new centre wing returns to RAF
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has delivered the first of 14 RAF C-130Js to undergo Enhanced Service Life Centre Wing Box replacement.
British Chinooks conduct ‘intensive operations’ supporting French troops in Mali
During one phase of the operation a Chinook flew through the night alongside French Caiman helicopters to insert over 130 troops to conduct a clearance patrol in force.
