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 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.
BAE receive $33m to produce long range artillery guidance system
BAE say that the capability will help U.S. Army achieve long range precision strikes beyond 70 kilometres by 2023.
U.S. Army orders next-gen missile warning system from BAE
BAE Systems has received a $179 million contract from the U.S. Army.
