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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.

Russian soldier rolls out tanks for romantic maneuver

A Russian soldier has pulled out all the stops to propose to his girlfriend, with his fellow officers maneuvering 16 tanks to surround the couple in a heart shape.

France Orders H160s for Navy’s Search and Rescue missions

The French Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue.

MBDA Marte ER anti-ship missile completes second test firing

MBDAs Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its second firing carried out at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze del Salto di Quirra) test range in Sardinia.

Airbus and Singapore collaborate on A330 SMART MRTT development

Airbus and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on the development of the A330 SMART Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).

US Air Force and RAAF team up to support Australia wildfire relief

Australians have been battling devastating wildfires since September of last year.

Chinese military conducts drill near Taiwan

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has launched joint drills featuring naval and air forces near the island of Taiwan.

Defence ministers agree to enhance NATO’s training mission in Iraq

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Allied ministers had reaffirmed their support to Iraq and agreed in principle to enhance NATO's training mission.

Airbus Defence and Space to cut over 2,300 jobs

Airbus has announced that it plans to cut 2,362 jobs in its Defence and Space division over the next two years.

How to deflect an asteroid

On April the 13th, 2029 a chunk of space rock will streak by Earth at 30 kilometres per second, grazing the planet’s sphere of geostationary satellites.

BAE to develop analytics to detect WMD threat activity

BAE Systems say it will develop advanced analytics technology to assist in the detection of weapons of mass destruction threat activity.