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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.

Sikorsky, Boeing provide look at unconventional looking SB-1 DEFIANT

Sikorsky and Boeing have provided the first look at the SB-1 DEFIANT helicopter being pitched for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator programme.

Germany extends Heron drone contracts for operations in Afghanistan and Mali

Germany has extended the operation of the Heron 1 drones through a contract with Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020.

Robot Wars – Autonomous Warrior exercise wraps up

The British Army have just finished the biggest military robot exercise in British history, exercise Autonomous Warrior.

British firm Cobham selected for US Navy SeaPort Next Generation IDIQ Contract

Cobham has been awarded a SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) prime contract to provide engineering and programme management support services to the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

A400M Atlas completes beach landing trials

206 Squadron, supported by 70 Squadron engineers, have been practicing beach landing with an A400M Atlas aircraft in Southern Wales, say the Royal Air Force.

Exercise Terminal Strike concludes

Exercise Terminal Strike recently took place in the challenging terrain of the Scottish Highlands, and provided a valuable training opportunity for Royal Artillery and Royal Armoured Corps Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs), say the British Army.

NATO vessels train with Egyptian Navy at Sea

The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) conducted a port visit to Alexandria, Egypt from the 2nd to the 4th of December followed by a Passing Exercise with the Egyptian Navy on the 5th of December, say NATO.

HMS Montrose meets up with former HMS Marlborough in the Pacific

HMS Montrose has been reunited with another Type 23 Frigate, the former HMS Marlborough, now in Chilean service.

Frigate HMS St Albans hunts submarine HMS Astute off Scottish coast

Type 23 Frigate HMS St Albans and nuclear submarine HMS Astute have faced off against each other off the Scottish coast.

New Gurkha Signal Squadron formed

247 Gurkha Signal Squadron is to be the second squadron of Queen's Gurkha Signals soldiers based at MoD Stafford, say the Ministry of Defence.