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.
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.
Royal Marines hone urban fighting skills in Bahrain.
Royal Marines are in Bahrain for Exercise Pearl Dagger.
Apache and Wildcat helicopters fly together on Exercise Talon Python
Apache and Wildcat helicopters are taking part in Exercise Talon Python.
What is happening in Ukraine?
The crisis began earlier after Russia stopped the three Ukrainian ships from entering the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait by placing a cargo ship beneath a Russian-controlled bridge.
Royal Air Force A400M Atlas in ‘record breaking drop’
A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas has delivered 23 tonnes by parachute over Salisbury Plain.
