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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.

European Union outlines plans to use funding for defence projects for the first time

Money will fund research into unmanned aircraft, air-to-air refuelling and other projects.

WATCH: Simulation shows first sailing of HMS Queen Elizabeth from Rosyth

Watch as a simulation shows how the small fleet of tugs will take HMS Queen Queen Elizabeth to sea.

UK Border Force fleet size ‘worryingly low’

The Home Affairs Select Committee claim the Border Force has a "worryingly low" number of ships to patrol 7,000 miles of shoreline.

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital helipad enables more than 400 helicopter landings

The helipad at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was made possible, in part, by charity HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads).

Scottish hospitals placed on terror alert

Hospitals across Scotland have put special security measures in place amid concerns that the facilities may become targets.

US and Russia strike crucial Syria peace deal

A tentative ceasefire agreement has been reached between the US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart over the war in Syria.

UK is second largest global arms dealer

In 2015 the UK became the world's second largest exporter of arms over the last decade, with an order sheet totalling over £7Bn.

Former Army Chief: “I’m not taking Lariam”

Lord Dannatt apologised to troops who had been prescribed the controversial Lariam anti-malarial drug while under his command.