Murray Thomson is the Chief Technologist for the Underwater Weapons sector of BAE Systems Maritime Services. He is a chartered engineer with a background in complex weapon development and qualification and has spent the last four years focussing on innovative early lifecycle concepts at both subsystem and platform level. He is responsible for identifying, nurturing and deploying technologies that will enable the future product strategy and has been a core team member for the development of the BAE Systems Herne XLAUV.