All articles by John Hill

Reporter for Global Defence Technology digi-mag and its sister sites: Army, Airforce and Naval Technology.

C-17 transports nuclear reactor for US military energy resilience tests

The five megawatt reactor was transported from California to Utah in the back of a C-17 strategic airlifter Future warfare…
Pentagon consolidate DSCA and DTSA to speed up arms sales, boost industry

Historically, the Pentagon has struggled to balance factory capacity with the global demand for US-made systems Now, the Department has…
UK double down on High North with troop surge in Norwegian Arctic

The UK will increase its troop presence in the Norwegian Arctic to deter the threat from Russia This surge will…
US monitor Persian Gulf after considerable military build-up

There have been reports of a US military build-up in Europe and the Middle East over the weekend It is…
New UK defence procurement plan due for April Fool’s release

The segmented approach to defence procurement will take effect from 1st April The government has continuously delayed its long overdue…

Pentagon must consider force structure in mass drone rollout

The US Department of Defense selected 25 vendors to compete in producing “hundreds of thousands” of low cost one-way attack…
Top 3 conditions informing the EU-India defence deal

EU leaders visited New Delhi on 27 January for talks with Indian Government ministers to cultivate a closer working partnership…
Modular construction of UK’s first FSS ship begins in Spain

Navantia will begin building the modules of the first of three Future Solid Support (FSS) ships for the Royal Fleet…
Nato’s highest military committee to meet amid Greenland crisis

The next act in the Greenland saga will see Nato’s highest military committee convene amid profound infighting Currently, the US…
JAGM intercepts drone at 90-degree launch angle

Lockheed Martin intercepted a drone using a Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) from a JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL) at…