All articles by John Hill

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

UK misses self-imposed deadline for Defence Investment Plan

The UK government has missed its own deadline for publishing the Defence Investment Plan This long-awaited Plan will be issued…
Thales develop UUV sonar prototype in ten months

Thales confirmed that their sonar systems were “worked harder” than they have been previously Using building blocks from heritage systems…
UK signs up to European defence export treaty

UK joins France-Germany-Spain defence export control treaty, easing licence approvals and allowing up to 20% UK content without delay. Move…
UK’s Fleet Solid Support ships will begin production

UK's Fleet Solid Support programme will begin construction The first of the three logistics ships will be built in Belfast…
PLA Navy commission Fujian, China’s first carrier with EMALS catapults

In Hainan province, South China, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its Fujian aircraft carrier on 5 November, the…

Looking ahead as HMS Prince of Wales returns to Mediterranean

HMS Prince of Wales, the flagship aircraft carrier of the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) mission deployed to the Indo-Pacific…
NHI take back NH90 helicopters and pay €350m to Norway

NH Industries will take back nine NH90 helicopters it built for Norway besides paying the government €305m ($351m), on top…
Sweden host Nato conference on civil defence this week

Sweden will host a Nato conference on civil defence for allied military and civilian leadership through the first half of…
Steel sector changes have “low” impact on UK defence, says Minister of State

Upon an initial assessment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) claim that the impact of changes in Britain’s steelmaking capacity on…
Australia expand maintenance responsibilities on USS Vermont

The responsibility of Australia’s maintenance workforce at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, will expand in their efforts to sustain USS Vermont…