All articles by John Hill

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

FIA 2026: Boeing say Ghost Bat will be first operational CCA

Boeing claim its MQ-28 Ghost Bat is the most readily available CCA in the market The aerospace prime displayed the…
FIA 2026: QinetiQ open to power foreign laser weapons

QinetiQ will spend £20m to produce more ‘laser source’ units under a new brand name, ‘HELENA’ A laser source is…
RTX close in on software-defined radar breakthrough

Raytheon updated this reporter on the status of its plans to reinforce US naval radars under Project Storm Using its…
France equip Rafale fighters for drone hunting

France has validated a C-UAS package for Rafale fighters, which will launch 68mm rockets at Shahed-type attack drones The move…
Lithuania move a step toward buying Standard Multirole Warships

Lithuania sign a non-binding document that lays the foundations of its future procurement of four Vanguard modular multirole vessels The…

Europe’s fresh focus on deep precision strike

The Nato Summit in Ankara saw 12 allies commit $50bn to accelerate existing deep strike projects Ukraine’s strike campaign inside…
Iran war pushes Flare Bright to secure PNT at sea

The US-Iran war has prompted the British SME Flare Bright to apply its Tactera navigation software to the naval domain…
RWS and Turret Systems Market Forecast (2026-2036)

Global RWS and turret systems market grows $10bn (2026) → $19.4bn (2036) (6.9% CAGR); $155.7bn cumulative Turret systems lead (76%); Europe tops regions (39.6%) But…
China test launches strategic SLBM

China has conducted an SLBM test launch in the South Pacific yesterday A number of regional countries have condemned the…
Nato Summit 2026: Europe strives to fill US vacuum

The Belgian Minister of Defence points to transatlantic distrust ahead of the Nato Summit in Ankara Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister…