All articles by John Hill

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

UDT 2026: underwater systems on display

Protecting critical national infrastructure appears to be the predominant issue occupying concern at UDT 2026 in London The show floor…
Update: SSN AUKUS nuclear reactors ‘well in production’

Rolls-Royce Submarines’ director for future programmes detailed the current and future stages of its reactor production for SSN AUKUS during…
No consensus on the extent of Middle East ceasefire

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire today (8 April) with talks starting in Islamabad on Friday…
Nearly 8,000 UxS delivered to the UK in the last 18 months

Public data indicates that the UK is gradually increasing the number of its military uncrewed systems (UxS) Since July 2024,…
In-depth: UK deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean

The Iran War has exposed longstanding gaps in the UK’s military capability But it has not stopped the armed forces…

UK support in the Gulf may put programmes at risk

The UK will have to think about allocating its limited funds to support Gulf partners in the short term British…
New project to ‘mass produce’ parts for US nuclear submarines

A new public-private project between the Navy and Hadrian will establish a factory to mass produce nuclear submarine components The…
Germany to buy off-the-shelf MEKO frigates amid F126 delay

Exasperated by the delayed F126 frigate programme, Germany has announced plans to purchase four MEKO A-200 frigates as an interim…
Ireland, UK explore options for joint defence procurement

Ireland and the UK signed a "refreshed" Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral defence cooperation Russia continues to pose…
UK forms ‘hybrid navy’ for the first time with order for 20 USVs

British supplier Kraken will deliver 20 medium-sized K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to the Royal Navy under Project Beehive…