All articles by John Hill

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

China encircles Taiwan, testing US strategic commitments in the Pacific

It has been a long time coming. The United States now acts in accordance with its calculus by broadening its…
Japan hints at co-production of SM-6 missiles

Japan’s Defence Minister, General Nakatani, raised the possibility of joint production of SM-6 missiles alongside the US at a joint…
UDT 2025: SEA’s KraitArray meets uncrewed naval systems

KraitArray, a thin-lined towed array sonar system developed by the British naval supplier SEA, will go on to support uncrewed…
IT²EC 2025: Royal Navy needs a “cohesive” training strategy

The UK Royal Navy have still to embrace advances in synthetic training as the Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST)…
IT²EC 2025: Nato group to simulate virtual hypersonic threats

Eight Nato members have started to model and simulate hypersonic threats and countermeasures. Nato’s Modelling and Simulation Group (MSG), which…

UDT 2025: Germany say “cost is second to time” in U212CD update

Together, Germany and Norway are bearing the costs of a multi-decade commitment to deliver and advance the U212 Common Design…
UDT 2025: Competing beneath the surface

In an exclusive interview, Captain Adrian Pierce (retired), naval adviser for the upcoming Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) conference, spoke to…
Europe should “work together” on lasers, MBDA chief urges

In a speech in Paris earlier this week, Eric Béranger, the chief executive of MBDA, a leading missile maker, proposed…
US Navy logistics ship returns to sea after MRO in South Korea

The US Navy (USN) ammunition and cargo vessel, USNS Wally Schirra, has set sail after a six-month maintenance period in…
Germany votes for defence spending reform

The German Parliament passed an amendment on March 18 to loosen enduring restraints on federal defence spending, offering the prospect…