All articles by John Hill

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

No pause in Ajax production while investigations are ongoing

Production of Ajax will continue unchanged despite defects reported by training crews in November 2025 General Dynamics Land Systems UK…
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…
Sweden will build CV90 prototypes for its fleet renewal

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) hope to extend the life of its CV90 fleet until at least 2045 To that…

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…
UK forces permitted to take down drones harassing military sites

The Armed Forces Bill, having reached its second reading in Parliament, will soon allow UK troops to down drones in…
Baltic States agree to move capabilities unrestricted across borders

Defence ministers for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met in Tallinn to pursue the creation of a Military Mobility Area on…