All articles by John Hill

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

UK goes public with its MRO facilities repairing systems in Ukraine

The UK Government has revealed, supposedly for the first time, that it has established four MRO facilities in Ukraine It…
OBR: UK defence spending increase ‘necessary’ amid global unrest

The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) says an increase in defence spending is now “necessary” The “uncertain” geopolitical environment has…
Why has Iran’s air defence network failed so badly?

From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority The IRGC is believed to…
Live: US military has munitions to sustain operations, says Hegseth

US CENTCOM continues its operations over Iran, striking hundreds of military and command targets in recent days The US military…
UK joins European air defence project despite DIP hold-up

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced its entry into a new European project to develop a new surface-to-air…

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…