All articles by John Hill

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

No plan for UK to procure its own Nightfall missiles

A senior Ministry of Defence (MoD) official confirmed there is “no plan” to procure British-made Nightfall missiles at present While…
UK picks seven suppliers to design Apache ‘loyal wingman’

Anduril, BAE Systems, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin UK, Syos, Tekever, and Thales have been selected to put forward a design for…
Where is the UK’s New Medium Helicopter?

Leonardo has been left in the lurch as UK defence spending delay persists until March at the earliest The company,…
France fields their first 30 SERVAL armoured vehicles

France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has delivered 30 SERVAL vehicles to the army under its SCORPION programme for new generation…
Challenger 3 completes crewed live firing for the first time

The UK’s future main battle tank (MBT), Challenger 3 (CR3), conducted its first crewed live fire test Rheinmetall BAE Systems…

Ukraine’s new Air Force chief to build ‘anti-drone shield’

Ukraine’s President has appointed Colonel Pavlo “Lazar” Yelizarov as Deputy Commander of the Air Force His promotion comes with a new…
Nato’s highest military committee to meet amid Greenland crisis

The next act in the Greenland saga will see Nato’s highest military committee convene amid profound infighting Currently, the US…
JAGM intercepts drone at 90-degree launch angle

Lockheed Martin intercepted a drone using a Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) from a JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL) at…
Denmark grows military presence in Greenland with little Nato help

Nato allies France and Germany have today contributed a small band of troops to Greenland’s security and further miltiary capabilities…
Poland, UK helicopter units will train to ‘shoot down’ air threats

In summer 2026, the first of eight Polish helicopter pilots will begin general training in the UK under the auspices…