All articles by John Hill

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

Sky Sabre returns from Poland after nearly three years

The British Army will begin to send its Sky Sabre ground-based air defence (GBAD) system back home to be reconstituted…
British Army deploy C-UAS laser from Wolfhound for the first time

British Army troops fired a 15 kilowatt laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) mounted on a Wolfhound armoured vehicle against drones…
Defence still “requires a capable ground force,” US Deputy DEFSEC observes

In her analyses of the ‘Future Character of War’, the US Deputy Defense Secretary (DEFSEC), Kathleen Hicks, identified several notable…
US DEFSEC warns Trump against global retreat

US defence policy in an age of strategic competition hinges on solid alliances, observed the Secretary of State for Defense,…
US injects $4bn FMF funds in Polish military build-up

The US State Department has injected a further $4bn of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) in Poland, which brings the country’s…

UK must stop ‘decommissioning’ specialist reserves to retain skills

British Army commander of the Specialist Group Information Services, General Gary Munch, cast doubt on the armed forces’ retirement plan…
EU fund common defence procurement for the first time

Europe has made headway on its newfound common defence procurement practice in November 2024. The European Union (EU) mobilised €300m…
GCAP vs carriers: analysing UK defence priorities

UK defence priorities are increasingly determined by the jobs and economic conditions that surround certain programmes. Recent defence activity over…
UK MoD investigates helicopter exhaust impact on personnel

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in the process of testing the exhaust emissions of in-service helicopters. An investigation…
No room for error: Ajax and Boxer must keep pace with timeline

If either one of the British Army’s armoured vehicle programmes slip this year, its capability gap will continue to run…