All articles by John Hill

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

FIA 2026: Elbit will pitch Watchkeeper X should CORVUS reopen

Elbit Systems’s U-TacS intend to pitch Watchkeeper X variant for Corvus, should the UK project reopen since Elbit's acquisition of…
FIA 2026: QinetiQ open to power foreign laser weapons

QinetiQ will spend £20m to produce more ‘laser source’ units under a new brand name, ‘HELENA’ A laser source is…
FIA 2026: Anduril unveil ‘Thunder’ rotary combat ACP

Anduril UK is displaying a baseline model of its new autonomous, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), combat rotorcraft at Farnborough,…
RTX close in on software-defined radar breakthrough

Raytheon updated this reporter on the status of its plans to reinforce US naval radars under Project Storm Using its…
L3Harris reveals plan to maximise existing Polish air defence

Executives reveal plans to maximise the effects of Poland’s existing capabilities rather than competing over gaps in its network This…

Europe’s fresh focus on deep precision strike

The Nato Summit in Ankara saw 12 allies commit $50bn to accelerate existing deep strike projects Ukraine’s strike campaign inside…
RWS and Turret Systems Market Forecast (2026-2036)

Global RWS and turret systems market grows $10bn (2026) → $19.4bn (2036) (6.9% CAGR); $155.7bn cumulative Turret systems lead (76%); Europe tops regions (39.6%) But…
Nato Summit 2026: Europe strives to fill US vacuum

The Belgian Minister of Defence points to transatlantic distrust ahead of the Nato Summit in Ankara Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister…
Nato struggle to keep up with allies’ cloud adoption

Nato is behind certain member states in adopting cloud technology, revealed a commander within the Romanian Defence Staff The multinational…
Industry relief over UK DIP tempered by lack of detail

The UK finally released is long anticipated and routinely delayed Defence Investment Plan While British industry leaders expressed relief in…