All articles by John Hill

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

US apply UAS tariffs amid fear of foreign dependency

The US Government has implemented tariffs on foreign UAS and components, which reach 100% in some cases The decision is…
Hanwha progresses K9 precision munition tender

South Korea selected Hanwha as its ‘preferred tender’ for a course correction fuse to be installed on 155mm munitions compatible…
QinetiQ to integrate Australian radars across UK enterprise

Australia and the UK signed a statement of intent to cooperate closely in AESA radar technologies on 12 August 2026…
Northrop adapts 50mm Bushmaster in SHORAD concept

Northrop Grumman announce the development of a 50mm gun-based system during the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama The…
Defending the skies: XCaliber validates C-UAS integrator

XCaliber Technologies is an American start-up validating its MOSES platform The AI-assisted software binds multiple, disparate sensors and effectors together…

Tiberius, US Army cooperate on 155mm Sceptre munition

Tiberius Aerospace has entered a CRADA agreement with the US Army to develop the 155mm Sceptre artillery munition It can…
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…