All articles by John Hill

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

US task Belgian supplier to maintain Ukraine’s F-16s

The US has contracted Sabena Aerospace Engineering to conduct maintenance for legacy F-16s earmarked for Ukraine Work will take place…
Top 3 conditions informing the EU-India defence deal

EU leaders visited New Delhi on 27 January for talks with Indian Government ministers to cultivate a closer working partnership…
SpaceX intervene amid reports Russia equip drones with Starlink

Ukraine’s Defence Minister praised SpaceX’s “swift response” amid reports that Russia leveraged Starlink satellite systems It has been suggested that…
UK Defence Committee compares GCAP fighter with TSR failure

Defence Committee member Calvin Bailey made the comparison between the GCAP fighter and the TSR-2 aircraft cancelled during the Cold…
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,…
UK Typhoons sent to protect Qatar amid fears of Iranian strike

The UK has responded to a call from Qatar to deploy Typhoons from the jointly operated 12 Squadron for "defensive…
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…