All articles by John Hill

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

FIA 2026: Boeing says Ghost Bat will be first operational CCA

Boeing claim its MQ-28 Ghost Bat will be the most readily available CCA in the market The aerospace prime displayed…
FIA 2026: GCAP leader expects ‘trade-offs’ with the airframe

GCAP electronic evolution lead, Andrew Howard, considered anticiapted trade-offs to come with the airframe Once each of the building blocks…
FIA 2026: Pratt & Whitney detail plan to build ACP engines

Pratt & Whitney unveiled a small developmental turbofan engine ACPs and effectors The American engine builder made the announcement at…
DoW disclose conditions for FAMM missile production next year

The Pentagon has initiated the production phase of its Family of Affordable Mass Missiles FAMM emerged in late 2025 to…
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…

France equip Rafale fighters for drone hunting

France has validated a C-UAS package for Rafale fighters, which will launch 68mm rockets at Shahed-type attack drones The move…
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…