All articles by John Hill

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

Military corridor expedites transport of armoured vehicles to Poland

The US Army have unloaded hundreds of armoured vehicles at the Dutch ports of Vlissingen and Eemshaven on 30 October…
UK Budget: minimal increase leaves Defence wanting

UK Defence will continue to tread water following the Labour government’s first Budget which it unveiled to the public on…
Sikorsky builds 74 Black Hawks for five users in $1.2bn deal

US Army Contracting Command will mobilise $1.2bn in Foreign Military Sales funds from five partner nations to finance the production…
Search begins for new UK National Armaments Director

As part of a string of institutional reforms including new procurement processes and a Strategic Defence Review, the UK Ministry…
US targets Russia-Sudan “port-for-weapons exchange”

The US State Department imposed new sanctions against a chief official in the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Mirghani Idris Suleiman,…

Leopard 2 MBTs to be used in Lithuania’s new ‘National Division’

Lithuania has finalised its acquisition of Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) on 22 October as part of the Baltic…
Can the UK afford to pursue two medium helicopter programmes?

Britain’s commitment to Nato’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) programme may contend with its sovereign New Medium Helicopter (NMH) project.…
UK and Europe raise billions for Ukraine through Russian profits

The UK government announced that it will boost Ukraine funding with a £2.26bn ($2.93bn) war loan on 22 October 2024.…
Russia branches out drone arsenal beyond Iranian Shahed

Russia is beginning to diversify its range of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) beyond the infamous, Iranian-made Shahed family of systems…
What does Ukraine’s ‘Victory Plan’ mean for the West?

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has unveiled the long-awaited ‘Victory Plan’ to the public for the first time, presenting…