All articles by John Hill

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

Pentagon are losing out on Modular Open Systems Approach

A Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) is a major force multiplier – until it is not. The US Department of…
Pakistan Navy gear up for AMAN Exercise and Dialogue

Naval forces from around the world are gearing up for AMAN 2025, a multilateral exercise in the Arabian Sea hosted…
JMSDF inspired by the motor industry’s software-first approach

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) plan to shake up their approach to ship design with a newfound focus on…
Extinction of the classical multi-purpose surface combatant

Thirty years from now, the conventional design of surface warships will no doubt change. So much, perhaps, that the concept…
Trump revokes DEIA programmes across US military

In the hours after his inauguration, for the second time, President Donald Trump revoked all Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Accessibility…

Dutch send ships for Nato’s Baltic Sentry forward presence

Two Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) surface vessels will support a combined Nato fleet in the Baltic Sea to protect critical…
No way back from US-China decoupling, warns GlobalData

Splintered US-China relations will finally shatter as the enduring trade war escalates. That is what the leading intelligence consultancy, GlobalData,…
Swiss join continental military mobility project

Switzerland, a neutral nation, has joined Europe’s Military Mobility project, intended to remove obstacles during military movements and to speed…
UK Defence probes industry over FADS capabilities

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a Request for Information (RfI) in mid-December 2024 to gain a clearer understanding…
Royal Navy will iron out MRSS concept by mid-2025

A concept for the UK Royal Navy’s future Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS) will come about by mid-2025. Although this comes…