All articles by John Hill

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

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…
US untangle further Chinese Military-Civilian Fusion domestically

The US Department of Defense (DoD), has identified more than 50 Chinese companies and their subsidiaries with an American presence,…
UK confirm tests of helicopter exhaust impact on personnel start

In a prepared statement to the House of Commons on 6 January 2025, a senior UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)…
US transform maintenance while the UK cuts its surface fleet

Naval industry is stifled by the new demands for a larger surface fleet in a new age of strategic competition.…
Royal Navy may lean on commercial platforms as “floating bases”

SD Northern River, an offshore supply vessel, facilitated the trial of a prototype autonomous patrol boat intended for mine countermeasures…

Defence still “requires a capable ground force,” US Deputy DEFSEC observes

In her analyses of the ‘Future Character of War’, the US Deputy Defense Secretary (DEFSEC), Kathleen Hicks, identified several notable…
US DEFSEC warns Trump against global retreat

US defence policy in an age of strategic competition hinges on solid alliances, observed the Secretary of State for Defense,…
UK must stop ‘decommissioning’ specialist reserves to retain skills

British Army commander of the Specialist Group Information Services, General Gary Munch, cast doubt on the armed forces’ retirement plan…
UK outline forward presence concept for a more nimble navy

Analysts within the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) affirmed that less is more as they help to improve…
Virginia-class SSN forward deployed to Guam for the first time

The US Navy has increased its forward presence in the Indo-Pacific by deploying a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the USS Minnesota…