John Hill

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Defence Reporter at Airforce Technology

Defence Reporter at Army Technology

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Pentagon remove gender ideology materials from libraries

3 days ago | army-technology.com | John Hill

The US Department of Defense will review and dispose of materials related to gender ideology from Military Educational Institution library collections. This decision comes as part of a political and social ideology steering US government decision-making. In the days after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump set the tone for this agenda by dismantling DEI programmes across the federal government.
H&B Defence to qualify Australian AUKUS suppliers

3 days ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

H&B Defence will lead a qualification process across Australia to identify suppliers in the country to support US Navy (USN) Virginia-class submarine and aircraft carrier build programmes. The company is a joint venture formed between the British and American shipbuilders, Babcock and HII, in June 2024. This is the first contract H&B Defence has secured.
Rolls-Royce to service RAF Typhoon engines

6 days ago | airforce-technology.com | John Hill

Rolls-Royce will maintain and service EJ200 engines to power the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole aircraft in service with the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The contract, known as the Typhoon Engine Support Solution (TESS), valued at more than half a billion pounds, granted by the Ministry of Defence on 8 May 2025, will see the British defence prime repair 130 engines over a five-year period at its headquarters in Bristol.
Singapore acquire MCM USVs, AUVs, and SSKs

6 days ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have expanded its fleet of maritime vehicles in the last few days. On 7 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence announced the acquisition of a suite of uncrewed systems for its mine counter measure (MCM) operations, contracting the domestic supplier ST Engineering. The specific systems include uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). However, it is not clear how many of each type the Navy have agreed to purchase.
Tariff Watch: US decides to exempt Rolls-Royce engines

1 week ago | airforce-technology.com | John Hill

US President Donald Trump released details of a pending trade deal with the UK from the White House today (8 May) which has only slightly softened the blow of tariffs. The BBC reported that the US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik, standing behind Trump in the Oval Office, stipulated that Rolls-Royce engines will be exempt from the baseline 10% tariff that remains in force on imports from Britain.
Gladiator connects more simulators across UK armed forces

1 week ago | army-technology.com | John Hill

The UK Armed Forces’ Gladiator capability will connect more siloed simulator systems into its synthetic training environment. Boeing Defence UK, the original equipment manufacturer, will provide designer support to Gladiator, enabling a wider array of simulators under a contract issued in April 2025. The prime first delivered Gladiator to Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington in January 2023.
More HUMVEEs and JLTVs to come despite DoD cancellation

1 week ago | army-technology.com | John Hill

The US Army dismissed Humvees and JLTVs as “excess ground vehicles” in a statement made at the end of April as part of the new strategic thinking within the Department of Defense (DoD). US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a sweeping overhaul intended to eliminate wasteful and obsolete programmes. While some of these policies are ideologically motivated, such as the cancellation of DEI projects, the DoD will also look to reallocate funds to the most promising and lethal programmes.
Tariff Watch: BAE Systems expect minimal impact

1 week ago | army-technology.com | John Hill

In a market update ahead of its annual general meeting, BAE Systems revealed that it does not expect to be materially impacted by global US-imposed tariffs. The defence prime, which enjoys a global presence, is closely embedded within the US industrial base, with the majority of equipment it delivers to American customers produced within the US supply chain.
US call for low collateral C-sUAS under Replicator 2

1 week ago | airforce-technology.com | John Hill

The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an organisation within the Department of Defense, announced a solicitation on 5 May for low-collateral defeat (LCD) counter small uncrewed air systems (C-sUAS). DIU’s call out to commercial suppliers comes under the Replicator 2 initiative, seeking to counter the threat posed by small uncrewed air systems (sUAS) to installations and force concentrations. C-sUAS effectors have proven time and again to be an urgent requirement.
US call for low collateral C-sUAS under Replicator 2

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an organisation within the Department of Defense, announced a solicitation on 5 May for low-collateral defeat (LCD) counter small uncrewed air systems (C-sUAS). DIU’s call out to commercial suppliers comes under the Replicator 2 initiative, seeking to counter the threat posed by small uncrewed air systems (sUAS) to installations and force concentrations. C-sUAS effectors have proven time and again to be an urgent requirement.