All articles by John Hill

John Hill

US Navy modernises F-16 Viper fleet in $818m deal

The US Navy has tasked Amentum to sustain and modernise its F-16 Viper ‘aggressor squadron’ to sustain combat readiness at sea.

Five Eyes government funds C-UAS company to develop GNSS denial

A Five Eyes government will provide research and development funds for DroneShield to develop its recently launched area-specific GNSS denial system.

US DoD must stop neglecting ‘Agile software development’

US DoD’s ‘Agile’ software development guidelines are not used across all weapons programmes; this has led to a decade long acquisition process.

Deal focus: Japan buys out leading semiconductor equipment maker for $6.3bn

The government-backed purchase will see Japan return as a predominant chipmaker within the Asia-Pacific region; but the problem of China still persists.