Robert Wall

London

Summary

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific. 

Wall initially worked at Aviation Week from 1994-2012. Starting as a Pentagon reporter, he was promoted to European-based International Editor in 2005, managing a team of aerospace writers from Beijing to London. 

Wall left Aviation Week in 2012 to report on Europe’s defense industry for Bloomberg News. He then worked at the Wall Street Journal from 2014-2023, first as a defense and aerospace reporter and later as Tech News Editor, based in Silicon Valley. In 2023 he became editor of The Military Balance at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank. Wall holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington.

Articles

By Robert Wall
Blue Origin sees an opportunity to replicate the outline of its Project Oasis lunar resource mapping mission with Luxembourg in other countries, including potentially here in the UAE.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates is looking to develop an indigenous launch option as part of a broader pivot to secure a share of the growing space economy.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Edge Group is expanding its munitions portfolio as the Abu Dhabi-based defense technology provider seeks to fill out its production range.
Missile Defense & Weapons