Colton Jones
Colton Jones is technology editor for Defenсe Blog. He has written about emerging technology in military magazines and elsewhere.
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Royal New Zealand Navy awards contract to Huntington Ingalls for REMUS 300 UUVs
America’s largest military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls announced Monday that the Royal New Zealand Navy has placed the first international order for four REMUS...
Elbit Systems to upgrade U.S. Army pilots night vision systems
Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said on June 17 its subsidiary Elbit Systems of America was awarded two orders with an aggregate value of...
Royal Navy receives final autonomous minehunting boat
The British Royal Navy has received the third and final Royal Navy autonomous minehunting boat, which was delivered to Clyde Naval Base. According to a...
U.S. Army fields new counter-drone systems
The U.S. Army has begun fielding new counter-small unmanned aircraft systems to defend against cruise missile and drones threats. Just this week, Army reported that...
MD Helicopters pick up Army contracts to support Afghan light attack helicopters
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces two independent contract awards worth $43.9 million from Army Contracting Command-Redstone supporting the Afghan Air Force’s MD 530F Cayuse...
U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers complete mission over Black Sea
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs reported on Thursday that two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the...
U.S. Space Force demonstrates quick, flexible satellite launch capabilities
The U. S. Space Force successfully demonstrated quick, flexible satellite launch capabilities using the Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket. According to a recent service news...
U.S. Army plans to replicate long distances, remote teamwork during Project Convergence 21
The U.S. Army News Service has reported that the Army plans to replicate the long distances it could see in future battles during its...
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of third landing craft of new class
The United States Navy accepted delivery of the third landing craft of a new class Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), that intended as an...