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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U.S. Army selects Elbit Systems to supply AH-64 helmet mounted displays
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems Ltd., was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to...
Saab opens new facility in Indiana to support T-7A aircraft production
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab opened a new production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. According to a company news release, this purpose-built facility represents a major step...
German defense group develops new version of Fuchs armored vehicle
German defense group Rheinmetall announced Thursday that it has developed a new version of the Fuchs/Fox wheeled armoured transport vehicle. As noted by Rheinmetall, featuring a...
Boeing to extend seeker production for PAC-3 missile
Aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract to extend seeker production for the U.S. Army’s Patriot Advanced Capability - 3 (PAC-3)...
US Army orders more Lockheed’s Sentinel A4 missile defense radars
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has announced that it was awarded a new contract from the U.S. Army to begin production for...
US Air Force awards supersonic drone contract to Exosonic
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Exosonic, Inc. to develop low boom supersonic uncrewed...
US Army unveils newest variant of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
The U.S. Army unveiled the newest variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the UH-60V, during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pennsylvania National Guard’s...
US Army awards contract to Boeing for latest version of Chinook helicopter
The U.S. Army has awarded the multi-million dollar contract to build the latest version of the Chinook helicopter to aerospace giant Boeing. According to a...
US Navy’s newest air-to-ground missile is cleared for production
U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has confirmed that its newest AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) cleared for initial production. According to...