Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Colton Jones

Colton Jones is the deputy editor of Defence Blog. He is a US-based journalist, writer and publisher who specializes in the defense industry in North America and Europe. He has written about emerging technology in military magazines and elsewhere. He is a former Air Force soldier and served at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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US Army’s new Chinook version enters final assembly

Aerospace giant Boeing announced that the first production CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopter destined for the U.S. Army has reached the final assembly...

Northrop Grumman to produce MESA sensor for E-7

U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. announced that it will enter into production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S....

US Army gets one step closer to newest marksman rifle

The U.S. Army is moving forward with the Next Generation Squad Weapon program, or NGSW, in a series of efforts to give individual infantry...

Boeing secures multi-year contract to build 184 AH-64E helicopters

American plane-maker Boeing has announced that it will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches for...

British Army to receive Archer artillery systems

Britain's Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that British Army will receive modern artillery platforms to replace those supplied to Ukraine. According to a press...

Russian fighter jets crash into MQ-9 drone over Black Sea

U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace...

Ukraine launches joint tank ammunition production with NATO country

Ukraine's state-run arms industry conglomerate UkrOboronProm recently announced that it had launched joint production of 125mm rounds for the tank and anti-tank guns with...

France deploys new Griffon armored vehicles to Estonia

The French Army's newest Griffon multirole troop carriers are now operating in the Baltic region, close to the border with Russia. "Multi-role armored vehicle Griffon...

Elbit Systems awarded contracts to supply solutions to Romanian Armed Forces

Elbit Systems Ltd. was awarded four contracts to supply the Romanian Ministry of National Defense with aircraft upgrades as well as electronic warfare suites,...

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