Colton Jones

Colton Jones serves as Deputy Editor of Defence Blog, with a specialization in the U.S. defense industrial base. A former member of the United States Air Force, Colton brings firsthand military experience to his analysis of procurement, defense manufacturing, and Pentagon policy. He is one of the blog’s lead writers and most respected defense experts.
Army

U.S. Army wants to keep buying Javelin missiles for 10 more years

The shoulder-fired missile that Ukrainian soldiers have used to destroy hundreds of Russian tanks is about to become the subject of one of the most significant American weapons procurement planning exercises in years, as the U.S. Army...
News

U.S. Navy lab gets Space Force gear to boost satellite testing

The United States Naval Research Laboratory, the scientific and technology development arm of the Navy and Marine Corps, has received a transportable satellite tracking antenna system from the Space Force's Space Systems Command, transferred from a unit...
Army

Brazil orders Stinger missiles to defend against drones and aircraft

Washington has approved Brazil's request to purchase 100 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles to enhance the country's short-range air defense capability, in a transaction valued at $330 million that upgrades South America's largest military's ability to protect...
Army

Singapore buys a $73 million brain upgrade for its rocket artillery

Singapore has requested, and the U.S. has approved, a possible $73 million Foreign Military Sale package covering fire control system upgrades for the city-state's fleet of HIMARS rocket artillery, a move that will significantly enhance one of...
Army

U.S. troops can now sequence DNA in the desert, Arctic, or at sea

Somewhere in a desert exercise or an Arctic field camp, a U.S. Navy microbiologist or hospital corpsman can now pull out a portable DNA sequencer, run a sample, and identify harmful pathogens in less than 30 minutes...
Army

U.S. Army pilots test 3D audio that changes how they hear combat

Flying a military helicopter in combat means managing a constant stream of radio chatter from multiple sources simultaneously, often while navigating at low altitude, coordinating with other aircraft, and making time-sensitive tactical decisions. For decades, U.S. Army...
Army

U.S. Guard soldiers flew HIMARS cross-country and simulated deep strikes

Michigan National Guard soldiers loaded a HIMARS rocket artillery launcher onto a C-130J transport aircraft in Michigan and flew it more than 3,200 km (2,000 miles) to the California desert, where they executed simulated precision strikes before...
Maritime Security

USS Colorado returns to fleet ahead of schedule

A nuclear-powered attack submarine completed its scheduled maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard nearly a month ahead of schedule, handing the U.S. Pacific Fleet a combat-ready boat 29 days earlier than planned at a moment when...
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