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.
Maritime Security

Coherent to build high-energy laser for US Navy

The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded a $29.9 million contract to Coherent Aerospace & Defense for the development of advanced pulsed fiber lasers and directed-energy subsystems under the SONGBOW project, the Department of Defense confirmed...
Maritime Security

Nammo secures contract for polymer-cased ammo to US Marines

Nammo MAC LLC has secured a $95 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for the production of lightweight .50 caliber polymer-cased ammunition, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The contract includes a five-year ordering period,...
Aviation

Lockheed to maintain C-5M fleet under new USAF deal

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded a new contract to provide continued logistics and sustainment support for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft. The agreement, announced as a ceiling $56 million undefinitized contract action,...
Aviation

Sweden orders next-gen U.S. radar

Sweden has selected Lockheed Martin’s TPY-4 next-generation ground-based radar to strengthen its national long-range air surveillance capabilities, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) confirmed Wednesday. This makes Sweden the third country to adopt the advanced fifth-generation radar platform. According...
Army

Lockheed wins $1.7B deal for ‘eyes of the Apache’

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.7 billion contract modification to produce and support the U.S. Army’s Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision System (M-TADS/PNVS), according to a release issued by the Department of Defense. The $1,735,721,252...
Aviation

Boeing secures QF-16 target drone contract update

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $10.2 million contract modification related to its production of QF-16 full-scale aerial targets, according to a June 4 announcement from the Department of Defense. The adjustment settles a previously filed...
Maritime Security

US Marine Corps buys more TRV-150C cargo drones

The Survice Engineering Co. LLC, based in Belcamp, Maryland, has received a $9.8 million contract modification to produce and deliver an additional 31 TRV-150C Tactical Resupply Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department...
Maritime Security

Rockwell Collins wins $16.6M deal for ‘Doomsday Plane’ support

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a $16,6 million contract to provide software sustainment and cybersecurity lifecycle support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft. The order, issued under a previously established basic ordering agreement, was announced by the...
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