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

US Army orders Switchblade kamikaze drones in $54.9M deal

AeroVironment, a leading American drone-maker based in Arlington, Virginia, has secured a $54.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for the production of its Switchblade loitering munition systems. This latest award is part of a broader indefinite...
Aviation

Sikorsky to convert Black Hawk helicopter into drone

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded $6 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install its advanced ALIAS/MATRIX flight autonomy system onto the U.S. Army’s experimental UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The upgraded aircraft,...
Army

GM Defense unveils “Next Gen” tactical vehicle

GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors (GM), has revealed its latest tactical vehicle prototype, the "Next Gen," at the 2024 annual meeting and exposition of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). The Next Gen prototype is...
Missiles & Bombs

US Navy awards $736M to Raytheon for AIM-9X missiles

Raytheon, a business under RTX, has been awarded a $736 million contract by the U.S. Navy to produce the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, focusing on the enhanced Block II variant. This contract includes upgrades aimed at addressing hardware obsolescence,...
Aviation

Firestorm’s Tempest mimics Shahed drones in military exercise

San Diego-based Firestorm recently participated in Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises aimed at improving interoperability and preparedness among allied forces. Held from August 3-17 at Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting...
Maritime Security

Raytheon tests new sea-mine neutralizer

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, recently conducted a series of environmental tests for its Barracuda Mine Neutralization System at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. As noted by the company, the tests involved a production-representative unit and...
Aviation

Boeing completes first flight of Thailand’s AH-6 helicopter

Boeing has announced that Thailand's first AH-6 Little Bird helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona. The Royal Thai Army is set to receive a total of eight AH-6 helicopters, which will...
Army

CSG signs deal for Ukrainian production of artillery shells

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has signed a cooperation agreement with Ukrainian arms manufacturer "Ukrainska Bronetechnika" (Ukrainian Armor) to locally produce 155mm artillery ammunition in Ukraine. Under the agreement, part of a larger set of contracts signed on October 2,...
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