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.
Gen. Robert Abrams: Next Generation Combat Vehicle must be effective in megacities
The likelihood is high that the Army won't get to pick the time and place of its choosing for the next battle, said Gen. Robert Abrams. But it's likely that the next battle will take place in a...
Meprolight completes construction of 2 maintenance labs for electro-optical products for Latin American Army
Meprolight Ltd. – a member of the SK Group and a leading manufacturer of electro-optical systems, thermal and night vision equipment, self-illuminated sights, and Laser Range Finder systems for military, law enforcement and civil applications – has...
Estonia receives second batch of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles
The second batch of the more than 10 CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) purchased from the Netherlands arrived in Estonia on 2 December. According to the website of the Estonian Defence Forces, a cargo ship carrying a CV9035 IFVs and 3...
Boeing to develop modular ICBM for U.S. Air Force
Boeing’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program successfully completed its first key review with the U.S. Air Force, validating program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of America’s next intercontinental ballistic missile system. The November...
Lockheed Martin autonomous driving system tops 55,000 miles in extended Army testing
Lockheed Martin's Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) logged more than 55,000 testing miles during the U.S. Army Extended Warfighter Experiment (EWE) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Bliss, Texas. "The testing was conducted by Soldiers and Lockheed Martin personnel over...
New Type-056A guided-missile frigate joins Chinese Navy
The commissioning, naming and flag-granting ceremony for the Type-056A frigate Suining (Hull 551) was held at a PLA Navy's pier in southern Guangdong province on Tuesday, marking the frigate officially joined the PLA Navy's battle sequences. The ceremony...
China conducts maritime exercise with LCACs in waters of the South China Sea
The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the PLA Navy, released photos from maritime exercise in waters of the South China Sea. During the exercise, were involved new Chinese amphibious assault ships with Type 726 landing craft air cushion (LCAC) on board. The...
Kazakhstan’s Air Forces receives new C295 military transport aircraft
The Kazakh Air and Air Defence Forces on 24 November received the new C295 military transport aircraft, the press service of the Kazakh Defense Ministry reports. Earlier, the Air Force of Kazakhstan has already received an aircraft of this type from the total...