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 airmen and served at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
USS Coronado departs U.S 7th Fleet after successful Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment
The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Nov 21 after supporting theater security cooperation efforts and maritime security operations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific for nearly 14 months.
During the...
Poland orders thousand Warmate “suicide drones”
Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz has signed a contract for delivery of Warmate drones to the Polish army.
On 20 November Polish WB Group was awarded a PLN 100 million (USD20 million) contract for the supply of Warmate Micro Combat Unmanned Aircraft System...
Israel company to supply small caliber ammunition to a European country
IMI Systems will supply a European country with a variety of small-caliber ammunition products for a total of 37 million NIS (approx. $10.5 million).
This is the latest in a line of large-scale orders from IMI's Small Caliber...
Leonardo Starts Delivery of 16 AW101 Norwegian All-Weather SAR Helicopters
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the first of 16 AW101 all-weather search and rescue helicopters has been delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security. The aircraft departed Leonardo’s Yeovil facility on November 17th...
U.S. Military to Strengthen Presence in Europe
On 14 November, the US House of Representatives passed a compromise defence policy bill covering $692 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2017-18.
There is also $60 billion in the budget for conducting war in Afghanistan, Iraq and...
Russian Modern AEW&C Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight
The first Russian-built Beriev A-100 airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft for the  Russian Aerospace Forces made its maiden flight from the facility of Taganrog aviation scientific-technical complex (TANTK) named after G. M. Beriev on 18 November.
The aircraft was piloted by the...
Syrian militants destroyed Russia-made T-90 near of Abu Kamal
The militants of the Islamic State group destroyed the T-90 main battle tank of the Syrian army and more than ten servicemen during the fighting near Abu Kamal. That was said in the report of ISIL media.
ISIS on...
Milipol 2017: Meprolight launches a unique multi-spectral weapon sight
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 – launches...