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

U.S. contractor to deliver command and cybersecurity systems to Taiwan

The U.S. Navy has awarded a San Diego defense contractor a contract to deliver command, control, communications, and cybersecurity capabilities to Taiwan, with the work conducted both on the island and in the continental United States under...
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy to commission final Freedom-variant LCS in Cleveland

The U.S. Navy is set to commission a warship in Ohio for the first time in the nation's 250-year history, with USS Cleveland scheduled to formally enter active service on May 16 during a ceremony at North...
Aviation

Pentagon funds drone microfactories that print UAVs in the field

San Diego drone startup Firestorm Labs has secured a $30 million contract under the Pentagon's Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program to deploy its 3D-printed Tempest Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and the containerized microfactories...
Aviation

U.S. Air Force pushes hypersonic structures research with $9M grant

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $9 million contract to Ohio-based ARCTOS Technology Solutions to develop next-generation aerothermoelastic structures technologies for high-speed airbreathing vehicles, a research program that addresses one of the most demanding...
News

U.S. awards Lockheed $407M to advance Aegis missile defense in Guam

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $407 million contract modification to continue engineering and development work on the Aegis Guam System, pushing the total value of the underlying Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon...
Aviation

U.S. government releases classified UFO files to the public

The U.S. government threw open its classified UFO files on Friday, releasing never-before-seen documents, videos, and photos through a new interagency program and making them freely accessible to any American with an internet connection — no security...
Army

U.S. Army experiments with high-altitude balloons over Baltic region

The U.S. Army is sending high-altitude balloons over northern Europe this month, launching a Micro High-Altitude Balloon training exercise from Sweden that will conclude with recovery operations in Latvia after roughly 24 to 30 hours of flight. Soldiers...
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy paid $37 million to build more Lionfish underwater drones

Huntington Ingalls Industries has secured nearly $37 million to keep its Lionfish underwater drone rolling off the production line, with the U.S. Navy exercising a contract option that locks in delivery through May 2027. The Naval Sea Systems...
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