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 receives most advanced version of the situational awareness system

Last week, the Army accepted delivery of the first 20 prototypes of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System 1.2 variant. The milestone is the latest step in the process of getting the most advanced version of the situational...
Aviation

US Marine drone squadron reaches MQ-9A initial operational capability

The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing has announced that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, hosted a unit-led ceremony to commemorate the squadron’s years of dedicated effort and work to reach Initial Operational Capability with the MQ-9A...
Aviation

China increases J-20 stealth fighter jet production

The Chinese defense industry has apparently found ways to increase production of the new J-20 stealth fighter jet to 100 aircraft per year. Writing for The Diplomat, analyst Rick Joe said that the annual J-20 production rate may...
Army

U.S. State Dept says Russia has failed to create strategic imbalance between countries

The U.S. Department of State assessed in an annual report that Russia has failed to create “a strategic imbalance” between the world’s two largest nuclear weapons possessors. In a new report on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty...
Army

Finland to upgrade its heavy rocket launchers

The Government of Finland plans to spend $395 million on upgrades to the heavy RSRAKH 06 heavy rocket launcher (local version of M270), according to U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The DSCA said Tuesday it had notified...
Maritime Security

US State Department approves amphibious vehicles sale to Romania

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Romania of 16 Amphibious Assault Vehicles, or AAVs, for about $120.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, delivered the required certification...
Maritime Security

US Marine Corps fields new medium-range air defense systems

With an eye on a rapidly shifting security environment, the U.S. Marine Corps wants to rebirth its air defense capability. The details were given in a 26 July media release to announce the Marine Corps once again finds...
Aviation

Australia to spend $10 billion on new C-130J Hercules aircraft

The Australian government will spend almost $10 billion on a new fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. Australia will purchase 20 new C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft for $9.8 billion. According to a press...
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