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

US Navy declares initial operational capability for new mini-submarine

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) declared Initial Operational Capability for Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). According to a press release, the Navy’s special operations mini-submarine achieved initial operational capability...
Army

Oshkosh Defense gets $57 million EHETS trailer contract

Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a $57 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with EHETS trailers. According to a press release from Oshkosh, the company has received a new order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command –...
Aviation

US Air Force tests jamming pod on MQ-9 drone

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Air Force demonstrated its MQ-9 drone integrated with the Angry Kitten jamming pod at a test this spring. As noted by the company, the U.S. Air Force...
Aviation

Boeing to produce more AH-64E Apache helicopters

Aerospace giant Boeing announced that it has received a contract modification to produce an additional 21 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and an international customer. As noted by the company, this award is a modification to...
Maritime Security

Boeing releases first video of new unmanned submarine testing

Aerospace giant Boeing has released the first video of the U.S. Navy’s 85-Foot Orca unmanned submarine in-sea testing. "The Navy Orca XLUUV’s full, advanced autonomy allows the vehicle to operate for months at a time in open, congested...
Maritime Security

US Marines test new unmanned ship killing missile launcher

The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has successfully tested a new unmanned variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle armed with Naval Strike Missile anti-ship cruise missiles. The new coastal missile system, named Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), was...
Army

Russian military receives initial batch of new self-propelled mortars

Russian defense and technology giant Rostec announced on Tuesday that the first new 2S41 Drok 82 mm self-propelled mortars were delivered to the Russian Army. "An initial batch of 2S41 "Drok" 82-mm self-propelled mortars based on the armored...
Army

Slovenia looks to buy air defense systems from Germany

Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Sarec has announced his country is in talks with Germany to purchase an undisclosed number of IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile systems. “At the moment, we do not have a very efficient air defense system,”...
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