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

American Rheinmetall shows next-gen squad systems at Modern Day Marine

American Rheinmetall brought a full slate of unmanned systems and next-generation squad weapon systems to Modern Day Marine. The centerpiece of the display is Rheinmetall's Mission Master Silent Partner Hotel, designated MMSP-H, a fully autonomous ground vehicle that...
Army

U.S. pours $163M into key Pacific range used for missile defense tests

Two separate contracts awarded within days of each other are pouring more than $163 million into the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll — the remote Pacific range where the U.S. military tests ballistic missiles, tracks reentry...
Army

Latvia sends more tracked reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine

Latvia is sending additional CVR(T) combat reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine, the country's Cabinet of Ministers approved on Tuesday, April 28 — the latest contribution from one of the Baltic states that has most consistently backed Kyiv since...
Maritime Security

GE Aerospace to build nine more engines for Marines’ King Stallion

The U.S. Marine Corps is pushing its newest and most powerful heavy-lift helicopter deeper into full-rate production, with the Navy awarding General Electric Aerospace a $46.5 million contract modification to supply nine additional engines for the CH-53K...
Maritime Security

MH-60R Seahawk gets nearly $100M radar brain upgrade

The U.S. Navy is modernizing the radar brain of its primary submarine-hunting helicopter, awarding Lockheed Martin nearly $100 million to refresh the data processing technology at the core of the MH-60R Seahawk's AN/APS-153 radar system. Naval Air Systems...
Maritime Security

Navy awards $746M to small firm for sub-tracking ships

A small California company just won nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars to operate some of the U.S. Navy's most strategically sensitive ships — vessels that hunt submarines and track missile tests across the world's oceans. Patriot Contract...
Maritime Security

Navy awards $1.1B deal to operate seven oceanographic survey ships

The U.S. Navy awarded a contract worth over $1.1 billion on April 27, 2026, to keep seven of its oceanographic survey ships running — vessels that quietly underpin everything from submarine navigation to undersea mapping in waters...
Maritime Security

U.S. Special Operations launches push for next-gen maritime weapons

U.S. Special Operations Command published a broad industry solicitation on Friday, calling on companies, nonprofits, and research organizations to join a new technology development initiative aimed at pushing cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of special operations forces...
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