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

U.S. Army requests nearly $1 billion to defeat small drones

The U.S. Army has requested $994 million for counter-small unmanned aerial system capabilities in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget — a figure that reflects just how dramatically the drone threat has reshaped ground force priorities over the...
Army

U.S. Army requests $5.5 billion for Ammunition

The U.S. Army has requested $5.47 billion to buy ammunition in Fiscal Year 2027 — everything from 5.56mm rifle cartridges to 155mm artillery shells to tank rounds — according to the Department of the Army's official budget...
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy is buying more ship-killer missiles than ever before

The U.S. Navy wants to spend nearly a billion dollars on one of its most feared anti-ship weapons in the coming fiscal year — a clear sign that Washington is thinking hard about what a war at...
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy requests $3 Billion for 785 Tomahawk missiles

The U.S. Navy has formally requested approximately $3.009 billion to procure 785 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in its Fiscal Year 2027 President's Budget, as sustained combat operations against Iran continue to drain one of the military's most...
Aviation

U.S. intelligence agency launches biodegradable drone research

The core technical problem IARPA is trying to solve is straightforward in concept but formidable in execution: build drone engines and motors out of materials that perform reliably during a mission, then break down on their own...
Aviation

U.S. Air Force looks to buy Black Widow drone for F-35 targeting link

The U.S. Air Force has issued a Sources Sought notice for TEAL Drones' Black Widow small unmanned aerial system, signaling potential procurement of the specialized tactical drone capable of feeding live targeting data directly to airborne F-35...
Maritime Security

Boeing secures $12 million contract to upgrade P-8A Poseidon

Boeing has been awarded a $11.95 million contract modification to install an Increment 3 retrofit kit on a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The award exercises an option under an existing cost-plus-fixed-fee order and covers both...
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy awards Raytheon $213 million Zumwalt combat system upgrade

Raytheon Missiles and Defense has been awarded a $213.4 million contract modification to continue combat system work aboard the U.S. Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers, the Department of War announced on April 20, 2026. The award exercises options under a...
1...242526...311Page 25 of 311