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

Marine Corps awards second ARV prototype contract

The United States Marine Corps has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems Corporation a second rapid prototyping contract for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), pushing forward one of its most important modernization programs to replace...
Army

U.S. Army seeks new ammo resupply vehicle

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new ammunition resupply system to support its next-generation Mobile Tactical Cannon. The call for solutions, issued by Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal, seeks one or more prototype concepts for...
Army

U.S. Army to buy 606 ISV-H vehicles for mobile brigades

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new heavy version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, launching a fast-track acquisition effort. The solicitation, issued by Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal under notice W912CH-26-S-C005, seeks a commercially available tactical...
Aviation

U.S. Air Force advances Alpha Blue counter-drone effort

United States Air Force students at Air University are working on new ways to counter small drones through the Alpha Blue innovation program, as the military faces a threat that has expanded rapidly across recent conflicts and...
Army

U.S. military fast-tracks LUCAS drone into combat use

The Indiana National Guard said its Technology and Readiness Experimentation framework, known as T-REX, helped move the Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) from a Pentagon demonstration to operational use in just seven months. LUCAS was first publicly...
Army

U.S. Army awards Colt M4 rifle export contract

The United States Army has awarded Colt’s Manufacturing almost $41 contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for Foreign Military Sales to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Macedonia, and Tunisia, according to a contract notice released this week. The...
Aviation

U.S. Air Force extends T-38 trainer support to 2036

The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing a ceiling $900 million contract to sustain and support the T-38C Talon avionics system, extending support for one of the service’s core pilot training aircraft through March 31, 2036. The...
Army

U.S. Army expands M777 barrel production through 2031

The United States Army has awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments a $146 million contract to produce additional 155mm M776 cannon tubes for the M777A2 howitzer. According to the contract notice, BAE Systems’ Minneapolis, Minnesota-based land systems division...
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