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.
Aviation

Photos: Crash and salvage drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

U.S. Navy Sailors demonstrate a crash and salvage drill as part of Tiger Cruise 2017 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Dec. 8, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on...
Maritime Security

Russian Navy orders Manul combat hovercraft

The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces awarded a contract to "Central Design Bureau Neptune" company for two "Manul" (project 23321) light-weight combat hovercraft, reports "Kommersant". The "Manul" light-weight combat hovercraft was developed on the basis of...
Army

Saudi-led coalition advances in Hodeidah province in Yemen

The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces and the Yemeni National Resistance Forces captured two more districts in Hodeidah province over the weekend as they close in on a key port through which the Houthi rebels control the bulk...
Analysis

Roshel Defence unveils new Observation and Video Surveillance Armoured Vehicle

Roshel Defence Solutions has introduced its new Observation and Video Surveillance Armoured Vehicle based on Toyota Land Cruiser V8 (J200). The new armoured vehicle has been specifically designed to provide border patrol and law enforcement agencies with...
Army

Plasan unveils its latest defence solutions at ExpoDefensa 2017

Israeli armoured vehicle specialist Plasan has unveiled its latest defence solutions at the International Defense and Security exhibition, ExpoDefensa 2017 in Bogota Colombia. Plasan is a developer and provider of vehicle-borne solutions for the defense market, which include state-of-the-art...
Analysis

Mechanism of innovative defence technologies development in Ukraine

In our current environment, we may confidently assert that there is a low probability of independent commercialisation of products in the defence industry of Ukraine. Such assertion concerns private companies and developers having interesting ideas and sufficient...
Aviation

Azerbaijan to order Super Mushshak primary trainer aircraft from Pakistan

Azerbaijan and Pakistan will sign an agreement on the purchase of Super Mushshak primary trainer aircraft, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in Baku Nov. 30 at a joint press conference with foreign ministers of Turkey and...
Army

Gen. Robert Abrams: Next Generation Combat Vehicle must be effective in megacities

The likelihood is high that the Army won't get to pick the time and place of its choosing for the next battle, said Gen. Robert Abrams. But it's likely that the next battle will take place in a...
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