Colton Jones
Colton Jones is the deputy editor of Defence Blog.
He is a US-based journalist, writer and publisher who specializes in the defense industry in North America and Europe. He has written about emerging technology in military magazines and elsewhere.
He is a former Air Force airmen and served at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Raytheon completes first flight test for new AMRAAM-ER
Raytheon, in partnership with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Armed Forces, has successfully conducted a flight test of an updated variant of the AMRAAM-Extended Range (ER) missile from a...
B-52 bomber makes emergency landing due to engine fire
A U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber from Minot Air Force Base (AFB) in North Dakota made an emergency landing after one of the aircraft’s engines caught fire.
The B-52H strategic bomber made an emergency landing at Minot base...
Germany deploys fighter jets to Latvia
Five German Air Force Eurofighter jets landed at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia on February 26, 2024, as part of support for NATO's Air Policing in the Baltic States in the upcoming months.
This deployment signifies a historic...
Honeywell to supply engines for Germany’s new CH-47F helicopters
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies has secured a contract to provide 105 T55-GA-714A engines to support Germany's acquisition of its first fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
The procurement of the T55 engines for the German military is facilitated through the...
Apache helicopter crashes during routine flight in Mississippi
Two Mississippi National Guardsmen on Friday were killed in a Mississippi National Guard AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crash near Booneville, MS.
The crash occurred during a routine training flight on Friday afternoon, the Mississippi National Guard said in...
US Air Force to test autonomous flight capabilities on KC-135 tanker
Merlin, a developer of safe and autonomous flight technology, announced that it had forged an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF).
The collaboration, undertaken in conjunction with Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Air Force Materiel Command...
US Air Force receives new mobile ATC system
Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), has supplied the U.S. Air Force with cutting-edge vehicle-mounted air traffic control (ATC) systems, enhancing aerial navigation and management capabilities in challenging operational environments.
As noted by the...
US military intercepts ballistic missile target during test
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy have achieved a significant milestone by successfully executing Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23), also known as Stellar Sisyphus.
According to a press release from MDA, this developmental test, conducted off the...