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.
US Marines receive game-changing combat vehicle
BAE Systems has announced that it has delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing.
As noted by the company, this...
US Air Force evaluates Chimera microwave weapon system
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Raytheon, an RTX business, have successfully completed a three-week field test of the CHIMERA high-power microwave (HPM) weapon at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
According to a press release...
Northrop Grumman’s next-gen interceptor completes preliminary design review
The U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has announced that it achieved a significant milestone as its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team completed the All-Up Round (AUR) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in partnership with the Missile Defense Agency...
US State Department approves $4B sale of MQ-9B drones to India
The U.S. State Department has given the green light to a potential $3.99 billion sale of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft to the Indian government, as announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Thursday.
India's government has...
Belgium confirms order for modern French artillery systems
KNDS, the Amsterdam-based joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and French Nexter, announced on Wednesday that the Belgian Council of Ministers confirmed the purchase of 19 CAESAR new generation (NG) artillery systems and 24 GRIFFON MEPAC mortar systems.
These...
US Army transfers control of Typhon strike weapon to PEO Missiles and Space
The U.S. Army announced that it had shifted the primary responsibility for the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) from the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office to the Program Executive Office of Missiles and Space.
The MRC, known as...
Kratos nabs $57M for BQM-177A target drones
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. was awarded a $57,6 million contract modification to exercise options to procure full-rate production Lot Five of the BQM-177A surface launched aerial targets.
The deal modifies a contract awarded in January 2023 to...
Aerosonde drone takes first flight aboard Littoral Combat Ship
Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., has announced the inaugural flight of the Aerosonde Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from its first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), LCS-28 USS Savannah.
Textron Systems was awarded a contract by the...