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Dylan Malyasov is the Editor-in-Chief of The Defence Blog, overseeing the publication’s editorial standards and ethical principles. He sets the outlet’s editorial policy, ensures compliance with rigorous journalistic standards, and directs the strategic development of the newsroom. As the founder and public face of Defence Blog, Dylan leads the platform with a commitment to independent, fact-based reporting.read more...

Poland may buy Ukrainian radar guided R-27R1 missiles

Poland’s Armament Inspectorate announced that it has begun a procedure to acquire Ukrainian radar guided R-27R1 missiles, used as the main armament of the Polish MiG-29 fighters. The procedure concerns procurement of 40 R-27R1 missiles. This type of...

Photo of New BAE’s Expeditionary Light Tank at AUSA-2015

BAE Systems at the AUSA exhibition revives Expeditionary Light Tank based on M8 Armored Gun Systems. The new tank, the M8, is similar to the Sheridan tanks that the Army used in the Vietnam War. The tracked tank sports...

Rafael released images of its Trophy LV on an Oshkosh Defense M-ATV Standard Base 4×4

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (RADS) today released images of its Trophy LV lightweight active protection system and a new version of company’s Samson 12.7 mm heavy machine gun-armed remote controlled weapon station mounted on an Oshkosh Defense...

Saab Receives US Order For Carl-Gustaf Ammunition

Defense and security company Saab has received an ammunition order from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system, known in the US as MAAWS. The order comes under the terms of Saab's framework contract...

Oshkosh Introduces an M-ATV Squad Carrier

Oshkosh unveiled the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) 6×6 Technology Demonstrator today, at AUSA 2015. The vehicle introduces an extended platform, based on the proven M-ATV, providing more interior volume for a full infantry squad – up to...

First footage of Iraqi Air Force T-50IQ

Recently pictures from July 2015 of the first flight have surfaced. The Iraqi pilots that are flying the T-50IQ in South Korea have completed their training in Pakistan and are advancing in their F16 program. The Iraqi...

France’s third FREMM frigate ready for sea trials

The French Navy’s third FREMM multi-mission combat frigate, the FS Languedoc (D653), has been floated out from DCNS’ Lorient shipyard to undergo sea trials off the coast of Brittany, France. The FS Languedoc is the third FREMM...

U.S. P-3C Orion and Crew to Conduct ASW Tactical Exchange with Romania

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion from Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 arrived in Constanta, Romania Oct. 11 to participate in a three-day anti-submarine warfare exchange with the Romanian Navy. U.S. and Romanian Sailors will discuss and practice ASW tactics,...