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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...

WIN-T: Mobile network backbone for Army’s Network Integration Evaluations

During Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 16.1, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, or WIN-T, the Army's tactical communications network backbone supported an expanded exercise that included a coalition network, early entry airborne missions, and Army initiatives aimed at providing...

Russian Armor and Troops Column Spotted Heading to Shilfatiyah

Photo of Russian corps in Shilfatiyah near Latakia Syria October 27th, 2015.

Danish F-16 crashes into North Sea

The Danish Defence Command said in a press release that an F-16 fighter jet went down into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø at around 2.30pm on Tuesday. The pilot...

US Will Sell 8 F-16 Fighter Jets to Pakistan

The United States is preparing to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in order to bolster bilateral ties between the two countries senior American officials told The New York Times. U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Pakistan’s Nawaz...

Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion makes first flight

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter has performed its long-awaited first flight, taking to the air on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The maiden flight involved basic taxi work and hovering...

First Russian soldier dies in Syria

A 19-year-old Russian soldier died in Syria on Saturday, the first confirmed casualty among the estimated 2,000 Russian military personnel who have been conducting and supporting air strikes on Syrian rebels and terrorist groups since September 30. Vadim...

Russian engineers are developing special transport for the Arctic

Russian engineers are developing special transport for the Arctic The Scientific-Educational Center "Transport" Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after RE Alexeyeva developing special transport to the Arctic. The new rescue vehicle will be virtually unsinkable, be able to...

China furious after US Navy destroyer passes disputed islands in S. China Sea

China has slammed the US for ignoring repeated warnings and allowing one of its destroyers to sail close to artificial islands created by Beijing in the South China Sea. It said the USS Lassen’s actions “damage peace...