Dylan Malyasov

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...

US Navy pilot killed in F-18 jet crash in Cambridgeshire Fens

A US Navy pilot has died in an F-18 jet crash in the Fens in Cambridgeshire, close to an RAF base. The Hornet crashed on farm land in Redmere, near Ely, close to the Suffolk border, with the...

Russia may supply to Egypt 50 Kamov Ka-52 and 32 Ka-52K helicopters

Russia may supply to Egypt up to 80 Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters and Ka-52K Katran (navalized derivative of Ka-52) helicopters designed for Mistral helicopter carriers, a source in the system of Russia’s military technical cooperation...

UK takes the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) on the road

UK is putting the latest in 8x8 wheeled combat technologies, the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) Demonstrator, through its paces as it undertakes a 650-mile journey in less than 24 hours. Travelling from Plymouth on the South Coast to...

PHOTO : U.S. and Portuguese Marines execute an amphibious landing

U.S. and Portuguese Marines execute an amphibious landing in Pinheiro Da Cruz, Portugal U.S. Navy hovercraft came from the USS Arlington around 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, generating clouds of spray and noise...

Ground Launched of Taurus Missiles Disclosed at Seoul ADEX 2015

The ground launched  of Taurus missiles manufactured by Taurus Systems GmbH in partnership with the South Korean firm Lig Nex1 disclosed at Seoul ADEX 2015, reported defence-blog.com. The Taurus KEPD 350 is a German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile and it expected to adapt to...

South Korean Army Plans to Deploy 600 Hyundai Rotem Wheeled Armored Vehicles

South Korean army plans to deploy 600 Hyundai Rotem  wheeled armored vehicles. The Wheeled Armored Vehicle by  Hyundai Rotem or WAV platform (also named «Yong») began development in 2012. The Korean  army plans to deploy 600 wheeled 6x6 and 8x8...

Ukrainian Defence Concern represented a new «Hopak» rifle

New operational and portable rifle “Hopak”, developed by JSC “Plant“Mayak”, was represented during the XII International Trade Fair “Arms and Security 2015” on September 22-25. The new development is to pass state test before it will go...

Ukraine to re-start production of the Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer

Ukraine is in the process of evaluating whether to re-start production of the Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer and to start developing a new artillery system. Before the Soviet 2S1 Gvozdika produced in Kharkov at Kharkov Tractor Plant and now...