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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...

Japan suspending construction of the controversial U.S. military base in Okinawa

Early last month, Japan’s central government made a surprise announcement that it would suspend for one month from August 10to September 9 the construction of the controversial U.S. Marine Corps air base in Henoko, Okinawa. Building this...

Kuwait Has Agreed to Buy 28 Typhoon Multirole fighters

Kuwait has agreed to buy 28 Eurofighter  Typhoon multirole fighter, becoming the third country in the Gulf region to order the combat aircraft, the Eurofighter consortium said Friday. Its statement did not give financial details about the deal,...

China may deliver to Pakistan 300 Type 99 main battle tanks

Defense experts have reported that China may deliver to Pakistan 300 Type 99 main battle tanks, reported defence-blog.com. Pakistan has started test trials of latest upgrade of Type-99 main battle tank after unsatisfactory VT-4 (export version of MBT-3000) and...

Brazilian Navy confirmed the purchase of former French Navy Foudre class LPD «Siroco»

The Brazilian Navy confirmed on September 9 2015 the purchase of former French Navy Foudre class LPDSiroco. The amphibious vessel will be renamed Bahia with hull number G40 and classified as “Navio Doca Multipropósito” or multipurpose amphibious...

6 Marines in critical condition after Camp Pendleton rollover crash

Six of the 18 Camp Pendleton Marines injured when a seven-ton truck overturned on the North County military installation remained in critical condition Friday, and eight others were listed as stable. One Marine was killed when the Medium...

Taliban guerrillas launched a salvo of rockets at Bagram Air Field

Taliban guerrillas launched a salvo of rockets at Bagram Air Field but caused no casualties or damage at the sprawling facility north of Kabul, officials said Friday. The attackers fired four short-range rockets at the base, where large...

Australian Air Task Group completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight

Australian Air Task Group completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft and E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft combined to provided on-call interdiction and...

These Israeli drones will help India identify and destroy terror camps

In a bid to boost India's cross-border military strike capability, the Indian government, silently, gave approval for purchase of 10 Israeli missile-armed drones, a deal worth $400 million. The armed Heron TP drones will be handed over to...