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Dylan
Dylan Malyasov is the editor-in-chief of Defence Blog. He is a journalist, accredited defense adviser and consultant.
Born in Arequipa, Peru and educated in Kyiv, Ukraine, he graduated in business management and worked at leading European defense companies before becoming a military journalist.
As a journalist and volunteer, he was awarded the "For Assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" medal.
The order of award was signed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, on January 19, 2023.
US Air Force reworks future fighter program to cut costs
The U.S. Air Force is reconsidering its approach to the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program, aiming to bring down the cost of the future aircraft while maintaining air superiority.
According to the Air &...
Video shows Gepard shooting down Russian suicide drone
A new video released by the Ukrainian NGO Come Back Alive shows a Shahed suicide drone being shot down by a German-made Flakpanzer Gepard, a self-propelled anti-aircraft system that has become a crucial part...
Kongsberg expands weapon turret production in US facility
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, through its U.S. subsidiary, has announced a significant expansion of its production capacity at its remote weapon systems facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
As part of a 10-year lease extension, the company...
China’s new J-35 fighter begins trials on aircraft carrier
China’s next-generation carrier-based fighter jet, informally dubbed the J-35 by military observers, has begun trial operations aboard the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning.
In a broadcast aired on Friday by China...
Drone strike destroys Russian missile arsenal
A massive explosion and fire rocked the town of Toropets in Russia's Tver region on the night of September 18, after what sources in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) described as a successful drone attack...