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US House of Representatives approves amendment in defense budget to train
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 16 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment for the defense budget bill for 2023 to train Ukrainian pilots on F-15 and F-16 fighter jets amid the reeling crisis in Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yerm
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China-Japan tensions flare up over maritime disputes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): Amidst the escalating tensions with China, Japan is holding intense discussions on increasing defence budget and developing nuclear-powered submarines over the disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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Pakistan to allocate Rs 1.45 trillion to armed forces in next budget, an i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan's defence spending is likely to go up by 6 pc in the next budget.
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Pakistan approves 6 per cent hike in defence budget for 'critical shortfal
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): The Pakistan government has increased the defence budget for the outgoing fiscal year by nearly 6 per cent to over PKR 1.45 trillion to meet the critical needs of the country's armed forces.
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Xi Jinping ratifies new guidelines to strengthen China's military procurem
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): A month after the US revealed its Indo-Pacific strategy and as Russia's war on Ukraine continues, Chinese President Xi Jinping has ratified new guidelines to regulate and strengthen its military procurement process.
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Australia to allocate over USD 27 bln to boost national defense by 2040: R
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian government is going to allocate 38 billion Australian dollars (over USD 27 billion) to boost the national defence and increase the number of military employees by some 18,000 until 2040, media reported.
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China's defence budget continues to rebound
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 8 (ANI): Amidst the gravity of bitter fighting in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his invasion, China announced its defence budget for 2022 on the opening day of its fifth annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). Usually these annual ann
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Representatives from all three Services to ensure proper utilisation of bu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday announced that a monitoring mechanism will be created with the representatives of three forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) to monitor the budget earmarked, specifically for private industry and startups, so that
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Defence budget to lead to job creation, self-reliance in the sector, feel
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Budgetary provisions like the allocation of 68 per cent funds for modernisation to domestic industry along with opening up of government funding for defence research in the private sector will help the country to become self-reliant in providing weapon s
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Bigger allocation for Indian industry in defence modernisation funds, mili
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): In a major push to Make in India, the Centre has hiked the share of the domestic defence industry in the modernisation of armed forces with 68 per cent capital funds earmarked for procurement from local firms even as the government opened up the research
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Biden expresses hope Japan would increase defence spending amid China's ri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden expressed his hope that Japan would increase its defence budget during a phone call with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in October, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
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Taiwan to spend an USD 8.69 billion in defence sector amid gwonig threats
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan] September 16 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday announced to spend an additional USD 8.69 billion in the defence sector in the next five years amid growing threats from China.
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