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US announces new USD 775 million arms package for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The US Defence Department on Friday announced that it would provide a new USD 775 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine, including HIMARS missiles, artillery, and mine-clearing systems.
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Pentagon hopes military equipment sent to Ukraine would be used accordingl
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Defense Department is assured that all the provided US military equipment to Ukraine would arrive where it is supposed to and would be used accordingly, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
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US rejects report questioning Kabul attack probe, says 'no proof anyone hi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The US Defence Department has rejected the report by CNN, stating that its probe has found no definitive evidence that anyone was killed by gunfire in the Kabul airport attack, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing on Wednesday (local
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US Defence Department conducts counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): US Department of Defence successfully conducted a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria on Wednesday, with no US casualties, said Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
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Biden holds telephonic conversation with Macron, discusses Russia's contin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Russia's continued military build-up on Ukraine's borders.
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China's rapid expansion of nuclear arsenal raises concern for US
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): The US Defence Department's report indicates that China is expanding its nuclear arsenal rapidly. The report has sparked a debate and has raised concern for the US. Satellite photographs which were taken in 2021 also indicated that Beijing was finally expand
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Lockheed Martin wins USD 492mln deal to provide more F-35 jet support serv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has won a more than $492 million US Navy modification contract to provide logistics support for delivered F-35 jets for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy, the US Defense Department said.
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Centre making constant efforts to achieve 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence sect
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Central government has been making constant efforts to achieve 'Aatmanirbharta' in the defence sector, that "lagged behind due to lack of investment, innovation, research and development before the c
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US report reaffirms China's expansionist attitude
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A recent report submitted by the US Defence Department on military and security developments made by China in the year 2020 has reaffirmed Beijing's expansionist attitude, a media report said.
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Former US Secretary of Defence sues Pentagon for withholding parts of his
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has sued the Defence Department accusing Pentagon officials of blocking parts of his memoir.
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Pentagon taking steps to strengthen force's economic security: US Defence
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Defence is taking steps to strengthen the economic security of its force by providing housing relief and bolstering food security, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
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Turkey denies moving Russian-made S-400 missile systems to US airbase in S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish Defence Ministry denied reports it moved its Russian-made S-400 air defence systems to the Incirlik Air Base where US forces are deployed, Anadolu agency reported on Thursday, citing a source in the defence department.
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