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China conducts influence operations to target media, businesses in US, oth
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): China conducts influence operations, which target cultural institutions, media organisations, business, academic, and policy communities in the US, other countries, and international institutions, to achieve outcomes favourable to its strategic objectives,
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US Navy awards Lockheed Martin USD 445 mln contract to produce Trident II
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Space a $445 million contract to produce Trident II missiles, the Defence Department said in a press release.
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No payments made to Taliban during evacuations: US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 29 (ANI): US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and said they were not aware of any payments made to the Taliban by the US at any time during last month's evacuation.
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South Korea, US defense department establish cyber threats joint response
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 5 (ANI/Global Economic): South Korea and the US have decided to strengthen cooperation to jointly respond to global cyber threats and establish various information-sharing systems, South Korea Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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US, Greece defence chiefs reaffirm commitment to security in eastern Medit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 2, (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III spoke with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos to reaffirm a mutual commitment to security in the Eastern Mediterranean and NATO's Southern Flank, the Defence Department said in a release on Thursday.
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Trump administration obstructs transition in key security areas, says Bide
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI) US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused the incumbent Donald Trump's administration of withholding national security information and said his team had faced obstruction of the transition process from key areas including the defence department.
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Another top Pentagon official resigns from his post following Defense Secy
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): After US President Donald Trump fired former Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, another Pentagon official on Tuesday announced his resignation, marking another high profile departure from the Defence Department.
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Defence Ministry working to announce new air defence command by October
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 27 (ANI) Amid the ongoing conflict with China, the Department of Military Affairs has hastened the process of restructuring the armed forces as the new air defence command under the Indian Air Force (IAF) may come up at Prayagraj around the second week of October th
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Second negative arms import list likely by year-end
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 26 (ANI): Seeking to further promote indigenisation in the military sector, the Defence Ministry is working on the preparation of the second negative arms import list, which is likely to be issued by the end of this year and is expected to include more equipment that w
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US defence officials contradict Trump regarding claims of 'attack' in Beir
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): Officials of the US Defence Department have contradicted President Donald Trump, saying that there is no clear indication that the massive explosion in Beirut was an "attack".
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US plans to carry out test launches of two missiles previously banned by I
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States plans to carry out test launches of two new medium-range missiles that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty before the end of this year, Russian Strategic Missile Forces commander Col. Gen. Se
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US halts operational training for Saudi military students after Pensacola
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The Pentagon is temporarily suspending the operational training for Saudi military students in the United States while officials investigate a deadly shooting incident at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola carried out by a Saudi national which left 4 people
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