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Day after US-Russia arms deal extended, China conducts anti-ballistic miss
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): China on Thursday tested its capability of knocking out an incoming missile during mid-flight and the defence ministry declared the exercise a success, making China the second country to develop the technology after the US.
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16 Afghan security force members killed in Taliban attack: Report
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): 16 Afghan security force members killed and two others suffered injuries in an attack by Taliban terrorists on an outpost in Khan Abad district in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday night, Tolo News reported citing a security source.
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15 Taliban terrorists killed, 3 injured by Afghan forces in Kandahar
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Kandahar [Afghanistan], February 4 (ANI): Fifteen Taliban terrorists were killed and three others suffered injuries in an operation by the Afghan forces in the southern province of Kandahar, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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DRDO chief lauds govt after HAL bags contract to manufacture 83 LCA
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) chief G Satheesh Reddy on Wednesday lauded the Defence Ministry for handing over the contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A fighters to the Hindustan Aero
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Aero India 2021: HAL given contract to manufacture 83 Tejas fighter jets
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): A contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters was handed over to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by the Defence Ministry at the Aero India international air show on Wednesday.
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Amid high tenisons, 7 Chinese warplanes, US aircraft entered Taiwan air de
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Taipei [Taiwan], February 1 (ANI): Seven Chinese warplanes and a US reconnaissance aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Sunday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said.
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Lieutenant General CP Mohanty to take charge as Vice-Chief of Army Staff o
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will take charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff on February 1, relinquishing the command of the Southern Army on January 31, according to a release from the defence ministry.
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58 Taliban terrorists killed in Kandahar, Farah during operations by Afgha
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Kabul [Afghanistan], January 29 (ANI): As many as 58 Taliban terrorists have been killed in recent operations by the Afghanistan forces in two provinces, said the country's Defence Ministry on Friday.
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US dismisses China's war threat against Taiwan
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Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A senior Pentagon official on Thursday dismissed China's war threat against Taiwan and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to supporting Taipei's defense capability under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).
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Pakistan claims former ISI chief Durrani in touch with RAW since 2008
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Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28 (ANI): Pakistan's defence ministry has opposed efforts by former ISI Chief's Lt Gen (retired) Asad Durrani's efforts to get his name removed from a no-fly list. It has claimed that Durrani had been interacting with India's external intelligence agency -- RAW
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Afghan military kills 11 Taliban terrorists in Ghazni Province
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Ghazni [Afghanistan], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan troops thwarted an attack by the Taliban on several security checkpoints in the eastern Ghazni province and killed 11 terrorists, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Uttarakhand's Kedarkhand tableau to be part of R-Day parade at Rajpath
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 6 (ANI): Uttarakhand's tableau representing 'Kedarkhand' has been selected for the Republic Day parade to be held on January 26 at Rajpath in the national capital.
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