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Coronavirus: Defence personnel asked to avoid crowded places, non-essentia
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): In the backdrop of the threat posed by the coronavirus, defence personnel have been asked to avoid non-essential travel to foreign countries and to follow the Health Ministry advisories and directions, said Defence officials.
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India successfully tests air-launched, land attack versions of BrahMos mis
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Two BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles were successfully test-fired from land and air platforms on Tuesday, defence officials said.
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BrahMos missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile BrahMos off the coast of Odisha, defence officials said.
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Army Chief meets top defence officials from Vietnam, B'desh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday met top defence officials from Vietnam and Bangladesh and an Australian diplomat and held talks on issues of mutual interest.
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UK top defence officials to visit India later this month: Envoy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): In a bid to strengthen defence cooperation, United Kingdom's top defence officials will visit India later this month, British High Commissioner, Dominic Asquith, told ANI on Friday.
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Baghdadi death can only be confirmed after DNA test: US defence officials
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): US defence officials on Sunday said that final confirmation regarding the death of Islamic State chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, will come only after the DNA and biometric tests are conducted.
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US military carries out airstrikes on its weapons storage site in Syria fo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): Two US fighter jets conducted pre-planned airstrikes on Wednesday targetting an American munitions storage bunker in Syria to destroy munitions and other equipment left behind following the withdrawal of its troops from the country, two United States defenc
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S Korean, US defence officials to meet in Seoul on Aug 9
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The South Korean Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that its Defence Minister, Jeong Kyeong-doo, is slated to hold a meeting with the new US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, on August 9.
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Search operation of missing Army personnel trapped in avalanche continues
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Search operations for remaining five missing persons of the Army trapped in avalanche in Dogri Nala are underway with specialised mountaineers of Dogra Scouts as well as specialised equipment including thermal radars, Defence officials said on Frid
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Five defence personnel honey-trapped by enemy spies in 2 years: Bhamre
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 04 (ANI): Five defence officials have been honey-trapped by the foreign intelligence operatives in the period between 2015 to 2017, Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Subhash Bhamre informed Rajya Sabha today.
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S Korea, US begin joint military drills
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 1 (ANI): South Korea and the United States on Sunday began their joint military drills as scheduled, according to defence officials, amid a reconciliatory mood on the Korean Peninsula in recent weeks.
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Russian lieutenant-general killed in ISIS shelling in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sep 25 (ANI): A Russian Lieutenant-General was killed in a shelling launched by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists near the city of Deir al-Zour in northeastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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