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US hopes Austin's recent talks with Chinese counterpart would lead to futu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States expects that the recent talks between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and China's Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will lead to future conversations, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
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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 not to have on-ground presence to help with Mariupol evacuation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will not be present on the ground or in the air to assist with the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, a senior Defense Department official said on Thursday.
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Do not 'underestimate' China, Defence Minister Fenghe warns US
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI): The US should not underestimate China's determination and capability, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe on Wednesday said during a phone call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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11 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air defense identification zon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Eleven Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Japanese Defense Minister plans to visit US in early May
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi plans to visit the United States in early May, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing sources.
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Pentagon says Ukraine did not receive fixed-wing aircraft from US, allies
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters he mistakenly said in a previous briefing that the allies provided Ukraine with whole aircraft, the Defense Department said.
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German defence ministry cuts weapons supply list for Ukraine by half: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The German Defense Ministry has cut by half the list of weaponry that can be supplied to Ukraine drafted by the German defense industry, striking off all heavy weapons, the German newspaper BILD reported on Wednesday, citing a copy of the final docum
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Rajnath to address 30th Annual General Meeting of American Chamber of Comm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will address the 30th Annual General Meeting of The American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM-India) on Thursday at 10 am.
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Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin discusses Ukraine war, bilateral defence relat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): US Defense Secretary and Pentagon Chief Lloyd J. Austin III on Wednesday (Local time) held talks with the Minister of National Defense of China, General Wei Fenghe and discussed bilateral defence relations, regional security issues and the ongoing war in Ukra
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Ukraine receives fighter planes, spare parts to increase fleet size: Penta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Ukraine has received additional aircraft and spare parts to increase their fleet size amid the conflict with Russia, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday (local time).
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Russia proposes to Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal to surrender on Tuesday
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian military is proposing to Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries who are hiding in Mariupol's Azovstal plant to surrender on Tuesday afternoon, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Co
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