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German chief of defence says Berlin mulls buying missile systems from Isra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is considering buying missile systems from either Israel or the United States to shield itself from what German Chief of Defense Eberhard Zorn called an existing threat.
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US to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 ml
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 million, the Department of Defense [DoD] said.
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Six US Navy Growler aircraft deploying to Germany: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Six US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft are deploying to Spangdahlem airbase in Germany to bolster NATO's defence posture, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Monday.
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Turkey's drone attack kills 3 PKK members in northern Iraq
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish armed drone attack in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Germany considering purchasing weapons for missile defense: Chancellor Sch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is looking into the possibility of strengthening its missile defense by acquiring a new defense system, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
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UK Defense Secretary says giving Ukraine British tanks 'wouldn't work' as
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Providing Ukraine with British tanks "wouldn't work," UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Mail on Sunday newspaper, adding that the focus should be on repairing Russian and Soviet equipment, which demands less training for Ukrai
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Ukraine conflict can impact Sino-Russian defence ties: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 26 (ANI): Taking advantage of the distressed situation of its military friend, Russia in the ongoing Ukraine war, the possibility of China speeding up the modernization of its military and its nuclear arsenal is real.
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YouTube removes channel of Russian prankers Vovan, Lexus after hoaxing UK
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 26 (ANI/Sputnik) - YouTube removed the channel of Russian hoaxers Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus, respectively, where footage of prank telephone calls with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel was published.
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Uttarakhand Police starts 'Defense Forces Help Desk'
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 25 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police has set up Defense Forces Help Desk to address the complaints of families of the army and paramilitary personnel.
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Russia-Ukraine war jolts Taiwan into action against threat of Chinese inva
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 20 (ANI): The war between Russia and Ukraine has galvanized Taiwanese as a poll shows that more than 70 per cent of Taiwanese citizens are willing to militarily defend the country in the event of war against China.
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Russia's Kalibr missiles hit Ukrainian armored vehicles repair plant: Defe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Ships of the Russian navy have destroyed an armored vehicles repair plant of Ukrainian forces with Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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Ukraine's Defense Council stopped activity of several political parties: Z
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has stopped the activity of a number of political parties, including the Opposition Platform - For Life, for the period of martial law in the country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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