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Russia conducts tests of S-500 Anti-Missile defense systems in Arctic regi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 29 (ANI/ Sputnik): Russia has recently conducted routine tests of S-500 anti-missile defense systems in its Arctic region, but prototypes of S-550 have yet to be developed, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Cambodia inaugurates new defence ministry office building
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the new office building of the Ministry of National Defense in the central area of the capital Phnom Penh.
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Lockheed Martin wins USD 492mln deal to provide more F-35 jet support serv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has won a more than $492 million US Navy modification contract to provide logistics support for delivered F-35 jets for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy, the US Defense Department said.
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Philippines signs deal to buy 2 warships from South Korea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Philippines has signed a $556-million deal with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries to buy two new military vessels, the country's department of national defense said on Tuesday.
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Japan held drill in November assuming foreign occupation of Senkakus islan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Japanese forces conducted a drill at a remote southwestern island in November under the assumption that foreign forces had occupied the Senkaku islands--the Japanese-controlled group of islands claimed by China, according to several government sources.
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Biden signs USD 768 billion defence bill with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed the USD 768 billion defence spending bill for 2022 which includes some USD 7.1 billion for operations in the Indo-Pacific region and calls for developing a "grand strategy" with respect to China.
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NATO expansion had negative impact on European security: Russian Defense M
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The eastward expansion of NATO's military infrastructure had a negative impact on the security architecture of the entire European continent, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.
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UP: Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone for BrahMos Missiles production un
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of BrahMos Missiles production unit and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab in Lucknow on Saturday.
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UP will become Defence production hub, BrahMos missile will be manufacture
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh will become Defence production hub and BrahMos missile will be manufactured in Lucknow, along with the creation of new employment opportunities for youth, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday.
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China sends anti-submarine aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ on Christmas
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 26 (ANI): China has sent anti-submarine aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during Christmas Day on Saturday, local media reported.
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UK Defence minister meets NATO General Secretary to discuss Ukraine: Minis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK defense minister, Ben Wallace, met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the situation near Ukraine's border, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
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US approves possible USD 125 mln sale of 230 Javelin missiles to Lithuania
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States approved a possible $125 million sale of 230 Javelin missiles to Lithuania, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday.
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