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Blinken speaks to Lithuanian Prime Minister amid China's tension
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) spoke with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and reaffirmed the importance of robust defense and economic relations between the counties.
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China manipulates US universities, research institutes for its military pr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 21 (ANI): China is relying on its links with scores of US universities to collect sensitive information that helps the nuclear and cyber-espionage programs of its military-industrial complex, according to reports.
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Baghdad's Green Zone targeted by two rockets, C-RAM defense system activat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Two rockets were fired towards the Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, media reported in the early hours of Sunday.
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China may use drills to launch invasion, warns Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 14 (ANI): Taiwan's Defense Ministry report has warned that China may deploy forces near the island nation on the pretext of conducting drills, and then use them for a genuine invasion.
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US Defense Secy speaks with Rajnath Singh, expressed grief over death of C
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday spoke with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and expressed condolences over the passing away of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife, and colleagues in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu.
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India may become first in line to buy Russian air defence system S-500: De
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov on Monday said that India may become the first in line to buy Russian air defence system S-500, if it expresses such a desire after the Russian Armed Forces receive them in the required quantity.
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7 dead, thousands displaced after heavy rains hit Brazil's Bahia state
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains hit the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia over the weekend, the regional Civil Defense reported on Sunday.
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US to prohibit retiring B-1B bombers until replaced with new models
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will prohibit its Air Force from decommissioning strategic B-1B Lancer bombers until they are replaced by B-21 Raiders, the Defense News website reported, citing the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Taiwan could join RIMPAC naval exercise following the US defence policy bi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 11 (ANI): Taiwan navy could join Rim of the Pacific Exercise from next year under a defense policy bill for the fiscal year 2022 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Indonesian Defence Minister signs condolence book on demise of CDS General
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 10 (ANI): Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto personally signed the condolence book in Jakarta on the tragic demise of Chief Of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat in Jakarta on Friday and called him a great Indian patriot.
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Russian fighter jet Su-30 escorts US spy plane over Black Sea: Defense Min
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian fighter Su-30 escorted US reconnaissance aircraft P-8A over the Black Sea on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC) told reporters.
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One Armenian soldier killed in shootout at Azerbaijani border: Armenian De
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): One Armenian soldier died as a result of a shooting at the border with Azerbaijan, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
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