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Mali receives 4 helicopters, weapons from Russia: Defense Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A special plane has delivered four Mi-171 helicopters, as well as weapons and ammunition, from Russia to Mali, Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara said.
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US gives tentative approval for Australia to buy EA-18G Growler aircraft
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has given its tentative approval for Australia to purchase a single EA-18G Growler aircraft with engineering and maintenance services costing $125 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced.
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan operations, Pentagon informs l
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions again
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No payments made to Taliban during evacuations: US
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 29 (ANI): US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and said they were not aware of any payments made to the Taliban by the US at any time during last month's evacuation.
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US, South Korea agree to boost defences after Pyongyang missile tests
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The US and South Korea defence chiefs have agreed to seek ways to expand bilateral cooperation in response to North Korea's recent missile launches, the two sides said after holding their latest Integrated Defense Dialogue in Seoul on Tuesday.
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Taiwan says it needs to develop long-range weapons amid China tensions
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 28 (ANI): Taiwan should develop the range, precision and mobility of its weapons to boost the island's defenses, said Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng on Monday.
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Taiwan accuses China of 'bullying' after largest warplane incursions
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 26 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday accused China of "bullying" after Beijing sent a total of 24 warplanes into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the third-largest incursion in the past two years of heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei, US media report
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French armed forces confirm one soldier killed in clashes in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 25 (ANI/Sputnik): French Chief of Defense Staff Thierry Burkhard has confirmed media reports that one French soldier was killed in clashes with terrorists in Mali, West Africa.
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India-US to forge closer ties, expand cooperation in aviation security, jo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Forging closer ties between two leading Indo-Pacific powers, the US and India on Friday committed to advance security in the Indo-Pacific by expanding cooperation on terrorist screening, information sharing, aviation security, terrorist use of the inte
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China: PLA breaches Taiwan's Air defense identification zone over 60 times
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 23 (ANI): China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has breached Taiwan's Air defense identification zone (ADIZ) more than 60 times in the month of September.
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Israeli security forces capture last 'two terrorists' who escaped from Gil
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The last two of a total of six Palestinian inmates who had escaped from the Gilboa prison in Israel have been caught by security forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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German Defence Minister says will propose plan for EU rapid reaction force
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has announced her plans to propose a plan of creating the EU rapid reaction forces by the end of October, media reported.
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