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China Develops 'Ultrafast' Missile Defense
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June3 (ANI):China is building up its military capabilities as it has now developed an "ultrafast" missile interceptor , a defensive weapons system it claims only the U.S. and Russia had before.
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Pentagon announces ICBM interceptor system a success
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Tuesday that it successfully shot down a mock nuclear warhead simulating the speed and range of a potential North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Civilian deaths in war against Islamic State inevitable: Pentagon head
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday said that civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are inevitable even as the U.S. forces "do everything humanly possible" to prevent them.
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Kim Jong Un inspects test-fire of new anti-aircraft weapon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 28 (ANI): Supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un has ordered the mass-production and deployment of a 'next-gen air defense system' to bolster its air supremacy as he personally inspected the test-fire of a new-type a
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Trump administration proposes budget cuts for social programs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a budget looking to boost defense spending and seeking cuts in social programs for poor.
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Pak ceasefire violations: Defence expert calls on Centre to protect civili
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Defense expert Major general S. R. Sinho on Saturday emphasized the Indian government's duty to inform its citizens about the border control measures in Jammu and Kashmir.
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F-Secure acquires Digital Assurance; to improve cyber security needs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Cyber security company F-Secure on Thursday announced its acquiring Digital Assurance - a UK based security consultancy firm offering information security assessment services to governments and companies in the financial, petrochemical, retail, communication,
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China conducts new missile tests aimed to counter THAAD
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): The Chinese Defense Ministry has announced the successful testing of a new type of missile which analysts say is a response to the deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea.
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Pakistan scowls at ICJ order, says its 'diversionary tactic'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday accused India of trying to play diversionary tactics by getting a stay order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.
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Sniper kills Russian military advisor in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 3 (ANI): A Russian military advisor was killed in Syria after a militant sniper opened gunfire at a unit of the Syrian Army, Defense Ministry of Russia said in a report on Tuesday.
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China announces anti-THAAD drills as U.S. speeds up deployment in S. Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 28 (ANI): China has announced to conduct live-fire drills and test new weapons to counter the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an anti-missile defense system being deployed in South Korea by the United States.
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THAAD in South Korea to be operational soon: U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): The United States advanced missile defense system Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which is being installed in South Korea to mitigate threats by Pyongyang, will soon be operational.
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