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China using Pakistan for military logistics facilities: US Defence report
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): The US Department of Defence in its annual report to Congress on 'Military and Security Developments involving the People's Republic of China 2020' has stated that Pakistan is among the countries, which have been chosen by the Beijing for "military logisti
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Continued Chinese military exercises in South China Sea violate 2002 decla
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 28 (ANI): As China continued its military exercises in the South China Sea, the US Department of Defence once again slammed Beijing for violating "commitments under the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea."
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PM reviewed indigenous defence capabilities before release of negative imp
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took extensive review meetings of the defence ministry departments dealing with indigenous defence production and development before the release of the negative import list by the government under which 101 items and equipment
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US announces 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Monday announced that 100 megahertz of "contiguous, coast-to-coast" mid-band spectrum would be made available for commercial 5G deployment.
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US aims to reduce number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 in July
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States remains on track to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel in July in line with its agreements with the Taliban, US Department of Defence spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday (local time).
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Dept of Defence Production issues authorisation of munition list covered i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Department of Defence Production has issued authorisation for export of munitions list covered in category 6 of SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies), Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik told Rajya Sabha in
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Trump administration eliminates restrictions on US military use of landmin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], Feb 01 (ANI): The Trump administration on Friday cancelled an Obama-era policy that prohibited the use of landmines outside of the Korean Peninsula and committed the US military to destroy stockpiles of the explosives.
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Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar gets additional charge of Secretary, Defence
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Defence Production.
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Rajnath launches dashboard of department of defence
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched Dashboard of Department Defence (DoD), Ministry of Defence here.
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Microsoft wins Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Friday awarded its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract worth USD 10 million to Microsoft, bringing an end to a closely scrutinized contest involved companies like Amazon, Oracle, Google, an
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US delegation arrives in Pakistan to discuss Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 7 (ANI): A 17-member delegation of the United States' Department of Defence arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to discuss the Afghan peace process, days after the US and Taliban negotiators agreed "in principle" aimed at ending the 18-year long war.
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OFB employees call off strike after Centre agrees to consider their demand
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The civilian employees of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have called off their strike after a meeting with Secretary, Department of Defence Production (DDP), where the unions were assured that a high-level committee would be recommended to be set up for conside
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