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India's Defence ministry is world's biggest employer: 'Statista' report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Statista is a Hamburg-based private organisation that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide. After India's Defence Ministry, a close second is the US Department of Defense which employs 2.91 million people.
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Ukraine keeps no track of American weapons, does all accounting on paper:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian authorities are unable to pin down the exact location of the arms and other military equipment supplied by the United States as all of their accounting is done on paper, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense Sean O'Donnell t
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US announces USD 89 million for demining assistance in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced to provide the USD 89 million of the Fiscal Year 2022 funding to the Ukrainian government to address urgent humanitarian challenges, according to the statement released by the State Department.
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US announces additional USD 1 bn defence aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): The United States on Monday announced USD 1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine to meet its critical security and defence needs amid the ongoing war with Russia.
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US provides USD 450 mln drawdown of new US military aid for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US has authorized another drawdown of arms and equipment from US Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine's defense, State Department said in a press release.
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CIA appoints Indian-origin Nand Mulchandani as first-ever Chief Technology
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Nand Mulchandani, an Indian-origin man with more than 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley as well as the Department of Defense (DoD), has been appointed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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US abandoned over USD 7 bn military equipment in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 29 (ANI): American troops left behind USD 7.12 billion worth of military hardware in Afghanistan after they pulled out from the war-ravaged country, in August last year, the US Department of Defense said.
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US transfers prisoner from Guantanamo Bay prison to Algeria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Another detainee will be transferred from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Algeria, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday.
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US to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 ml
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 million, the Department of Defense [DoD] said.
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19 with mild
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has contracted COVID-19 and will remain quarantined at home for at least five days, he said in a statement released by the US Department of Defense on Sunday (local time).
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Boeing wins USD 471mn contract to develop new systems for Japan's F-15 fle
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Boeing has won a more than USD 470 million US Air Force contract to develop new systems for Japan's fleet of upgraded F-15 Eagle Super Interceptors, the Department of Defense said in a press release.
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US delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine in October: P
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems and 180 missiles for them to Ukraine in October, Department of Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Anton Semelroth said.
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