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US intelligence community still looking into recent cyberattack on Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US intelligence community is continuing to gather details about a recent cyberattack on a number of Ukrainian state and bank websites, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
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US Defense Secretary Austin to travel to Europe amid Russia-Ukraine tensio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): Amid heightened tension between Russia and Ukraine, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be travelling to European countries Belgium, Poland, and Lithuania.
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US Defence Secretary orders Florida National Guard troops to reposition ou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 12 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the temporary repositioning of Florida National Guard troops out of Ukraine, said Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby in a statement on Saturday.
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US to evacuate its embassy in Ukraine over fears of Russian invasion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv after National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan warned of imminent fear of Russian invasion in Ukraine, local media reported on Friday (local time).
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Pentagon confirms sending 3,000 more soldiers to Poland at Biden's directi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered sending 3,000 more soldiers to Poland, the Pentagon confirmed amid mounting tensions around Ukraine.
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US defence chief to hold trilateral security talks with Japan, South Korea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed security cooperation and threats posed by North Korea's weapons programs during a call with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a readout.
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China ahead of US in hypersonic weapons development, tests, resources: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US lags behind China in hypersonic weapons development, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told more than 24 CEOs of the country's biggest defence contractors and several of them responded that a shortage of wind tunnels to conduct tests was a major bott
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Blinken, Austin to return for Congressional hearing on challenges in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): United States Secretaries of State and Defence, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, have promised to return for another congressional hearing on the challenges in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, according to Senator Jim Inhofe's office.
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Top Republican vows to press Austin, Blinken at secret briefing on conduct
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Jim Inhofe, a top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday (local time) vowed to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out ove
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US Defense chief meets Amir of Qatar, discusses continuing cooperation on
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday (local time) met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, and discussed shared regional security interests, including continued cooperation on Afghanistan.
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Austin, German Defense Minister discuss Russia's ongoing military build-up
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday (local time) spoke with his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht and both shared their concerns over Russia's military deployments near Ukraine and emphasized their strong support for Ukraine's sovereignty
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US hasn't 'moved any troops' in response to Ukraine crisis: Lloyd Austin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States has put its troops on "high alert" and hasn't "actually moved any troops" in response to the buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine's border, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday (local time).
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