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9 US soldiers killed as two Black Hawk helicopters crash
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing the presser on Thursday, an Army spokesperson said that the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, which were flying during the routine training mission out of the Fort Campbell military base, crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, at around 10 pm (local time) Wednesday.
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Second 'high altitude object' shot down over Alaska: White House
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Department of Defense shot down a "high altitude object" that was in Alaska's airspace in the last 24 hours.
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US military to have access to Philippines defence bases to counter China i
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to CNN, the newly announced deal will give the US access to four more locations under an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) dating 2014, allowing the US to rotate troops to a total of nine bases throughout the Philippines.
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Ukraine claims 400 Russian soldiers killed in strike in Makiivka, Moscow s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ukraine has claimed that 400 Russian soldiers were killed and 300 others were injured after Ukrainian forces hit a military base of Moscow in Makiivka.
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Chinese firms buying land near US military base poses security threat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Several Chinese firms have bought or have begun efforts to buy large plots of land near key US military bases in recent years. Fufeng Group, a China-based company is one of the companies which purchased 300 acres of farmland near Grand Forks, North Dakota, a rural area that lies about a 90-m
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PLA bases in South China Sea battle the elements
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese analysts describe these bases - 20 outposts in the Paracel Islands (of which Woody Island is the largest) and seven in the more southerly Spratly Islands - as "unsinkable aircraft carriers". China has had jurisdiction over the Paracel Islands only in the latter half of the last centu
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China private security companies making a BRI killing: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, a PSC protects a single strategic point, such as an embassy, port or military base. Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies (MERICS), in a 2018 report noted that there are 5,000 registered Chinese PSCs and some 3,200 personnel operating in several countries including Pakistan and Ira
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Iranian troops sent to Crimea to train Russians to use drones, says US
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): The US alleged that Iranian military personnel have visited the the Crimea where Russian military personnel have been piloting the Tehran's drones which is targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
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US, Japan raise concerns over China buying land near military bases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 20 (ANI):US and Japan have raised concerns over the Chinese company purchasing land near defence base areas.
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Chinese lending in Africa laced with ambitions to secure UNGA votes amid T
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 4 (ANI): China's "debt diplomacy" in Africa is a deliberately created situation so that Beijing can force these poor states to vote with it in the UN General Assembly, support its positions on Taiwan or acquire valuable real estate in Africa that can be converted i
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Biden signs Bill to expand health benefits for veterans exposed to toxic b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill which expands the medical benefits for the veterans who were exposed to toxins from burning pits of trash on military bases, a step to support veterans and their families.
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Chinese-made Huawei devices could disrupt US nuclear communication
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): The FBI has unravelled that equipment built by Chinese company Huawei, installed on cell towers near US military bases, is capable of disrupting US nuclear arsenal communications, a media report said.
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