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US announces additional security package worth USD 175 million for Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United States announced additional security assistance including artillery munitions and anti-tank weapons, a package worth USD 175 million for Ukraine.
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North Korean leader visits military factories, calls for "drastic boost" o
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Kim Jong-un's visit comes less than a week after the North Korean leader carried out a "field guidance" of major munitions factories.
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Blood bank, university damaged in air raids as Russia, Ukraine intensify a
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following a strike by Kyiv on a Russian tanker in the Black Sea, Russian and Ukrainian troops intensified their attacks, damaging a blood transfusion centre, a university, and an aeronautics facility in Ukraine
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US to send USD 400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The United States is sending up to USD 400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defence systems, artillery rounds, and armoured vehicles.
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Unreliable munitions, weary soldiers: The challenges Ukraine faces
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Ukrainian military is now facing a litany of new and enduring challenges that have contributed to its slow progress.
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Russia may retaliate if Ukraine uses cluster munitions, says Putin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Days after Ukraine received delivery of American-made cluster munitions, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow too has a stockpile of cluster munitions and will “consider using them” against Ukraine “if they are used against us,” CNN reported.
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"They needed them": Biden on sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
President Joe Biden on Friday said providing Ukraine with cluster munitions for the first time was a "difficult decision," but he was ultimately convinced to send the widely-banned weapons because Kyiv needed the ammunition against its ongoing counteroffensive against Russia, reported CNN
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US to send widely-banned cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of new milit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The announcement came following months of debate within the Biden government about whether to provide Ukraine with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries including key US allies.
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US announces additional military aid of USD 1.2 billion for Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The package underscores the continued US commitment to Ukraine "by committing critical near-term capabilities, such as air defence systems and munitions, while also building the capacity of Ukraine's armed forces to defend its territory and deter Russian aggression over the long term," added
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Indian Army-EEL sign deal for over 450 'Made-in-India' Nagastra-1 attack d
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a major success for 'Make-in-India' in defence, the Indian Army has signed a deal for acquiring over 450 fully indigenous loitering munitions, Nagastra-1, which can strike enemy targets with precision.
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US lacks lethal capability to deter China
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China has surpassed the US in the development of new explosives. This includes the development of its own version of CL-20, an explosive created in the 1980s that is 40 per cent more powerful than RDX or HMX and has been used extensively in US munitions since World War II.
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Gets orders for 10 lakh multi-mode grenades for Indian Armed Forces: Munit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ravikant, Chairman and Managing Director, Munitions India, said, "We have got orders for more than 10 lakh multi-mode grenades for Indian armed forces and over Rs 3,000 crore of orders for exports."
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