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Russian media report claims Pentagon training Afghan pilots for role in Uk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The US Department of Defence, also known as the Pentagon, is set to train former Afghan pilots in California and send them via Poland to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, Russian media agency Tass claimed citing a military diplomatic source.
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Ukraine keeps no track of American weapons, does all accounting on paper:
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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Northrop Grumman wins USD 3.2 billion deal to build Next-Gen missile inter
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Northrop Grumman has won a more than USD 3.2 billion contract to design, manufacture and deliver the next-generation Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor for the US Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Department announced.
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US mulling supplying fighter jets for Ukraine: White House
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): As the Ukraine-Russia war is set to enter its fifth month, the US is mulling increasing its military aid to the Eastern European country and in the latest announcement by the White House, Pentagon is now considering providing Ukrainian forces with fighter jets
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US approves possible USD 1.2 billion sale of patriot missiles to Netherlan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has approved a possible sale of up to 96 PATRIOT Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) ballistic missiles and other equipment and software for an estimated cost of more than USD 1.2 billion to the Netherlands, the Defense Securit
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US approves possible sale of military assistance to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The United States has approved the potential sale of military-technical assistance to Taiwan worth an estimated USD 108 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Top US General, Chinese counterpart discuss ways to improve crisis communi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, on Thursday to discuss ways to improve crisis communications and reduce strategic risk, the Pentagon said.
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Osprey aircraft crashes in California: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [United States], June 9 (ANI): A V-22 Osprey aircraft, with no nuclear material on board, crashed in southern California on Wednesday, a Marine Corps spokesperson told Sputnik.
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US Defense Secretary, UK counterpart reaffirm relationship, discuss Ukrain
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and UK counterpart Ben Wallace met in Washington to reaffirm the United States-United Kingdom defense relationship and discuss Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby s
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US NORTHCOM calls for more investment in Arctic to keep up with Russian, C
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States must invest more in vital infrastructure and capabilities in the Arctic to keep up with Russian and Chinese developments in the region, US North Command (NORTHCOM) Commander Air Force General Glen VanHerck said during a virtual press br
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US says military readiness unaffected by aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Pentagon has denied that arms transfers to Ukraine have impacted America's military readiness amid concerns that the Pentagon's own stockpile of Javelin weapons might be dwindling.
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Pentagon Chief denies Ukraine conflict turning into proxy war, says US not
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in an interview said he does not believe the conflict in Ukraine is a proxy war between the United States and Russia.
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