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US halts operational training for Saudi military students after Pensacola
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The Pentagon is temporarily suspending the operational training for Saudi military students in the United States while officials investigate a deadly shooting incident at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola carried out by a Saudi national which left 4 people
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his handling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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Amazon files lawsuit challenging Pentagon's decision to award cloud contra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Amazon has filed a lawsuit challenging US Defence Department's decision to award a USD 10 billion cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft last month.
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US approves sale of 13 Naval guns worth $1 billion to India
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Nov 21 (ANI): United States has approved the sale of 13 MK45 Naval guns and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.0210 billion to India.
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Amazon plans to file lawsuit challenging Pentagon's decision to award clou
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Amazon said on Thursday that it is planning to file a lawsuit challenging US Defence Department's decision to award a USD 10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft last month.
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US military confirms al-Baghdadi was buried at sea; releases video, photo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): The US military on Wednesday confirmed that Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed in an operation in Syria's Idlib province, was buried at sea in accordance with international norms, and released a video footage and photos of t
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US military dog injured during al-Baghdadi raid in Syria 'fully recovering
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): The US military dog that was wounded during the daring operation on Islamic State (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in war-torn Syria is "fully recovering", Pentagon officials said on Monday.
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Trump ordered former Defence Secretary to 'screw Amazon' out of Pentagon's
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump had directed his former Defence Secretary James Mattis to "screw Amazon" out of Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract, Mattis' former speechwriter and communications director claimed in an upcoming book.
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Microsoft wins Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Friday awarded its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract worth USD 10 million to Microsoft, bringing an end to a closely scrutinized contest involved companies like Amazon, Oracle, Google, an
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US House Democrats subpoenaed Pentagon, White House budget office in impea
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 7 (ANI): The Democratic chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee on Monday subpoenaed the Pentagon and the White House budget office as part of their impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump's interactions with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelens
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Pentagon to send radar, Patriot missiles to support Saudi Arabia's defence
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday said that it will send four radar systems, a battery of Patriot missiles and about 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia, in a move that would strengthen the Kingdom's defences in the wake of attacks on its oil facilities earlier
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Turkey can return to F-35 if it quits S-400 programme: Pentagon Chief
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Pentagon chief Mark Esper on Wednesday stated that Turkey could return to the F-35 programme if it opted out of Russia's S-400 air defence system.
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