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To deter Iran, US to deploy Patriot missile battery, Navy ship in Middle E
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, the Pentagon on Friday approved the deployment of a Patriot missile defence battery and a Navy ship to the Middle East
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Another top Pentagon official resigns
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Pentagon's top official Robert Daigle has resigned from his position, announced the US acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday.
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US to cut Turkey off F-35 programme over Russia S-400 deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Pentagon is planning to eliminate Turkey from a programme on creating F-35 multi-role fighters over the latter's deals to buy Russian S-400 defence system, said acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
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Mexico not stopping two massive caravans from entering US: Trump on shutti
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [US], Mar 30 (ANI): Justifying his decision to close down southern border next week, US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) claimed that Mexico is not taking any action to stop "two massive caravans" that are moving towards the United States.
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US House fails to override Trump's veto on border emergency
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) failed to override the first veto issued by President Donald Trump on a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration that sought to fund the construction of a wall along the border with Mexic
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Pentagon authorises $1 bn for Trump's border wall
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The Pentagon on Monday (local time) notified the US Congress that it authorised the transfer of USD 1 billion for building a barricade along the US-Mexico border, which was a long-standing demand by President Donald Trump.
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Pentagon provides list of military projects that could be hit to pay for w
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on Monday (local time) announced a list of military projects that would be "derailed" if US President Donald Trump will take money from national security budget for the proposed wall along the US-Mexico border.
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Pentagon begins developing missiles after exiting INF Treaty with Russia
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 13 (ANI): The United States has begun work on new missiles following the decision to suspend the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.
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Trump signs directive to create Space Force
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington [US] Feb 20 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a long-awaited directive ordering the Department of Defence to create a Space Force as a sixth military branch.
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Pentagon warns of Chinese, Russian threats to US satellites
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 12 (ANI): The United States Defence Intelligence Agency's latest report has warned that both China and Russia are separately "developing a variety of means" to target US satellites in space.
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'US will leave Syria only after ensuring safety of Kurdish fighters'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 07 (ANI): United States troops will be pulled out of Syria only after defeating the Islamic States (ISIS) and ensuring that the Kurds are safe, President Donald Trump's national security advisor John Bolton said on Sunday.
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Pentagon chief of staff resigns
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US Department of Defence's chief of staff, Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney on Saturday stepped down from his post.
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