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US F-22s intercept Russian bombers off Alaska coast
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 19 (ANI): Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted in international airspace off the coast of Alaska by two US F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft on Monday, the Pentagon confirmed to CNN.
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Russia notifies U.S. of suspending communication hotline with Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 8 (ANI): Russia has formally notified the United States of suspending a communications hotline with the Pentagon over the Syria chemical attack row starting Saturday, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense told TASS news agency.
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U.S. attack on Syria: Tillerson contradicts Pentagon over Russia contact
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr. 7 (ANI): Contradicting the Pentagon, which earlier said that the Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using established deconfliction line, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that Russia was not alerted.
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U.S. military strike against Syria: Russia notified in advance, confirms P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr. 7 (ANI): The Pentagon has confirmed it used a hotline for minimising the risk of aerial combat between U.S. and Russian jets in eastern Syria to alert Moscow of the strike against the Syrian Government.
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Russia condemns Pentagon's response about Mosul civilian deaths
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Apr. 3 (ANI): Russia on Sunday condemned Pentagon's comments on the civilian casualties in Mosul which by calling it "absurd."
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NSA Doval meets U.S. Defence Secy, reaffirms Indo-U.S. ties in defence coo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 25 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon to discuss the importance of the U.S.-India relationship and the role of both nations in cooperating to uphold international laws and principles.
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U.S. steps up action against Al-Qaeda, set to carry out counter-terror rai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 15 (ANI): The Pentagon has been given the clearance to carry out counter-terrorism missions in Yemen, in a move aimed at stepping up America's fight against Al-Qaeda.
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Under Trump's administration, it's ISIS, not ISIL
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 25 (ANI): The Pentagon has issued a directive that officials should now use the more common term ISIS to refer to the terror group.
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U.S. likely to send ground troops to Syria to combat ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Feb. 16 (ANI): To intensify its battle against ISIS, the Pentagon might propose sending U.S. ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time ever.
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U.S. commits to progress in bilateral defense cooperation with India: Pent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 9 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in his first telephonic conversation with Indian Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday, committed for further progress on the Indo-U.S. bilateral defense cooperation.
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U.S. Defense Secretary orders review of Air Force One, F-35 fighter jet pr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 28 (ANI): The Pentagon has said in a statement that the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered reviews of the new Air Force One presidential aircraft and F-35 fighter jet programs.
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US deploys radar in response to North Korean missile threat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan. 12 (ANI): The Pentagon has deployed high-tech radar to surveil any potential threat of North Korean long-range-missile launch in the coming months, according to a U.S .defence official.
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