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Senkaku Islands protected by US-Japan Security Treaty, says Pentagon
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin held a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi and discussed the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly the East China Sea territorial disputes, the US Department of Defen
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US blacklist 4 more Chinese firms to list banning access to military tech
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's administration has labelled four more Chinese companies, including Beijing's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC, as being controlled by the country's military, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has said.
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Defense Secy Esper, State Secy Pompeo to travel India for 2+2 Ministerial
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper is set to travel to India and other countries in the region alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from October 25 to 29, US Department of Defense said on Friday.
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Toll from US attacks in Iraq rises to 25, 51 injured
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 30 (ANI): The death toll from drone attacks of the United States against Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq has risen to 25, with 51 others left injured, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, said on Monday.
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SpaceX granted nearly USD 300 million by US Department of Defense
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], February 20 (ANI): The US Department of Defense has announced awards for various ventures including Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The space agency has been awarded a USD 297,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to pursue some of the important space programmes.
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2nd US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue on Nov 9
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): The US Department of State and the US Department of Defense on Monday announced that the second US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (D&SD) will be held in Washington DC on November 9.
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US awards $1.05 billion for launch system, rocket propulsion prototypes
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Defense awarded contracts worth USD 1.05 billion to three companies, namely United Launch Services, ATK Launch Systems Inc. and SpaceX for launch system and rocket propulsion prototypes on Wednesday, according to a press relea
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Pak Envoy meets Mattis in Washington
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, D.C. (USA), July 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (US), Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, met US Defense Secretary James N. Mattis here at the headquarters of the US Department of Defense in Pentagon on Monday.
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