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US provides USD 450 mln drawdown of new US military aid for Ukraine
Updated : 5 days, 17 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US has authorized another drawdown of arms and equipment from US Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine's defense, State Department said in a press release.
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CIA appoints Indian-origin Nand Mulchandani as first-ever Chief Technology
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Nand Mulchandani, an Indian-origin man with more than 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley as well as the Department of Defense (DoD), has been appointed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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US abandoned over USD 7 bn military equipment in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 29 (ANI): American troops left behind USD 7.12 billion worth of military hardware in Afghanistan after they pulled out from the war-ravaged country, in August last year, the US Department of Defense said.
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US transfers prisoner from Guantanamo Bay prison to Algeria
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Another detainee will be transferred from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Algeria, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday.
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US to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 ml
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth USD 300 million, the Department of Defense [DoD] said.
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19 with mild
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has contracted COVID-19 and will remain quarantined at home for at least five days, he said in a statement released by the US Department of Defense on Sunday (local time).
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Boeing wins USD 471mn contract to develop new systems for Japan's F-15 fle
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Boeing has won a more than USD 470 million US Air Force contract to develop new systems for Japan's fleet of upgraded F-15 Eagle Super Interceptors, the Department of Defense said in a press release.
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US delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine in October: P
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems and 180 missiles for them to Ukraine in October, Department of Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Anton Semelroth said.
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Chinese village in Arunachal constructed over years on land occupied by PL
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The "large 100-home civilian village" mentioned in a Pentagon report was built over the years in the area in Arunanchal Pradesh that was occupied by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) after overrunning an Assam Rifles post in 1959, clarified sources in th
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At height of border standoff with India, China installed fibre-optic netwo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Chinese military installed a fibre optic network in remote areas of the western Himalayas region, during the height of the border standoff with India in 2020, for increased protection from foreign interception, a Pentagon report said on Wednesday.
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China intends to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, warns Penta
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): A new Pentagon report has revealed that China is rapidly expanding the number of its nuclear delivery platforms, and constructing the infrastructure necessary to support its nuclear expansion over the next decade.
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US State Department hit by cyber attack: Report
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 22 (ANI): The US State Department was hit by a cyber-attack and notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, local media reports said on Saturday.
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