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Defence Ministry To Host Aero-India In Bengaluru From February 3-5: Report
The Defence Ministry has taken an in-principle decision to host the next edition of Aero India - considered Asia's largest aerospace exhibition - in its traditional venue of Bengaluru from February 3-5 next year notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, official sources said on Friday.
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Army Dogs Kill 31-Year-Old Soldier: Austrian Defense Ministry
Two army dogs apparently savaged and killed an Austrian soldier in his barracks, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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Russian Jets In 'Unsafe' Encounters With US Navy Destroyer: US Official
Multiple Russian military aircraft came close to a US Navy destroyer in the Black Sea on Feb. 10, incidents considered "unsafe and unprofessional," a US official said on Tuesday.
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No Survivors Found After Russian Military Plane With 92 On Board Crashes En Route To Syria
A Russian military passenger plane carrying dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members plunged into the Black Sea minutes after it took off en route Sunday to a military base in Syria, killing all 92 people on board, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
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China To Return Seized US Drone, Says US 'Hyping Up' Incident
China's Defense Ministry said on Saturday it plans to return an underwater U.S. drone seized this week by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea, but complained the United States was "hyping up" the incident.
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12 Dead In Algerian Helicopter Crash
Algeria's Defense Ministry says 12 people have been killed and two seriously injured in a helicopter crash in the Sahara during a reconnaissance mission.
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North Korea To Liquidate South Korean Assets, Fires Missiles Into Sea
North Korea responded today to new sanctions from South Korea by firing short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of defiance and vowing to "liquidate" all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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China's Xi Jinping Sets Up Five New 'Battle Zones' In Military Reform Push
China on Monday inaugurated the military's five new "battle zones", the Defense Ministry said, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's efforts to reform the country's armed forces.
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China Accuses US Of Serious Military Provocation
China on Saturday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea.
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France Launches Fierce Assault on ISIS Targets in Syria in Coordination With the US
French warplanes launched a ferocious retaliatory assault late Sunday on targets in Raqqa, Syria - the Islamic State's de facto capital - after coordination with U.S. defense officials who helped with the targeting.
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Venezuelan Warplanes Cross Into Colombian Airspace
The Colombian defense ministry said Sunday that Venezuelan warplanes crossed several kilometers into Colombian airspace amid a border crisis between the neighbors.
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Russian Aircraft Head Off US Destroyer in Black Sea: Report
Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a US warship that was acting "aggressively" in the Black Sea, state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, but the Pentagon denied any unusual behavior.
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US Rejects China's Offer Over Disputed Islands
The United States on Friday swiftly rejected a suggestion by a top Chinese military official who said that disputed South China Sea islands could be used for international rescue and relief operations.
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Pentagon Denies Russia's Claim of US Troops in East Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry said today that US troops were training Ukrainian forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, but the Pentagon flatly denied it, accusing Moscow of a "ridiculous attempt" to obscure its own activity in the region.
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Defence Ministry To Host Aero-India In Bengaluru From February 3-5: Report
The Defence Ministry has taken an in-principle decision to host the next edition of Aero India - considered Asia's largest aerospace exhibition - in its traditional venue of Bengaluru from February 3-5 next year notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, official sources said on Friday.
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Army Dogs Kill 31-Year-Old Soldier: Austrian Defense Ministry
Two army dogs apparently savaged and killed an Austrian soldier in his barracks, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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Russian Jets In 'Unsafe' Encounters With US Navy Destroyer: US Official
Multiple Russian military aircraft came close to a US Navy destroyer in the Black Sea on Feb. 10, incidents considered "unsafe and unprofessional," a US official said on Tuesday.
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No Survivors Found After Russian Military Plane With 92 On Board Crashes En Route To Syria
A Russian military passenger plane carrying dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members plunged into the Black Sea minutes after it took off en route Sunday to a military base in Syria, killing all 92 people on board, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
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China To Return Seized US Drone, Says US 'Hyping Up' Incident
China's Defense Ministry said on Saturday it plans to return an underwater U.S. drone seized this week by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea, but complained the United States was "hyping up" the incident.
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12 Dead In Algerian Helicopter Crash
Algeria's Defense Ministry says 12 people have been killed and two seriously injured in a helicopter crash in the Sahara during a reconnaissance mission.
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North Korea To Liquidate South Korean Assets, Fires Missiles Into Sea
North Korea responded today to new sanctions from South Korea by firing short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of defiance and vowing to "liquidate" all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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China's Xi Jinping Sets Up Five New 'Battle Zones' In Military Reform Push
China on Monday inaugurated the military's five new "battle zones", the Defense Ministry said, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's efforts to reform the country's armed forces.
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China Accuses US Of Serious Military Provocation
China on Saturday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea.
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France Launches Fierce Assault on ISIS Targets in Syria in Coordination With the US
French warplanes launched a ferocious retaliatory assault late Sunday on targets in Raqqa, Syria - the Islamic State's de facto capital - after coordination with U.S. defense officials who helped with the targeting.
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Venezuelan Warplanes Cross Into Colombian Airspace
The Colombian defense ministry said Sunday that Venezuelan warplanes crossed several kilometers into Colombian airspace amid a border crisis between the neighbors.
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Russian Aircraft Head Off US Destroyer in Black Sea: Report
Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a US warship that was acting "aggressively" in the Black Sea, state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, but the Pentagon denied any unusual behavior.
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US Rejects China's Offer Over Disputed Islands
The United States on Friday swiftly rejected a suggestion by a top Chinese military official who said that disputed South China Sea islands could be used for international rescue and relief operations.
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Pentagon Denies Russia's Claim of US Troops in East Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry said today that US troops were training Ukrainian forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, but the Pentagon flatly denied it, accusing Moscow of a "ridiculous attempt" to obscure its own activity in the region.
