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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “The Biden Administration in the last four years has expanded America’s relationship with India,” U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. “We strengthened NATO. We’ve pulled NATO together. We’ve kept 50 countries focused on providing security assistance to Ukraine. The things that we’ve done in…
(L-R) U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov attend a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting on September 6, 2024 at the U.S. air base in Ramstein, southwestern Germany. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Friday with top United States military leaders and more…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will join their Japanese counterparts Yoko Kamikawa and Minoru Kihara, at the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee, known as “2+2” security talks. File | Photo Credit: AP Japanese and U.S. defence chiefs and top diplomats will meet in Tokyo on July 28 for talks aimed…
The U.S. is trying to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO through its Indo-Pacific strategy to maintain its hegemony in the region, a Chinese defence official has said, stressing that Washington’s attempt to serve its “selfish” geopolitical interest is “doomed to fail”. The remarks by Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of staff of the…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials on June 1 that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating…
File picture of Nigeriens gathering in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence, in Niamey, Niger April 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta…
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The General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics. Washington: The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday. The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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The General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics. Washington: The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday. The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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The United States has backed Israel with both military and diplomatic support Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant Tuesday that civilian casualties in Gaza are “too high,” and said the two would talk about alternatives to a major Israeli operation in the territory’s south. A separate Israeli delegation was…
India and the United States are all set for ‘Tiger Triumph 2024’ (File) Ranchi, Bihar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday. The two leaders, as they engaged in a conversation, discussed a range of bilateral, regional security and defence cooperation issues. “They reviewed the recent…
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