China knows how to tackle stealth aircraft
September 20th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) The Chinese military knows how to deal with enemy stealth aircraft, an official said.During the first "Military Camp Opening Day" activity held in the Wuhan Air ... Read more...
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High expectations from Chinese minister’s India trip: Daily
September 5th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) Expectations from the visit of Defence Minister Liang Guanglie to India are running high, said a daily that claimed "outsiders with ulterior motives dislike" that the ... Read more...
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Russia to join military drills with Canada
August 25th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) A group from the Russian armed forces will take part in the military drills with the US and Canada to be held next Monday in North ... Read more...
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Syrian air force conducts military drills
July 12th, 2012 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian Air Force has conducted military exercises involving fighter and attack aircraft, state-run Sana news agency reported.The drills were conducted Tuesday. Sana said they ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens war over US-South Korea drills
February 25th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea Saturday threatened to wage a "sacred war" over joint US-South Korean military drills next week.According to Hong Kong-based broadcaster RTHK, the communist state's ... Read more...
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India, Russia prepare for INDRA-2012 military drills
February 7th, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and India Monday started preparations for the joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a Russian official said.Lt. Col. ... Read more...
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Iran prepares to strike back if attacked (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 5 (IANS) Iran would strike back at any location from where attacks against it were mounted and was preparing itself against western plans aimed at mounting pressure on ... Read more...
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Iran to strike back if attacked
February 5th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 5 (IANS) Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday."Any ... Read more...
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China questions US-Philippines drills
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) China has raised concerns about "the real intentions" behind the US-Philippines plan to hold joint military drills near the disputed waters in the South China Sea.Since ... Read more...
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S. Korean Defence Minister blames N. Korea for jamming GPS signals
March 10th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.10 (ANI): South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin has blamed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for jamming Global Positioning System (GPS) signals.In a parliamentary session, the minister said that the ... Read more...
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S. Korea ready for talks with North provided not provoked
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Jan 3 (ANI): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has said that his country is willing to talk to North Korea over the recent tensions, but added that "any provocation" by Pyongyang ... Read more...
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US worried joint-military drills with South Korea will worsen Korean peninsula situation
December 29th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): The US is reportedly worried that its joint-military drills with Seoul and the recent threat of war by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to the North could lead ... Read more...
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‘N. Korea warns of less restraint to S. Korea’s military drills’
December 28th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Dec 28 (ANI): North Korea has slammed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's comments of retaliation against Pyongyang if provoked, saying that DPRK has limited restraint over Seoul's military provocation and it ... Read more...
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S.Korea to retaliate against Pyongyang if attacked again even if it risks war
December 28th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec 28 (ANI): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has reportedly threatened to retaliate against North Korea if it attacked his country again.The New York Times quoted Lee as saying that his ... Read more...
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Third US aircraft carrier during naval drill to up Korean Peninsula crisis: Analyst
December 27th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec 27 (ANI): South Korea's announcement to start naval drills from Monday and the prospects of the US sending another aircraft carrier to the region, is bound to intensify tension on ... Read more...
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North Korea to conduct nuclear test in 2011?
December 25th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) North Korea could conduct another nuclear test next year in the aftermath of the fresh military drills carried out by the South, which has raised tension on the ... Read more...
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Risk of war rising in Korean peninsula: Adm. Mullen
December 14th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec 14 (ANI): Admiral Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, has warned that the danger of war or hostilities is rising in the Korean peninsula.The warning of Mullen, who ... Read more...
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New Japanese defense strategy to focus more on China, N. Korea
December 14th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Dec 14 (ANI): Japan's proposed new military plan will be designed to address the increased threat from China.According to the Washington Post, Japan's National Defense Program Guidelines will be released ... Read more...
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Japan to release new military guidelines to focus more on China
December 13th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Dec 13 (ANI): Japan is expected to release new military guidelines to reduce its heavy armoured and artillery forces against Russia in favour of creating more mobile units that could respond ... Read more...
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S.Korea says will continue live-fire drill off coast next week
December 12th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec.12 (ANI): The South Korean Government has said that it will continue to stage live-fire military drills off all coasts of the Korean peninsula following North Korea's deadly attack on one ... Read more...
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Russian warplanes interrupt US-Japan drill
December 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec.9 (ANI): Russian airplanes flew in the region of a joint US-Japanese military drill, a naval spokesman said on Wednesday, heightening tensions in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow."The ... Read more...
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Top Russian army official on India visit
December 7th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen Nikolai Makarov, will be visiting India Dec 7-9 to discuss bilateral military cooperation, the Russian defence ministry said ... Read more...
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India, France urge Korea to comply with UNSC and IAEA BoG resolutions
December 6th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): India and France on Monday expressed concern about the situation in the Korean peninsula and urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to comply with UNSC ... Read more...
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Obama, Jintao disccuss Korean crisis
December 6th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/Beijing, Dec.6 (ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for a calm response to the Korean Peninsula crisis, warning that if the present situation is not dealt with properly, tensions could ... Read more...
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S. Korea starts naval firing drills amid rising tension with North
December 6th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec.6 (ANI): Brushing aside North Korean warnings of an eminent war on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea has begun live-fire artillery drills near their disputed maritime border on Monday.The live drills ... Read more...
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‘US-S. Korea military drills “not directed” at Beijing’
November 27th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): The United States has assured China that its joint military exercises with South Korea are "not directed" at Beijing.The four-day exercises starting on Sunday come in the ... Read more...
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S. Korean defence minister resigns over slow response to N. Korean shelling of island
November 26th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (S.Korea), Nov.26 (ANI): South Korea's Defence Minister Kim Tae-Young has resigned amid angry criticism of the response to the North Korean attack on Yeonpyeong island.In the North Korean artillery bombardment, ... Read more...
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US, South Korea to hold war games Sunday amid tension
November 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Chinese experts have warned that tensions could escalate on the Korean peninsula if a joint US-South Korea military drill in the Yellow Sea, announced a day after ... Read more...
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‘Headley put his kids through military drills in Chicago park’
November 13th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, jailed in the US for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, made his children do military drills in a Chicago park, a ... Read more...
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Only increased political mutual trust can ease strained US-China military ties: Analysts
October 18th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 18(ANI): Increased political mutual trust between the United States and China is the only way to ease strained military relations between the two countries, analysts have said.The suggestion comes after ... Read more...
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India, Russia begin anti-terror military drills
October 15th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India and Russia Friday began a 10-day counter-terror joint military exercise in the mountainous terrain of Uttarakhand, an official said here.The Indra-2010 exercise has over 200 Russian ... Read more...
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India, Russia to hold anti-terror military drills
October 6th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India and Russia will hold a counter-terror joint military exercise from Oct 15.The 10-day Indra-2010 will be held in Uttarakhand, a defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.Counter-insurgency plans ... Read more...
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US, S.Korea to hold second joint naval drill to deter N.Korea
September 24th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (S. Korea), Sept.24 (ANI): South Korea and the United States will hold anti-submarine drills next week in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula as a deterrent to North Korea, the ... Read more...
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U.S.-Korean joint military drill announced during Antony’s Seoul visit
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Sep 3 (ANI): South Korean Defence Minister Kim Tae-young on Friday, after his meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony, announced the U.S.-South Korean joint military drill that would ... Read more...
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S Korea, US to hold more antisubmarine drills
August 19th, 2010 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 19 (IANS) South Korea and the US will hold large-scale joint antisubmarine drills in waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula early next month, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency ... Read more...
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