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Russia says its troops have encircled Ukrainian city of Lysychansk

Russian troops have encircled the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, Ukraine's last major stronghold in the Luhansk region, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.

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Prawit thanks Cambodia for crime-busting support

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has conveyed his thanks to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Tea Banh for his cooperation in suppressing transnational call-centre scam gangs, Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

India, Australia to explore new initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements

Rajnath Singh to hold talks with Australian counterpart Richard Marles on Wednesday

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China says it tested missile-interception system

China has carried out a land-based missile interception test that "achieved its expected purpose", the Defence Ministry said, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country.

Reuters

Centre offers to sweeten Agnipath deal

The announcement was made after Mr. Singh chaired a meeting with the three Service Chiefs at his residence.

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Cobra Gold military drills back to full scale next year

The US-Thai Cobra Gold military exercise will be held as a full-scale drill next year after it was scaled back due to the pandemic, said Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich on Monday.

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India and Vietnam sign mutual logistics agreement

The defence minister and his Vietnam counterpart General Phan Van Giang signed a joint vision statement

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Strategic missile Agni-4 successfully test fired

Routine user training launch validated all operational parameters, says Defence Ministry

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Activist sets sights on GT200 case

Activist Srisuwan Janya said he will petition the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to look into the army's hiring of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) for 7.5 million baht to examine fraudulent bomb detectors purchased years ago.

Bangkok Post

PM defends military procurement budget

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stood by the Defence Ministry's weapons procurement projects, saying they are essential to boosting national security, after the opposition took aim at the ministry's budget on Thursday.

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Defence Ministry signs ₹2,971-crore deal for indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range missiles

According to a Ministry statement, the missile and associated systems for its launch has been developed by the DRDO

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Taiwan air force suspends training after second fatal accident in 2022

TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force suspended flight training of new pilots on Tuesday after a jet trainer crashed killing its pilot, the defence ministry said, the second fatal accident the air force has experienced in 2022.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan air force suffers second fatal accident in 2022

A Taiwanese jet trainer crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot, the defence ministry said, the second fatal accident the air force has experienced in 2022.

Reuters

KL still backs peace efforts

Malaysia has given assurances that it will continue to support Thailand's efforts to negotiate peace with insurgent groups in the deep South, a Defence Ministry spokesman says.

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BRO conducts final blast of Nechiphu tunnel in Arunachal

Tunnel has been conceived to bypass extreme foggy conditions prevailing around Nechiphu Pass, says Defence Ministry

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Czechs to get German tanks, will look to buy more

The Czech Republic will receive 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks donated by Germany as it supplies its own Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine following Russia's invasion in February, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

US defence secretary to make official visit

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay an official visit to Thailand in June, according to a source at the Defence Ministry.

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Ukraine's president replaces head of Territorial Defence Forces

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has replaced the head of its Territorial Defence Forces nearly three months into the war with Russia without giving a reason.

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700 acres of defence land to be transferred to Karnataka: CM

Bengaluru

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Russia says it repelled Ukrainian attempts to reclaim Snake Island

Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday said it had repelled Ukrainian efforts to reclaim Snake Island in the Black Sea and had inflicted heavy losses in terms of men, vessels and aircraft in doing so.

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Ukraine says Russian tanks and artillery pound Mariupol steel plant

Russian forces on Monday used tanks and artillery in "storming operations" at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol where the city's last defenders are holed up, Ukraine's defence ministry said.

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Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade

President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.

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Ukraine says Russia is trying to increase tempo of eastern offensive

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was attempting to increase the tempo of its offensive in the east of the country.

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Unable to participate in P-75I submarine project due to RFP conditions: France's Naval Group

RFPs were issued to two shortlisted Indian companies in June last year

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Ukraine says Russian attacks in east are being rebuffed

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday Russia was continuing to attack in eastern Ukraine but was being pushed back.

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