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Free Indo-Pacific region needs collective defence of US, allies: Expert
Nearly two-third of the world's oil shipments transit across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Eight of the 10 busiest container ports are in the region.
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Amazon to sue Pentagon over grant of $10-billion contract to Microsoft
The 10-year contract, which is intended to transform and modernise the US military's cloud computing system, is considered significant, owing to its centrality to "new forms of war"
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Pentagon releases footage of raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's hideout
The Pentagon also released video of airstrikes on a group of unknown fighters on the ground who opened fire on the helicopters that ferried US forces in for the assault on Baghdadi's compound in Syria
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US to ramp up defensive capabilities in Middle East after Saudi oil attacks
Esper and Dunford are still deciding on the specific number of troops and weapons systems
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Pentagon sees China as a 'significant, growing risk' to US defence industry
The report could add to trade tensions with China, bolstering the Trump administration's "Buy American" initiative
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US cuts Pak defence aid by 75% to $150 mn, counter terrorism rider junked
During the previous Obama administration, Pakistan used to get nearly 1.2 billion aid from the US under the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 also known as the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act
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