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News story: New agreement strengthens UK-Saudi Arabia Defence relationship
The governments of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced a new Military and Security Cooperation Agreement, signed today in Jeddah by the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon and the Saudi Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman.
Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon said:
The security...Read More »
Press release: Update on Government response to Hurricane Irma and Maria
We remain concerned that Hurricane Maria, which is strengthening as it approaches the Leeward Islands, could hit the UK’s Overseas Territories in the Caribbean already affected as well as Montserrat.
FCO, DFID and military teams are working closely with the Governors in the Overseas Territories to ensure we are doing...Read More »
News story: COBR meeting, 18 September 2017: Sir Alan Duncan's statement on Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Minister for the Americas Sir Alan Duncan said:
I’m back in the Crisis Centre because once again we’ve had another meeting of COBR, which is our emergency committee, because we’re looking at an unprecedented sequence of events where having had so many hurricanes there’s now a...Read More »
Press release: UK ready to respond to Hurricane Maria
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The UK is in position to respond to further extreme weather in the Caribbean as the approaching Storm Maria is reclassified as a hurricane. The hurricane comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma, the most powerful hurricane...Read More »
News story: Ministers announce Ajax delivery milestone in Wales
The ministers viewed a demonstration of the new Ares protected mobility vehicle, part of the £4.5 billion Ajax family of armoured vehicles, at the factory in Merthyr Tydfil. The platforms will now continue going through a process known as Government Acceptance Training (GAT) before they are handed over to...Read More »