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November 2017 - United Kingdom Special Weapons News
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- Royal Navy ship set for Australia, Defence Secretary reveals UK MOD 28 Nov 2017 -- Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that HMS Sutherland will visit Australia in the New Year as part of her Asia Pacific deployment.
- Economic Woes Force Britain to Consider Biting Military Cuts VOA 28 Nov 2017 -- This week for the first time in 357 years they are changing the guard at Buckingham Palace, not with Foot Guards wearing their signature red tunics, but with sailors, who have temporarily taken over the ceremonial role outside the royal residence to mark 2017 as the "Year of the Navy."
- Depleted British Military Faces More Cuts for May's Cyber War Against Russia Sputnik 27 Nov 2017 -- The British government is expected to deny further funding to its Armed Forces, diverting the much-needed funds to cyber security measures that are likely to target Russia in a move that split Theresa May's Conservative Party.
- UK secretly training Saudi troops for Yemen war: Report Press TV 26 Nov 2017 -- The British Army is secretly training Saudi Arabian soldiers to fight in Yemen, where more than 12,000 people have been killed since the onset of the Saudi war in March 2015, according to a report.
- Mistakenly Posted Photos Allegedly Expose UK Training Saudi Forces in Yemen War Sputnik 26 Nov 2017 -- According to The Daily Mail, the secret training program is allegedly aimed at teaching so-called "irregular warfare" combat skills to Saudi forces and involves some 50 UK military personnel.
- British defense minister threatens to quit over army budget cuts Press TV 25 Nov 2017 -- The British defense Minister has threatened to resign if the ministry goes ahead with spending cut plans, under which the army would lose 12,000 soldiers.
- UK Minister Ellwood Threatens to Resign if Defense Cuts Imposed - Reports Sputnik 25 Nov 2017 -- Nowadays the UK has the biggest defense budget among European countries, which reaches NATO's spending threshold of 2 percent of GDP.
- UK's £1bn warship breaks down in Persian Gulf Press TV 24 Nov 2017 -- The UK Royal Navy's HMS Diamond air-defense destroyer has left the Perisan Gulf and is on its way back home after breaking down, an incident that highlights the long-standing reliability issues plaguing the latest generation of British warships sent to the region.
- HMS Sutherland to deploy to Asia Pacific, Defence Secretary announces on-board UK MOD 24 Nov 2017 -- The UK will send a second warship to the Asia Pacific region to strengthen relations with allies in the area.
- Royal Navy Assault Ship Crew Receive Full Scale Training on UK Beaches Sputnik 21 Nov 2017 -- Crew members on-board Britain's Royal Navy assault ship HMS Albion are almost ready to make a splash after receiving operational sea training in the UK.
- UK and France increase security cooperation in the Channel UK MOD 20 Nov 2017 -- In his first bilateral meeting in the UK with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has agreed to increase maritime intelligence sharing.
- The British Army combat the illegal trade in wildlife by partnering with African parks and the Malawian Department of National Parks and Wildlife UK MOD 20 Nov 2017 -- This summer, a team of seven British soldiers deployed to Liwonde National Park in Malawi to support African Parks' rangers counter-poaching effort.
- UK preparing to launch US rockets into space: Report Press TV 20 Nov 2017 -- The UK could soon be launching US spacecraft into space as part of its plans to foray into new markets after leaving the European Union (EU), according to a new report.
- EU gives UK PM Theresa May new Brexit ultimatum Press TV 81 Nov 2017 -- European Union President Donald Tusk has warned Britain that it has two weeks to make "much more progress" on Brexit negotiations in order to begin talks by the end of the year about a future trade deal after the UK's planned withdraw from the bloc.
- British PM hopes EU will respond 'positively' to Brexit offer Press TV 17 Nov 2017 -- British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is looking forward that the European Union would respond "positively" to her proposals for Brexit.
- Iran Says Britain To Transfer $527 Million Debt Payment To Tehran Soon RFE/RL 17 Nov 2017 -- Iran's envoy to Britain said on November 17 that Britain plans to transfer more than 400 million pounds ($527 million) soon to settle a debt from the 1970s.
- Queen to commission namesake aircraft carrier in just three weeks, Defence Secretary announces on flight-deck UK MOD 16 Nov 2017 -- Her Majesty the Queen will formally commission her namesake aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, into the Royal Navy fleet in just three weeks' time.
- UK extends support to peacekeeping in South Sudan UK MOD 16 Nov 2017 -- The UK is extending the deployment of Royal Engineers to the UN Mission in South Sudan for an additional year, until April 2020.
- UK Reportedly Ready to Pay 450 Mln Pound Debt to Iran Sputnik 16 Nov 2017 -- The UK is planning to give back to Iran the money it paid for military equipment in order to free a British mother, who is locked in jail in Tehran, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday.
- 'Broken' British army '20 years out of date': Ex-military commander Press TV 15 Nov 2017 -- A retired British military chief has warned that his country's army is "20 years out of date" due to defense cuts and falling behind other comparative nations in the face of terror threats.
- Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 14 Nov 2017 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
- U.K. PM Says Russia Will Not Succeed In 'Sowing Discord In West' RFE/RL 14 Nov 2017 -- Russia's efforts to sow discord in the West will not succeed, and they already are prompting Western allies to work together to counter Moscow's meddling, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said.
- After US, UK accuses Kaspersky of helping Russia with espionage Press TV 13 Nov 2017 -- The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) - the UK government's largest spy agency - has expressed concern about Russian anti-virus software Kaspersky handed out to millions of British users, weeks after a similar warning by American intelligence officials.
- RAF continue to strike a retreating Daesh UK MOD 09 Nov 2017 -- Daesh terrorists are in rapid retreat as the RAF continues to strike them in both Iraq and Syria.
- UK committing jets, troops to deter 'assertive Russia' Press TV 09 Nov 2017 -- The UK Royal Air Force is set to deploy four Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Romania to deter "an increasingly assertive Russia," the new British defense secretary has announced.
- UK military cuts to hurt NATO: US general Press TV 08 Nov 2017 -- The UK should stop making more cuts to its armed forces before hurting its position in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a top US general has warned.
- UK steps up commitment to European security UK MOD 08 Nov 2017 -- The UK is increasing its commitment to European security as the Defence Secretary announces a package of support to stand by our allies.
- Armed Forces Minister reinforces UK support to Gibraltar UK MOD 08 Nov 2017 -- Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, arrives in Gibraltar today.
- London Increasingly in Spotlight in Transatlantic Russia Probes VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- The indictment last week of former Donald Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, who admitted lying about contacts with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, is turning the spotlight on London as an important hub of suspected Kremlin meddling in Western politics, say analysts and Western officials.
- U.K. Parliamentary Panel Asks Twitter For Data On Accounts Linked To Russia RFE/RL 04 Nov 2017 -- A parliamentary committee in Britain has asked Twitter for details of accounts linked to Russia, days after counterparts in the United States made similar requests of social media companies.
- Britain Investigating Whether Russia Sought To Influence Brexit Vote RFE/RL 03 Nov 2017 -- British authorities have begun investigating whether Russia attempted to influence the British vote last year on leaving the European Union, media reported on November 2.
- New UK defense minister named after sex scandal resignation Press TV 02 Nov 2017 -- UK Prime Minister Theresa May has named Gavin Williamson as Britain's new defense secretary after his predecessor Michael Fallon was forced to resign over a sexual harassment scandal sweeping Westminster.
- Statement from Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson UK MOD 02 Nov 2017 -- Statement from Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson
- UK Defense Secretary Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations Sputnik 01 Nov 2017 -- Michael Fallon, the UK's defense secretary, has resigned from his post following harassment allegations.
- British Royal Navy Is Eating Itself: 'Cannibalization' Up by Nearly 50 Percent Sputnik 01 Nov 2017 -- The Royal Navy is increasingly relying on "cannibalizing" vessel parts in order to keep the fleet afloat, a report by a UK government watchdog has found.
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