article_snippet.sent: Philip Hammond pledged to protect the Falklands from ‘Argentinian bullying’ last night as the country began legal action against British companies exploring for oil off islands.
article_snippet.sent: The diplomatic row over the fate of the Falklands has worsened in recent weeks, after the UK Government pledged to invest £180million in islands’ defences over the next ten years.
article_snippet.sent: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, pictured today, last month announced plans to boost the UK's military defences of the Falkland Islands .
article_snippet.sent: Last month, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Government was preparing to 'beef up' defences in the Falklands.
article_snippet.sent: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said two Chinook helicopters and an upgraded surface-to-air missile system will be part of a new defence package for the Falkland Islands.
article_snippet.sent: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: 'We've been reviewing the defence of the Falklands, We do that every so often, and I'm going to be announcing to parliament later today how We are going to beef up the defences there
article_snippet.sent: , how We are going to modernise the defences, and to reassure the islanders that We are absolutely committed to the islanders right to remain British and to the defence of the Falkland Islands... '
article_snippet.sent: We are absolutely committed to defending the Falklands.
article_snippet.sent: The threat to the Falklands the Falklands has not gone away.'
article_snippet.sent: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said 'modernising what We are doing' in the Falklands was a response to The threat to the Falklands. '