article_snippet: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Britain military presence on the South Atlantic territory would be ‘beefed up’ following the findings of a review by top brass.
article_snippet: Instead UK would ‘modernise’ UK defences in the region by investing in some of the ‘ageing infrastructure’, as a well as upgrading a surface-to-air missile system.
article_snippet: The decision to invest £180million and continue with ground based air defences is welcome.
article_snippet: Britain must build up Britain defence capabilities  in response to the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
article_snippet: A source said: ‘I think the defence secretary meant to say “modernising” rather than “beefing up”.
article_snippet: Britain will also renew the ground based air defence system when Rapier, a surface-to-air missile system, comes out of service around the end of the decade, Former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth said.
article_snippet: £180million would also be used to improve the quality of life of those in the Falklands, including improving accommodation and a new primary school.
article_snippet: A number of projects will be carried out to replace some of the ‘ageing infrastructure’, including the refurbishment of Mare Harbour and the replacement of the existing power generation systems.
article_snippet: A major modernisation of the fuels infrastructure is also underway, Former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth said.
article_snippet: ‘I’m going to be announcing to Parliament later today how we’re going to beef up defences there, how we’re going to modernise defences.
highlights_snippet: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon promises to 'beef up' military presence .
  
highlights_snippet: MPs say defence capabilities abandoned after Cold War must be rebuilt .
  
highlights_snippet: Soldiers also need training to respond to nuclear and biological attacks .
  