U.K. to Boost Navy, Special Ops in Defense Plan for New Threats
- Troop numbers expected to decline by 10,000 in latest strategy
- Defense Secretary Wallace says military to ‘broaden’ activity
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The U.K. government plans to bolster its navy and special forces as part of an overhaul of its defense strategy, planning to be “more active” in combating threats globally.
Britain will deploy more ships and submarines, and create a special operations “Ranger Regiment” to be used in high-risk environments, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Monday, ahead of the publication of a command paper on the U.K.’s defense strategy.