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Russian Ship in Moray Firth: UK intelligence was alerted by social...
By a Newsnet reporter UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has defended the lack of Royal Navy ships stationed in Scotland and claimed that...
MoD blocked possible West of Scotland oil boom in 80s because...
By Martin Kelly A potential oil boom off the west coast of Scotland was blocked by the Ministry of Defence because of the...
Brown scrambles to make up for past negligence as MoD blamed...
By a Newsnet reporter Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has latched onto a report that blames the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the...
Scotland got “more than its fair share” says Hammond as MoD...
By Martin Kelly Communities in Scotland who were promised thousands of redeployed troops as compensation for cuts that decimated their area two years...
Shocking new documents reveal the extent of anti-Scottish bias in UK...
By Bob Duncan Newly released documents have revealed how the the Rosyth Naval Dockyard in Fife was the victim of a pro-England bias...
MoD says Trident submarines cannot be moved to Plymouth
By Bob Duncan Devonport has been ruled out as an alternative home for Trident submarines, raising questions over the future of the nuclear fleet...
Dunoon to host 109th Royal National Mòd
Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd), Scotland’s premier festival celebrating Gaelic linguistic and cultural heritage, will this year travel to Dunoon for...
MoD accused of ‘gross vandalism’ after billions lost junking Nimrod
By a Newsnet reporter The MoD have been accused of negligence and "gross vandalism" over the management of assets and public funds after a...
Calls for review of MoD job cuts after report slams lack...
By a Newsnet reporter A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee, highlighting what it claims was a lack of proper skills evaluation prior...
Moray MP calls for meeting with UK Defence Secretary over Kinloss...
By a Newsnet reporter Revelations that the land surrounding the former RAF base at Kinloss may be contaminated with chemical weapons has prompted the...