May 6, 2022 · The MoD has been on St Kilda – which has the UK’s highest sea cliffs – since 1957 with its radar tracking range forming part of the surveillance of protected airspace around the …

Mar 31, 2017 · Once the new building is complete, the old buildings will be demolished. The plans have been developed with the full co-operation of the National Trust for Scotland (St Kilda’s …

It is situated in the Outer Hebrides on South Uist and Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago. [5] The now uninhabited St Kilda became Scotland's first World Heritage Site in 1987 and is one of the few …

Oct 28, 2016 · New military facilities are to be built on the island of Hirta in the remote St Kilda archipelago. The Ministry of the Defence (MoD) has had a tracking station on the isle since …

Oct 28, 2016 · The base on the island of Hirta is in the St Kilda archipelago and is linked to a missile range controlled from another military site in the Western Isles.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and contractor QinetiQ plan to control the site on Hirta, St Kilda, remotely as part of proposed £50m savings. NTS, which owns the islands, said staff at the test …

Jan 17, 2022 · QinetiQ has completed a £40 million programme of upgrades on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Kilda. The upgrades, part of the Air Ranges Modernisation …

Feb 1, 2024 · “The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not lease a Deep Sea Range at St Kilda. However, parts of St Kilda are leased by the MOD from National Trust Scotland (NTS). The …

MOD Hebrides is located off the northwest coast of Scotland and consists of a deep range for complex weapons trials and in-service firings, and an inner range for ground-based air …

A collection of green-painted buildings on Village Bay on Hirta, the St. Kilda Military Base (usually referred to simply as 'the base') was first established in 1957 on land leased from the …