Defence sources say the problem lies in how wind turbine blades reflect the electromagnetic pulses used by RAF radars to detect aircraft. These so-called “primary radar” pulses are reflected ...

The RAF has had a presence at the base for more than 70 years The RAF colours have come down for the last time at Kinloss, as the Moray airfield was handed over to the army. The 39 Engineer ...

and that of RAF Leuchars in Fife, will be announced after the Scottish elections on 5 May. An MoD spokeswoman said: "The airfield at Kinloss will cease to function on 31 July. The rest of the base ...

But Labour said the SNP was scaremongering, and added: "Under the SNP's plans there would be no RAF bases in Scotland and no new jets." The slowdown in activity at Kinloss comes out of the package ...

RAF Kinloss is set to close after ministers cancelled orders for the new Nimrod as part of the UK government's defence review. Nine of the MRA4 surveillance aircraft were due to be based in Moray.

FORRES, one of the Moray towns affected by the closure of RAF Kinloss, received a jobs boost ... The staff will answer calls for a “major energy company”, including inquiries on bills, direct ...