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MP expects Fife to have answers from Ministry of Defence review in May
Fife may only have eight weeks to wait to learn the military fate of RAF Leuchars and HMS Caledonia. (...)
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MoD urged to provide update after latest RAF Leuchars claims
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has been accused of ''using the Official Secrets Act as a shield'' as two Fife MPs heaped further pressure on the Ministry of Defence to confirm that it will fulfil its pledge to retain Leuchars as a military base. (...)
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National Security Council accused of 'extraordinary' lapses in scenario planning
UK ministers have been accused of burying their heads in the sand over how Scottish independence and the eurozone crisis could undermine UK security. (...)
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Defence secretary confirms plan to use Leuchars base for returning army troops still stands
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) remains intent on moving the army into Leuchars following the RAF's departure, despite fears the proposal was in jeaopardy. (...)
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AgustaWestland delivers hammer blow to Vector Aerospace staff in Almondbank
Perth has been dealt a major jobs blow with the announcement that more than 100 posts could be at risk at an engineering plant on the outskirts of town. (...)
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MoD's Dalgety Bay beach radiation inaction criticised at Holyrood
Nicola Sturgeon has added to growing calls for the Ministry of Defence to tackle radiation at a Fife beach. (...)
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Leuchars defence future: The Courier examines prospects for Fife base
The suggested ''unravelling'' of plans to reconfigure army bases in Scotland could pave the way for Leuchars to be named as the location for the country's new multi-role brigade (MRB), a military expert has told The Courier. (...)
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No rethink despite huge cost of transferring Typhoons to Lossiemouth
Transferring Typhoons from RAF Leuchars in Fife to Lossiemouth will have a one-off cost of over £40m and then an extra £10m a year. (...)
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First meeting of Fife Defence Transition Task Force demands answers
A taskforce formed to address the impact of the UK Government's defence review on Fife has held its first meeting — and called for clarity on the number of soldiers likely to move to the region. (...)
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Lord Robertson echoes Scottish Secretary's defence claims
The threat of independence means Scotland's defence industry is in a ''moment of uncertainty'', a former secretary general of NATO has claimed. (...)
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Scottish Secretary claims Scotland would lose defence contracts under independence
The Scottish Secretary has warned defence contracts serviced in Fife would be at risk in an independent Scotland. (...)
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Russian planes encounter provides vivid evidence of RAF Leuchars' vital role
As controversy over the decision to close RAF Leuchars continues to rage, The Courier has been handed dramatic images showing Fife crews shadowing Russian aircraft flying in the NATO air policing area. (...)
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Community council presses for RAF Leuchars answers after Liam Fox resignation
Campaigners in Leuchars are urging shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy to heap pressure on Liam Fox's replacement as questions over the decision to close Fife's historic RAF base remain unanswered. (...)
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Sir Menzies Campbell demands RAF Leuchars rethink in wake of Liam Fox resignation
Sir Menzies Campbell has urged the coalition's new defence secretary to reconsider the axing of RAF Leuchars. (...)
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Leuchars aircrew to join sales mission
Closure-marked RAF Leuchars is about to play a lead role in the fight to safeguard thousands of UK defence industry jobs, The Courier can reveal. (...)
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Leuchars Community Council's ex-RAF chairman sends symbol of cowardice to defence secretary
Lobbyists against the closure of RAF Leuchars have sent Defence Secretary Liam Fox four white feathers. (...)
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Sir Menzies Campbell asks Commons defence committee to investigate RAF Leuchars closure
A senior MP has called for a powerful House of Commons committee to probe the controversial decision to close RAF Leuchars. (...)
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BAE Systems job cuts a bitter blow after recent good news at Hillend plant
Fife has been dealt a major jobs blow with the news that 35 posts are under threat at BAE Systems' Hillend plant. (...)
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RAF Leuchars task force says it won't tolerate period of decline
The transition task force overseeing the RAF's departure from Leuchars said it won't accept a fallow period for the local economy. (...)
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Defence cuts: Military analyst warns Britain is losing world power status
The UK will no longer be a world power once cuts to the armed forces are completed, a senior military analyst has claimed. (...)
