defence

Angus Robertson MP has condemned the ongoing speculation over the future of the RAF's Tornado jet fleet based in his Moray constituency.

The SNP has led a Westminster debate over Ministry of Defence plans to withhold information showing regional breakdown of MoD spending.

The Prime Minister has been warned over the “wholesale destruction of conventional defence capability in Scotland” as the second phase of the Strategic Defence and Security Review reported back.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is highlighting UK Ministry of Defence Statistics which shows the defence underspend in Scotland has topped over £5.6 billion in recent years.

An internal Ministry of Defence report has revealed "unease" amongst Army chiefs over the safety of munitions sent to troops in Afghanistan.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is challenging the UK parties to make a commitment against cuts to conventional defence spending, manpower and bases in Scotland.

SNP Westminster Leader and Defence Spokesperson, Angus Robertson MP said the UK Government's Green Paper on the Future of Defence Spending 'misses the point'.

Responding to reports that Gordon Brown has refused to review the 1994 Chinook Helicopter Crash, SNP Defence Spokesperson Angus Robertson has said the families ‘deserve to know the full facts'.

The UK Government has confirmed that it is to cut one of the few conventional vessels based in Scotland.

SNP Westminster Leader and Defence Spokesperson Angus Robertson MP has hit out at the MoD after fresh evidence emerged suggesting the Mull of Kintyre Chinook disaster may have been caused by a computer fault, and not human error.