US rockets firm eyes up mothballed Highland spaceport

The spaceport site is on the A' Mhoine Peninsula in Sutherland. Getty Images Published by the BBC, 6 November 2026 A rockets manufacturer says the mothballed Sutherland Spaceport could become its first launch site outside the US. Colorado-based Leap has agreed to work with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which

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A U.S Army MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile is fired from Australia for the first time ever, Friday, July 16, 2021. The missile was launched from Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, during the Talisman Sabre exercise. (Australian Defence Force)

Billion Pound UK air defence plan awaiting detail

A U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile is fired from Australia in 2021. (Australian Defence Force) By Craig Langford, Published by UK Defence Journal, 17 January 2026 The Ministry of Defence has said it is continually reviewing command arrangements for the UK’s ground-based air defence as part of wider efforts to protect

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