This development went ahead despite significant protests, some locals expressing concern that the Scottish Gaelic language would not survive the influx of English-speaking Army personnel to South Uist.

The UK Government claimed that there was an 'overriding national interest' in establishing a training range for their newly purchased Corporal, a weapon that was to be at the front line of Cold War defence.

Radar on Hirta (the main island of the St Kilda archipelago) identified missile landing points.

[4] In 2016, it was announced that £180 million was to be invested in the modernisation of the facilities across MOD Hebrides, plus a site in Wales and another in England.

[5] In 2023, Exercise Formidable Shield, designed to test the ballistic missile defence capabilities of NATO and its partner nations, took place at MOD Hebrides Range.