[3] The station was downgraded in the late 1990s to a remote radar head and the RAF pulled-out of the main airfield site at Benbecula.

This role was passed to the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (eventually to become QinetiQ), who remain at the Benbecula and South Uist sites, collectively known as MOD Hebrides.

[7] The radar collects data as part of the UK Air Surveillance And Control System (ASACS) based at RAF Boulmer.

[9] Radar Flight (North) of the ASACS Engineering & Logistics Squadron based at RAF Boulmer has command and control of RRH Buchan and ensures its operational availability.

[8] As part of a major upgrade of RRH sites around the UK the MOD began a programme titled HYDRA in 2020 to install new communications buildings, radar towers and perimeter security.