Kangaroo Flats Training Area

Kangaroo Flats Training Area
	KFTA
	Charlotte, Northern Territory in Australia
	Kangaroo Flats Training Area Location in Northern Territory
Coordinates	12°47′31.8″S 130°51′08.9″E
Type	Army barracks (Late 1970s-present);
Area	5,000 hectares (12,000 acres)
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Australian Army (Late 1970s-present);

Kangaroo Flats Training Area (KFTA) was initially established in the late 1970s as a field firing range for the Australian Army's North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE). Located near Berry Springs, Northern Territory, it has since grown to about 5,000 hectares in size and accommodates multiple field firing ranges.[1]

An expansion in 1999 allowed for the construction of a 150-person camp, including generators, septic systems, bore water, car parking, kitchens, toilets, mess and administration facilities. Facilities include five training ranges including sneaker lanes, a gallery range, snap range, section defence range and an assault grenade range.[2]

The training area is currently utilised by Indigenous recruits from NORFORCE, as well as general field weapons training for other military units.[3]

References

"Kangaroo Flats Training Area" (PDF). Department of Defence. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
Admin, Sunbuild. "Kangaroo Flats Training Area Stage 2". Sunbuild. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
"The Australian War Memorial". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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[1] "Kangaroo Flats Training Area" (PDF). Department of Defence. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[2] Admin, Sunbuild. "Kangaroo Flats Training Area Stage 2". Sunbuild. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[3] "The Australian War Memorial". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2020.