The Kangaroo Flats Training Area (KFTA) is an

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...

training area located in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

of Australia. Located near

Berry Springs Berry Springs is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. The locality is a mostly rural area situated on the Cox Peninsula Road and is sparsely populated. A few businesses and a school are located in the locality. In the , the popu ...

, Northern Territory, KFTA was initially established in the late 1970s as a field

firing range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, sports venue, venue, or playing field, field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or shooting sport, competitions. ...

for the Australian Army's North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE). 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. By 2020 it had grown to about in size, accommodating multiple field firing ranges. the training area was being utilised by

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recruits from NORFORCE, as well as general field weapons training for other military units. In 2021, prime minister

Scott Morrison Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, leader of the Liberal Party and was ...

visited

Robertson Barracks Robertson Barracks is a major Australian Army base located in Holtze, an outer suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, around east of the Darwin city centre. History Robertson Barracks was built between 1989 and 2001. The barracks was named ...

, where he announced a spend of million to upgrade the Robertson Barracks Close Training Area, Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Mount Bundey Training Area and

Bradshaw Field Training Area The Bradshaw Field Training Area (BFTA) is a large Military training area, army training area located south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is used for training by the Australian Army, and as ...

. This was part of a total of billion allocated for spending on defence installations in the Northern Territory.

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Darwin, Northern Territory Barracks in Australia Military installations in the Northern Territory