Bradshaw Field Training Area
| Bradshaw Field Training Area | |
|---|---|
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US Navy compacter at work on the C-17 runway project, 2007. | |
| Type | Training area |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Australian Army |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1996–current |
The Bradshaw Field Training Area (BFTA) is a large area in the Northern Territory used for training by the Australian Army as well as an Australia-US Joint Combined Training Centre. The training area is a former cattle station, Bradshaw Station, which was purchased by the Australian Government for military training in 1996. It occupies approximately 870,000 hectares, starting 500 metres north of the settlement of Timber Creek.[1] A large dirt airstrip capable of operating C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft was built by Australian Defence Force and United States Military engineers at BFTA in less than four weeks during Exercise Talisman Sabre in 2007.[2]
Notes
- ↑ "Bradshaw Defence Area, Timber Creek, NT, Australia (entry AHD102921)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ AAP (29 June 2007). "New airstrip opens in NT outback". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
References
- Northern Territory Department of Lands, Planning and Environment (1998). "Bradshaw Field Training Area Environment Assessment Report". Northern Territory Government.