Bradshaw Field Training Area
| Bradshaw Field Training Area | |
|---|---|
 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 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 (Place ID 102921)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 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.