Australia Will Invest Millions to Upgrade Military Sites Where US Marines Train
U.S. Marines shoot 5.56mm rounds at targets during low-light, live-fire training conducted at the Battle Inoculation Range, Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)
29 Apr 2021
Australia will pour more than half a billion dollars into four military bases in the country s Northern Territory, which will allow for bigger training exercises between Aussies and the U.S. as concerns about China s actions in the Asia-Pacific region build.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans Wednesday to invest about $582 million into four military training and weapon ranges. The upgrades, Defence Minister Peter Dutton said, will provide opportunity for world class training, including with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, a 2,500-person unit that spends six months out of every year training Down Under.
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Australia's Department of Defence will invest A$747m ($581m) to upgrade four key military training areas and weapon ranges in the Northern Territory (NT).
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The Morrison Government will invest $747 million to upgrade four key training areas and ranges in the Northern Territory to enable the Australian Defence Force to conduct simulated training exercises and remain battle ready.
Essential upgrades will be made to four key military training areas and weapon ranges in the Northern Territory, including: Robertson Barracks, Kangaroo Flats, Mount Bundey and Bradshaw.
These Defence training areas and facilities will support greater engagement with our Indo-Pacific neighbours and our allies, and to conduct small and large scale military exercises across a number of different scenarios.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the investment was part of almost $8 billion in defence capital infrastructure works over the next decade in the Northern Territory.
Morrison government invests $747m in NT army barracks 28/04/2021|5min
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced $747 million to improve army barracks in the Northern Territory in what he described as another “significant step forward” in ensuring Australia has the “best training facilities of anywhere in the world”.
Speaking at the Robertson Barracks in the NT, Prime Minister Morrison announced the funding will go towards four key military training areas and will include improving battle simulation, new technology, and medical facilities.
Mr Morrison said the funding for Robertson Barracks, Kangaroo Flats, Mount Bundy Training Area and particularly the Bradfield Shaw Training Area will provide training opportunies for the ADF to “at the top of their game”.