Kangaroo Flats Training Area

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The Kangaroo Flats Training Area (KFTA) is an Australian Army training area located in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Located near Berry Springs, Northern Territory, KFTA was initially established in the late 1970s as a field firing range 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.{{Cite web|last=Admin|first=Sunbuild|title=Kangaroo Flats Training Area Stage 2|url=https://www.sunbuild.com.au/portfolio/kangaroo-flats-training-area-stage-2/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Sunbuild|language=en-AU}}

By 2020 it had grown to about {{cvt|5,000|ha}} in size, accommodating multiple field firing ranges.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/NT/0837KangarooFlatsTrainingAreaNT.pdf|title=Kangaroo Flats Training Area|publisher=Department of Defence|access-date=30 April 2020|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305163338/https://defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/NT/0837KangarooFlatsTrainingAreaNT.pdf|url-status=dead}}

{{as of|2020}} the training area was being utilised by Indigenous recruits from NORFORCE, as well as general field weapons training for other military units.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Australian War Memorial|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2081384|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-09|website=www.awm.gov.au|language=en}}

In 2021, prime minister Scott Morrison visited Robertson Barracks, where he announced a spend of {{AUD|747}} million to upgrade the Robertson Barracks Close Training Area, Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Mount Bundey Training Area and Bradshaw Field Training Area. This was part of a total of {{AUD|8}} billion allocated for spending on defence installations in the Northern Territory.{{cite web | last=Vivian | first=Steve | title=PM visits Howard Springs as Commonwealth spruiks $747 million Top End ADF upgrade | website=ABC News | date=28 April 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-28/prime-minister-to-announce-nt-military-training-base-upgrade/100099756 | access-date=9 February 2024}}