NZ opens SAS battle training facility
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) inaugurated its new Battle Training Facility (BTF) dedicated for special forces use, on 8 April.
It replaces what the NZDF described as ‘outdated and obsolete training facilities’ sited at the nearby NZ Special Air Service’s (SAS) Papakura base.
The NZ$46 million (US$31.3 million) BTF is located in the Ardmore Military Training Area on the outskirts of Auckland, and
The new facility allows personnel to conduct ‘all-weather training, live firing, use of helicopters and scenario training based on specific environments and structures such as aircraft fuselages, ship’s bridges and public transport,’ according to an NZDF press
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