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Australia to upgrade key northern bases to support expanded training with US

by Julian Kerr

Key military training bases in northern Australia are to receive upgrades amounting to AUD747 million (USD578.4 million) to support expanded live exercises and simulation activities with the United States and other allies, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on 28 April.

The five-year programme involves Robertson Barracks and the Kangaroo Flats field firing range outside Darwin, the 117,000 ha Mount Bundey Training Area 115 km east of Darwin, and the 817,000 ha Bradshaw Field Training Area about 600 km southwest of Darwin.

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