About the Long Term Partnering Agreement

MOD Hebrides (inc. St Kilda) ×

A deep range for complex weapons trials and in-service firings, and an inner range for ground-based air defence test and evaluation.

MOD BUTEC ×

The British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre provides a controlled environment for a variety of activities, including airborne, surface and sub-surface assets, weapons and targets.

MOD Loch Fyne ×

A water depth of 140 metres and primarily used for underwater ranging of surface vessels.

MOD Loch Goil ×

Has geographical features making it ideal to host acoustic trials.

MOD Rosneath / MOD Barons Point ×

Records and analyses magnetic signatures and optimises the static magnetic signature of steel surfaces.

MOD West Freugh ×

Supports military training, bombing, lasers, UAV testing and parachute drops.

MOD Eskmeals ×

Specialises in large calibre ammunition systems and conducts proof, range and accuracy trials, as well as hard target trials.

MOD Aberporth ×

Provides a controlled environment for the release of land, air and sea-launched missile firings.

MOD Pendine ×

Features a 1,500 metre Long Test Track (LTT) facility, for high-speed dynamic trials, enabling testing of systems up to Mach 3, with accelerations of up to 130g.

MOD Shoeburyness ×

Has 21 operational firing areas and a centre of excellence for environmental testing of ordnance, munitions and explosives.

MOD Boscombe Down ×

Features two operational runways and extensive air test facilities. Also home to ETPS, which provides world-class training for flight test professionals.

MOD Grove Point ×

Is 22 metres deep and used for underwater ranging of surface vessels.

MOD Portland Bill ×

A land magnetic range testing items used on mine counter measure vessels and explosive ordnance disposal equipment.

MOD Piers Cellars / MOD Eastern Kings ×

Provides electromagnetic ranging of ships and submarines, and automatic gathering of vessels’ magnetic signatures.