ADAZI TRAINING

AND SHOOTING

AREA

AGENDA:

LNAF general information

Ādaži training area

History

Current exploitation

Future plans

LNAF and nature protection.

LNAF general information

Latvian Army consists of 5052 active duty

soldiers in Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air

Forces + National Guard.

Ādaži range is the main training area. There are

couple local significance firing ranges used by

National guard.

GENERAL

INFORMATION

HISTORY

The first evidence about military activities in the present territory of the training ground refers to 20ties and 30ties of 20th century.

It has been used by the Latvian Army artileryunits from 1937 till 1940. The first name was „Gaujas poligons” (Gauja training- ground), area – 10500ha.

From 1945 till 1953 the training ground was used by the division of Latvian red riflemen of the USSR Army 43rd Guard.

From 1953 till 1963 the training ground was used by units of the 24th tank

division of the USSR Army. From 1969 till1993 the motorized riflemen and

chemical defence battalion of the USSR Army were located in the Ādaži

training ground.

In 1994 the Latvian National Armed forces took over the Ādaži training

ground from the Russian Federation.

30ties of 20th century Today

LOCATION

Total area – 7950hа

- Width – 8 km

- Length – 12 km

Training and Shooting Area

Camp

EXPLOITATION &

MANAGAMENTThe exploitation and management is regulated by Adazi Training and shooting area SOP

Training and shooting area is available for:

Life firing and tactical course

Civilian activities

(sport, hunting, gathering berries)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Since 1999. 150 buildings in the Firing Range territory situated in the Adazi Region are owned by the Ministry of Defence, and are used for the purpose of state defence.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Adazi base (1)

2 Populated place KADAGA

“KADETU” hill (3)

“FRANCU” hill (4)

“PUSKAS” hill (5)

Public road (6)1

3

2

4

5

6

SECTORS

Life firing sector C

Life firing sector B

Tactical exercises sectorsE, F, G, H, D1, D2

Life firing sector A

5 UXO areas

Shooting Range B1-B5

B1/pistol/25m/40targets

B2/pistol/30m/15targets

B3/sport/50m/25targets

B4/hunting/100m/25targets

B5/300/200/100m/25targets

Direct Fire GT III-VI Section Platoon Company Battalion

M1A2Live Fire

Maneuver

M2Live Fire

Maneuver

StrykerLive Fire

Maneuver

MGSLive Fire

Maneuver

TruckLive Fire

Maneuver

Light Infantry

Live Fire

WPS Qual Squad Platoon Company Battalion

Sniper TOW Javelin MK 19 AT4

Drop Zone

Urban OpsManeuver

Indirect FireMortar TP HE ILLUM SMOKE WP

60 MM

81 MM

120 MM

Artillery TP HE ILLUM SMOKE WP

105 MM

155 MM

AviationFixed Strafing Bombing UAS

Rotary 30 MM 2.75 In Hellfire

Engineer Demo Dig Site Bridge Laying

Capable - Minor Improvements required

Limited capacity -improvements required

Severely limited -Extensiveimprovements required

Not applicableExtremely limited capacity –Size and inhabitants

restricts use

Training area capacity

Area Label

Information stands

Life firing area

Tactical exercises area

Environmental protection areas

FUTURE PLANS

Extension

Mainly will be used for ļarge caliberweapons firing sectors

Allows to use the central part of trainingarea for manoeuvre (requirements ofmechanization)

Positions for CS weapons

Development of existing firing ranges

Rail Baltic

Extension

Ādaži TA and nature protection

Ādaži Ttraining area is place, where military activities meet nature protection measures.

There are natrure protection regulations issued by MOD, which are included in ATA SOP and is mandatory for each user of ATA.

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