The Bundeswehr will on Tuesday, November 17, open a comprehensively modernized sniper firing range at the Heuberg Training Area. The facility offers, across a length of 1,800 meters, new possibilities for realistic and mission-oriented training. The ceremonial opening will be carried out by soldiers of the Special Forces Command (KSK).
The firing range features an electronically controlled target system as well as different target configurations and terrain forms. A firing-position house with an attached underground trench system also enables training under different tactical conditions and in darkness. The facility serves infantry training with a focus on sniper training.
The sniper firing range had been out of operation since 2015
The focus is on precision shooting, concealment, observation and reconnaissance. In this way, the modernized firing range contributes to the Bundeswehr’s readiness. The previous facility had been shut down in 2015 due to its structural condition. After comprehensive modernization, it is now again available for training.
The Heuberg Training Area, including Heuberg Camp, is today the only one of its kind in Baden-Württemberg and has existed since 1908. Since 1960 it has been used by the Bundeswehr, especially by the armored corps, and not least by units of the nearby major base at Stetten am Kalten Markt.
