Vidsel Test Range
Vidsel Test Range | |
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Near Vidsel in Sweden | |
![]() An old target missile (RB 02) displayed at the entrance to the Vidsel Test Range | |
Coordinates | 65°52′50.3″N 20°6′59.5″E / 65.880639°N 20.116528°E |
Type | Aerospace (military/civil) |
Site information | |
Operator | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration |
Status | Active |
Site history | |
In use | 1958–present |
Vidsel Test Range is a Swedish strategic national test and evaluation asset operated by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), a part of the Swedish Ministry of Defence, near Vidsel.
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Physical attributes
[edit]Vidsel Test Range is located in the north of Sweden, in a region with an extremely low population and little air-traffic.
Restricted airspace
[edit]Vidsel Test Range has a permanently restricted airspace, called R02 in the Swedish system.
It covers the suspended ground space and is 7,200 km2 in size, with GND/UNL altitude restriction.
Suspended ground-space
[edit]Vidsel Test Range has a 3,300 km2 large ground area, that is prohibited to enter for non-authorized personnel.
1,600 km2 is the original test area established 1958, and is suspended year-around.
1,700 km2 (divided in one 1600 km2 and one 100 km2 part) is only used and suspended when special demands calls for a larger area. The extended range can be used Sept-Jun.
Local impacts
[edit]There are uncertainties and critique regarding negative impacts for the local environment and population, including the indigenous population of Sámi people and their herding of reindeers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]"Vidsel Range Order", ed 1.1, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), 2009
External links
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