Middle East Special Forces Experience

Middle East Special
Forces Experience

Multiple members of the BOUW team worked together in the Middle East as part of a Special Forces Ranges Program to complete the following:

Special Forces Facilities Feasibility Studies.
Design Development and management of PMCA.
Construction Management.
Procurement and Schedule Management.
Master Planning.
Procurement and construction phases of the program.
Configuration and planning of existing systems and structures to support the training, operations and capability development of the assets and force development.

Key responsibility is to establish an Operational & Facilities Management organisation to manage the estate, including Range Control organization, facility maintenance and logistics systems to support Special Forces estate and the new state of art:

Weapons Ranges and Training Facilities including:
16 x 100m Indoor Fire and Movement Range IFMR (360 degree Range);
1 x 50m Indoor Fire and Movement Range IFMR (360 degree Range);
30 x 400m & 500m MTR and Sniper Ranges;
6 x 25m Ranges NDA,
RCR – Room Combat Range
16 x Range Control Facilities
Fire & Movement Ranges
Battle Inoculation Range
Demolition Range
Virtual Simulation Range – VIRTSIM
Combined Admin Facilities
MOUT Facilities
Climbing Rope Facilities
Method of Entry Villas (MOE)
Gas Mask Training Facility
Search Facility
Method of Entry House
Maritime Counter Terror Facility
Skills Villa / Urban Ops Village
Aircraft Mock Up
RTR
Electronic target systems
Audio visual equipment
Communications network and infrastructure
HVAC systems designed for contaminated environments.

Key experience and skills include:

Ballistic Materials procurement, testing and commissioning
Bullet Trap Design
Polytonic Target Systems
Range Policy standards and requirements:
Line painting
OHS Signage
Fire exit
Safety requirements for 360 degree ranges
Range furniture
Indoor Ranges Lead Management
Whole of life design considerations
Range Danger Area – Templates
Polytronic Factory Acceptance Testing
Thiessen Target System Installation and Commissioning
Testing and commissioning of Polytronic Target Systems
Weapon Systems training aids and range furniture procurement design
Range technician training
Ballistic testing protocols for:
SACON
Rubber Lamels
Bullet Trap
Rubber Lamels fire testing
HVAC commissioning and airflow testing procedures
Services and structure coordination for target systems

Related Projects

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