FMV Land Test Centres

Test Systems and Infrastructure at FMV Land Test Centres

Specialised test systems to meet your needs

Our FMV Land Test Centres (LTCs) are equipped with all you need to get the job done. With advanced test systems and facilities plus full technical support, we’ll get you the results you need, quickly and efficiently.

Over decades of operation, FMV Test and Evaluation (T&E) LTCs have obtained and developed the resources, technical systems and expertise necessary to cover all your land T&E needs.

Interested in learning more about our test capabilities and facilities, or want to discuss an upcoming project?

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Vehicle coming out from the mist inside the climate chamber
Climate chamber in Karlsborg
Karlsborg catch box with a tracked vehicle inside
Karlsborg Catch box with built-in x-ray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test systems

The advanced test systems and resources at our FMV Land Test Centres include:

  • One of Europe’s largest catch boxes (25 x 20 x 35m) with built-in X-ray equipment
  • High speed photo and video
  • Surveillance radar
  • Tracking radar
  • V0-radar
  • Meteorological sounding balloons
  • Ammunition analysis laboratory
  • Pressure measurement
  • Climate boxes
  • Climate chamber (6 x 12 x 5.5m) for testing of environmental tolerance including temperature, salt spray, moisture, fuel-fire, water pressure and sun exposure
  • Mechanical tolerance testing facilities for vibration, shaking, impact, jolting, dropping and loose cargo

Learn more about our environmental and mechanical tolerance test capabilities

 

Target systems

  • Customised fixed targets (board, containers, bunkers, bridges etc.)
  • Customised remotely piloted ground vehicles (vans, tanks, UGV, LIMO etc.)

 

Static target built from sea containers
Static container target
SUV as static hard target indoors
Static hard target

Karlsborg Land Test Centre infrastructure

  • Instrumented shooting range, up to 2 km overland
  • Firing area over Lake Vättern, launch area at Karlsborg

 

View with Karlsborg Catch box in the distance
Karlsborg Catch box

 

Skövde Land Test Centre infrastructure

  • 3 km test track comprised of 2 km dirt track and 1 km asphalt
  • Concrete vehicle testing ramps up to 40°, vertical obstacles and a fording basin for depths up to 2.5 m
  • Weighbridge for determining a vehicle’s centre of gravity

 

Armoured modular vehicle in mobility test, going downhill
Armoured modular vehicle in mobility test
Armoured modular vehicle in terrain test track
Evaluation of terrain capability
Armoured modular vehicle in fording basin with water half the way up
Fording basin
A vehicle being tilted to one side
Measurement of centre of gravity using weighbridge

 

Access to Älvdalen Firing Range

  • 540 km² restricted ground area
  • 700 x 1000 m hardened target area
  • Possibility to detonate up to 30 000 kg TNT equivalent
  • Air strip for UAS
  • Helipad
  • Tent hangar (Chinook size)
  • Military-standard accommodation for up to 600 people
  • Canteen at basecamp

 

Aerial photo of Älvdalen Firing Range, showing the hardened target area in the distance
540 km² restricted ground area at Älvdalen Firing Range
View of the hardened target area
700 x 1000 m hardened target area
Tent hangar in wintertime
Chinook-sized tent hangar at Älvdalen Firing Range

Want to learn more about our land test capabilities?

Browse the links below to explore our full range of land T&E capabilities, read about our other Test Ranges, or contact us.