Central Artillery Technical Testing Range "Zmeyovo" (CATTR)

10 Weapons

13 Ammunition and Explosives

14 Guided Missiles

23 Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Cycles

Bulgaria

Description

CATTR Zmeyovo serves as the national military proving ground for the Republic of Bulgaria, providing the infrastructure for live-fire testing of weaponry and ammunition ranging from small arms to heavy artillery. The facility features instrumented sites for the measurement of projectile dynamics and specialized laboratories for the physico-chemical analysis of propellants and explosive primers.

Technical capabilities

Testing

Live firing for small arms, artillery, tank, and anti-aircraft weapons
Accuracy, pressure, and velocity measurement (Doppler radar/optronics)
Blast and fragmentation effect analysis
Physico-chemical analysis of propellants, explosives, and primers

Certification

Certified national proving ground for armament and ammunition qualification
Technical approval for portable anti-tank complexes

Standards

Bulgarian Military Standards, NATO STANAG

Website

https://catip.mod.bg/

Phone

BULGARIA
+359 425 20

BULGARIA
+359 426 261 19

Email

[email protected]

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