North European Aerospace Test Range

North European Aerospace Test range (NEAT) is Europe's largest overland test range for aerospace systems.

It is a co-operation by the Swedish Space Corporation and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.

Its aim is to provide facilities and services for safe aerospace testing in one of the few parts of Europe which has very low population and almost no air-traffic.

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