The Mobile Shooting Range Demonstrates One Possible Path Towards Modernising Training

Visitors to Bahna 2026 had the opportunity to explore a technology that represents one possible direction for the future development of firearms training.

The mobile containerised shooting range is not yet part of the standard equipment of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. However, the Land Forces are already exploring it as one possible option for complementing existing training infrastructure in the future and bringing selected forms of firearms training closer to military units.

The modernisation of the armed forces is not only about acquiring new combat vehicles, weapons or communication systems. The environment in which soldiers prepare for their missions is equally important.

Firearms training is one of the fundamental elements of military preparation. Therefore, it is not only the development of weapons that matters, but also how frequently and under what conditions soldiers are able to practise weapon handling and shooting skills safely.

One of the new technologies presented at Bahna 2026 was a mobile, containerised shooting range. It is a modular system that provides an enclosed training environment equipped with ballistic protection for selected types of firearms training.

Its greatest advantage is mobility. The training system can be easily transported to the required location, deployed within a short period of time and removed again after use.

The technology was inspected at the event by Major General Josef Trojánek, Commander of the Czech Land Forces, as well as Lieutenant General Miroslav Hlaváč.

The practical demonstration was conducted by experienced soldiers of the 43rd Airborne Regiment, who demonstrated how training can be carried out using such a system.

Training That Goes to the Soldiers

Traditional military shooting ranges will remain indispensable. They provide the facilities required for long-range shooting, squad- and platoon-level tactical exercises, as well as many other training activities that cannot be conducted within a containerised system.

The role of the mobile shooting range is different.

Its primary advantages lie in basic and advanced firearms training, individual or small-group instruction, practising safe weapon handling, and the regular repetition of shooting routines.

Regular repetition is essential in firearms training. Hitting the target is not the only objective; it is equally important for soldiers to perform every movement automatically, safely and in the correct sequence.

An Opportunity for the Future

The mobile containerised shooting range is not currently part of the Czech Armed Forces’ standard equipment, so its presentation at Bahna 2026 does not represent the introduction of a new system.

Rather, it demonstrates the technological solutions that may become available in the future to complement existing training capacities.

For the Czech Land Forces, this technology primarily represents one potential tool for modernising military training.

The future of the armed forces is shaped not only by new weapons systems and combat vehicles, but also by modern training methods that ensure soldiers have sufficient high-quality opportunities to prepare for their tasks.

Source – https://vepozs.mo.gov.cz/

Development Moves Forward: Second Mobile Military Shooting Range Now in Production

The successful presentation in the Czech Republic and the positive coverage published on the Czech Land Forces’ official website come at a particularly timely moment for Continest. The development of the mobile military shooting range has now entered another important phase.

Following the first prototype developed in 2021–2022 through cooperation between Continest and the Modernisation Institute of the Hungarian Defence Forces, a further-developed second mobile military shooting range will soon follow.

The second version is being manufactured for a Norwegian customer, and production has already begun at Continest’s factory in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.

The development of the first prototype and the demonstrations carried out over the past several years have provided valuable practical experience for the further advancement of the technology. The experience gained at Bahna 2026, together with professional feedback from the Czech military, further confirms the direction Continest is pursuing in the development of mobile military training infrastructure: the objective is to create flexible, rapidly deployable and mobile solutions that complement traditional training infrastructure by providing modern training opportunities closer to the users.

The completion of the second mobile military shooting range therefore represents not only the next milestone of the project, but also further evidence that the solution developed in Hungary is attracting concrete international interest.