ACT Policing has unveiled a new home for its tactical assault teams, bomb squad and other elements of the Specialist Response and Security unit.
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The new $1.5 million complex will provide state-of-the-art training facilities for the elite policing unit, replacing an ageing facility in Weston.
Work began on the purpose-built complex, which is in Canberra's north, in 2010, and the unit moved in over August.
About 60 officers will operate from the new facility, including police negotiators, dog handlers, and other support teams.
The building covers over 2700sqm, including 1100sqm of storage space and 850sqm of office space.
The exact location of the building and the nature of its facilities are being kept a secret to protect SRS methodologies and prevent opportunistic thieves from breaking into the building.
The opening of the complex was attended by Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus, ACT Policing Chief Police Officer Roman Quaedvlieg, Emergency Services Minister Simon Corbell and a range of senior ranking AFP executive.
Tactical assault teams used space in the new facility to act out a ''take-down'' today, using flashbangs to distract two criminals, before swooping in to apprehend them.
