Proof and Experimental Test Establishment

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Proof and Experimental Test Establishment
Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation
Near Nicolet, Quebec in Canada
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Location of Proof and Experimental Test Establishment
Coordinates 46°13′16″N72°38′51″W / 46.22124°N 72.64753°W / 46.22124; -72.64753
TypeMunitions and Weapons Testing
Area~20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Site information
OperatorFlag of the Canadian Army.svg  Canadian Army
StatusActive
Site history
In use1952 [1] - Current
Test information
Remediation Partial Remediation of Lac Saint-Pierre

The Proof and Experimental Test Establishment (French : Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation, or PETE [2] ) is a Canadian Forces military weapons testing facility located West of Nicolet, Quebec on the shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. [3]

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References

  1. House of Commons (6 May 1999). "House of Commons Committees ENSU (36-1) Evidence Number 120" . Retrieved 2013-06-04. Set up 47 years ago
  2. Public Works and Government Services Canada (8 October 2009). "PROOF EXPERIMENTAL TEST ESTABLISHMENT" . Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. UNITED STATES ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND. "MAJOR INTERNATIONAL R&D RANGES AND TEST FACILITIES SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-04.