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Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

Yuma Proving Ground, near Yuma Arizona was established in 1943 and is one of the largetst military installations in th world. YPG manages testing for the US Army in three different environmental extremes; desert conditions (Yuma Test Center), tropic conditions (Tropic Regions Test Center), and cold conditions (Cold Regions Test Center). The largest test center is the Yuma Test Center located in Yuma, AZ, at Yuma Proving Ground.

The US Army tests a huge variety of weapon systems and munitions at Yuma Proving Grounds. These tactical tests include: long range artillery; missile firing aircraft; cargo and personnel parachutes; direct fire weapons; unmanned aerial systems; technologies to defeat roadside bombs; and a great many more. The test reflect the core mission of Yuma Proving Grouds: Protect the Soldier.

All the YPG test centers provide range facilities suitable for the individual needs of each test customer. Nearly 100 individual tests are ongoing at any single time. Yuma Proving Ground is so isolated that it is one of the few places where military munitions and hardware can be tested. In addition, Yuma Proving Ground's dester environment provides clean air, very low humidity, minor rainfall amounts and an average of 350 sunny days, add up to a perfect testing environment.

Interesting information about Yuma Proving Ground:

Yuma Proving Grounds encompasses over 1300 square miles
Controls 2000 miles of restricted airspace
Incorporates the longest overland artillery test range in the nation
Boasts the DoD’s most highly instrumented helicopter test range
Maintains over a thousand miles of paved and unpaved roads for tank and vehicle testing
Has deployed over 600 miles of fiber-optic cable to provide instantaneous test data feedback
Fires tens of thousands of live artillery, mortar and missile rounds each year
Has six active airfields

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