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Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona |
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USA |
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Point of contact
| Name: |
Bert Garcia |
| Organization: |
Department of Defense |
| Function: |
Senior Project Engineer |
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+1 703 693 5223 / +1 703 693 3039 |
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General information
| Indoor test area : |
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| Outdoor test area: |
3700km² |
Particular constraints
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Normal |
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Logistics
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No |
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| Explosive allowed: |
Yes |
Fragmentation: No |
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Electricity
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Fuel
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Water
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Compressed air
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Yes
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Yes
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| Canteen: |
Nearby |
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Hotel: |
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| Airport: 30 miles from Yuma airport |
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List of testing facilities available
- Steel Crater UXO Test Site, Cibola Range: Open demonstration range with surveyed UXO targets.
- Steel Circle Test Site, Grids A & B, Cibola Firing Range: Open demonstration range with surveyed UXO targets.
- The Munitions, Countermine, & Demolitions Test (MCD) Complex, Kofa Firing Range: Customized layout high explosive mine, countermine, and UXO test activity.
- Smart Munitions Test Range, Kofa Firing Range: New site, live fire, open demonstration range.
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Completed, ongoing and planned test & evaluation projects
Capabilities
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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground is a general purpose facility. It is over 1300 square miles in size and features over 200 miles of improved road courses for testing tracked and wheeled military vehicles, and the most modern mine and demolitions test facility in the western hemisphere.
Yuma Proving Ground is an active range with multiple sites established for the purpose to test and evaluate detection, neutralization, and clearing technologies for countermine and unexploded ordnance requirements.
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Further Information
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