ARMY AL&T


Developing into Unmanned


Aircraft Testing Hub Mark Schauer


Yuma Proving Ground


infrastructure run by thousands of air traffic controllers who orchestrate safe passage from destination to destination. It is a stressful job that requires meticulous planning and reporting from every aircraft.


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The Killer Bee family of reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is renowned for its ability to carry a 30-pound payload on a diminutive 10-foot wingspan. In more than 40 years of UAS testing, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), AZ, has been instrumental in refining the Killer Bees’ many capabilities, particularly their ability to carry and fire weapons. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of YPG.)


he great blue yonder is not an isolated locale. A busy airport at a major city in America routinely hosts 1,500 takeoffs and landings a day. The sheer volume of national air traffic demands a vast


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