Defense & Aerospace
Arizona's military-industrial landscape: five major installations, restricted airspace covering millions of acres, the world's largest aircraft boneyard, and the classified programs that operate in the desert.
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Fort Huachuca
America's intelligence factory: Army Intelligence Center, NETCOM, and 147 years of frontier-to-cyber warfare evolution.
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Davis-Monthan & The Boneyard
4,400+ aircraft baking in the desert sun. AMARG, the 355th Wing, and why Tucson became the final resting place for military aviation.
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Luke AFB & F-35 Training
The largest fighter pilot training base in the western world, now transitioning to 5th-gen stealth operations.
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Yuma Proving Ground
1,300+ square miles of weapons testing. Autonomous systems, directed energy, and next-gen munitions in the desert.
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Barry Goldwater Range
2.7 million acres of restricted military airspace. The largest USAF air-to-ground gunnery range in the world.
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Classified Programs
What we know (and don't know) about black programs, SIGINT facilities, and classified operations in Arizona.
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Arizona Military Timeline