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Army Launches Online Marketplace to Give Industry Fast Concierge Access to Test Ranges

The program is meant to cut months of bureaucracy so companies can test weapons faster for frontline troops.

FILE - Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Defense-industry partners prepare a cruise missile for a live-fire demonstration at the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center in Tan-Tan, Morocco, Aug. 5, 2026. The demonstration was held to support regional defense capabilities and joint training interoperability. AMTEC enables U.S. and Moroccan forces to test emerging technologies and expand testing capabilities to strengthen shared readiness and interoperability under the U.S. Army’s Test Range Expansion Initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jordan Beagle)
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Overview

  • The Army launched the online portal Friday to offer private defense firms a single digital entry point and a human concierge to speed booking at military test ranges.
  • Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll pledged the service will aim to place companies on U.S. or allied ranges within 30 days of a request submitted through the new site.
  • The Army named Camp Grayling as a participating domestic site and said it will open major ranges to industry, while reporting differs on whether four or five U.S. ranges are in the initial group.
  • Covenant Industries was the first company to use the program and conducted a cruise missile test at the Army’s Multidomain Training Area in Morocco, which officials said showed a repeatable pathway for other firms.
  • Officials say the move seeks faster fielding of drones, long‑range fires and counter‑drone systems, widens access for smaller suppliers and includes planned events such as a contested electronic‑warfare test at Camp Grayling in September.