U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Conducts Groundbreaking Munition Test

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DVIDS photo by Mark Schauer
DVIDS photo by Mark Schauer

March 21, 2023 | Originally published by U.S. Army - DVIDS on March 15, 2023

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG’s) position at the forefront of Army transformation efforts is well known and extends far beyond the developmental testing of things like extended-range cannon artillery.

One recent example of YPG testing shaping the future force is the XM204 interim top attack munition, part of a new generation of terrain-shaping obstacles able to target and deter tracked vehicles operated by a near-peer adversary in open terrain, eliminating the old method of emplacing land mines.

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