US Air Force, Army eye industry access on test ranges

Earlier this year, the Army announced it was opening five of its military test ranges – four domestic and one overseas – to approved companies in a move designed to speed innovation and get weapons and tech to the warfighter faster. Now, the Air Force says it’s considering a similar move. In a forum hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Tuesday, the commander of the Air Force Test Center, Brig. Gen. Mark Massaro, said service leaders were “actively working with the Army” to understand how they could apply the concept. “We’re … looking at how the Army has opened up some of…