EPG Assets & Facilities
EPG is the Army’s Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber Defense and Intelligence (C5I) Developmental Tester headquartered at FT. Huachuca, Arizona. EPG conducts bench tests, lab tests, field tests, and large-scale, geographically distributed systems of systems tests. EPG employs a mix of live and simulated instrumentation and assets.
The Antenna Test Facility (ATF) measures the electrical performance of antennas either as a “stand alone” configuration or when mounted on ground or air vehicles. Sprawling over approximately 300 acres, the ATF is composed of five main components:
- 50ft. and 75ft. Arc Ranges
- Low Observable Tower
- Two (2) Turntables
- Compact Range
These assets provide Radio Frequency (RF) testing capabilities which allows specialized directional testing, emitter dentification, other RF signal processing systems, and Far-Field antenna testing.
The Blacktail Canyon Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Test Facility (E3TF) Team applies over sixty years of combined E3 experience testing equipment from early research and development through deployment and system modification stages. The E3TF is the only Gov’t certified TEMPEST test facility in the world. Our personnel are certified TEMPEST Professional Level II and the National Association of Radio and Telecommunication Engineers (NARTE) – Electromagnetic Capability (EMC). We conduct and evaluate Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Capability (EMC), and TEMPEST tests on sophisticated electronic equipment and systems.
The CS&N (Communication Systems and Networks) provides a relevant environment to assess legacy, current force and future technologies. The CS&N plans, conducts, analyzes and provides a venue for technical tests of systems. This includes C5I systems and SoS. The CS&N has expertise in testing a wide variety of radios and networks for many military program managers (PM) such as WIN-T, GMR, HMS, SINCGARS, and JCR/FBCB2.
COSPAS-SARSAT is an international, humanitarian satellite-based search and rescue system. The United States, Canada, France and Russia developed the system in 1979; it became fully operational in 1984.
EPG is the sole emergency beacon certification facility in the U.S.; it is the only certification facility in the Western Hemisphere. COSPAS-SARSAT provides global air, sea, and land search and rescue coverage using two satellite systems: Low Earth Orbit System for Search and Rescue (LEOSAR), Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR), and Geostationary Search and Rescue (GEOSAR).
The Environmental Test Facility (ETF) conducts tests in simulated environments to analyze the impact on equipment throughout an emulated life cycle. Complete climatic and dynamic testing capabilities adhering to military and other environmental standards are available. The ETF is well equipped with assets to monitor a variety of test variables and provide real-time or post-test analysis utilizing Instrumentation and climatic chambers with capacities from 2 to 5,830 cubic feet (ft³).
The ETF meets most requirements referenced in MILSTD- 810 and DO-160, providing environmental conditions that are precisely controlled and 100% repeatable. Environmental subject matter technical experts are available to assess the performance capability/suitability of commercial contractor facilities and test chambers for required first article acceptance tests.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Test Facility can perform a variety of tests using the GPS Instrumentation Suite (GPSIS), the GPS Dynamic Array Test Facility, and specialized data collection, reduction and analysis tools. Fort Huachuca’s 80,000 acres of test range allows personnel to conduct testing in a variety of real-world environments to include desert, canyon, and mountainous terrain, while the GPSIS and Dynamic Array provide lab-based testing or test range simulation under realistic live sky conditions.
EPG is well known and respected in the GPS Test community with 30 years of experience. We are members of the GPS Wing’s GPS Test Center of Excellence, Satellite Simulator Control Working, Joint Test Agency Working Group and Army Integrated Product Team.
The mission of the EPG Meteorological (MET) team is to collect, archive, and analyze weather information to support military and civilian test operations. The team provides climatology, daily forecasts, radar weather, watch/advisory/warning notifications, and upper air data for EPG planners, testers, and post operations. Services consist of test planning, test support (forecasting, meteorological measurements, and atmospheric characterization), test analysis, and test data reports.
T2D2 provides advanced technology development capabilities that significantly enhance the effectiveness of EPG’s testing operations. The lab supports Test Officers by integrating and synthesizing unique innovative technologies, providing solutions to meet the complex demands generated by innovative C5I, Electronic Warfare and APNT systems testing. These systems are often geographically dispersed and must operate reliably under extreme environmental conditions.
The TSMO (Threat Systems Management Office) test bed at the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground is a multi-domain operations (MDO) environment designed to integrate and evaluate Army threat systems in a realistic, operational setting. TSMO, part of the U.S. Army’s Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (CPE ST3) (formerly known as Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)), provides rapid, adaptive all-domain threat operations and lifecycle management for realistic test, training, and experimentation.
The EPG TEMPEST lab is the only NSA certified lab within the DoW to ensure National Security Information (NSI) will not be compromised by exposure to unauthorized interception of Compromising Emanations (CE) from Classified Information Processing Systems (CLIPS). TEMEPST testing is primarily done, but not limited to, anechoic chambers. When a vulnerability is identified, we transition testing to outdoor environments to better evaluate its impact under real-world conditions.
The Interagency Telephone Laboratory is part of the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground’s E3 Effects Test Facility (Blacktail) at Fort Huachuca, where the Army has tested Intelligence and Electronic Warfare technology for over 60 years. The National Telephone Security Working Group (NTSWG) has selected the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground’s Interagency Telephone Laboratory as the only certifying laboratory for telephones and systems used in a secure environment.
The Distributed Software Testing and Integration Laboratory (D-STIL) located at EPG Headquarters in Ft. Huachuca provides Software Testing, Verification and Validation (V&V), and System Integration services to EPG customers.