Fort Wingate

A Precision Strike Missile launches from the Fort Wingate Launch Complex on Dec. 11 as part of a Limited User Test conducted by White Sands Missile Range test officers and U.S. Army Operational Test Command soldiers. The missile was fired toward its designated target area at Yucca Point, New Mexico, in a critical evaluation of its performance.

A Precision Strike Missile launches from the Fort Wingate Launch Complex on Dec. 11 as part of a Limited User Test conducted by White Sands Missile Range test officers and U.S. Army Operational Test Command soldiers. The missile was fired toward its designated target area at Yucca Point, New Mexico, in a critical evaluation of its performance.

Missile Tests from Fort Wingate Showcase Expanding Role in U.S. Defense Strategy

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
FORT WINGATE, N.M. – The skies above Cibola County have become a proving ground for some of the U.S. Army’s most advanced missile defense systems.
A Black Dagger short-range ballistic missile target, designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capability, launches from Fort Wingate, New Mexico, Dec. 6. The flight served as a search track to test the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor system. Missile Test - U.S. Army photo by Christopher Bohn

A Black Dagger short-range ballistic missile target, designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capability, launches from Fort Wingate, New Mexico, Dec. 6. The flight served as a search track to test the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor system. Missile Test - U.S. Army photo by Christopher Bohn

Another Missile Test Closes Parts of Mt. Taylor Ranger District

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
CIBOLA COUNTY – The U.S. Army has announced yet another missile test launch from Fort Wingate, marking a significant uptick in missile defense testing activity in recent months.This latest test, scheduled between February 11 and February 14, will temporarily close portions of the Mt.
Missile to Fly through Cibola Skies

Missile to Fly through Cibola Skies

Missile to Fly through Cibola Skies

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Following a postponement of October's planned missile test, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has announced revised launch dates for the beginning of November.