Arizona Drone Bases

According to the Department of Defense Report to Congress on Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability (April 2012), Arizona has six (6) locations that have been designated as potential basing locations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [i.e. drones] (p. 8 ff.).


The table below gives information on the types of drones that are proposed for basing at each location.

BASE	Predator/Reaper type	Shadow/Raven type	Other
Fort Huachuca	MQ1C, MQ1B, MQ5	RQ-7B, RQ-21A
Cochise College	MQ5
Yuma Proving Ground	MQ8
Florence		RQ-11B
Whetstone		RQ-7B
MCAS Yuma		RQ-7B, RQ-21A