# Indiana Delegation Urges Army to Designate Test Ranges

On September 30, 2026, Senators Jim Banks and Todd Young and Indiana’s congressional delegation urged the U.S. Army to designate Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana as Premier Test Ranges under the Permissive Test Range Expansion Initiative. If approved, the designation could expand commercial access to Army testing environments for unmanned systems, counter-UAS, electronic warfare, long-range fires, and low-cost interceptors. The letter says the sites are ready without baseline infrastructure investment, but the request is not an approved designation or an open solicitation; no award, funding amount, or procurement schedule was announced.

- Defense contractors developing the cited technologies may find expanded Army testing access if the designation is approved, but the signals do not establish an application process or guarantee access.
- Companies can assess whether their test needs align with the capabilities of Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck and distinguish this advocacy request from a funded procurement opportunity.
- The claimed readiness without baseline infrastructure investment may make the sites attractive for Army experimentation, but no specific infrastructure work or related contract is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of the Army (Army)
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)
- Indiana National Guard

### Key Quotes
> Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck are ready to help the Army move cutting-edge defense technology from development to the battlefield. Designating these facilities as Premier Test Ranges would accelerate innovation, strengthen our military, and expand Indiana’s role in supporting our national defense.
> — Jim Banks, Senator

> Indiana is well-positioned to lead the development and testing of next-generation defense technologies.
> — James Baird, Representative

### Sources
- [Young, Banks, Indiana Colleagues Urge Army to Designate Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck as Premier Test Ranges - Senator Young](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-banks-indiana-colleagues-urge-army-to-designate-camp-atterbury-and-muscatatuck-as-premier-test-ranges/) - Young Senate
- [Sen. Banks Urges Army to Designate Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck as Premier Test Ranges](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-banks-urges-army-to-designate-camp-atterbury-and-muscatatuck-as-premier-test-ranges/) - Banks Senate