Playas Research
and Training Center
A Leader in Reality-Based Research and Training
Playas Research and Training Center (PRTC) is a remote research and training facility located in Playas, New Mexico. As a research center of the NM Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), PRTC began as a training arena for first responders and counter-terrorism programs and has expanded its capabilities for military, homeland security, law enforcement, and research entities.
Strategically situated in a secluded area in the far southwestern corner of New Mexico, PRTC was originally a small mining town. NMT purchased the town in 2004 to build a training center capable of facilitating realistic, large-scale research and training exercises. Playas sits on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert surrounded by uninhabited land for miles in each direction, providing an ideal environment and climate for operations year-round.
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Since its inception, PRTC has expanded its mission to provide an academically led, responsive and reconfigurable, research and training environment capable of replicating combat conditions and performing simultaneous operations to support multi-service, joint, and coalition Information Dominance. In partnership with stakeholders, PRTC has created a reconfigurable, responsive foundation of spectrum, security, connectivity, open-air networks, and a power and fiber backbone.
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It’s not Playas OR, it’s Playas AND
Unrivaled in the industry, the Playas facility is additive and complementary for other facilities, research, and training experiences.
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