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6 unusual facts about Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake


AGM-87 Focus

Development took place at the China Lake Naval Weapons Center during the late 1960s.

China Lake, California

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, airborne weapons testing and training range operated by the United States Navy

Maturango Museum

Formerly known as Crumville, it is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

A few of the other rockets and missiles developed or tested at China Lake have included the Mighty Mouse, Zuni, Sidewinder, Shrike, Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) and Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).

Panamint Valley

The airspace is primarily used by military aircraft from Nellis AFB, Edwards AFB, NAWS China Lake, and NAS Lemoore for high and low altitude mission training.

The valley lies in a north-south direction, and stretches from the Panamint Dunes in the north to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in San Bernardino County in the south.



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