Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Department_of_Defense
gptkb:Naval_Air_Systems_Command
gptkbp:area 1,100,000 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Air_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron_31
gptkb:Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Detachment
gptkb:Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Weapons_Division
gptkb:China_Lake_Museum
gptkbp:coordinates 35.685°N 117.692°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Inyo_County
Kern County
San Bernardino County
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:grass
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Air_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron_31
gptkb:Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Detachment
gptkb:Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Weapons_Division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:KNID
gptkb:NID
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:China_Lake
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Ridgecrest
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:EA-18G_Growler
gptkb:AV-8B_Harrier_II
F-35 Lightning II
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2019_Ridgecrest_earthquakes
gptkbp:notableFor Rockeye cluster bomb development
Shrike missile development
Sidewinder missile development
Walleye TV-guided bomb development
gptkbp:openToPublic no
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Navy_Region_Southwest
gptkbp:population ~1,800 military personnel
~4,000 civilian employees
gptkbp:primaryUse research, development, testing, and evaluation of weapons
gptkbp:protectedArea yes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mojave_Desert
gptkbp:runwayLength 10,000 ft
7,500 ft
gptkbp:runwaySurface 2
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military
weapons testing
aerospace research
gptkbp:website https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/naws_china_lake.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michelson_Laboratory,_Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5