NAWS China Lake California

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, has been behind almost every successful airborne weapon systems for more than 50 years. The facility is located in the northeastern region of the Mojave Desert in California’s San Bernardino County.

The installation was established in 1943 and is now home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine, the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31, and a training detachment from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal group.

With more than 1.1 million acres of land, China Lake maintains the United States Navy’s largest land property. This tract of land alone comprises more than a third of all the Navy’s land holdings around the world.

Location: 35.6877, -117.6907
Phone: (866) 493-9699
DSN: 437-1683July 12, 2010

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