China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station

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United States Navy installation military research facility

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station is a major U.S. Navy research, development, testing, and evaluation facility for naval aviation weapons and technology.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake	5
China Lake, California	2
NAWS China Lake	2
China Lake Acres	1
Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake	1
Naval Weapons Center China Lake	1
Pacific Missile Test Center	1
United States Navy community region around China Lake	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy installation ⓘ military research facility ⓘ
abbreviation	China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NAWS China Lake
controlledBy	Department of the Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Navy
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
environment	desert ⓘ
established	1943 ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake
garrison	Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division ⓘ
hasAlternateName	China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ surface form: NAWS China Lake
hasClimate	arid ⓘ
hasFacilityType	airfield ⓘ laboratories ⓘ weapons ranges ⓘ
hasRole	center for weapons innovation ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface	asphalt ⓘ
hasTestingRanges	air-to-air weapons ranges ⓘ air-to-ground weapons ranges ⓘ
hasType	air weapons station ⓘ
hosts	Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division ⓘ
isPartOf	United States Navy shore establishment ⓘ
locatedIn	Kern County ⓘ surface form: Kern County, California Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ surface form: San Bernardino County, California
locatedNear	China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: China Lake, California
nearestCity	Ridgecrest, California ⓘ
notableFor	development of guided missile systems ⓘ extensive land area for weapons testing ⓘ large restricted airspace ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	Naval Air Systems Command ⓘ
primaryFunction	development ⓘ research ⓘ test and evaluation of weapons systems ⓘ
specializesIn	guided weapons ⓘ missile systems ⓘ naval aviation weapons ⓘ weapons technology ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
supportsMission	fleet weapons readiness ⓘ
supportsProgram	naval aviation weapons development ⓘ
usedBy	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ other U.S. military services ⓘ
usedFor	aeronautical research ⓘ electronic warfare testing ⓘ training ranges ⓘ weapons testing ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → abbreviation → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NAWS China Lake

Ridgecrest, California → adjacentTo → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

East Kern County → contains → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: China Lake Acres

Mojave Desert → contains → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

Kern County → containsMilitaryInstallation → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → formerlyKnownAs → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → hasAlternateName → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: NAWS China Lake

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division → hasFacility → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division → hasHeadquartersLocation → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: China Lake, California

East Kern County → hasNotableFacility → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division → hasPredecessor → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Weapons Center China Lake

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division → hasPredecessor → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Missile Test Center

Ridgecrest, California → isPartOf → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy community region around China Lake

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → locatedNear → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: China Lake, California

Ridgecrest, California → primaryEconomicDriver → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake