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80 Years After Hiroshima: Uncovering the Lost B-29 Superfortresses of China Lake

As August 2025 approaches, the world prepares to mark a solemn milestone: the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6 and 9, 1945, two B-29 Superfortresses-Enola ...
The Aviationist

Photographers Capture Stunning Images of German Tornado Firing AARGM Missile Over China Lake Ranges

German Tornado Fires AARGM During Low-Level Test Flight Over California Desert. On Apr. 3, 2025, aviation photographers Jarod Hamilton and Ian Recchio captured a rare moment near the China Lake Naval ...
The Bakersfield Californian

National First Responders Day: Honoring the China Lake Mountain Rescue Group

Members of the China Lake Mountain Rescue Group were activated on Friday, Sept. 19 to find and rescue a person who had become ...
Power Engineering

Proton Energy Systems awarded solar/PEM fuel cell power system project at China Lake

WALLINGFORD, Conn., Feb. 3, 2003 — Producing power from renewable energy sources just got another boost this winter. Proton Energy Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $375,000 contract to develop a 1 kW ...
The Aviationist

VX-31 Bids Farewell to the AV-8B Harrier II

The Dust Devils of VX-31 concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown flight at China Lake. The Dust Devils of the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 concluded the AV-8B ...
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History of the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California

v. 1. Sailors, scientists, and rockets; origins of the Navy rocket program and of the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern / A.B. Christman -- v. 2. The grand experiment at Inyokern / J.D.