Description
The U.S. Navy has established and maintains several test and experiment centers for the testing and evaluation of aircraft and weapons systems. Few centers approach the size and scope of the center at Point Mugu, California. Over the years, the Naval Air Missile Test Center, along with the Pacific Missile Range, evolved into the Naval Missile Center and the Pacific Missile Test Center. This reflects the technological development, complexity, and sophistication required for accurate evaluation of weapons performance. This book by Angelo Romano is an illustrated work on the aircraft and missiles used at Naval Air Station Point Mugu and its surrounding stations and training ranges between 1975 and 2002. The book describes a variety of projects, aircraft, squadrons, and conversions of the base and facilities up to 2002. Readers will find a fascinating wealth of technical and historical information on aircraft and associated weapons since the beginning of operations at Point Mugu, organized chronologically. The text is accompanied by about 600 almost entirely unpublished black and white and color photographs illustrating the aircraft, the modifications, and the details of the projects.
