Zuni (rocket)
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The Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR), or simply Zuni, is a 5.0 in (127 mm) unguided rocket developed by the Hunter-Douglas Division of Bridgeport Brass Company and deployed by the United States Armed Forces, and the French Air Force. The rocket was developed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. It can be used to carry various types of warheads, including chaff for countermeasures. It is usually fired from the LAU-10 rocket pod holding four rockets.
Zuni (rocket)
A VA-113 A-4F launching Zunis during the Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968.
Sailors aboard Forrestal battle a massive ordnance fire triggered by a Zuni rocket.
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
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Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is part of Navy Region Southwest under Commander, Navy Installations Command, and was originally known as Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS).
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to VX-9 returns to its home at NAWS China Lake
Image: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake logo
Indian Wells Valley, showing Ridgecrest, California and the China Lake area
Vought DF-8F Crusader drone director originally based at USN China Lake