Ordnance facilities in CA
5 facilities
Aerial and Surface Targets Complex
Point Mugu, CA
We provide operational and engineering support to Navy target users and providers worldwide.The Complex uses land-based launch sites at Point Mugu and San Nicholas Island, California, both of which are on the Sea Test Range; and land-based sites at China Lake, California, on the Electronic Combat Ranges. We provide air launch support with NWTS Pt. Mugu DC-130 and QF-4 aircraft. The Aerial Target Launch Ship (ATLS) is used for seaborne launches. These assets provide the target capability for airborne or seaborne launches to be deployed in support of Fleet operations or weapon system development. The Complex provides aerial and surface target operational support throughout the threat envelope, as well as auxiliary and augmentation systems that enhance target threat replicability. We can also provide our deployable target control system to present the BQM-74 aerial target anywhere worldwide–shipboard or land based.
Materials Sciences & Engineering Test
Seal Beach, CA
The Materials Sciences and Engineering Test Branch provides testing expertise in support of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and other DoD conventional and nuclear weapon systems in the areas of Chemistry Analysis , Materials Analyses, Environmental Simulation, Ordnance Testing, RF and Electrical Testing, NDT Testing. Test and analytical services include: chemistry testing of ordnance materials and Cal EPA hazardous waste identification, physical properties testing of material, failure analysis investigations, vibration, temperature and humidity testing (MIL-STD 810-E), functional testing of electro-explosives (one of a kind test apparatus), RF testing (anechoic chamber 400mhz to 9 ghz, and certified for EMI testing), and ATE electrical testing of component (and bench testing). Sponsors include Strategic Systems Programs, Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus, OH , Marine Corps, Army, NAVSEA, and NAVAIR.
Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories
China Lake, CA
Under the aegis of the Naval Air Systems Command, the Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories represent the U.S. Navy's most comprehensive and unique center for research and development of missile propulsion, ordnance, and fuzing. The Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories provide a one-stop shop for propulsion and ordnance: from the synthesis of ingredients for propellant and explosives to their incorporation into weapons systems; from design of warheads, bombs, fuzes, and rocket motors to their implementation in the Fleet; and from computer analysis to demil.
Ordnance Facilities Development and Engineering
Port Hueneme, CA
Supersonic Naval Ordnance Research Track (SNORT)
China Lake, CA
Overview. The SNORT facility serves government and industry by providing a high speed testing capability under reliable and controlled dynamic conditions. SNORT combines many of the advantages of laboratory testing with the dynamic conditions of free-flight testing, and also provides the option of test-item recovery for post-test examination or retesting. The G-4 terminal and ballistics test track operates as a backup. Range personnel can perform complete track-test programs from carriage design and fabrication through