Shooting location

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station

California · US · used on Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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Sun arc2026-05-21 · 35.652, -117.682 (UTC)

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☼ 19:48 UTC00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0024:00
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Latitude

35.651600

Longitude

-117.682200

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Curator notes

Mojave Desert weapons range — practical SAM-site mock-up + canyon-trench excavation for the terminal-attack sequence.

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