In honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (2011), VX-31's historically inspired, 'retro' painted F/A-18C.
Includes Display and Line versions.
Commissioned in 1947 as the Navy’s premiere research, development, test and evaluation complex for aircraft and weapons, China Lake has operated nearly every type of carrier-based aircraft and developed nearly every air-launched weapon used since World War II. VX-31 traces its roots back to the early days of China Lake, when test aircraft were assigned directly to the Naval Air Facility.
In 1976, aircraft operations were consolidated under the Air Department of NWC's Test & Evaluation Directorate and remained that way until the Naval Weapons Test Squadron was established in 1995. In 2002, that squadron was re-designated the VX-31 “Dust Devils.”
