[dljordan]

“The air space over the Mojave desert is extremely well monitored as several military bases are located in the heart of the region, on of which contains a space shuttle landing strip Edwards AFB.”

NAS China Lake is in the Mojave too.

[ElkGroveDan]

In addition to China Lake NAWS and Edwards AFB you have Fort Irwin and NASA Dryden. They are all part of the R-2508 Special Use Airspace designation. The region is overseen by both ATC authority and MOA military airspace controls.

Nothing flies in or out of that region without being noticed. Especially with China Lake which test Naval weapons. They have tracking that goes beyond typical aircraft radar, since they are testing every kind of air-to-air, surface-to-air and other sophisticated weapons that fly at all altitudes. Nothing can “fly in under the radar” in those parts.

[ridesthemiles]

NAS China Lake is in the Mojave too.”

NAS China Lake is in Ridgecrest—about 80 miles from Mojave. Further north and east- continue east on Hwy 14 and it connects with US 3295, then on north to Ridgecrest. The NAS is on the EAST side of Ridgecrest.