WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release:
Gray Flag, held annually at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, is the naval aviation test community's premier large-force test event.
This year's was the largest to date, topping the roughly 600 sorties flown in 2024 and more than 500 in 2025.
The two-week event drew more than 3,000 participants from more than 150 organizations, and crews logged more than 2,000 flight hours covering hundreds of multi-domain test objectives for the fleet and joint force.
On a single day alone, 78 aircraft launched for one test event, a Gray Flag record. Point Mugu pumped more than 1.3 million gallons of jet fuel during the event.
The Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air ...