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There is definitely some test craft and systems that are next gen or early future gen. They need a controllable dead zone for EM to test certain systems before they can test it in real world EM polluted areas.
They probably have labs for development, but most of that stuff is handled by the MIC unless it is so secret that they can't allow anything to leave the base except for personnel that could be highly vetted and controlled.
Just for testing one aircraft, they need a huge amount of infrastructure and personnel which necessitates a fairly large base. Some of their stuff they would need to tear down to base components to inspect parts after every flight. They need facilities on-site to repair or replace components that probably only exist on that aircraft.
So most of the base may exist and operate just to test one new aircraft that is 10 years away from production or to service something like the X-37 program.