The Afghan Sandhurst Academy will be Britain’s only military presence in the country once the main troop withdrawal from Helmand province is completed in 2014, reports the British MoD. Last week Afghanistan’s new officer academy dubbed “Sandhurst in the Sand” inducted at least 200 of the 270 planned recruits of its first class. The training, […]
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Punggye Nuclear Test Site. Recent commercial satellite imagery has identified two new tunnel entrances and continued excavation at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Excavation in the West Portal area, where North Korea’s 2009 and 2013 nuclear […]
While it’s relatively easy to find open-source image intelligence of Iranian facilities, it’s understandably more difficult to find IMINT that originates in Iran. During a late-September ceremony marking the delivery of UAVs to the Iranian Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA), one such piece of IMINT was displayed that claimed to show a NATO base under surveillance […]
By Galen Wright For the past six-plus years, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army Ground Forces (the NEZAJA) have engaged in a fitful effort to relocate and modernize their garrisons by moving them outside of urban areas. Spurred by economic necessity and operational needs, this plan has often been delayed, but, as of 2013, finds […]
About The Imam Ali Missile Base The Imam Ali Missile Base (IAMB) is situated west of Khorramabad taking advantage of the mountainous terrain to conceal the launch site and additional underground facilities. According to Iranian press reporting, former Iranian President Khatami ordered a 15 missile unit to be stood up at the base, under command […]
Satellite imagery from 22 May 2013 shows the MQ-1C at the General Atomics El Mirage Flight Test Facility in California prior to beginning full-rate production. The latest imagery from Digital Globe shows six MQ-1C medium altitude long endurance UAVs including associated support equipment parked on the apron at General Atomics El Mirage Flight Test Facility, […]
