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 […]
Iran continues to support the Syrian regime by providing supplies via its IL-76 Cargo aircraft, as suggested by recent video captured by FSA sources and plane spotters. A Youtube video uploaded on 22 September 2013 appears to show an Iranian IL-76 CANDID cargo aircraft preparing to land at, what the source says is, Hama Military Airport. Iranian […]
The latest satellite imagery from Digital Globe suggests that the US setup a drone base in Kuwait following the pullout from Iraq. It is now suspected, Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem was the probable home air base of the Predator involved in the October 2012 incident with Iran. Late last year, CNN first reported Iran’s attempt […]
Satellite imagery from 2012 acquired by Digital Globe shows the construction of Iran’s new space launch facility located in Semnan province, 40 km southeast of Shahrud. This location comes as no surprise for Iran watchers as Shahrud has been home to a missile test facility since the late 1980s, presumably constructed with Chinese and North […]
