The Dorsch Gruppe has upgraded UAE’s Sweihan military airbase which now shows up to four new aircraft hangars and two new aircraft shelter areas. According to information previously released, now since removed from public viewing by the Germany-based firm, the new hangars and shelters support the deployment of the AH-64 Apache, the AW-139, the AS-365 Panther, and […]
Satellite imagery from 2012 shows an aerostat actively deployed on a new fence-secured site near Al Rams in Ras Al-Khaimah, a location on the northern tip of the UAE. The site features a high bay shelter at an elevated location which, according to historical satellite imagery, was constructed in the 2010-2011 period. It is thought […]
Imagery from August 2011 shows a previously unreported airfield located approximately 10 miles from the borders of Saudi Arabia and Oman. While it’s possible this could be related to oil activities near the border (Qusahwira oil field), the double fence line which is atypical of airfields near oil development sites may suggest otherwise.
The latest satellite imagery from 22JUL13 acquired by Digital Globe shows the USS Ponce (LPD-15) and a US Navy Mine Countermeasures ship at Jebel Ali in the UAE deployed from the US Navy’s 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain. The LPD-15 had yet to show any activity related to the installation of the Navy’s new solid-state […]
Sweihan Military Air Base is situated in the heart of the UAE’s Zayed Military City, a location approximately forty miles inland from the coast near Reflex Responses main garrison. There, the Directorate of Military Works Abu Dhabi has commissioned the German Dorsch Gruppe to extend the runway and expand the various support facilities to accommodate […]
The Directorate of Military Works Abu Dhabi commissioned the Dorsch Gruppe to construct the military support section on the north-eastern side of the existing Abu Dhabi International Airport. Although nearly complete, the finished section has departed from the original contract which envisioned a much larger aircraft apron at 360,000 square meters, a parallel taxiway, as […]
