The latest imagery acquired in May 2014 of INS Hansa, a location on India’s western coast in Goa, confirms that the Navy’s Shore Based Testing Facility (SBTF) is operational. Although India inaugurated the facility back in March, it was unknown at the time if the arresting cables had been fully installed allowing for both take-off and aircraft […]
The latest satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe and available in Google Earth shows some new activity on the Iranian occupied island of Abu Musa. Imagery from 17JAN14, shows Iran constructing a new dispersal area and adding at least two aircraft shelters to the recently paved area. In addition, a new berthing area was also under […]
Satellite imagery acquired on 26JUL14 by Airbus Defence and Space and published by Jane’s confirmed media reports that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning recently underwent a four-month maintenance period at China’s Dalian shipyard. Imagery shows the absence of most flight deck markings, particularly those delineating take-off and landing areas, indicative of surface refinishing undertaken during the […]
The latest satellite imagery on 12 July 2014 acquired by DigitalGlobe shows a new aircraft support area at Indonesia’s Pekanbaru Airbase. The Indonesian Air Force received the first three of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D upgraded aircraft on 25JUL14. The US transferred the aircraft under the excess defense articles program. The F-16 were donated by the Obama […]
A newly-erected long-range radar site can be found in Google Earth’s imagery over Northern Iran. In June 2014, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Aerospace Force (IRGC-ASF) unveiled the ‘Ghadir’ over-the-horizon (OTH) radar at an undisclosed site near the city of Garmsar in the Semnan province east of Tehran According to media reports, the Ghadir is […]
Boeing continues to successfully fly the QF-16 in live fire exercises to prepare for final testing as F-16s of Batch 2 head toward conversion. Flying above the skies of the White Sands Missile Range, the QF-16 represent the increasing combat capabilities of fourth-generation fighters, including the MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-30. Most recently in July, Boeing simulated a missile strike on the […]
