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Name That Mystery Base in the UAE Desert
defensetech.org - 26.01.2011 14:23
Anyone know anything about what looks like a new airbase being built in the UAE?
Name That Mystery Base in the UAE Desert
Anyone know anything about what looks like a new airbase being built in the UAE?
I first noticed it on Google Maps about a year ago. It looks like a military airfield is under construction just outside the desert town of Madinat Zayed about 80�90 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi. I called the press office at UAE embassy here in DC to ask about the base when I first saw it. They were very polite and apologized for not being able to discuss it.
The UAE has several airfields used by a variety of foreign militaries; from the Gulf Air Warfare Center at the massive Al Dhafra Air Base to the open secret that is � or was � Camp Mirage. Anyone know who might be operating out of this new facility?
From afar the field looks like it�s close to completion, with what might be dispersal pads for aircraft to park on. Zoom in, however, and all you�ll see are the very beginnings of construction.
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