There is what looks like a cement plant and the image you posted looks like an aggregate field for the cement production. Jane's Weekly was convinced 100% either that is was a new missile site, it is interesting to see the next images. I have a couple of other locations that I have spotted that could be missile/nuclear/military related that are in building phase. It is really hard to tell, need more images.
I think it is the pollution, also depending of the time of year, farmers burn all the fields, makes for lots of haze. Noticed that too, lots of China imagery looks "dirty".
" Rattled by the rash of drone crashes, the Djiboutian government asked the Pentagon to move its unmanned aircraft away from the city to a rarely used airstrip in the desert, Chabelley Airfield, according to the unclassified documents, which were obtained by The Washington Post as part of a public records request.
In a letter to Congress in February, the Pentagon asked for urgent authorization of $13 million in funds and equipment to build “minimal facilities necessary to...
Just checked out HAARP for the first time. Yeah, kind of similar but it is different. Need to go back and checked the size.
Hmm, the Chinese array measures a bit smaller than HAARP but still quite large. I didn't know that HAARP imagery was censored. Some of the array is visible but the norther part is censored.
Interesting, just measured Chinese array north of this one and it is bigger, probably same size as HAARP.
It just seems a bit odd to me to put it so close to a bombing range. Also seems very similar to the one north of it at another bombing/testing range. Could it have something to do with the range? I was thinking more along the lines of EMP testing or anti GPS stuff....
I am guessing that was an older image when the hangar was being built. Also the cross looking runway was being laid down. Check out the stuff to the left of the steel frames. The blue and white "buildings", some kind of weird lay out and looks like a formation of 10 trucks? in the GE and even GM imagery, it seems like they have all been "taken" out. Pretty cool.
Yeah, I saw that one, it appears to have been built early 2010 and blown up later in the year, it is damaged in the 8/19/2010 image.Hasn't been repaired since. I was getting tired last night and didn't include it! I thought the odd steel frame structures next to it were more interesting. They haven't been bombed yet or maybe they are something else than target practice, I don't know.
Not only you can't see in in Google Maps but I noticed on Google Earth, it was displaying the 2011 imagery even thought there was more updated imagery, not sure why.
This is really pissing me off!!!! News outlets and especially those bastards at Google Earth have stopped putting out new satellite imagery of the planet for the last 2 months and pretty much more than 1 year for Syria so there is no way for people like us to spend time looking at battle damage and try to report to military/Intel sites where we could spread the word and images!!!!! I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW!!!!!
There appears to be another on undergoing some heavy maintenance, it looks like the rear has been removed to swap engines, I am assuming...Also, in the most recent GE pictures, there is now a line up of 5 AWACS.
From what as been said so far, it would appear that the cargo shifted in the bay and 747 entered a spin at such low speed/low altitude/ Cg gone to hell, no way the pilots could regain control...
Most probable. From what I know, AN-2 was considered to be the Soviet/Russian equivalent of the Cessna 170, so most likely it is a training center. Although, North Korea has over 100,000 special forces troops so it could have a secondary role as in incursion operations center, kind of far from DMZ but you never know.
Shatgumbad Mosque is the largest of the Sultanate mosques in Bangladesh and one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent. It is ascribed to one Khan al-Azam Ulugh Khan Jahan, who conquered the...
Do you have a picture of what they look like from the ground? I have seen the other types of concrete blocks that can be dropped to form obstacles but these look like speed bumps when viewed from above.
Was this a separate attack? Or was this part of the same package strike that took out a SAM convoy? It is a bit confusing since no one really is giving details and just not sure if it was separate attack or just trying to confuse/muddy the water....
For sure it's a mess, rumor is terrorists might still have some hostages, I guess, they moved them somewhere else. Looks also like Algerian forces went in with guns blazing.....
My inclination would be to say it's civilian. Doesn't appear to be any type of fencing, guards,gates,etc that would denote a military base. There's a military base about 15 kl SE of the mystery location, Chinese could easily expand that base...
As far as I can tell, this is the one gas station in Barzeh al-Balad district with 4 small concrete posts and metallic bars like the ones in the picture. I found what looks like a car garage and another gas station but they didn't have the fence.
The US site seems bigger, although there is another site just north that also is censored. These 3 sites could be of similar use to the US counter part.
Look just to the dirt lot next to the cleaned up "hangars" or buildings and you see about 100 tanks/IFVs that more than likely were under there. Some of them seemed to be damaged but it is possible that some can be repaired or cannibalized for parts.
I don't know for sure if this is the same mosque but it seems like it. Apparently it was destroyed by the rebels, without going into religion/politics, I do find it disturbing that they seem to rejoice at destroying this mosque.
The picture in GE was taken in 2007 and is a lot brighter. The GM image is newer, there is a small round structure not present in GE picture but the colors are all green.
I think the Chinese use this range for far more than just bombing. The square black and white blocks have been moved into a different configuration and don't appear to be damaged. Supposedly, these are used to test new radar spy satellites for calibration purposes. It will be interesting to see if Chinese will bomb those new bunkers to test new PGMs.
I was kind of surprised, I always hear that RAF sends 4 jets. They had some old F4s after the war, then Tornado ADV which have been replaced by new Euro-fighters. The installations are obviously quite large and can support far more than the 4 jets RAF keeps saying the send to the Falklands!
Great find! I am starting to work on Syria conflict. I hope to put up some posts on damages soon. Too bad Google earth hasn't updated some new images on Syria. Got my first negative comment the other day, guessing from someone that only enjoys celebrity houses.
This appears to be the location where US SpecForces are training Jordanians. A picture has been published of some new barracks built, can't confirm this is the location of new construction.
I have also discovered a few of these driver courses around China, I find them to be very useful as it seems to indicate a military base/depot/HQ near by.
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In a letter to Congress in February, the Pentagon asked for urgent authorization of $13 million in funds and equipment to build “minimal facilities necessary to...
Hmm, the Chinese array measures a bit smaller than HAARP but still quite large. I didn't know that HAARP imagery was censored. Some of the array is visible but the norther part is censored.
Interesting, just measured Chinese array north of this one and it is bigger, probably same size as HAARP.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
http://news.yahoo.com/u-air-force-shut-down-space-fence-surveillance-001115570.html
Did you find this before the article? I think you just started something!LOL! Maybe the news people are checking out VG for stuff to publish?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=47.04664378183658,2.6187747875594747&z=18
http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/S_0313.HTM
Shatgumbad Mosque is the largest of the Sultanate mosques in Bangladesh and one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent. It is ascribed to one Khan al-Azam Ulugh Khan Jahan, who conquered the...
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~pzhu/tanktraps/tanktraps.html
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Niger has confirmed that French special forces are protecting one of the country's biggest uranium mines.
This article says that there was an attack on the depot, an attack(s) on a convoy(s) and maybe some other target.
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-convoy-20130130,0,6001837.story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21101092
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/algeria-hostage-freed-escape-killed-al-qaeda_n_2496079.html
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2012/12/photos-of-day-lushan-county-henan.html
Looks like the mystery has been solved....
I was there in August, they were still working on it, most of it is complete. It is huge!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c63_1353633490
http://armscontrol.eu/2012/09/hellenic-air-force-a-7-corsairs-are-about-to-be-withdrawn-from-active-duty/
I think the base serves as a regular flying base and storage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force
It looks like an older model, no CFM56 engines.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/02/spy-plane-crash-africa/
Look at page April 15:
http://board-temporary.blogspot.dk/2012/04/mortar-position.html
This appears to be the location where US SpecForces are training Jordanians. A picture has been published of some new barracks built, can't confirm this is the location of new construction.