Al Udeid Air Base

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Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
25°06'57"N 51°18'55"E

New imagery from Space Imaging's Ikonos and DigitalGlobe's Quick Bird reveal continued construction at Al Udeid Airbase.

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Imagery of Al Udeid Air Base
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Overview of the Middle East with Qatar in the center	The Persian Gulf with Qatar in the center
CIA Map Qatar 1995	NIMA 1:500,000 Tactical Pilotage Chart of with an Ikonos browse image of the Al Udeid air base overlayed
Ikonos imagery overview of Al Udeid as of January 13, 2002	New Digital Globe imagery of Al Udeid as of June 13, 2002
Weapons Storage Areas
Ikonos Imagery of the Weapons Storage Area as of January 2002	June 2002 Digital Globe imagery shows no appreciable construction or activity
These munition storage Igloos measure 40 x 90 feet and have 3,800 square feet of capacity each or 30,800 sq ft total	Unlike older earth covered storage igloos, these new generation ones are solid concrete to enhance survivability
11 vehicles are visible outside of three igloos in the lower row	These 25 storage igloos have an estimated floor space of 3,200 square feet each and 80,000 sq ft total
The entrances to these igloos are protected from air attack or fratricide by concrete barriers	Differences in atmospheric lighting dramatically reduce the signature of the igloos. Custom paint also reduces detection and interpretability