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Al Dhafra Air Base (ADAB, Arabic: قاعدة الظفرة الجوية, IATA: DHF, ICAO: OMAM) is a military installation in the United Arab Emirates. The base is located approximately 20 mi (32 km) south of Abu Dhabi , and is operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force .
In 1976 the official UAE Armed Forces insignia, uniform, military academies, air force, and naval force were established and the military General Headquarters (GHQ) was formed in Abu Dhabi. [ 8 ] UAE Armed Forces are equipped with weapon systems purchased from a variety of outside countries, including France, the United States, and the United ...
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [ note 1 ] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
UAE troops assisted anti-Houthi fighters in the re-taking of Aden and Al Anad Air Base. On 4 September 2015 the army lost 52 soldiers in war in Yemen to a tactical ballistic missile strike. [4] UAE has since deployed an entire armoured brigade to Yemen. [5] Up until November 2017 the UAE forces have had 120 dead. [6]
Al Minhad Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة المنهاد الجوية, IATA: NHD, ICAO: OMDM, also just Minhad Air Base [1]) is a military installation in the United Arab Emirates. The base is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Dubai and is operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force. It is currently the headquarters of the ...
Camp de la Paix ("Peace Camp"), also called Abu Dhabi Base and known and referred to by the French military as Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis ("French Military Settlement in UAE") or simply IMFEAU, is a French Naval Air Station based in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, since 2009.
The Al-Safran Air Base (ICAO: OMLW, [1] alternatively called Liwa [2]) is a military air base operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force, located approximately 80 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi, near Madinat Zayed. [3] [4]
Pages in category "United Arab Emirates Air Force bases" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.