Wing Loong UAVs seen in satellite images in Egypt

New images appear to show Wing Loong model UAVs in Egypt.

#ثـريد قـاعدة عُثـمانّ الجوية المصرية :

قاعدة عثمانّ متواجدة في الجنوب الغربي بالقرب من واحة #سيوة و الحدود المصرية الليبية.. pic.twitter.com/hVaG4fJObD
— أحـمد🇱🇾 (@ahmedabdo1806) July 3, 2020

These are allegedly located at Uthman Air Base (قـاعدة عُثـمانّ الجوية المصرية) which is located near the Siwa Oasis (29°34’22″N 25°35’45″E) not far from Libya. The images seem to show several of the drones.

The full details about the drones are not known;

I don't know if this chap can legally share these images (so handle with care), but seeing such UAVs at 🇪🇬#Uthman Air Base (NW #Egypt) definitely confirms the rumours, regardless of how recent they are. I think they are recent.

People say these are used in 🇱🇾#Libya. https://t.co/4QyRPj0KjS
— Gerjon | חריון (@Gerjon_) July 3, 2020

Egypt has used these drones for several years;

Development of the Egyptian Wing Loong-1

During 2016, #Egypt requested an amendment on it's "Wing Loong" UAVs during Zhuhai 2016 Exhibition.

The amendment is to integrate a JY-203 SAR radar on the drones, for detection of land mines & IEDs .https://t.co/NpVMwWcyoF…
— Egypt's Defense News (@Egy_military) March 19, 2018

This includes against ISIS;

#Egypt using Wing Loong drones in its battle against #ISIS in #Sinai – @AlArabiya_Eng: https://t.co/N05BlXz0o3
— Zack Gold (@ZLGold) February 28, 2017

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