UAE began arrangements for the construction of a new military runway on the island of Socotra, the far south of Yemen.
Informed sources confirmed that foreign engineers and pilots, including Israelis, affiliated with the Emirati Khalifa Foundation, arrived in Socotra Governorate, to inaugurate a flight runway for reconnaissance and combat helicopters.
The sources pointed out that the runway will be built in the Nogad area in the south of the island, noting that the foreign team will start construction operations early next month.
Last April, the UAE inaugurated a military airport at its base in Hadibo, with direct Israeli participation.
These developments come, less than 24 hours after the arrival of a new Emirati military shipment to Socotra, within the framework of strengthening the joint Emirati-Israeli military movements on the strategic island.
