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Satellite Images Show Reconstruction Underway at Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase

The base hosts the PAF’s VIP squadron near Islamabad, underscoring the push to restore operations.

Overview

  • Maxar imagery captured Wednesday shows new wall segments and groundwork at the damaged complex, confirming rebuilding nearly four months after the strike.
  • Analysts report the new layout mirrors structures demolished due to internal damage from May’s attack, pointing to a return to prior functionality.
  • Pre-strike “specialised military trucks” destroyed in the raid likely served as mobile command-and-control assets, according to OSINT researcher Damien Symon.
  • A VVIP jet resembling a Bombardier Global 6000 and a military transport appear parked near the work zone, and Army chief Asim Munir recently departed from Nur Khan for the SCO summit.
  • Pakistan has publicly acknowledged the strike, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recounting Munir’s call that an Indian missile fell at Nur Khan during Operation Sindoor.