Whoever says Google search is better than Bing has never tried tracking down a secret American drone base in the desert sands of Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft's Bing Maps shows what may very well be the United States' until-recently secret drone base in Saudi Arabia. Google Maps, on the other hand, has squat in the same territory.

The exact location and images of what may be the drone base were first discovered by Wired's Noah Shactman.

Shactman could not confirm the images showed the same base outed by The Times, but he said several factors made it likely this is indeed the base: It's near the border with Yemen, where the Saudi-based drones are said to operate; it's too remote to be useful for civilian purposes; it has hangars similar to those seen at other confirmed American drone bases; two former American intelligence officials told Shactman these photos are indeed the American base in Saudi Arabia.

Here's a closer view of the base:

The base's geographic position relative to the border between Saudi Arabia (north) and Yemen (south), demarcated by the grey line:

The existence of the base was revealed this week by The New York Times, which along with other media outlets was sitting on the information at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The Times' report on the base was included in a larger report on the American drone program and its chief architect, John Brennan, who this week answered questions about the drone program and other topics during Senate confirmation hearings for the position of C.I.A. director. The C.I.A. and administration officials rarely acknowledge the existence of the widely reported American drone operation in Yemen, which targets Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups operating in the country.

Photo via Tony Avelar/Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images; photos courtesy of Bing Maps