SUPPOSEDLY NEW INTERCEPTOR PLANE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200070031-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2011
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: June 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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sue~ECT supposedly New Interceptor Flare
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1? The deaeription given of the *>Iew interceptor plane- is that of the Sov3:et 'Y'AK-21 roc~set
plane. Dione of thews have been eeex~',ia the Soviet Zoae so-far, but practice flights
have been carried out in Bast Prussia.
Z. Originally this xas intended to be a creerlesa plane, but the atteapt to operate
it by rewote control has been abandoned. apparently these planes were only
produced euperiae>~e~.7T.- ?he xhole project was allowed to drop beeaose, accord
ing to report, the Soviets here a very good defense rocket.
3. The 7Ab-21 is latulched in the canner described (fross a ra>ap with curved ascending
~aila~. but its l+~ur~ching frox a carrier aircraft has also been observed.
4. The plane rase Yalona weans nothing. The YA1C-21 was built in Kursk and Moscow
until Augaat 1952. Baperiaents condoc~ed bathe navy on bake ~aadoga raith the'
Y1S-21 and catapult ~.natallations were a tailors. The idea apparently was to
launch it trope ships against enemy Soraations, iih~t the'eaeact results were is 25X1
not laaowia, but production or the plane in the Kursk works has been strapped.
C~ehto This report is in repl~'~to an inauirv based on ~.blished
Tis n; rr a for the use a?;I' In the [iSA of t5e Intcll;gence componeata of the Depar.menr or Agencies indicated abo::. Ix is roc u, be transmiteed .overseas
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