RAM M RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, USSR

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CIA-RDP89-00121R000100160002-3
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RIPPUB
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5
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December 28, 2016
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February 9, 2011
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2
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Publication Date: 
January 21, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REFLY PREPARE ?EP1' APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE. INFORMATION STONATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO, DATE w SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. 10114/82 NPIC/PEG (01/82) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 52 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy Attachment to Z-10114/82 NPIC/PEG (1/82) RAM M RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER USSR F__ 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: FIRST OBSERVATION OF A FULLY ASSEMBLED RAM M. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A FULLY ASSEMBLED AND PARTIALLY CANVAS-COVERED RAM M IS A RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER. THE RAM M, WHICH IS PARKED IN THE MYASISHCHEV AREA, HAS A WING SPAN OF 40 METERS AND AN APPROXIMATE FUSELAGE LENGTH OF 20 METERS. THE ONLY PREVIOUS OBSERVATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON (WHEN 25X1 IT WAS ON A BARGE AT THE LOADING/UNLOADING RAMP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD. WHEN ON THE BARGE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CANVAS-COVERED AND HAD NO OUTER WING PANELS. THE OPERATIONAL ROLE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH IT RESEMBLES THE POLISH M-15 JET-POWERED AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT. (S/D) RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, THE MAIN FLIGHT TEST CENTER IN THE SOVIET UNION SUPPORTING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF NEW SOVIET AIRCRAFT AND MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING AIRCRAFT, IS 21 NM SOUTHWEST OF MOSCOW. 3. I COORDINATES 55-34-1914 038-09-23E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana~ lytical Vv or k Their use should be rests icted to the particular briefing boaid(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting per sod as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources arid Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100160002-3