SYRIAN AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 15, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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DAMASCUS
SYRIA
POSSIBLE SA-5 MISSILE
TRANSFER
OPERATION
OPERATIONAL SITE
ISRAELt L SA-S COMPLEX
Haifa
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SYRIAN AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY
NPIC/PEG (2/83)
FIVE PART GRAPHIC
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ONE OF THE SA-5 SITES AT THE DUMAYR SA-5
COMPLEX APPEAR 0 BE OPERATIONAL. POSSIBLE MISSILE TRANSFER
OPERATION/TRAINING IS IN PROGRESS AT THE HOMS SA-5 COMPLEX.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: AT DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEX THERE 25X1
ARE THREE PROBABLE AND THREE POSSIBLE CANVAS/NET-COVERED SA-5
MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS AT ONE OF THE SITES (GRAPHIC 2). IN THE
TRACKING AND GUIDANCE AREA, THREE SQUARE PAIR RADAR AND ONE ODD
GROUP RADAR HAVE BEEN CANVAS COVERED ONE CONE 25X1
DISH ANTENNA, WITH TWO PARABOLIC DISHES, IS NEWLY ERECTED SINCE
8 FEBRUARY (GRAPHIC 3). IN THE SUPPORT AREA, TWO PYRAMIDAL
TENTS HAVE BEEN ERECTED NEXT TO THE TWO USB-41 (40-MAN TENTS)
(NOT ON GRAPHIC). 25X1
(SWN) IN THE LAUNCH AREA AT HOMS SA-5 COMPLEX 25X1
SA-5 CANISTER TRANSPORTERS ARE BACKED UP TO THREE
CANVAS-COVERED SA-5 LAUNCHERS. ONE ADDITIONAL SA-5 CANISTER
TRANSPORTER IS ON THE ROAD MOVING INTO THE LAUNCH AREA
PAIR(GRAPRADARHIC
NDSKENCLOSEDING AND
SCREENS) ARE PRESENT. IN ADDITION, ONE CONE DISH ANTENNA, WITH
TWO PARABOLIC DISHES, IS NEWLY IDENTIFIED (GRAPHIC 5).
(SWN) ONE BEZHITSA/POLTAVA-CLASS MERSHIP AND ONE UKRAINA-CLASS
PORT FACILITIES 25X1
NO SA-5 ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED AT EITHER TARTUS OR AT AL LADHIQIYAH PORT
FACILITIES -NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS NOTED 25X1
AT THE DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 13 25X1
(NOT ON GRAPHIC).
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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