NONACOUSTIC ASW MODIFIED CUB PETROPAVLOVSK/YELIZOVO AIRFIELD, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000100250004-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 4, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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NONACOUSTIC ASW MODIFIED CUB
PETROPAVLOVSK/YELIZOVO AIRFIELD, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: A CUB TRANSPORT MODIFIED TO CARRY PROBABLE
NONACOUSTIC ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW) SENSORS IS SEEN HERE.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: ONE CUB , WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED 25X1
TO CARRY PROBABLE NONACOUSTIC ASW SENSORS, IS AT THIS
AIRFIELD. THE CUB HAS A TAIL EXTENSION, A POD ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE WING LEADING EDGE, AND FOUR
SMALL PROTRUSIONS (POSSIBLY ANTENNAS) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
FUSELAGE FORWARD 0 GE. A CUB WAS PARKED ON
THE SAME HARDSTAND BUT IMAGE 25X1
DED IDENTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS. CUB 25X1
WAS LAST OBSERVED AT PETROPAVLOVSK/YELIZOVO IN 25X1
JULY A 2 IN COMPANY WITH A MODIFIED COOT
WHICH ALSO CONDUCTED NONACOUSTIC ASW TESTS 25X1
IN THE NORTH FLEET AND BLACK SEA FLEET AREAS IN 1982. (SWN)
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS PROBABLY DEPLOYED FROM ITS HOME BASE OF
MOSCOW/ORLOVO AIRFIELD WHERE IT HAS BEEN SEEN 25X1
WITH ANOTHER CUB , WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED 25X1
WITH A SIMILAR TAIL EXTENSION BUT WHICH ALSO HAS A NOSE
EXTENSION FOR A PROBABLE SIDEKICK SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR
(SLAB). NONACOUSTIC ASW TECHNIQUES SUCH AS USING SLAR IN AN
AIRBORNE OR SPACEBORNE PLATFORM CAN BE USED TO SEARCH BROAD
AREAS OF OCEAN MUCH FASTER THAN TRADITIONAL ACOUSTIC
TECHNIQUES. (SWN)
Attachment to Z-14980/83
NPIC/PEG (9/83)
PETROPAVLOVSK/YELIZOVO AIRFIELD SUPPORTS A BADGER
RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON AND A MAIL ASW SQUADRON SUBORDINATE TO
THE PACIFIC FLEET AIR FORCE. (SWN)
COORDINATES 53-10-13N 158-27-12E
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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