FOIA
HELIX HELICOPTERS NOVONEZHINO AIRFIELD, USSR
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
S
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
March 15, 2011
Sequence Number:
6
Case Number:
Publication Date:
November 14, 1983
Content Type:
REPORT
File:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9.pdf | 50.11 KB |
Body:
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/15: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/15: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/15: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9
SF1RFT
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Page 1
Copy
A++,,.I,.,.,,,.,++.. Z-15705/83
HELIX HELICOPTERS
NOVONEZHINO AIRFIELD, USSR
NPIC/PEG (11/83)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: A FORCE UPGRADE TO HELIX ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
(ASW HELICOPTERS IS IN PROGRESS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE
PACIFIC FLEET ASW CAPABILITIES. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: FOUR HELIX AND SIX PROBABLE HELIX ASW HELICOPTERS ARE
PARKED IN THE HORMONE HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA. THE HELIX HAS
GREATER SPEED, RANGE, WEAPONS CAPABILITY, AND PROBABLY MORE
ADVANCED SUBMARINE DETECTION AVIONICS THAN THE HORMONE. THE
HELIX CAN EITHER BE SHORE-BASED OR DEPLOYED ABOARD MAJOR
COMBATANT SHIPS. TEN ADDITIONAL HELICOPTER HARDSTANDS WERE
CONSTRUCTED OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE HORMONE DISPERSAL
AREA TO SUPPORT THIS UPGRADE. (SWN)
NOVONEZHINO AIRFIELD, 31 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VLADIVOSTOK, IS
THE MAJOR SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION HELICOPTER OPERATING BASE IN
THE PACIFIC FLEET AND SUPPORTS HORMONE, HAZE, AND HOOK ASW
UNITS OF THE PACIFIC FLEET AIR FORCE. (SWN)
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.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
SECRET
25X1
25X1
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/15: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200430006-9
Printer-friendly version