APEX (AA-7) AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE SAYQAL AIRFIELD, SYRIA
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APEX (AA-7) AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
SAYQAL AIRFIELD_ __SYRIA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: APEX (AA-7) AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES WERE
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SYRIA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: TWO APEX AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES WERE ON A
FLOGGER DB AIRCRAFT PARKED NEXT TO AN AIRCRAFT BUNKER AT THE
EAST END OF THIS AIRFIELD, 45 NM EAST OF DAMASCUS. NINE
PROBABLE APEX CONTAINERS WERE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE SAME
AREA. THE APEX MISSILE HAS A RANGE OF 10 TO 14 NM AND IS
ASSOCIATED ONLY WITH THE FLOGGER B AND G. THE AIR
SUPERIORITY VARIANTS OF THE FLOGGER. FLOGGER B HAVE BEEN
IN THE SYRIAN INVENTORY SINCE AT LEAST JUNE 1981 WHEN THEY
WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED AT SAYQAL AIRFIELD. SYRIA IS THE
SECOND COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF THE WARSAW PACT TO RECEIVE THE
APEX MISSILE. APEX WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED IN CUBA ON[
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