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RAM-M RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, USSR

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000200490003-5
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 1, 2011
Sequence Number: 
3
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
March 21, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
File: 
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 ROUTIfVG TO: PlAME AfdD ADDRESS DATE I FlITIALS i Director NPIC 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLV PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REIViARt(S: FROBli: FLAME, ADDRESS, APdD PHOPdE PdO.. DATE -, SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z 1 ~~ ~~ ~/~~ .Copy 28 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 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 USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page _]^ of _~ Copy~O Attachment to Z-10420/82 NPIC/PEG (3/82) RAM-M RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT T ST CENTER, USSR 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR PROBABLE RAM M TEST FLIGttT OPERAT ONS ARE IN PROGRESS. ~. 2. ~(S/D) REMAiZKS: THE RAM-M, A TWIN-BOOP1 PROBABLE JET-POWERED AIRCRAFT+W H AHIGH-ASPECT RATIO WING 40 METERS IN SPAN, IS IN AREA S (MYASISHCHEV AREA) AT~RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER. PROBABLE ENGINE ACCESS PANELS ARE OPEN ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT AREA.. ONE FUEL TRUCK, THREE GROUND-SUPPORT VEHICLES, AND A SERVICE LADDER ARE NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT. A SERVICE LADDER IS BESIDE THE COCKPIT AREA. (S/D) RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, ONE OF THE MAJOR~TEST CENTERS IN THE SOVIET UNION SUPPORTING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF NEW SOVIET AIRCRAFT AND MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING AIRCRAFT, IS 21 NM SOUTHEAST OF MOSCOW. 3. (COORDINATES 55-34-19N 038-09-23E COP?1MENTS 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 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011!03!01 :CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011!03!01 : CIA-RDP89-001218000200490003-5

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