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AS-9 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ADEN INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, SOUTH YEMEN

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000100250001-4
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 24, 2011
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 8, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 SECRET (Security Classification) Z- idj 9j/f CONTROL NO. Copy 29 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS 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 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 SECRET Page 1 of 1 Copy (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to Z-10193/82 NPIC/PEG (02/82) AS-9 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ADEN INTERNATIONAL R OUTH YEMEN 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: RUNWAY REPAIRS HAVE TEMPORARILY CLOSED THE AIRFIELD, AND RECENTLY ARRIVED AS-9 AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE (ASM) SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUGGESTS THAT THE AS-9 SYSTEM WILL BE STAGED FROM THIS BASE, PROBABLY ON FITTER C FIGHTER/BOMBERS. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A SECTION OF THE MAIN RUNWAY AT ADEN INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD IS UNDER REPAIR, TEMPORARILY CLOSING THE RUNWAY AND PROBABLY THE AIRFIELD FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THIS MAY BE THE REASON T AT THE STX MAY TISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW) AIRCRAFT, HERE SINCE ARE STILL PRESENT. SIX MAY ARE SEEN HERE OCCASIONALLY; HOWEVER, THEY ARE USUALLY HERE FOR ONLY ONE OR TWO DAYS. TWO TO FOUR MAY ARE NORMALLY PRESENT. THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY/RUNWAY IS PROBABLY OPERATIONAL FOR EMERGENCY USE. ELEMENTS OF THE AS-9 VEHICLE SET ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOVIET AS-9 ASM SYSTEM, HERE AND WHICH PROBABLY ARRIVED ARE STILL PARKED BETWEEN TWO HANGARS IN THE MILITARY AREA OF THE AIRFIELD. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES TWO OXIDIZER TRANSPORTER TRAILERS WITH PRIME MOVERS, ONE PROBABLE GENERATOR TRAILER, AND AT LEAST SIX SUPPORTING VAN/CARGO TRUCKS. THIS EQUIPMENT IS USED FOR THE CHECKOUT AND FUELING OF THE MISSILES. NO AS-9 MISSILES OR SHIPPING CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH YEMEN. ADEN INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, A MAIN CIVIL AND MILITARY AIRFIELD SERVING FIGHTER AND TRANSPORT UNITS, IS IN SOUTH YEMEN NEAR THE JUNCTION OF THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE RED SEA. 3.I COORDINATES 12-49-40N 045-01-50E COMMENTS 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 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100250001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121R000100250001-4 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-001218000100250001-4

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