AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY HOMS SA-5 COMPLEX, SYRIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 4, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY
HOMS SA-5 COMPLEX. SYRIA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: UPGRADING OF AIR DEFENSES AT THIS COMPLEX
CONTINUES.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE TWO UNIDENTIFIED RADAR ANTENNA TRAILERS,
REPORTED ON CAN NOW BE IDENTIFIED AS CLAM 25X1
SHELL ACQUISITION RADAR. THE CLAM SHELL CAN DETECT
1-METER-SQUARE TARGETS AT A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 NM. IN
ADDITION. ONE TRANSPORTABLE ELECTRONICS TOWER (TET) HAS ARRIVED
SINCE THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TWO TET SEEN ON25X1
T NIKOLAYEV PORT FACILITIES IN THE25X1
USSR (GRAPHIC 1).
(SWN) ALTHOUGH THE CLAM SHELL RADAR AND THE TET HAVE BEEN
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SA-10 SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE (SAM)
SYSTEM IN.THE USSR, THEY ARE THE ONLY SA-10 SAM SYSTEM
COMPONENTS KNOWN TO BE IN SYRIA. THEIR ROLE HERE MAY SIMPLY BE
TO PROVIDE BETTER LOW-LEVEL ACQUISITION FOR THE AIR DEFENSE
NETWORK AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY SUGGEST THAT THE SA-10 SYSTEM
WILL BE DEPLOYED TO SYRIA. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST
IDENTIFICATION OF THE CLAM SHELL RADAR AND THE TET OUTSIDE OF
THE USSR.
(SWN) A PROBABLE SA-9 BATTERY HAS BEEN DEPLOYED WITH THE SA-8
TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER AND RADAR (TELAR) ALONG THE
PERIMETER OF THE TRACKING AND GUIDANCE AREA 25X1
TWO PROBABLE SA-7 FIRING REVETMENTS (ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPLEX (NOT ALL 25X1
ON GRAPHIC 2). IN ADDITION, TWO PROBABLE CONE DISH RADIO.
RELAY/DATA LINK SETS ARE PARKED, BUT NOT OPERATIONALLY
DEPLOYED, NEXT TO THE CENTRAL CONTROL BUNKER. THESE VEHICLES
AND THREE VEHICLE REVETMENTS ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED SINCE
KNOT ON GRAPHIC). THE TWO PROBABLE CONE DISH SETS 25X1
WERE PROBABLY IN THE SUPPORT AREA ON 1 FEBRUARY, BUT SCALE AND
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDED IDENTIFICATION. SIX VAN TRUCKS ARE ALSO IN
THE REVETMENTS. PREPARATIONS TO ERECT THE TALL KING RADAR ARE
PROBABLY IN PROGRESS.
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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(SWN) CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING WITHIN THE COMPLEX. IN THE
LAUNCH AREA, THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND APPROACH APRON AT FOUR
OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH EARTH. THIS
COVERING MAY BE FOR DECEPTION. IT APPEARS THAT ALL 12 OF THE
LAUNCH POSITIONS WILL BE EARTH COVERED WHEN THIS PROCESS IS
COMPLETED. NO SA-5 EQUIPMENT OR ASSOCIATED RADAR IS OBSERVED
WITHIN THE COMPLEX (GRAPHIC 3).
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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