AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY HOMS SA-5/COMPLEX, SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000200580007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 9, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY
HOMS SA-5 COMPLEX. SYRIA
NPIC/PEG (2/83)
2 PART GRAPHIC
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: SA-5 SUSTAINER CANISTERS AND TWO SETS OF
SQUARE PAIR ANTENNA TRAILERS ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED, AIR DEFENSES
CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES (GRAPHIC 1).
2. (SWN) REMARKS: IN THE LAUNCH AREA, ONE OF THE 12 LAUNCH
POSITIONS RAPHIC 2A) IS OCCUPIED WITH A CANVAS-COVERED
POSSIBLE SA-5 SAM LAUNCHER. ONE PROBABLE FLAT FACE B RADAR HAS
BEEN POSITIONED BETWEEN THE TWO LAUNCH SITES SINCE 4 FEBRUARY.
THE FLAT FACE WILL PROBABLY BE UTILIZED AS THE ACQUISITION
RADAR FOR THE TACTICAL AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS DEPLOYED AROUND THE
PERIMETER.
(SWN) IN THE SUPPORT AREA, TWO PROBABLE SA-5 SUSTAINER
CANISTERS (GRAPHIC 2B) (ONE WITH FIN CRATES ATTACHED) ARE
PRESENT. THESE CANISTERS MAY HAVE BEEN HERE AS EARLY AS
BUT SCALE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDED IDENTIFICATION. 25X1
THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF SA-5 MISSILE COMPONENTS AT
EITHER THE HOMS OR DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEXES. ONE 40-MAN TENT AND
ONE PYRAMIDAL TENT HAVE BEEN ERECTED IN 25X1
ADDITION, THE ONE VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDING IS IN A MIDSTAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION IN THE VEHICLE STORAGE SECTION OF THE SUPPORT AREA.
(SWN) IN THE TRACKING AND GUIDANCE AREA, TWO SETS (FOUR EACH)
OF SQUARE PAIR ANTENNA TRAILERS ARE PRESENT 25X1
(GRAPHIC 2C). THE CLAM SHELL RADAR AND THE TRANSPORTABLE
ELECTRONICS-TOWER. (TET) (GRAPHIC 2D) ARE NEAR THE SAME POSITION
OBSERVED BOTH VEHICLES REMAIN IN THE TRAVEL 25X1
MODE. ONE CLAM SHELL RADAR AND TET WERE ERECTED IN AN
nPFRATTONAT. MODE AT DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEXI 25X1
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(SWN) TACTICAL AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS REMAIN DEPLOYED AROUND THE
FACILITY. AT LEAST THREE ADDITIONAL PROBABLE SA-7 FIRING
REVETMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED WITHIN THE COMPLEX 25X1
A TOTAL OF AT LEAST FIVE PROBABLE POSITIONS ARE NOW 25X1
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