WORLDWIDE ARMS SHIPMENTS (SANITIZED)

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imagery analysis report
Top Secret
Worldwide Arms Shipments
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WORLDWIDE ARMS SHIPMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. This re ort compiles orldwide arms shipments observed on imagery acquired
between Both the principal arms exporters and the Third World
countries that received these arms are included. Information in this report describes the minimum level of
arms transferred to Third World countries. Lack of adequate coverage of several installations that both
ship and receive arms hampered analysis and precluded a complete imagery-derived assessment of arms
transfers. Information from this report has been included in the all-source arms publication Foreign
Military Assistance (FOMA), that covers the fourth quarter of 1984. FOMA is published by the Defense
Intelligence Information Center. (S/WN)
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2. This report is composed primarily of tables with introductory and supporting text. The first
section of the report covers the major exporting countries: the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, the
People's Republic of China, and North Korea. The second section of the report deals with the receiving
and transshipping countries in the Third World. (S/WN)
3. This report includes a location map (Figure 1) of the export and import facilities where transship-
ment activity was observed during the reporting period. It also includes three tables of shipments from the
major arms exporters and an appendix listing in detail all sightings of arms deliveries during the fourth
quarter of 1984. Two annotated photographs showin recent construction at the major Soviet arms
transshipment port, Nikolayev Port Facilities South
are also included. (S/WN)
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DISCUSSION
Arms Exporting Countries
Exports from the Soviet Union
4. Approximately 90 percent of Soviet arms
exported to the Third World came from Nikolayev
Port Facilities South. A total of 1,635 major pieces
of equipment were shipped during the fourth
quarter of 1984. This total is 23 percent less than
the number of arms observed exported from Niko-
layev in the third quarter of 1984. This reduction is
at least partially attributable to a substantial de-
crease in the amount of usable imagery acquired
(only 15 images). (S/WN)
5. Despite this limited coverage, significant
increases were observed in several major catego-
ries. Armor exports increased from 156 to 294
pieces, including a major shipment of 178 medium
tanks between Fighter air-
craft exports increased from 87 to 173. (S/WN)
6. At least 46 arms carriers visited Nikolayev
during the quarter, including the following, listed
by class:
Slavyansk
12
Kapitan Kushnarenko
8
Leninskiy Komsomol
7
Bezhitza/Poltava
6
Akademik Tupolev
5
Kommunist
3
Pula
3
Murom
2
Table Al lists equipment shipments from Nikola-
yev observed on usable imagery acquired through-
out the quarter. (S/WN)
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7. In addition to exporting arms this quarter,
Nikolayev has been undergoing a major expansion
of the port facilities. First observed in April 1983,
this expansion has continued at a rapid rate. By
December 1984, two new basins were nearly com-
plete, with only the quay walls and storage areas
still under construction. (Figure 2 shows the gener-
al layout at Nikolayev. Figure 3 shows the expand-
ed facilities.) This expansion will increase port effi-
ciency by eliminating delays in berthing, thereby
decreasing ship turnaround time. Additionally, the
increased quayage provided by the new basins will
permit Nikolayev to handle 15 merchant ships
(merships) simultaneously, instead of the present
five, thereby tripling the arms exporting capacity.
At the present rate of construction, the new north
basin will be completed in the spring of 1985, and
the new south basin will be completed in mid-
1985. (S/WN)
8. Soviet arms also were exported this quar-
ter from Vladivostok Port Facilities
in the Far East and from Novorossiysk Port Com-
plex on the Black Sea. The most
significant shipment from Vladivostok was of 14
FLOGGER aircraft shipped to Soviet forces in Viet-
nam. The aircraft were obvserved in Vietnam onF
Table A2 lists shipments from Vladivos-
tok observed on imagery. (S/WN)
9. One arms shipment of ten HIP fuselage
crates was observed at Novorossiysk on
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FIGURE 1. IOCATIONS OF ARMS EXPORT AND IMPORT
ACTIVITY,
1 Ploce Port Facilities, Yugoslavia
2 Burgas Port Facilities, Bulgaria
3 Nikolayev Port Facilities South, USSR
4 Novorossiysk Port Complex, USSR
5 Chikan Port Facility (Diaoshuntsun), China
6 Tanggu Port Facilities, China
7 Luda Port Facilities, China
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8 Songnim Port Facilities, N. Korea
9 Vladivostok Port Facilities, USSR
10 Corinto Port Facilities, Nicaragua
11 El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities, Nicaragua
12 Mariel Port Facilities, Cuba
13 La Habana Port Facilities, Cuba
14 Cienfuegos Port Facilities, Cuba
15 Nonadhibun Port Facilities, Mauritania
16 Bissau Port Facilities, Guinea-Bissau
17 Conadry Port Facility, Bangladesh
18 Ouagadougou Airfield, Borkina-Faso
19 Makurdi Airfield, Nigeria
20 Pointe Noire Port Facility, Congo
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21 Luanda Port Facilities, Angola
22 Luanda Airfield, Angola
23 Lubango Airfield, Angola
24 Moputo Port Facility, Mozambique
25 Beira Port Facility, Mozambique
26 Mers el Kebir Nvl Base & Shipyard, Algeria
27 Alger Port Facility, Algeria
28 Tarabulus Port Facilities, Libya
29 Umm Aitiquh Airfield, Libya
30 Misurata Port, Libya
31 Banghazi Port and Naval Facilities, Libya
32 Tubruq Port Facilities, Libya
33 Al Iskandariyah Naval Base, Egypt
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34 Al Iskandariyah Port Facility, Egypt
35 Al Aqabah Port Facilities South, Jordan
36 Al Ladhiqiyah Port Facilities, Syria
37 Tartus Port Facilities, Syria
38 Tiyas Airfield, Syria
39 Jolfa Railroad Station and Yards, Iran
40 Tehran/Meshabad Internat'I Airfield, Iran
41 Nukhayb Transshipment Point, Iraq
42 Ash Shuaybah Port Facility, Kuwait
43 Qadimah Port Facility, Saudi Arabia
44 Aseb Port Facility, Ethiopia
45 Aden Port Facility, South Yemen
46 Harar Meda Airfield, Ethiopia
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47 Bandar Abbas Port Facility, Iran
48 Karachi Ord and QM Depot E, Pakistan
49 Jamnagar Airfield, India
50 Bombay Port (Facilities, India
51 Cochin Port Facilities, India
52 Chittagong Port Facilities, Bangladesh
53 Kompong Saom Port Facilities, Kampuchea
54 Hai Phong Port Fac East (Chua Ve), Vietnam
55 Da Nang Naval Base, Vietnam
56 Cam Ranh Airifield, Vietnam
57 Cam Ranh Port Fac and Nvl Base, Vietnam
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Exports from Warsaw Pact Countries
10. Arms transfer activity was observed this
quarter at Burgas Port Complex
BuI aria, and at Ploce Port Facilities
Yugoslavia. Of particular interest was the
arrival of five L-39 ALBATROSS aircraft and two
HOPLITE helicopters at Burgas in late August 1984.
These aircraft remained at the port during the
fourth quarter, and it is suspected that they will
eventually be transferred to Central America. Ad-
ditional shipments from Burgas identified included:
28 medium tanks, three computer vans, two ODD
PAIR radar, and one P-4 torpedo boat. (S/WN)
11. Only one arms shipment was observed
from Ploce Port. This shipment consisted of 11
BMP infantry fighting vehicles that were probably
produced at Detva Construction E ui ment and
Armored Vehicle Plant Czecho-
slovakia, and shipped by rail to Ploce for subse-
quent transshipment to the Third World. (S/WN)
Exports from China and North Korea
12. Sightings of Chinese military equipment
exported to Third World countries decreased
slightly in the fourth quarter compared to the third
quarter. Only 12 arms carriers were observed at
Chinese ports: six at Chikan Port Facilities (Diao-
shuntsun; five at Luda Port Facili-
ties ( and one at Tanggu Port Facil-
ities . Three shipments of Chinese
military equipment were also identified at Third
World receiving ports; however, the ships were
not observed leaving China. Table A3 lists ship-
ments from China. (S/WN)
13. In addition, nine of 24 S-70 Sikorsky heli-
copters shipped from the United States have ar-
rived in China since September.' The delivery and
subsequent deployment of these helicopters has
not been observed on imagery.
14. Two arms shipments were observed this
quarter from Songnim Port Facilities
North Korea. Both shipments were proba-
bly intended for Iran and included a total of eight
130mm field guns M-46, 16 ZPU-4 antiaircraft
heavy machine guns (AAHMGs), seven 57mm field
guns, and 22 vehicles/pieces of equipment.
(S/WN)
Arms Importing Countries
15. In the Americas, both Cuba and Nicara-
gua received large military shipments. A major
arms delivery to the east coast of Nicaragua oc-
curred with the arrival of a Bulgarian vessel, the
Christo Botev, at El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities
The first delivery
of HIND helicopters to Nicaragua was observed in
this shipment, which also included armored vehi-
cles, antiaircraft guns, and electronics equipment.
The arrival of the Soviet freight r Bakuriani at Cor-
into Port Facilities Nicaragua, on
attracted considerable Community
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FISHBED crates may have been aboard. This was
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floaded from the Bakuriani, the shipment included
two HIND helicopters and four minesweepers.
Cuba also exported equipment to Nicaragua, in-
cluding two minesweepers and one patrol boat.
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16. In the Middle East, Egypt received major
additions to its naval forces. The first of two
Jianghu-class frigates arrived from China. The sec-
ond is still under construction. A Descubierta-class
frigate, Egypt's second, arrived from Spain. In addi-
tion, 12 M-60A3 tanks arrived from the United
States.
17. In the Persian Gulf area, the major ship-
ments were to the two warring states, Iran and
Iraq. While no new major weapons systems were
identified being delivered to Iran, numerous ship-
ments of munitions-probable small arms, ammu-
nition, and combat support materiel-arrived
steadily throughout the quarter and were off load-
ed at Bandar Abbas Port Facility Suru
Arms deliveries intended for Iraq were ob-
served primarily in foreign ports, particularly
Qadimah in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shuaybah in Kuwait,
and Al Aqabah in Jordan. From these ports, they
were transferred, probably overland, to Iraq. Ma-
jor deliveries by this method included tanks, ar-
mored personnel carriers, field artillery, antiaircraft
artillery, STYX missiles from China, and Osa-II mis-
sile patrol boats from the Soviet Union. (S/WN)
18. In North Africa, regular and high-volume
shipments and transshipments occurred in Algeria
and Libya. In spite of this activity, no significant
new equipment was observed. A North Korean
freighter was identified unloading military supplies
in Mauritania, the first indication of arms trade
between those two countries. No arms deliveries
were observed at Jolfa Railroad Station and Yards
a major transshipment point on
the Iran-USSR border. Details on these import/ex-
port activities are contained in Table A4 in the
appendix. (S/WN)
19. Large shipments of military equipment
were also observed throughout Sub-Saharan Afri-
ca, particularly in Angola, where components for
the SA-2 air defense system were identified for the
first time. Angola also received major deliveries of
fighter aircraft and HIND helicopters. (S/WN)
20. In Southeast Asia, major arms deliveries
were made to Vietnam and to Soviet forces in
Vietnam. These deliveries were observed at Cam
Ranh Port Facilities and Naval Base
Da Nang Naval Base
Phong Port Facility East (Chua Ve;
Cam Ranh Ba Airfield
Hai
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and Da Nang Airfield Sig-
nificant deliveries to Vietnamese forces included
the CONE DISH high-speed data relay system,
which was deployed to SA-2 and SA-3 surface-to-
air missile sites around Hanoi and Haiphong. De-
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LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT ACTIVITY
Country Location BE No
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Libya
Mers el Kebir NvI Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Banghazi Port & Nav Fac
Tubruq Port & Nvl Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Banghazi Port & Nvl Fac
Banghazi Port & Nvl Fac
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Tubruq Port & Nvl Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Tarabulus Port Facilities
Umm Aitiquh Airfield
Banghazi Port & NvI Fac
Tarabulus Port Facilities
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ARMS CARRIER
Class Name' Flag
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
Slavyansk-Mod A Gen Vladimir USSR
Zaimov
Unid Italian (prob) - Italy
Slavyansk-Mod A Gen Vladimir USSR
Zaimov
Slavyansk-Mod A Professor USSR
Buznik
Slavyansk-Mod A Professor USSR
Buznik
Akademik Tupolev Akademik USSR
Tupolev
Unid Italian (prob) - Italy
Slavyansk-Mod A Komandarm USSR
Matveyev
Mitsui-Concord 18- Tribels Greece
Mod B
Slavyansk-Mod A Komandarm USSR
Matveyev
Unid Italian (prob) - Italy
COCK
Pula Aleksandr USSR
Gertsen
Rostok Rubezhnoye USSR
Rostok Rubezhnoye USSR
No cargo was observed Five oxidizer storage tanks, 2 THIN SKIN B radar van trucks, 2 heavy equipment trailers, two
round-top trailers were reported as deck cargo when the ship left the Black Sea.' Since the Mezhgore also stopped at
Tartus, Syria,~- - - ] the cargo has not been attributed to Syria or Algeria at this time.
4 FLOGGER Type I fuselage crates; 8 FLOGGER empennage/wing crates; 8 kite-braced, aircraft-associated crates; 1
avionics calibration van, 2 fuel storage tanks
6 Palmaria 155mm self-propelled howitzers observed; 11 howitzers reported in Tripoli between
4 FLOGGER fuselage crates; 8 FLOGGER empennage/wing crates; 8 kite-braced, aircraft-associated crates; 1 self-loading
crane (KRAZ-255B)
3 FLOGGER Type I fuselage crates, 6 FLOGGER empennage/wing crates
5 SCUD canisters, 19 SA-3 missile canisters, 4 FLAT FACE radar trucks, 5 FLAT FACE operations vans, 8 APA-5 trucks
observed; 80 SA-3 canisters delivered 2
10 SA-2/-3 canister transporters, 41 SA-3 missile transloaders, 2 SA-8 missile transloaders, 1 LOW BLOW radar, 1
FLAT FACE radar, 2 R-401 radio sets
Crates (probable ammunition)
13 stake trucks, 2 generator trailers, 2 truck-mounted cranes, 1 probable airfield support truck
Munitions exported.
The ship arrived at Barcelona, Spain, with 1,400 metric tons of munitions 6
4 SPOON REST D radar operations vans, 4 SPOON REST D radar mast trucks, 8 SPOON REST D radar generator/antenna
trailers, 9 SA-3s, 4-rail missile launchers unloaded; 3 HIND Type III fuselage crates and 2 HIND component crates
prepared for reurn to Soviet Union.
Six BM-2 I multiple rocket lauchers and 11 probable mu/I le rocket launchers were exported.
This ship was observed at Tartus, Syria, on but no military transshipment was observed.
6 Palmaria 155mm self-propelled howitzers
1 FOXBAT fuselage was observed; however, six additional flights were made, and possibly seven FOXBATs were
delivered.' 6
4 HIP fuselage crates 4 HIP rotor crates'
None observed
1 FOXBAT was observed, however, delivery not observed. (See above note.)'
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LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT
Country Location
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
Libya Tarabulus Port Facilities
Libya Tarabulus Port Facilities
Mauritania Nonadhibun Port Facilities
Pula Aleksandr USSR
Gertsen
Akademik Tupelov Akademik USSR
Tupolev
Ethiopia Aseb Port Facilities
Ethiopia Aseb Port Facilities
Ethiopia Harar Meda Airfield
Somalia Hargeisa Air Warning Radar
Facility
BE No
Somalia Iscia Baidoa Afld (Air Warning)
Radar
13 SA-2 launchers, 2 FAN SONG radar sets, 1 THIN SKIN B radar van, 1 THIN SKIN radar van generator/trailer, 2 LONG
TRACKs, 3 BTR-60PUs, 12 flat-top van trucks, 4 round-top van trucks, 1 PMR-3 towed minelayer, 3 minibuses
Unidentified military supplies were seen. This was the first N Korean arms carrier observed in Mauritania, and the first in-
dication that N Korea was supplying arms to Mauritania.
2 HIND HELD fuselage crates, 5 HIP HELD fuselage crates, 10 HIP component crates; equipment marshalled to Aseb
Army Barracks North Ethiopia
Ethiopia
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Angola Luanda Port Facilities
USSR
2 FISHBED fuselage crates and 1 FLOGGER fuselage crate were observed.
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
Cuba
6 pieces of canvas-covered antiaircraft artillery on deck
Angola Luanda Airfield
USSR
5 HIP fuselage crates, 20 HIP component crates
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
10 GSP heavy amphibious ferries, at least 74 trucks, at least 110 buses
Angola Luanda Airfield
USSR
3 additional HIP fuselage crates
Angola Luanda Airfield
USSR
1 additional HIP fuselage crate
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
30 additional buses
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
40 additional buses
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
Leninskiy Komsomol Krasnoye
2 GSP heavy amphibious ferries on the quay
Znamya
Angola Lubango Airfield
USSR
12 SA-2 missile transporters, 3 SPOON REST D radar sets, 1 probable FAN SONG radar set
Angola Luanda Port Facilities
Leninskiy Komsomol Krasnoye USSR
3 FITTER fuselage crates, 3 FITTER wing crates, at least 1 FITTER component crate, and 3 FITTER external fuel tanks
Znamya
were delivered. The crates were observed at Luanda Airfield on but were not seen at the port.
Leninskiy Komsomol Krasnyy USSR
4 HIND fuselage crates; 4 HIND-associated large component crates, at least 3 HIND-associated small component crates;
Oktyabr
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LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT A CTIVITY
Country
Location BE No
Angola
Mocamedes SAM Support Fac
Angola
Luanda Airfield
ARMS CARRIER
Class Name2 Flag
USSR
USSR
Murom Aleksey USSR
Tolstoy
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Construction equipment
Leninskiy Komsomol Khirurg USSR
6 FISHBEDs observed at the port; they had been shipped to Bipoint Bissau Airfield Guinea-Bissau, by
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to Mozambique Maputo Port Facility
M Mozambique Beira Port Facility
20 armored vehicles (probable delivery)
11 field artillery, probably destined for Mozambique or Zimbabwe
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20 armored vehicles (possibly North Korean M1973 APCs) were seen. These were delivered to the port between
M Mozambique Beira Port Facility
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Kampuchea Kompong Saom Port Fac
Sihanoukville
Kampuchea Kompong Saom Port Fac
Sihanoukville
Vietnam Various
Vietnam Hai Phong Port Fac E (Chua Ve)
Vietnam Da Nang Naval Base
Vietnam Da Nang Naval Base
Vietnam Cam Ranh Port Fac & Nvl Base
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USSR
Skulptor Konenkov Skulptor USSR
Golubkina
Stakhanovets Kotov S. Petrash USSR
Norilsk - USSR
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
EQUIPMENT IMPORTED AND EXPORTED
6 SA-2 missile transporters
4 HIND fuselage crates; 4 HIND-associated large component crates; at least 3 HIND-associated small component crates;
these were the same crates delivered to Luanda Port Facilities on
15 SA-2 missile transporters and 3 canister transporters were observed. This equipment may have been delivered by the
Leninskiy Komsomol observed at Luanda on 0
3 unidentified aircraft delivered in FISHBED and HIND crates, possibly a FRESCO, and 2 HOUND helicopters
Thirteen BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicles were observed at Pointe Noire HQ First Military Zone
Congo, on
28 medium tanks and 10 BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers were delivered between
The Zhanna Lyaburb departed the Black Sea on with deck cargo of ten truck-mounted treadway bridge
sections, six DP-125 field kitchens, two flat-top van trucks, one unidentified trailer, one light truck, and eight stake
trucks? no unloading observed
The CONE DISH high-speed data relay system was introduced to Vietnam during 1984. Although not observed entering
the country, the system has been observed this quarter deployed at seven SA-2, nine SA-3, and two early warning
radar sites around Haiphong and Hanoi.
On 0 the ship was observed in port. On 042 Type 55 tanks, 40 BRDM-2 armored recovery vehicles, 35
trucks, and 8 R-100 mobile radio stations were present.
At least 15 FISHBED fuselage crates were delivered to the assembly area of Da Nang Airfield
One Soviet-built Turya hydrofoil torpedo boat, the third to be received by Vietnam from USSR, was seen.
14 FLOGGER aircraft crates arrived at Cam Ranh Port Facilities and Naval Base on 0 These were delivered to So-
viet forces at Cam Ranh Bay Airfield in Vietnam. Previous deliveries to Soviet forces at Cam Ranh Bay
Airfield this quarter include four BEAR and 16 BADGER aircraft.
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LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT AC
Country Location
India Cochin Port Facilities
India Jamnagar Airfield
India Bombay Port Facilities
India Jamnagar Airfield
India Bombay Port Facilities
India Jamnagar Airfield
India Bombay Port Facilities
India Bombay Port Facilities
India Bombay Port Facilities
India Jamnagar Airfield
Pakistan Karachi Ord & OM Depot E
Drigh Road
Pakistan Karachi Port Facilities
Pakistan Karachi Ord & QM Depot E
Drigh Road
Italics indicate items exported.
This table is classified Top Secret
TIVITY
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ARMS CARRIER
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Slavyansk Mod-A
Slavyansk Mod-A
Slavyansk Mod-A
Aleksey USSR
Tolstoy
Severodonetsk USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
The Aleksey Tolstoy departed the Black Sea with deck cargo of 3 Type Ill-A, 6 Type III-D, and 2 Type IV-B FISHBED fuse-
lage crates; 4 kite-braced, aircraft-associated crates; and 2 stake trucks.2 This equipment was probably delivered to Da
Nang on
2 FARMER fuselage shipping containers and 1 FRESCO fuselage shipping container observed; delivery not observed. This
equipment elso may be enroute back to China for maintenance.
14 probable SA-3 canisters
Three CLINEs observed at Jamnagar Airfield.
4 FLOGGER fuselage crates, 6 FLOGGER component crates were observed; a Pula-class ship was seen at Cochin Port
with 4 FLOGGER fuselage crates and 3 FLOGGER component crates between
22 BMPs, 14 MT-55 tank-launched bridge sections
1 HORMONE helicopter fuselage crate; possible equipment in hold
9 D-30 howitzers
10 probable ZSU-23/4s, four 130mm field guns M-46
Three CLINEs observed at Jamnagar Airfield.
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liveries to Soviet forces in Vietnam included the observed included medium tanks and BTR-60PB
introduction of FLOGGER aircraft into the country. APCs. It is not known whether the equipment was
In addition, two Soviet arms deliveries occurred at intended for Kampuchean forces or for Vietnam-
Kompong Saom Port Facilities Sihanoukville (BE ese forces occupying Kampuchea. (S/WN)
Kampuchea. Significant equipment
All applic able satellite imagery acquired from
report. (S/WN)
was used in the preparation of this
1. CIA. :321-01753-84 Maior Chinese Purchase of US Utility Transport Helicopters, 20 Jul 84
(CONFIDE NTIAE.
DIRNSA. 2/00/17313-84, Cuba-Nicaragua/Naval Activity, 12 Oct 84 (SECRET
4. DIADIN. 305-11A, Nicaragua: Arms Delivery, 010155Z Nov 84 (SECRET
5. 1)IRNSA. 3/00/48722-84, Libya/Military Activity: SISMI Officer Sights Various War Materiel Going Past the
Italian Embassy in Tripoli (TSC), 012245Z Nov 84 (TOP SECRET
6. NAVOPINTCEN. 2619182, Significant Mership Activity Supplement, 261918Z Dec 84 (SECRET
7. DIRNSA. 3/00/53724-84, 0416212, Libya-Italy/Military Trade, 041621Z Dec 84 (TOP SECRET
8. Blind Reference. CIA. (SECRET
9. CIA. IIR 6 926 0108 84, Twenty North Korean Armored Personnel Carriers Located at Elfida Farm (C),
171451/ Dec 84 (CONFIDENTIAL)
10. DIRNSA. X/00/14818-84, India-Soviet Union/Military Trade, 0317332 Oct 84 (SECRE1
I. DIRNSA. X/00/15765-84, India-Soviet Union/Military Trade, 071557_ Nov 84 (SECRET
12. DIRNSA. 3/00/53553-84, India-Soviet Union/Military Trade, 031733Z Dec 84 (TOP SECRET
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DIA. DSI-17100-510-83-Vol. 2, Radar Handbook: Non-Communist Countries (U) Volume 2, Land-Based Radar
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Al. Tables Al-A3 lists shipments, by type of equipment, from major arms exporters. Details of arms
deliveries to Third World countries are provided in Table A4. Shipments are listed by the receiving
countries, with analytical expansion provided in the comments section. The first equipment list under
each note represents actual imagery confirmation of delivery, unless otherwise designated. For countries
such as Cuba, Algeria, and Libya that exported as well as imported arms, the exported equipment is so
designated in italics and is listed on a separate line before the imports. (S/WN)
Table Al.
Equipment Shipments from Nikolayev Port Facilities South*
Number
Equipment Exported
Number
Equipment Exported
Air Defense-Associated
BM-21 multiple rocket launcher
28
SA-6 STRAIGHT FLUSH 5
Total
232
SA-8 TLAR 4
SA 8 resupply vehicle 4
Engineer
GSP heavy amphibious ferry
22
SA-2 launcher 20
PMP ponton bridge section
33
SA 2 missile transporter 51
PKP amphibious trailer
5
SA-2/-3 canister transporter 32
Total
60
SA-2 canister 84
SA 2 oxidizer transporter 7
FAN SONG radar 4
Electronics
ODD PAIR
2
SA 3 launcher 90
W'lW_D CARD
1
SA 3 missile transporter 66
SPOON REST
23
SA 2/3/5 computer van 3
FLAT FACE
6
ZSU-23/4 SPAAG 37
THIN SKIN
6
ZU 23 AAHMG 24
LONG TRACK
1
Total 431
Total
39
Armor
Aircraft
T 62 tank 14
FLOGGER
47
T-54/-55 tank 63
FITTER
37
PT 76 light tank 29
FISHBED
75
Medium tank 188
HIND
8
Total 294
HIP
3
Artillery
Total
170
152mm SP howitzer (2S2)
122mm SP howitzer (2S2)
10
6
Miscellaneous
STYX missile crate
64
152mm gun howitzer D-20
62
AS-9 missile crate
22
130mm field gun M-46
10
37mm naval antiaircraft gun
6
122mm howitzer D-30
52
60-ton trailer
10
85/100mm antitank gun
50
Truck-mounted crane
13
76mm field gun ZIS-3
12
Searchlight truck
5
BM- 14/-16 multiple rocket launcher
2
Total
120
'Shipments were made to several Third World countries. (See Table A4.)
This table is classified SE(_RET/WNINTEL.
Table A2.
Equipment Shipments from Vladivostok
Number
Exported Destination
Ground Forces-Associated
122mm howitzer M-30
4
Unknown
AT L tracked prime mover
20
Unknown
Total
Electronics
KM-1 computer van
9
Unknown
VP series van (prob)
6
Unknown
CONE DISH computer van
1
Unknown
Total
16
Aircraft
FLOGGER
Soviet forces
Total
14
in Vietnam
Naval
Yevgenya inshore mine-
3
sweeper
Turya hydrofoil boat
1
PO-2 patrol boat
2
Vietnam
Total
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Table A3.
Equipment Shipments from the
People's Republic of China
Number
Equipment Exported Destination
Ground Forces-Associated
Probable Type-63 APC 26 Saudi Arabia'
701A/750 armored 30 Unknown
vehicle/ambulance
STYX antiship cruise 5 Saudi Arabia'
missile (land-based
variant)
57mm antiaircraft gun 40 Unknown
ZPU-4 AAHMG 60 Unknown
Antiaircraft artillery pieces 27 Unknown
Objects/pieces of equip- 25 Unknown
ment
Total
Aircraft
Possible FISHBED 2 Unknown
Possiole FARMER 3-5 Unknown
Total 5-7
Naval
Jianghu frigate 1 Egypt"
Total
Destined for Iraq via overland route
The Jianghu was observed leaving China in the third quarter
and arrived in the fourth quarter.
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Table A4.
Arms Deliveries to Third World Countries,
LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT ACTIVITY
Country Location BE No
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
Cuba
Cuba
ARMS CARRIER
Name' Flag
2 Yevgenya inshore minesweepers were exported,
These same inshore minesweepers were delivered to Nicaragua on
1 Zhuk patrol boat carried on deck and delivered to El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities, Nicaragua, on
Antonio de los Banos Airfield
Cuba
Cuba
Nicaragua El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities
Nicaragua El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities
Nicaragua Corinto Port Fac AAA Site
Nicaragua El Bluff Naval and Port Facilities
50 probable SA-2 canisters, 2 possible Zhuk patrol boats
78 T-34 tanks were exported, probably aboard a Bezhitza/Poltava- or /ingue-class mership. It could not be determined
whether the T-34s were intended for Nicaragua or Angola, or if they were being returned to the Soviet Union for scrap.
2 Yevgenya inshore minesweepers shipped from Cienfuegos Port Facilities, Cuba, on~delivery was not seen.3
The ship was East German chartered and carried 150 military cargo trucks and 240 field kitchens.
18 S-60 57mm antiaircraft guns, 2 FLAP WHEELs, 5-7 HINDs, and 2 SPOON RESTs were observed. Much of the
equipment, including 2 SPOON RESTs, 30 BTR-152s, and 8 BRDM-2s, was drawn from Burgas Equipment Holding
Facility 0 Bulgaria,
2 HINDs, 4 K-8 minesweeping boats, six 37mm naval antiaircraft guns, and probable ammunition were seen. This was
the first direct arms delivery from the Soviet Union to Nicaragua. The Bakuriani was suspected of loading FISHBED
crates at Nikolayev, but this suspicion was unconfirmed.
Al Iskandariyah NVB, SS Base, &
Hq Nat
Unid roll-on/roll-off Prob Welfare III Panama
G. Panfilovtsy Christo Botev Bulgaria
This is the 17th unit of this class built in China and the first of two Jianghu frigates to be delivered
in a deal with China. It was delivered under its own power from China, equipped with 2 STYX missile launchers and
57mm main twin guns.
12 M-60A3 tanks were delivered from the United States; the tanks were observed on railcars, probably enroute to Al
Maadi Ordnance Maintenance and Storage Depot SEI which is the main transshipment and storage
facility for armor deliveries to Egypt.
Jordan'
Jordan
Jordan
Al Iskandariyah Nvb, SS Base, &
Hq Nat
Al Aqabah Port Facilities S
Al Aqabah Port Facilities S
Al Aqabah Port Facilities S
A, Spanish-built, Descubierta-class frigate sailed from Spain, equipped with one eight-cell Sea Sparrow surface-to-air
missile launcher, one 76mm dual-purpose gun, and two 40mm antiaircraft guns.
45 canvas-covered Soviet BMPs, probably enroute to Iraq via the overland route
15 unidentified canvas-covered armored vehicles, probably free-world armored personnel carriers
25 Faun heavy-lift transporter trucks/tractors, 126 land rovers; delivery not observed
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CTIVITY
LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT
Country Location BE No
ARMS CARRIER
Class Name2
Flag
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT IMPORTED AND EXPORTED
FIRST OBSERVED
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
to
Syria
Tartus Port Facilities
Al Ladhiqiyah Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tiyas Airfield
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Tartus Port Facilities
Slavyansk Mod-A -
COCK -
Kommunist -
Slavyansk -
Ivan Skuridin -
K. Kushnarenko -
Nikolay Zhukov Nikolay Zhukov
Leninskiy Komsomol Kreml
Derna Derna
K. Kushnarenko -
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
USSR
Libya
USSR
Delivery of equipment could not be determined, although four possible aircraft crates were on deck
31 heavy-lift transporters; probably awaiting a future delivery
None observed
7 FITTER fuselage crates
None observed
Five probable HIP component crates were on the mole; delivery by the Slavyansk was not confirmed.
100 vehicles
None observed
1 possible FLOGGER fuselage crate, 2 FITTER fuselage crates, 4 HIP fuselage crates, 20 aircraft component crates; it
cannot be determined if this is a delivery or a shipment destined for return to the USSR.
No equipment confirmed; 2 HIP/HAZE helicopter tail assembly crates on deck2
3 Zhuk patrol boats
None observed
1 FITTER fuselage crate, associated wing and component crates, 2 THIN SKIN radar van trucks, 2 probable ODD PAIR an-
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Jolfa Railroad Station & Yards
No arms deliveries were observed at this major point on the Iran-USSR border.
Iran
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Arya Sepher -
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Ar
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Iran
Iran
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
Iran
I
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
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p
SD-14-class -
China
Boxes/crates (possible munitions)
ran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
Arya Naz -
Arya Naz -
Miezko I B-4 -
Type 36-L Mod -
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
Modified ex-UK OL-class replenishment oiler, designated the Kharg by Iran,' arrived under its own power
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
Probable munitions and combat support materiel
nt observed
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Iran
Tehran/Merhabad Intl Airfield
CANDID
Libya
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One Libyan CANDID parked in transshipment area, no unloa
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Brad Mod-A -
Iran
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Iran
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130mm field
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Iran
Bandar Abbas Port Fac Suru
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N Korea, where the equipment total observed on the quay included eight 130mm field guns,
machine guns, seven 57mm field guns, and 22 vehicles/pieces of equipment.
Kuwait
Kuwait
USSR
USSR
50 probable Chinese T-69 tanks
Ash Shuaybah Port Facility
Ash Shuaybah Port Facility
2 Osa-II missile attack boats, probably for Iraq
Boxes and crates were being loaded onto open-bed trucks.
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LOCATION OF ARMS SHIPMENT ACTIVITY
Country Location BE No
Saudi Arabia Qadimah Port Facility
Saudi Arabia Qadimah Port Facility
Saudi Arabia Qadimah Port Facility
Saudi Arabia Qadimah Port Facility
Algeria Mers el Kebir Nvl Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Algeria Mers el Kebir Nvl Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Algeria Mers el Kebir Nvl Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Algeria Oued Tatrat Polisario Camp 1
Algeria Alger Port Facility
Algeria Mers el Kebir NO Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Algeria Clued Tatrat Polisario Camp 1
Algeria Mers el Kebir Nvl Base
& Hq & Shipyard
Algeria Tubruq Port & NO Facilities
Algeria Mers el Kebir NO Base
& Hq & Shipyard
ARMS CARRIER
Class Name' Flag
Akademik Tupolev Akademik
Stechkin
Chi-Feng-Kou
Dolj (2)
Chi-Feng-Kou
Yulin
Bezhitza/Poltava
Leninskiy Komsomol
China
China
China
China
China
China
USSR
USSR
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OBSERVED
66 heavy-lift transporters were present. These transporters were probably awaiting a delivery of armored vehicles which
was not imaged. On the transporters were gone, and two SPOON REST D van trucks were present. The
delivery ship was not observed.2
Probable delivery of at least 27 probable aartillery pieces. These were not identified at Qadimah, but were
observed loading at Tanggu Port Facilities, antiaircraft
China, and are probably enroute to Iraq.
26 Chinese probable Type-63 armored personnel carriers
None observed
None observed
Forty-six 57/85mm antiaircraft artillery guns, 71 heavy machine guns were seen. This ship was observed between C
loaded with at least 60 probable ZPU-4 antiaircraft heavy machine guns, fort57mm antiaircraft
guns and thirty 701A/750 armored vehicles/ambulances at Chikan Port Facility China. This
equipment probably will be delivered overland to Iraq.
5 STYX antiship cruise missile crates for probable transshipment to Iraq; ship not observed
Small stores for probable transshipment to Iraq
2 HIND fuselage crates, 1 HIND component crate, 1 FITTER fuselage crate, 1 FISHBED crate
11 STYX (SS-N-2) antiship cruise missile crates, 5 probable radar sets, 6 SA-2 oxidizer trailers
Slavyansk Mod-A Gen Vladimir USSR
Zaimov
Aleksandr USSR
Gertsen
Aleksandr USSR
Gertsen
K. Kushnarenko Kapitan USSR
Alekseyev
4 HIND fuselage crates exported; 3 HIND component crates loaded on for return to the Soviet Union for
overhaul
TALL KING radar set, 22 generators seen delivered
12 ZSU-23/4 self-propelled antiaircraft guns
1 SPOON REST C radar
1 Brooke marine amphibious vehicle landing ship arrived under its own power.
2 ZSU-23/4 self-propelled antiaircraft guns, 5 ZSU-23/4s seen at the port were loaded aboard at Nikolayev
1 FLAT FACE A radar and 9 BM-21s were seen. Oued Tatrat is the major staging area for the Polisario guerillas operating
in Western Sahara. The Polisario are trained at Cued Tatrat; then the equipment probably is added into their inventory.
1 Koni frigate arrived under its own power, the third Koni in the country.
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