SA-6 DEPLOYMENT LUBANGO AIRFIELD, ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000100310005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 25, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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SA-6 DEPLOYMENT
LUBANGO AIRFIELD, ANGOLA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: SA-6 EQUIPMENT HAS DEPLOYED TO THIS AIRFIELD.
(SWN)
ONE SA-6 GASKIN SAM REGIMENT HAS ARRIVED HERE
FOUR BATTERIES OF FOUR EACH CANVAS-COVERED
TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHERS (TEL), ONE CANVAS-COVERED
STRAIGHT FLUSH TARGET ACQUISITION AND TRACKING RADAR, ONE THIN
SKIN HEIGHT FINDER RADAR, ALL IN TRAVEL MODE, AND 16 SA-6
RESUPPLY VEHICLES (NOT ON GRAPHIC) ARE PARKED NEAR THE EASTERN
END OF THE GRADED-EARTH AUXILIARY RUNWAY. (SWN)
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SA-6 EQUIPMENT WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED IN ANGOLA AT MOCAMEDES SAM
SUPPORT FACILITY AND NEARBY MOCAMEDES AIRFIELD 25X1
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STRAIGHT FLUSH RADAR WERE PRESENT. THIS EQUIPMENT HAD DEPARTED
THE MOCAMEDES AREA (SWN) 25X1
LUBANGO AIRFIELD IS A MAJOR FIGHTER BASE 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
MOCAMEDES AND 120 NM NORTH OF THE ANGOLA-NAMIBIA BORDER AND
SUPPORTS A FISHBED UNIT. MOCAMEDES, ON THE COAST, ALSO 120 NM
NORTH OF THE BORDER, IS A TRANSSHIPMENT POINT FOR ARMS. (SWN)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and shouldnot 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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