INCREASED AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITIES ANGOLA-NAMIBIA BORDER (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2010
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• Publication Date: September 20, 1982
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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IN ANGOLA IS
PROBABLY IN REACTION TO RECENT SOUTH AFRICAN AIR INCURSIONS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER REGION (GRAPHIC 1).
2. (SWN) REMARKS: ANGOLA CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS AIR DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION. ONE THIN SKIN B RADAR AND
AT LEAST FOUR SUPPORT VEHICLES ARE DEPLOYED IN REVETMENTS IN
CARACULO POSSIBLE Ali RADAR SITE (GRAPHIC 2). THIS IS THE FIRST
IDENTIFICATION OF THIN SKIN RADAR IN ANGOLA. THE THIN SKIN
RADAR IS A SOVIET-BUILT HEIGHT FINDER ASSOCIATED WITH AIR
WARNING RADAR SITES OR AIR DEFENSE UNITS AND REPRESENTS A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY. ADDITIONAL AIR
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS ORDER-OF-BATTLE EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED IN THE
SOUTHERN REGION OF ANGOLA INCLUDES THE ODD PAIR AND FLAT FACE
RADARS. THESE SYSTEMS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE CHIBEMBA AREA ON
(S/D) CARACULO, MIDWAY BETWEEN MOCAMEDES AND LUBANGO IS
APPROXIMATELY 130 NM NORTH OF THE NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER.
3.I I COORDINATES 14-59-OOS 012-44-30E
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INCREASED AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
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