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This is an October 1968 contribution by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Strategic Research to National Intelligence Estimate 11-14-68 on Soviet and East European general purpose forces. It covers Warsaw Pact war plans for Central Europe, the effects of the Czechoslovak crisis, and the doubling of Soviet forces on the Chinese border since 1965. It also assesses ground, tactical air, naval and coastal defense forces. The text does not mention UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena.
“US Navy”7 pages
TO1E _CRET Table 6 Estimated Numbers of Combat Aircraft in Soviet Naval Air Forces Mid-1968 -- Mid-1970 Mid-1968 Mid-1969 Mid-1970 TU-95 Bear D 35-40 35-45 35-45 TU-16 Badger A/D/E/F 180-200 170-190 160-180 TU-16 Badger B (AS-5) 60-70 60-70 60-70 TU-16 Badger C (AS-2) 190-215 190-215 180-200 TU-22 Blinder 55-60 55-70 55-95 IL-28 Beagle 50-60 30-60 0-30 BE-6 Madge 50-40 40-25 30-15 BE-12 Mail 30-40 40-60 50-70 IL-? May 0-5 10-15 20-30 MI-6 Hook 10-15 10-20_ .10-20 MI-4 Hound and Follow-on a/ 130-140 125-150 125-150 KA-25 Hormone (Carrier) b/ 25-35 60-80 75-100 a. Some MI-4's probably are being replaced by KA-25's, and the deployment of other new ASW helicopters, such as a variant of the MI-8 Hip, is also possible. Totals shown do not include a small number of MI-4's used in a utility role. b. In previous estimates carrier-based helicopters have been included in the totals for Military Trans- port Aviation. The indications of an ASW role for these forces now are considered sufficient to justify their inclusion with other SNAF combat aircraft. - 87 - TOP SECRET
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 115 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.