Spying on the MIGS

摘要

Locked in a vault somewhere may be a study of how the United States has gathered intelligence on multiple versions of the MiG fighter, the intelligence reports produced, and their accuracy. If thorough, it would run to several thousand pages, for there was a great deal the US wanted to know about MiGs, and some of this knowledge could save lives and win battles. The Air Force, CIA, and other agencies gathered and analyzed intelligence on where they were produced, how many were produced, the production process, technical specifications, deployments, operations, and the sale or transfer to other nations. The study would also be highly classified as the Intelligence Community employed human sources, communications intelligence, imagery, open sources, covert acquisition and exploitation of the airplanes, as well as a little help from friends.