SAM Test and Training Ranges

Just finished a new article on my blog. This one covers SAM development and training facilities. You’ll find some interesting things in there, particularly what I think is the first sighting of an S-400 battery in Google Earth imagery. I’ve also detailed the Emba training ground, which appears abandoned. Globalsecurity.org was unsure of the location, which is relatively amusing given that it is visible in Google Earth!

Check it out:

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2008/01/sam-test-and-training-ranges-in-russia.html