I&A Volume 1
These pages are a mirror of the Publications of the non-commercial project “IMINT & Analysis” by Sean O’Connor. Sean was a former imagery analyst in the United States Air Force where he spent 10 years before leaving the service for graduate school at American Military University. While there he earned a MSc in Space Studies. Sean is currently an IHS Jane’s contributor and subject matter expert in the fields of air defense and strategic warfare.
Overview / Other Editions
Volume 1 Number 1
I&A V1N1, appeared February 2011.
CONTENTS
- Overview —
Feature Overview
(Sean O’Connor) - Overview —
I&A: What Is It?
(Sean O’Connor) - Tech Notes —
The J-20’s Real Impact
(Sean O’Connor) - Current Events —
The J-20 In Imagery
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Nagorno–Karabakh
(Sean O’Connor) - Historical Perspective —
Analysis Over Time
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — February 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — February 2011
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- V1N1 (PDF, 13 MB)
Volume 1 Number 2
I&A V1N2, appeared March 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Latakia Port Facility
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
China’s Hybrid SAM Sites
(Sean O’Connor) - Historical Perspective —
OTH–SW Deployment in China
(Sean O’Connor) - Strategic Warfare —
Iranian SSM Facilities
(Sean O’Connor) - Software —
Facility Drawings in GIMP
(Sean O’Connor) - Reading List —
High–Tech Reading List
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — March 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — March 2011
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- V1N2 (PDF, 4,4 MB)
- V1N2 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 11 KB)
Volume 1 Number 3
I&A V1N3, appeared April 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
The Libyan Lesson
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
The S–300P/S–400
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Contact Line
(Masis Ingilizian) - Strategic Warfare —
War of the Weird
(Sean O’Connor) - Historical Perspective —
SAM Modernization in China
(Sean O’Connor) - Facility Analysis —
The Price of Nuclear Renaissance
(Raj Kumar) - Reading List —
Military Classics
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — April 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — April 2011
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- V1N3 (PDF, 4,9 MB)
- V1N3 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 15 KB)
Volume 1 Number 4
I&A V1N4, appeared May 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Pakistan and Bin Laden
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Armenian Air Defenses
(Masis Ingilizian) - Strategic Warfare —
Pakistani Nuclear Facilities
(Raj Kumar) - Historical Perspective —
SAM Site Analysis
(Sean O’Connor) - Book Review —
Biohazard
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — May 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — May 2011
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- V1N4 (PDF, 2 MB)
- V1N4 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 2 KB)
Volume 1 Number 5
I&A V1N5, appeared June 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
PRC NAVAIR Developments
(Sean O’Connor) - Imagery Highlight —
Algerian FLANKERs
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Soviet/Russian ABM Systems
(Sean O’Connor) - Software Review —
Google Earth
(Sean O’Connor) - Reading List —
Tools for the IMINT Analyst
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — June 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — June 2011
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- V1N5 (PDF, 5,9 MB)
- V1N5 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 2 KB)
Volume 1 Number 6
I&A V1N6, appeared July 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Iranian Silos “Unveiled”
(Sean O’Connor) - Imagery Highlight —
Shenyang
(Sean O’Connor) - Facility Analysis —
Karachi Port Facility
(Daniel Videre) - Tech Notes —
China’s New AAM
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Azerbaijan
(Masis Ingilizian) - Strategic Warfare —
Soviet/Russian BMEW
(Sean O’Connor) - Tech Notes —
IADS Classification
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — July 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — July 2011
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- V1N6 (PDF, 2,9 MB)
- V1N6 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 5 KB)
Volume 1 Number 7
I&A V1N7, appeared August 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Azeri Favorit Spotted
(Sean O’Connor) - Imagery Highlight —
Zhukovskiy
(Sean O’Connor) - IC Analysis —
ODNI’s New Mission
(Marv Gordner) - Facility Analysis —
Tabriz Silo Complex
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
Taiwan
(Sean O’Connor) - Historical Perspective —
WP SAM Sites
(Sean O’Connor) - Software Review —
SpaceEye
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — August 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — August 2011
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- V1N7 (PDF, 3 MB)
- V1N7 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 3 KB)
Volume 1 Number 8
I&A V1N8, appeared September 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Varyag Begins Sea Trials
(Sean O’Connor) - Tech Notes —
The RVV–BD
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
PLA Airborne Surveillance
(Raj Kumar) - Strategic Warfare —
China’s SSBN Force
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — September 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — September 2011
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- V1N8 (PDF, 1,5 MB)
- V1N8 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 3 KB)
Volume 1 Number 9
I&A V1N9, appeared October 2011.
CONTENTS
- Air Defense —
Russia
(Sean O’Connor) - Strategic Warfare —
Space Surveillance in Russia
(Sean O’Connor) - Strategic Warfare —
Russia
(Sean O’Connor) - Historical Perspective —
Former Soviet ICBMs
(Sean O’Connor) - Facility Analysis —
Ashuluk
(Sean O’Connor) - Facility Overview —
Zhukovskiy
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — October 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Reading List —
Russian Aviation
(Sean O’Connor) - Source List
- What Is It? — October 2011
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- V1N9 (PDF, 9,6 MB)
- V1N9 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 1,4 MB)
Volume 1 Number 10
I&A V1N10, appeared November 2011.
CONTENTS
- Current Events —
Umm Aitiqah AB
(Christopher Biggers) - Facility Analysis —
The Playing Field
(Daniel Videre) - Imagery Highlight —
Vietnam’s Vostok-E
(Sean O’Connor) - Tech Notes —
Iran’s Nahang SSC
(Christopher Biggers) - Facility Analysis —
Iran: Denial & Deception
(Christopher Biggers) - Conflict Analysis —
Deepening Tides of War
(Masis Ingilizian) - Links — November 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — November 2011
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- V1N10 (PDF, 1,1 MB)
- V1N10 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 18 KB)
Volume 1 Number 11
I&A V1N11, appeared December 2011.
CONTENTS
- Strategic Warfare —
The PLA’s 2nd
Artillery Corps (Sean O’Connor) - Strategic Warfare —
PLA BM Launch Sites
(Sean O’Connor) - Strategic Warfare —
The PLAN SSBN Force
(Sean O’Connor) - Air Defense —
PLA SAM Modernization
(Sean O’Connor) - Links — December 2011 (Sean O’Connor)
- Source List
- What Is It? — December 2011
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- V1N11 (PDF, 6,2 MB)
- V1N11 Places in Google Earth (KMZ, 76 KB)