Who Paid For The Construction Of A Massive Signals Iintelligence Base Near Bejucal, Cuba

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The Diplomat: Satellite Images: A (Worrying) Cuban Mystery

The new radome in Cuba is unprecedented. Who is behind it?

Satellite images from February and May 2018 show a newly constructed radome on the signals intelligence base near Bejucal, Cuba. Its protective dome and elevated mounting make it the first of its kind among the numerous long-standing sigint antennas at Bejucal, which have been used to intercept electronic communications from the United States.

The new steerable parabolic antenna and its spherical enclosure (together called a radome) were erected on a site adjacent to other known Cuban surveillance antennas south of Havana near the town of Bejucal between March 2017 and February 2018. The functions of the new antenna are not discernible from the current satellite images, but similar antennas have been employed for signals interception, missile tracking, satellite uplinks and downlinks, radio communications, tracking of objects in space, and in some cases to disrupt satellite communications. The radome, approximately 6-7 meters in diameter, sits atop a square building approximately 11-12 meters wide. If the antenna can be tilted to horizontal – a common capability – its elevated position could also enable direct communications with vessels at sea or other signal sources on the horizon.

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Update: Mysterious New Spy Radar Appears in Cuba (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: If the Russians had paid for this installation .... they would have announced it .... but they have not. My money is on China being the ones who paid for it .... or at least a part of it. My prediction ....we will know the answer in the coming months. If Asian technicians/personnel are spotted at or near the site .... then it is them. If we do not see them .... then it is the Russians.