PLAAF & PLANAF special mission aircraft - Y-8GX-family

[Deino]

Since usually images of these birds are either posted in the PLN- or the PLAAF-threads, which I don't deem appropriate, I start a new dedicated thread for these IMO most important special mission assets.

To start with, here are some very nice images, however IMO the KJ-500H and Y-8GX-6 both have faked numbers (so far, their serials were in the "85x9x" modex).

Deino

Y-8GX-5 / KJ-200H AEW

Y-8GX-6 / KQ-200 ASW ... IMO with a psed serial

Y-8GX-8 EW/ELINT

Y-8GX-9 / KJ-500H AEW ... IMO with a psed serial

 

[war&peace]

Any details / specs ?

 

[Deino]

Any details / specs ?

Difficult to say and esp. concerning their equipment and capabilities most is still secret: However this site is IMO a good start:

http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.de/p/surveillance-aircraft-i.html
http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.de/p/surveillance-aircraft-ii.html


Deino

 

[cirr]

 

[Maxpane]

Woooooow . china is amazing and every passing day doing astonishimg

 

[cirr]

Note the differences in the two KJ-200s below

Old

New

@Deino

 

[Deino]

Note the differences in the two KJ-200s below

Indeed, it no longer has that strange Pinocchio-style nose but a Y-9-radome.

Looking much better ... but is it a new bird or a modified one ?

 

[Deino]

Seems as if there's also a modified KJ-200H !??

 

[grey boy 2]

KJ-500 (navy version) (鼻首好销魂！解放军海航版空警500罕见亮相)

 

[Sanchez]

Woooooow . china is amazing and every passing day doing astonishimg

Chinese doctrines are small steps and quick run. All China’s weapon systems are under constant modifications，better and better in another words. We would make every interesting weapon that exists in the world first and then creat our own unique ones such as anti-ship missiles and hypersonic ICBMs and satellite sweepers... you name it. Next generation of radars and military quantum communication system will be born in China not in any other country！

 

[cirr]

Development of a new type of AEW "activated" ie the programme now fully funded by the State.

Completion of the development of next generation shipborne radar(for Type 055 DDG?)

New technological breakthroughs in the fields of Terahertz, quantum radars etc.

Operational deployment of backbone radar

The above are listed among the "milestones" achieved by No. 14 Inst. of CECT in 2016.

 

[cirr]

 

[cirr]

A new regiment with KJ-500 etc formed under 2S of the PLANAF North Theater Command.

 

[Deino]

A new regiment with KJ-500 etc formed under 2S of the PLANAF North Theater Command.

Will it be indeed a new regiment or will they be only assigned to the same regimentg, that already uses the KJ-200H?

 

[grey boy 2]