KJ-500- medum size AEW/C

[cirr]

Ready for takeoff

 

[Deino]

Ready for takeoff

Nice shot ... but I think they should remove the ladder from the radar before take-off !

 

[cirr]

Nice shot ... but I think they should remove the ladder from the radar before take-off !

 

[Beast]

Nice shot ... but I think they should remove the ladder from the radar before take-off !

No way it going to take off. Look at the truck. It's so close to KJ-500. It's is definitely doing some pre take off check.

 

[cirr]

KJ-500 at a PLAAF airbase

 

[Deino]

KJ-500 at a PLAAF airbase

Seems to be clearly the 26. Special Division's base at Wuxi-Shuofang:
China Defense Blog: PLAAF 26th Specialized Division.

 

[cnleio]

HEHE ... KJ-500

 

[Deino]

And finally a serial !!! You really made my day !

 

[black-hawk_101]

PAF should look towards acquiring another 3-5 of these but at least 2-3 examples of simple Y-8 aircrat for training.

 

[Akasa]

HEHE ... KJ-500

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Whoever conceptualized that abysmal paint scheme should be hung, drawn, and quartered. Twice. Before being fed to the lions.

 

[Path-Finder]

And finally a serial !!! You really made my day !

3471?

 

[Deino]

3471?

No, clearly 30471 ....

 

[Path-Finder]

No, clearly 30471 ....

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damn that 0

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

KJ-500 AWAC in service with the PLAAF.



KJ500 AWACS prototype

After a successful introduction of 11 KJ200 "Balance Beam" mid-size AWAC into PLAN-AF and PLAAAF service, the Chinese military is switching gear to a fixed rotodome based approach for housing their three ASEA radars.





Friday, October 29, 2010
Newly constructed KJ-200 AWAC spotted.

Notice the extra "antennas" on top of the cockpit.



The current KJ-200 service model. Notice there are no antennas in the "forehead"