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

[LKJ86]

Via CCTV 7 and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @解放军报 from Weibo

 

[Team Blue]

Damn. I always forget just how big these are. Almost never see them next to people for scale.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @DS木淫系宜腹 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @海军新闻 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @人民海军 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @摇篮里的航海家 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @人民海军 from Weixin

 

[Deino]

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Via @DS木淫系宜腹 from Weibo

Oh well ... and no-one noticed the radar nose!?

At first sight it looks like a Y-9G but the nose or radome looks clearly like some sort of testbed. Maybe for the J-35?

 

[LKJ86]

Via @央视军事报道 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

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Via @央视军事报道 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @海军新闻 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @人民海军 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @北海舰队 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @解放军报 from Weixin