PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

[by78]

Y-9LG again.

 

[by78]

More belly views of Y-9Z and Y-9FQ.

 

[by78]

Y-9Z, Y9-LG, and Y-9FQ.

 

[00rinsak]

KJ-500A accompanied by 4x J-16s from the latest rehearsal for 9.3.

It was a shame about the weather, there was sunlight 5 minutes before the parade started

 

[Tomboy]

I wonder if it is possible for all the special mission aircraft to have an engine switch to the AEP400 soon, wasn't the PLA already very dissatisfied with the WJ-6C.

 

[antiterror13]

I wonder if it is possible for all the special mission aircraft to have an engine switch to the AEP400 soon, wasn't the PLA already very dissatisfied with the WJ-6C.

That would be nice, but I don't expect existing WJ-6C be replaced in hurry, likely scenario is new Y-8 and Y-9 may be powered by AEP400 and could be called something different and the rumour is Y-30

 

[Tomboy]

That would be nice, but I don't expect existing WJ-6C be replaced in hurry, likely scenario is new Y-8 and Y-9 may be powered by AEP400 and could be called something different and the rumour is Y-30

I don't think Y-9 is being actively produced at all, it's all special mission aircraft now. Y-30 is a completely different and new design with AEP500 engine. I expect existing Y-9 to be replaced asap by Y-30 due to their unsatisfactory performance but special mission aircraft are expected to still be in service for a good while with nothing to replace them with so IMO it is important to replace the engines.

 

[antiterror13]

I don't think Y-9 is being actively produced at all, it's all special mission aircraft now. Y-30 is a completely different and new design with AEP500 engine. I expect existing Y-9 to be replaced asap by Y-30 due to their unsatisfactory performance but special mission aircraft are expected to still be in service for a good while with nothing to replace them with so IMO it is important to replace the engines.

KJ-500, 500A, 600 and 700 use Y-9 airframe and still in production actively

 

[Tomboy]

KJ-500, 500A, 600 and 700 use Y-9 airframe and still in production actively

Yes, but the actual base Y-9 transport is allegedly already out of production. Also 600 is its own thing, technically based on Y-7

 

[tamsen_ikard]

I don't think Y-9 is being actively produced at all, it's all special mission aircraft now. Y-30 is a completely different and new design with AEP500 engine. I expect existing Y-9 to be replaced asap by Y-30 due to their unsatisfactory performance but special mission aircraft are expected to still be in service for a good while with nothing to replace them with so IMO it is important to replace the engines.

How much bigger is Y-30 compared to Y-9?