PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

[asif iqbal]

This awacs is coming along

 

[asif iqbal]

 

[asif iqbal]

I’m just thinking these Y-9 aircraft are built at Shaanxi as basic airframe units where is the modifications done for various configurations for example KJ500, Y-9G and Y-9JZ etc etc for PLAN and PLAAF? At same facility?

 

[asif iqbal]

30075

Do Chinese find the number 4 bad luck ? If not 30074 should exist

Which means we have identified 5 units for PLAN

 

[Deino]

30075

Do Chinese find the number 4 bad luck ? If not 30074 should exist

Which means we have identified 5 units for PLAN

Why PLAN?? This is clearly a PLAAF bird but you are correct, known so far are the numbers 071, 072, 073, 075 and 271.

 

[asif iqbal]

Off course it was a typo ! PLAAF bird

 

[timepass]

So, how many KJ500 in both services ???

5, 5 each???

 

[asif iqbal]

Easily 16

 

[Deino]

Easily 16

Likely but not confirmed ... what I would like to know if the also known number 30271, which was renumbered is in fact the pre-previously one 30471 (also known is 30472) or was 30271 again renumbered to 30071 ?? :what:

So are there now two different blocks flown with 3007x and 3027x numbers or were they all merged into the new serials?

 

[Deino]

However given a reply at the CDF the number on the tail looks more like 33075.

Well ... that's indeed another surprise? Does anyone have this image in full-size?

Best,
Deino