KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread & possible KY-600 (?) COD aircraft

[Deino]

Just a nice one

 

[mack8]

Posted by DS on X.

 

[Tomboy]

We can expect to see WJ-10 on KJ-600 in 2027 at the latest

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

A KJ-600 accompanied by two J-15Ts. Posted by the official Weibo account of AVIC.

 

[Deino]

As it seems for the first time a production (?) / LRIP KJ-600 like no. 10, 11 or 12 and not one of the no. 710X was seen on deck of the PLANS-18 "Fujian".

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Some footages of the KJ-600s training onboard Fujian.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2030962954481602574

 

[Deino]

Great profile again made by

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KJ-600 code 11
Carrier Air Wing FUJIAN (CV-18)

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[Phantom Chuck]

Does the two tone color of the rotodome indicate KJ-600 uses a single rotating aperture instead of three fixed apertures that soem other rotodome equipped Chinese AEWACs? Presumably the aperture underneath is electronically scanned, and rotodome rotates fairly fast to minimize tracking time gap.

 

[Blitzo]

Does the two tone color of the rotodome indicate KJ-600 uses a single rotating aperture instead of three fixed apertures that soem other rotodome equipped Chinese AEWACs? Presumably the aperture underneath is electronically scanned, and rotodome rotates fairly fast to minimize tracking time gap.

Yes, that's been the consensus/understanding for a few years now since we first had satellite images confirming the dielectric two tone pattern of the radome.

A rotating AESA for a carrierborne AEWC is a fairly reasonable solution in the modern age. E-2D has the same.

 

[Wrought]

Does the two tone color of the rotodome indicate KJ-600 uses a single rotating aperture instead of three fixed apertures that soem other rotodome equipped Chinese AEWACs? Presumably the aperture underneath is electronically scanned, and rotodome rotates fairly fast to minimize tracking time gap.

Rotating instead of fixed was confirmed years ago.