PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

[Blitzo]

Oh.

I see that the ZDK-03's radar is a slotted planar array. Rather like that of the E3. Hmmm... So it has to rotate to provide all-axis scans.

Well it's a phased array, but there are questions as to whether it's active or passive...

ZDK-03 was known to have a rotating array to provide 360 coverage years ago, of course.

 

[Deino]

Finally .... but sadly without a Serial number.

 

[by78]

Without the seam in the middle (2000x1400):

 

[Deino]

However one strange thing:

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has introduced into service a new maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of the Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Y-8/Y-9 medium transport aircraft, national media reported in late June.

An unspecified number of the four-engined Y-8GX6 (Y-8Q) turboprops have now been inducted into the North Sea Fleet, which is responsible for the maritime domain that stretches from the North Korean border to Lianyungang (Jiangsu Province), some three-and-a-half years after the type was first revealed in late 2011.

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Also Scramble lists the 2. Naval Aviation Division to operate this type ... however following the latest images the serials are 8519x which means they are assigned to the 9. Naval Aviation Division ... South Sea Fleet !


Deino

 

[delft]

I would expect that the much smaller area to be controlled by the North Sea Fleet will have less urgent need for these aircraft than the huge area that is the responsibility of the South Sea Fleet.

 

[Deino]

However one strange thing:

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Also Scramble lists the 2. Naval Aviation Division to operate this type ... however following the latest images the serials are 8519x which means they are assigned to the 9. Naval Aviation Division ... South Sea Fleet !

Deino

Another note found at Scramble:

Early 2015 the first operational Y8Q was noted (serial 85x2x), suggesting that the SH5 replacement is near.

Also the report below was often posted in connection with the statements it is assigned to the NSF ! .... can anyone translate please ??

So maybe the 4-number in that serial was not a 9 but a 2 !??

Deino

 

[navyreco]

Also Scramble lists the 2. Naval Aviation Division to operate this type ... however following the latest images the serials are 8519x which means they are assigned to the 9. Naval Aviation Division ... South Sea Fleet !

Deino

Are they based in Laiyang, Shandong province ?

 

[navyreco]

^ And is there a picture available showing that 8519x serial on a GX-6 ?

 

[by78]

(1218x853)

(1218x853)

 

[by78]

One more...

(2000x1294)