Yes, Y-9G and GX-11 are different names for the same thing.
I'm still confused how you mistook a KJ-2000 for KJ-500.
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Yes, Y-9G and GX-11 are different names for the same thing.
I'm still confused how you mistook a KJ-2000 for KJ-500.
When I first saw Deino's attachment, I didn't login, the pic so small, after I login and ask Deino question, I watched the pic and the link again, I found that I had made mistake, the kj2000 much larger then the others. but I already had written articles in my post, unlike other forums, here not alow you easy to edit the post.
The GX8 also seems to use the Y9 body as a carrier.
There are multiple GX variants in recent years that use the Y-9/Y-8 cat III airframe.
GX5 (KJ-200), GX6 (KQ-200/Y-8Q), GX8, GX9, GX10 (KJ-500), GX11, GX12, all use the Y-9/Y-8 cat III airframe.
That's why Dineo just say Y9G but would not say GX11, the satellite image so small, It's hard to see that those planes are absolutely GX11。
I have no idea what you mean.
Y-9G is another designation for GX11, just like how Y-8G is another designation for GX3.
For your sake, here is a list of the known GX variants that we refer to and their other designations they are also known by:
GX1 - Y-8CB (Y-8 airframe)
GX2 - Y-8JB (Y-8 airframe)
GX3 - Y-8G (Y-8 airframe)
GX4 - Y-8T (Y-8 airframe)
GX5 - KJ-200 (Y-9 airframe)
GX6 - KQ-200/Y-8Q (Y-9 airframe confusingly enough, not Y-8 airframe)
GX7 - Y-8XZ (Y-8 airframe)
GX8 - Y-9JZ (Y-9 airframe)
GX9 - Y-9XZ (Y-9 airframe)
GX10 - KJ-500 (Y-9 airframe)
GX11 - Y-9G (Y-9 airframe)
GX12 - Y-9X (Y-9 airframe)
I imagine you should be familiar with huitong's site that has some decent pictures for the various GX variants, I recommend you have a look:
As for the satellite image -- no, there is a high index of suspicion that they are Y-9G/GX11, because the fuselage flank arrays are consistent with what the Y-9G/GX11 has and no other Y-9 variant or GX variant has that specific pattern of flank arrays. We also recently had ground footage of Y-9G/GX11 taking off for news on the recent Red Sword exercises held at Dingxin which is where this satellite photo was taken as well.
So the satellite photo almost certainly does depict Y-9G/GX11.
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