Yes, they are all Y-9s without the radar mounted on yet.
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by78
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That's obviously a Y-9 production line.
No, as already noted, these are regular Y-9 … just look at the nose!
Didn't know they were still making them, didn't Guancha trio say Shaanxi now almost exclusively makes special mission aircraft?
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1. We don't even know when the above photo/video was taken.
2. The Guancha Trio said "basically", not "totally/only".
Another cryptic message, Otter said the prototype was GJ-11, but he responded with "Far more than".
Some people have been speculating that it is possible for the KJ-3000 prototype to make an appearance, but other possibilities are Z-21 Heavy attack helicopter, Next generation MBT (in the last podcast he did made it sound like it actually is already in limited service so I'm not sure if this counts), new prototype IFVs and new seven wheeled SPG.
I personally also agree that the KJ-3000 is decently likely to make a show, it's based on a mature airframe and is a visual spectacle. Especially that it'll be weird for them to keep flying decade old Russian origin KJ-2000s in 2025
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That photo it’s at least a couple years old, i remember seeing it on Reddit
If they are going to allow KJ-3000 then J-35 better be available…
by78
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A new export AEW&C aircraft unveiled at the 11th World Radar Expo. It looks to have a rotating array and a nose resembling that of the KJ-700.
The other side of that model, with cutaway views of the interior
New sightings of KJ-3000.
