PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

by78

General
Another image of KJ-3000.

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plawolf

Lieutenant General
One aspect of the KJ3000 that I don’t see much attention being paid to is just how huge the available internal space is, in height as well as breadth.

That means that such a platform actually gives you the potential for a radically new approach to AWACS design in that you can basically lay the interior out like a heavy warship CIC instead of a traditional AWACS, to add a fundamentally different set of capabilities.
 

antiterror13

Brigadier
KJ-3000 could be kind of the "HQ" of AWACS fleet, that could coordinate and monitor other AWACS (KJ-200/500/700) in the air. However, only time will tell what is the exact plan for KJ-3000. I think China will continue producing KJ-500/700 and in higher number than KJ-3000. Interesting how many KJ-3000 China is planning to acquire, my guess is between 10 to 20
 
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