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KJ-2000 (Mainring) Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft | |
| 中国空警-2000型“主环”机载预警与控制（AEW&C）飞机 | ||
| KJ-2000 (Mainring) is an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft designed and developed by AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).. 23-06-24 | ||
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Y-8J / SKYMASTER AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT | |
| 中国Y-8J/SKYMASTER空中监视飞机 | ||
| China purchased 6~8 Skymaster airborne surveillance radar systems from British electronics manufacturer Racal (now Thales) in the 1990s. . 17-02-04 | ||
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Y-8E UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CARRIER | |
| 中国Y-8E无人机（UAV）运载机 | ||
| In 1986 the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) requested a new carrier to replace its ageing Tu-4 to carry and launch the WuZhen-5 (WZ-5, also known as ChangHong-1) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). . 17-02-04 | ||
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Y-8 RADAR TESTBED | |
| 中国Y-8雷达测试平台 | ||
| A single Shaanxi Y-8C turboprop transport planes (serial number 079) was converted into an airborne testbed to test various radar and avionics equipment. . 17-02-04 | ||
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Y-8 MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT | |
| 中国Y-8海上巡逻机 | ||
| The Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) is the land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Corporation Y-8 turboprop transport. . 17-02-02 | ||
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Y-8 BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT | |
| 中国Y-8战场监视飞机 | ||
| A mysterious special mission aircraft based on the Y-8F-600 (Category-III platform) has been identified during its flight test.. 17-02-02 | ||
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Y-8 AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT | |
| 中国Y-8空中预警机（AEW） | ||
| Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Corporation is currently test-flying a new indigenous airborne early warning (AEW) design based on its new Y-8F-600 airframe. . 17-02-02 | ||
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Y-8 AIRBORNE COMMAND POST | |
| 中国Y-8空中指挥机 | ||
| An airborne command and control post variant of the Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft has been spotted under flight test at China Flight Test Establishment (CFTE) based at Yanliang, Shaanxi Province. . 17-02-02 | ||
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| JianZhen-6 Reconnaissance Aircraft
中国歼侦-6型侦察飞机 |
| The JZ-6 (Jianji Zhencha-6 or JianZhen-6) is the tactical reconnaissance variant of the J-6 (MiG-19 Farmer) fighter, equivalent to the MiG-19R of the Soviet Air Force.... [2010-05-15] |
| Y-8 ELECTRONIC WARFARE AIRCRAFT
中国Y-8电子战飞机 |
| The PLA Air Force was known to be have been using the Y-8 for special electronic warfare (EW) missions including electronic intelligence (ELINT) and offensive electronic countermeasures (ECM) in the past, but little was known about these programme unt... [2017-01-07] |
| HongDian-5 Electronic Warfare Aircraft
中国轰电-5型电子战飞机 |
| The EW/ECM suite onboard the HD-5, which is reportedly based purely on analogue technology, can intercept, identify and jam hostile land-based or shipborne radar emitters.... [2010-05-13] |
| HongZhen-5 Reconnaissance Aircraft
中国轰侦-5型侦察机 |
| 青岛海军博物馆广场展区的一角停着两架外形上非常相似的中型飞机，按照解说牌上的说法，一架是轰侦5侦察机，另一张则是轰5型轰炸机。外形上最大的不同是轰侦5的机翼两端各有一... [2010-05-13] |