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Shaanxi KJ-200

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KJ-200
KJ-200
Role Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)
National origin China
Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
Primary user People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Navy
Number built 11[1]
Developed from Shaanxi Y-8

The KJ-200 (Chinese: 空そら警-200; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Liǎngbǎi; literally: "aerial warning-200") NATO reporting name: Moth or Y-8 Balance Beam system, is an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation. (KJ is from the first characters of the Pinyin spelling of 空そら警, (Kōng Jǐng), short for 空中くうちゅう预警 (Kōng Zhōng Yù Jǐng), which means Airborne Early Warning).

Design and development

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The key component of this aircraft is an AESA radar system, visually similar to the Saab Erieye system, mounted on struts above the rear fuselage, as well as ventral sensor domes. The platform of this aircraft is based on the Shaanxi Y-8F-600 and it has been reported that Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150B turboprops and Honeywell avionics have been incorporated.

The general designer of the KJ-200 is Ouyang Shaoxiu (欧おう阳绍修おさむ),[2] the same general designer of the Y-8. According to Ouyang the KJ-200 has been significantly modified (around 80%) from the original Y-8.[3] including the adoption of a glass cockpit.[4]

Operational history

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The project experienced a major setback in 2006, when a KJ-200 crashed into a mountain in Guangde County while undergoing tests.

During the National Day of the People's Republic of China military parade 1 October 2009, a KJ-200 took the role as a lead aircraft.[5]

In February 2017 a US Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion and a KJ-200 inadvertently came close to each other over the South China Sea. The aircraft were within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of each other.[6][7]

Variants

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KJ-200
Base variant.
KJ-200A
Modified KJ-200 with revised nose section and new electronics. First observed in December 2016.[8]
KJ-200AG
KJ-200A with additional inflight air refueling probe.[8]
KJ-200H
Variant for PLA Navy.[8]
KJ-200B
Frist observed in 2016. Entered service in 2023.[8]

Operators

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China People's Republic of China

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Air Force 2015" (PDF). Flightglobal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ "空そら警-200总师欧おう阳绍修おさむ：首くび次じ采さい用よう玻璃はり化か座ざ舱". Sina. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ KJ-200 vs Y-8 Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine,
  4. ^ "总师称しょう中国ちゅうごく空そら警200上じょう首くび次じ采さい用よう玻璃はり化か座ざ舱". Netease. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "KJ-200 in 2009 National Day Parade". AirForceWorld.com. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  6. ^ U.S., China military planes come inadvertently close over South China Sea February 10, 2017 Archived April 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Reuters Retrieved February 12, 2017
  7. ^ Chinese and US aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter January 10, 2017 Archived February 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine CNN Retrieved February 12, 2017
  8. ^ a b c d Newdick, Thomas; Rupprecht, Andreas (5 April 2023). "China's Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It". The War Zone.
  9. ^ Rupprecht, Andreas (2018). Modern Chinese Warplane: Chinese Air Force - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-09973092-6-3.
  10. ^ Rupprecht, Andreas (2018). Modern Chinese Warplane: Chinese Naval Aviation - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-09973092-5-6.
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