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Airborne early warning and control aircraft

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KJ-200

KJ-200
Role	Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) Type of aircraft
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

TheKJ-200 (Chinese: 空警-200; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Liǎngbǎi; literally: "aerial warning-200") NATO reporting name:Moth orY-8 Balance Beam system, is anairborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program developed byShaanxi Aircraft Corporation. (KJis from the first characters of thePinyin spelling of 空警, (Kōng Jǐng), short for 空中预警 (Kōng Zhōng Yù Jǐng), which means Airborne Early Warning).

Design and development

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The key component of this aircraft is anAESA radar system, visually similar to theSaab Erieye system, mounted on struts above the rear fuselage, as well as ventral sensor domes. The platform of this aircraft is based on theShaanxi Y-8F-600 and it has been reported thatPratt & Whitney Canada PW150B turboprops andHoneywell avionics have been incorporated.

The general designer of the KJ-200 is Ouyang Shaoxiu (欧阳绍修),^[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 aglass cockpit.^[4]

Operational history

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

During theNational 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 aUS 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: First observed in 2016. Entered service in 2023.^[8]

Operators

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People's Republic of China

People's Liberation Army Air Force - 5 KJ-200^[9]
People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force - 6 KJ-200H^[10]

References

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^"World Air Force 2015"(PDF). Flightglobal.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved2019-05-17.
^"空警-200总师欧阳绍修：首次采用玻璃化座舱".Sina.Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved26 December 2014.
^KJ-200 vs Y-8 Archived 2013-11-05 at theWayback Machine,
^"总师称中国空警200上首次采用玻璃化座舱".Netease. Archived fromthe original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved26 December 2014.
^"KJ-200 in 2009 National Day Parade". AirForceWorld.com. 2011-02-13. Archived fromthe original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved2011-02-13.
^U.S., China military planes come inadvertently close over South China Sea February 10, 2017 Archived April 30, 2019, at theWayback MachineReuters Retrieved February 12, 2017
^Chinese and US aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter January 10, 2017 Archived February 12, 2017, at theWayback MachineCNN Retrieved February 12, 2017
^^a ^b ^c ^dNewdick, Thomas; Rupprecht, Andreas (5 April 2023)."China's Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It".The War Zone.
^Rupprecht, Andreas (2018).Modern Chinese Warplane: Chinese Air Force - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 92.ISBN 978-09973092-6-3.
^Rupprecht, Andreas (2018).Modern Chinese Warplane: Chinese Naval Aviation - Aircraft and Units. Harpia Publishing. p. 29.ISBN 978-09973092-5-6.

External links

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KJ-200 AWACS Aircraft photos and intro

v t e Chinese People's Liberation Army AEW aircraft designations
Kōng jǐng "KJ" (Airborne Early Warning)	KJ-1 KJ-200 KJ-500 KJ-600 KJ-700 KJ-2000 KJ-3000
Jian Zai Yu "JZY" (Carrier Based Early Warning)	JZY-01

Chinese military aircraft

Fighters

Multirole andstrike	J-50* J-36* J-35 J-20 J-15 J-16 J-10B J-11B J-10 FC-1 JH-7 Su-30MK2 Su-30MKK Su-35S
Air superiority andinterceptor	J-50* J-36* J-35 J-20 J-11D^* J-10B J-15 J-13 J-12 J-11 J-9 J-8 J-7 J-6 J-5 J-2 MiG-9 Su-27SK
Ground attack	Q-5 Q-6
Electronic warfare	J-16D J-15D

Bombers

H-20^*
H-8
H-7
H-6
H-5
Tu-14
Tu-2

AEW&C andEW

Traditional aeroplanes	KJ-600^* KJ-500 KJ-2000 Y-9JZ ELINT Y-8CB Y-8DZ Y-8G Y-8GX3 Y-8JB Y-8T Y-8W Y-8EW ZDK03 Y-8J KJ-200 Y-7 AWACS KJ-1 AEWC An-30
Stratospheric airships	CIOMP stratospheric airship

Tankers

Reconnaissance

Transport

Strategic	Y-20 Y-9 Y-8 Il-76 Y-7
Maritime Patrol	KQ-200 Y-8EX SH-5
Tactical	Y-9 Y-12 Y-11 Y-8 Y-7 Y-6 Y-5 CL 601 Tu-154

Trainers

Helicopters

Attack	Z-21^* Z-19 Z-10 Z-9W Z-11W
Transport and utility	Z-20 Z-18 Z-15^* Z-11 Z-9 Z-8 Mi-8 Mi-171 Z-6 Z-5
ASW	Z-20F Z-18F Z-9C Z-8 Ka-28

UAVs andUCAVs

Tactical	WZ-6 CASIC Blade
MALE	CASC Rainbow Harbin BZK-005 Tengden TB-001
HALE	WZ-7 WZ-8 WZ-9 WZ-10 CIOMP stratospheric airship
Combat	BA-5 GJ-1 GJ-2 GJ-11 Dark Sword^*