I just read somewhere that Pakistan's Navy is apparently inducting a custom-made MPA/ASW jet-based aircraft based on the Embraer 1000E lineage with equipment from Italy/United States and modifications in South Africa. Makes me wonder why China can't also pull something like this off, could probably build an even better MPA aircraft by procuring some ~50ish airliners that no one wants anymore. China won't even need to source a single part from anywhere else too.
PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread
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The satellite imagery of Yanliang has been updated, with both KJ-2000 and KJ-3000 clearly seen on the tarmac. Posted by @foolsball on Twitter.
As can be seen, both the fixed radome and rotodome on the KJ-2000 and KJ-3000 are about the same size. However, the dual-array rotodome on the KJ-3000 is visibly larger than the triple-array fixed radome on the KJ-2000.
As can be seen, both the fixed radome and rotodome on the KJ-2000 and KJ-3000 are about the same size. However, the dual-array rotodome on the KJ-3000 is visibly larger than the triple-array fixed radome on the KJ-2000.
Is it just the zoom, or the Y-20 airframe has smaller wing surface area than the Ilyushin? If so, what's the reason behind it?