PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

[by78]

A cool image to start the week. I've never seen this particular composition before. The official photographers are usually confined to taking photos using pre-approved compositions and from a set of strictly prescribed angles. This photo is extraordinarily creative by comparison. I hope the photographer doesn't get fired over this.

 

[Kalec]

Tbh I am a little confused here, wasn't KJ-3000 supposed to be dual-sided rotodome?

The picture was probably taken in a showroom of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.



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[BoraTas]

Tbh I am a little confused here, wasn't KJ-3000 supposed to be dual-sided rotodome?

The picture was probably taken in a showroom of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
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They are probably testing or evaluating approaches. The model can simply be old too.

 

[Blitzo]

Tbh I am a little confused here, wasn't KJ-3000 supposed to be dual-sided rotodome?

The picture was probably taken in a showroom of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
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Is that even a Y-20 fuselage.

It looks like a regular KJ-2000 to me. Wing outline/structure, fuselage proportions doesn't look like Y-20 to me.

And of course they omit a clear view of the T tail or the undercarriage which would be the easiest way to determine identity...

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

TBH, those slim engines and the paint scheme are kinda straight giveaways that this is a KJ-2000 model.

Also that hump right in front of the wingbox.

 

[Blitzo]

TBH, those slim engines and the paint scheme are kinda straight giveaways that this is a KJ-2000 model.

Also that hump right in front of the wingbox.

Slim engines and paint scheme aren't definitive giveaways that it's a KJ-2000.

Continuing with D-30/WS-18 (slim) engines on a model of a hypothetical Y-20 AEW&C is not beyond the pale, and as for paint scheme it is also not very useful because one could always argue that a hypothetical Y-20 AEW&C would adopt a similar or even identical paint scheme to KJ-2000.


Ultimately it is the structural profile/details of the airframe which one has to look at, and the overall profile is one of KJ-2000/Il-76 rather than Y-20.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

PLAN KJ-500s and Y-8 MPAs from the NTC. Posted by @太湖军I名 on Weibo.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

A look at a certain part of what could be either the KJ-200 or KJ-500 with the radome removed (based on the subtitles). Posted by the same guy on Weibo.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

While Russia is reeling from the 2nd loss of their very meager fleet of AEW&C aircrafts, here I found a very intriguing claim from quite a while back:




Original posting by @应用技术联合体 on Weibo:

开始暴兵了（
波音、诺思罗普·格鲁曼公司和AEW&C团队的其他公司目前计划在10年内，将E-7A提高到年产6架的高产量。
预计在未来10年内，会有30~40架E-7A会交付给英国、美国等客户。

The arms buildup has began
Boeing, Northrop Grumman and the rest of the AEW&C team currently plan to increase the E-7A production capacity to a high production rate of 6 aircraft a year within the coming 10 years.
It is estimated that in the next 10 years, 30 to 40 E-7As will be delivered to the UK, the US and other customers.

@万年炎帝 quote-posting:

对于美帝来说相当恐怖故事的是，某东大的数字阵列氮化镓雷达预警机年产能已经是诺格PPT的3倍以上...未来达到5倍都很正常。

There's one horror story for the American Empire - The annual production rate of AEW&C aircraft with GaN radar arrays by a certain large Eastern country is already more than 3 times that of the number on Northrop Grumman's PPT... Said production rate reaching 5 times would be considered pretty normal in the future.

@斯文的土匪--- replying:

更恐怖的不单是数量上，种类上更是要面对四型甚至五型有人预警机

What is more frightening is not only the quantity, but also the type, (namely that the American Empire) will have face 4 or even 5 different types of manned AEW&C aircrafts

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To recall: @斯文的土匪--- is the exact guy who first posted about the development of new AEW&C radar arrays for the PLA, and he's also the first to mention KJ-700 and KJ-3000 a while ago.

I have seen Cute Orca shared and/or quote-posted a couple of @万年炎帝's other posts in the past, so I think that he is credible to a degree (or at least I am hoping for), though I can't be absolutely sure. @斯文的土匪---'s reply is the only reason that I choose to post this one here after much deliberation.

Anyone has any idea? To verify/add/rectify/refute the claim? Because if this claim is true, China will be having 100+ AEW&C aircrafts within the next 2 years (though a very welcoming development indeed).

Though, TBH, I'm more taken aback by the rate of production claimed instead of the total number to be anticipated in the coming years.

 

[vincent]

While Russia is reeling from the 2nd loss of their very meager fleet of AEW&C aircrafts, here I found a very intriguing claim from quite a while back:

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Anyone has any idea? To verify/add/rectify/refute the claim? Because if this claim is true, China will be having 100+ AEW&C aircrafts within the next 2 years (though a very welcoming development indeed).

Though, TBH, I'm more taken aback by the rate of production claimed instead of the total number to be anticipated in the coming years.

just monitor this place

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