PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

[tphuang]

Allright TP! Keep the pictures coming!

Questions:

Is this aircraft assigned to the PLAAF or the PLA?

Has it been confirmed that is indeed a JSTAR-like platform?

Who or what organization builds it?

Thanx

Dusky Lim

well, you should know who builds Y-8, the radar should be by 14th or 38th institute (huitong says 14th).

Has it been confirmed as a JSTAR like platform? No. To me, the one that huitong says is the jamming version could also be it, because of the canoe fairing on the bottom

I'm guessing this is assigned to plaaf, since the other aircraft using synthetic aperture radar (the tu-154) also entered into plaaf.

 

[tphuang]

battlefield surveillence photos

 

[challenge]

Y-8 battlefield surveillance aircraft? since the Y-8 was deployed in coastal area,it probably some sort naval surveillance aircraft,rather than E-8 type aircraft.
antenna for battlefield surveillance aircraft such as E-8 ,israel CANEWS or ex-soviet AN-72 use long or canoe shape antenna,for maximum radar "foot print'.
while the antenna for the Y-8 to simple to small ,remember the uSN also employed SAR for long range target recognition and surveillance.

 

[tphuang]

Y-8 battlefield surveillance aircraft? since the Y-8 was deployed in coastal area,it probably some sort naval surveillance aircraft,rather than E-8 type aircraft.
antenna for battlefield surveillance aircraft such as E-8 ,israel CANEWS or ex-soviet AN-72 use long or canoe shape antenna,for maximum radar "foot print'.
while the antenna for the Y-8 to simple to small ,remember the uSN also employed SAR for long range target recognition and surveillance.

I wasn't aware this aircraft is already deployed, lol. I'm not even aware of where this is getting tested at.

If you read my previous post, you would see that I also suspect the one with canoe fairing on the bottom could also be the battlefield surveillence aircraft. But what is its real use? I'm not sure, so I'm going to use huitong's interpretation until further notice.

 

[challenge]

I wasn't aware this aircraft is already deployed, lol. I'm not even aware of where this is getting tested at.

If you read my previous post, you would see that I also suspect the one with canoe fairing on the bottom could also be the battlefield surveillence aircraft. But what is its real use? I'm not sure, so I'm going to use huitong's interpretation until further notice.

canoe shape fairing is to small,probably housing SIGINT/ESM antenna

 

[tphuang]

possibly a newly converted KJ-200?

 

[Sea Dog]

Looking at this, it may also have a primary role in maritime surveillance as opposed to just land battlefield surveillance. Or maybe it's application is dual.

 

[crobato]

possibly a newly converted KJ-200?
[qimg]http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/236/kj200sep8qf0.jpg[/qimg]

Possibly. I counted 3 balance beams all in different colors; grey like that one, civilian white with stripes, and one completely in yellow. I suppose the one that crashed was the one in yellow.

On Y-8 JSTAR, note the pod on top of the tail. Don't know what it is, but Y-8Balance Beam does not have it.

 

[challenge]

Allright TP! Keep the pictures coming!

Questions:

Is this aircraft assigned to the PLAAF or the PLA?

Has it been confirmed that is indeed a JSTAR-like platform?

Who or what organization builds it?

Thanx

Dusky Lim

Y-8 battle field surveillance aircraft???,the aircraft may house ISAR for long range naval target recognition.rather than JStar type SAR/MTI radar.
equivalent to USN/coast guard APQ-141.

 

[silverster]

HI ALL

I am Fred, new to this forum.



Just wondering, I heard on news recently one of those kj2000 crashed with 40 R&D people inside, can anyone conform this?