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17-893: The KJ-2000 is a second-generation AEW&C aircraft developed in China, after the ill-fated KJ-1 AEWC project was cancelled as the Chinese economic reform in the late 1970s mandated cuts in military spending . As the modernization of the People's Liberation Army became a clear necessity, especially after the display of NATO technological dominance in the Gulf War , the People's Liberation Army Air Force felt increasing need to obtain operational AEW&C systems to maintain even air parity , let alone air superiority against potential foreign hostilities. The KJ-2000 development program started after

34-670: 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. 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. This article on an aircraft of

51-515: A subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi). A new variant with a fixed next-generation radar was reportedly spotted in 2013. The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at

68-629: A similar configuration to that of the KJ-2000 and is characterized by the triple tail-fin configuration (one large and two small), but with a " balance beam " lateral-scanning array similar to the Saab Erieye instead of a disc radome. China also went on to develop the Shaanxi Y-9 , an enlarged upgrade of the Y-8 that later served as the basis of the third-generation KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft; and

85-472: A small and remote airfield in southern China, for security reasons, during late 2004. The commander appointed to the regiment was Zhang Guangjian (张广建), a pilot with over 6,000 hours of flight time on various aircraft including the Il-76. The base was re-built and re-equipped for handling the KJ-2000, the first of which reached the base in 2005. A mixed fleet of KJ-2000 and the smaller KJ-200 have been operated at

102-531: 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 空警, (Kōng Jǐng), short for 空中预警 (Kōng Zhōng Yù Jǐng), which means Airborne Early Warning). 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

119-553: 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 (欧阳绍修), 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. including the adoption of a glass cockpit . The project experienced

136-553: Is expected production can be run smoothly to supply China with new Il-76 airframes, while delivery of Soloviev D-30 KP-2 engines is not affected by recent issues. However, due to the unreliability of external suppliers, China has developed a backup design known as the KJ-200 by installing a simplified system on board the smaller Shaanxi Y-8 airframe, the Chinese domestic variants of Antonov An-12 tactical airlifter . The KJ-200 has

153-403: The Chinese economic reform , the project was once again put on hold due to cuts in military budget as economic development was given top priority. When the project was finally reviewed again in 1978 for the modernization of the People's Liberation Army Air Force , it was considered obsolete, and the project was terminated in 1979. The only KJ-1 aircraft built was dismantled after the project

170-607: The Xian Y-20 , a large strategic airlifter that is being developed for AEW&C modification. The Chinese AWACS has a phased array radar (PAR) system carried in a disc-shaped radome . Unlike the American E-3 Sentry and the Russian Beriev A-50 , two AWACS aircraft comparable in size and both with a 9-metre-diameter (30 ft) rotating radome (rotodome) to provide 360‑ degree scanning,

187-487: The acquisition of Il-76 airframes. Currently, the Russian defense exporter Rosoboronexport has imposed a significant price hike on all future Il-76s delivered to China and India despite previous contracts. Both countries were in negotiation with Russia regarding this matter as of early 2008. In March 2011, Sino-Russian negotiations reached a new agreement to move production of Il-76s to Chinese-owned companies. In this way it

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204-778: The base. In 2013 a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered NW China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Since Il-76s are supplied by Russia and as the numbers are limited, China is seeking to replace the Il-76 platform currently used by the KJ-2000 with the Y-20 . Limited performance parameters of KJ-2000 have been published as follows: Data from General characteristics Performance Avionics Related development Related lists KJ-1 AEWC The KJ-1 (from Chinese : 空警 ; pinyin : Kōng Jǐng , short for 空中预警 kōngzhōng yùjǐng meaning "airborne early warning")

221-626: The cancellation of the A-50I deal with Russia and Israel in July 2000 due to strong American pressure against the export of the Israeli EL/M-2075 Phalcon radar that was to be mounted. Denied of import options, China then went on to develop a domestic AWACS and the first aircraft made its maiden flight in 2003. Four KJ-2000 aircraft have been identified so far, but production of new aircraft will likely be delayed, dependent on

238-565: The radome of the Chinese AWACS is stationary. Instead, the three PAR modules are placed in an equilateral triangle configuration inside the 14-metre-diameter (46 ft) round radome, each covering a 120-degree spherical sector to provide full 360‑degree coverage. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse- Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET),

255-485: Was a Chinese experimental airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, based on a Tupolev Tu-4 bomber aircraft (itself being an unlicensed, reverse engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress ). The project was started in 1969 under the code name "Project 926", but only one prototype was built before the project was put on hold indefinitely until it was finally cancelled in 1979. The KJ-1

272-648: Was scrapped, and the KJ-1 now on display at the China Aviation Museum in Beijing is actually a reconstructed replica converted using another Tu-4. In the KJ-1's place, PRC developed a phased-array radar for its KJ-2000 AWACS aircraft, based on a modified Ilyushin Il-76 airframe . KJ-200 The KJ-200 (Chinese: 空警-200; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Liǎngbǎi; literally: "aerial warning-200") NATO reporting name: Moth or Y-8 Balance Beam system,

289-490: Was the first-generation AEW aircraft developed by the People's Republic of China . According to Chinese government claims, a single KJ-1 would have functions equivalent to more than 40 ground radar stations, but the test flight in the early 70s experienced severe mid-flight vibrations that could not be solved, and the development was stopped later amongst the political chaos of the Cultural Revolution . During

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