KJ-600 (Sea Plate) Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
KJ-600
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
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Basic Information
Name
KJ-600 (Sea Plate) Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
Designation
KJ-600
Alternate Designation
—
Equipment Type
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
Manufacturer
Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation
Date of Introduction
2021
Description
The KJ-600 (Sea Plate) Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft is being developed indigenously by the Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited in China. It will be the first fixed-wing carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft to be operated by the People's Liberation Navy (PLAN). This is the Chinese analogue to the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and it looks remarkably similar.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew
5
Engine
Turboprop (5103 hp)
Max Speed
693.0 km/h
Range
1200.0 km
Service Ceiling
15000 m
System
Alternate Designation(s)
KJ-600; Sea Plate
Type
Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
Manufacturer
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
Operator
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)
Crew
5-6 ea
Number of Engines
2 ea
Launch and Recovery
The KJ-600 will require a catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) system for launch and recovery. This will limit the aircraft's use to China's Type 003 aircraft carriers or future hulls featuring this system.
Note
By 2018, designation KJ-600 was unofficially being offered as designation for future shipborne AEW aircraft, on timescale coincident with availability of catapult-equipped Chinese aircraft carrier, its MTOW incompatible with 'ski-jumpʼ launch of first such vessel (which requires AEW helicopter).
Dimensions
Length
18.14
Width (Wing Span)
25 m
Height
5.72 m
Empty Weight
25,401 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight
30,481 kg
Automotive
Engine Name
2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C
Engine Type
Turboprop
Engine Power
5,103 hp each
Propellers
6-bladed constant-speed feathering and reversible propellers
Maximum Range
1,200 km
Ferry Range
2,800 km
Maximum Speed
693 km/h
Service Ceiling
15,000 m
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft Equipment
Radar
Radar mounted on aircraft roof above wings. Aircraft believed to be fitted with CETC No 14 research institute sourced D band KLC-7 AEW radar in the rotodome. The KLC-7 integrates a mechanical scanning system with active electronically scanned arrays (for 360° coverage), anti-jamming functions, and features a longer detection range and stronger target-tracking capability than previous models.
Protection
Stealth Properties
None
Heat Signature Reduction
INA
NBC Protection
INA
EW Counter Measures
INA
Chaffs/Flares
INA
Image Sources
Notes
https://sinopakmilitaryforumzs.quora.com/CHINESE-HIGH-TECH-CARRIER-BASED-AIRBORNE-SURVEILLANCE-CAPABILITIES-ENHANCED; https://www.eurasiantimes.com/after-f-22-f-35-copy-cat-china-emulates-navys-e-2d-hawkeye-flying-radar-with-kj-600-us-expert/; https://www.vaw-vrcreadyroom.org/in-memoriam/klc-7-kj-600-carrier-based-airborne-early-warningaew-global-security; https://free3d.com/3d-model/kj-600-awacs-6540.html;
Details
Country of Origin
China
Category
Fixed Wing Aircraft
Air > Fixed Wing Aircraft
Filter Label
K
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
18.14 m
Width
25 m
Height
5.72 m
Weight
30481 kg
Operators (1)
China
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