KJ-1 AEWC

KJ-1

KJ-1 AEWC (Tu-4 with radar) at China Aviation Museum
Role	Airborne Early Warning and Control
National origin	People's Republic of China (PRC)
Status	cancelled
Number built	1
Developed from	Tupolev Tu-4

The KJ-1 is a first generation Chinese AEW (Airborne Early Warning) radar fitted to a Tupolev Tu-4 bomber. The project was started in 1969 under the code name "Project 926". (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).

Design and development

According to PRC government claims, a single KJ-1 would be equivalent to more than 40 ground radar stations, but development was stopped due to the Cultural Revolution. In the era of the Chinese economic reform, the project was once again put on hold because economic development was given top priority. When the project was finally reviewed again for the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army Air Force it was considered obsolete. In the KJ-1's place PRC developed a phased-array radar for its KJ-2000 AWACS.^[1] The sole KJ-1 is now on display at the PLAAF museum north of Beijing.^[2]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to KJ-1 (China Aviation Museum).

Photograph of KJ-1 prototype at Datangshan Museum, China

References

↑ "Chinese Airborne Early Warning (AEW)." fas.org. Retrieved: 29 December 2009.
↑ "Chinese Airborne Early Warning (AEW)." PLA-AF Airborne Early Warning & Control Programs.

Chinese military aircraft

Fighters

Multirole and strike	J-31(F-60)^* J-20^* J-15 J-16 J-10B J-11B J-10 JF-17 JH-7 Su-30MK2 Su-30MKK

Air superiority and interceptor	J-20^* J-11D^* J-10B J-15 J-13 J-12 J-11 J-9 J-8 J-7 J-6 J-5 J-2 Su-27

Ground attack	Q-5 Q-6 J-17^*

Electronic warfare	J-16D^* J-15D^*

Bombers

H-8
H-6
H-5

AEW and AEW&C

Tankers

HY-6
Il-78

Reconnaissance

Transport

Strategic	Y-20 Y-9 Y-8 Il-76 Y-7

Maritime Patrol	Y-8FQ SH-5

Tactical	Y-12 Y-11 Y-9 Y-8 Y-7 Y-5 737-300/-700 CL 601 Tu-154

Trainers

Helicopters

Attack	Z-10 Z-19 Z-9W Z-11W

Transport and utility	Z-20^* Z-18 Z-15^* Z-11 Z-9 Z-8 Mi-171 Z-6 Z-5

ASW	Z-18F Z-9C Z-8 Ka-28

UAVs and UCAVs

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
UCAV
- Sharp Sword
- Wing Loong II
- CH-5
- CH-4
- CH-3
- CH-901
- Pterodactyl I
- Guizhou Sparrow Hawk II
- WJ-600 A/D
- HW-610
- WJ-600

URAV

* = Under development
Italicized = Retired or cancelled

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