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KJ-200 | |
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KJ-200 | |
Role | Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) |
National origin | China |
Manufacturer | Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation |
Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy |
Number built | 11[1] |
Developed from | Shaanxi Y-8 |
The KJ-200 (Chinese: 空警-200; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Liǎngbǎi; literally: "aerial warning-200") NATO reporting name: Moth or Y-8 Balance Beam system, 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).