Shaanxi KJ-200

KJ-200
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).

  1. ^ "World Air Force 2015" (PDF). Flightglobal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2019-05-17.