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Airborne early warning and control
Shaanxi KJ-2000 is a airborne early warning and control originating in China. It was built by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar). Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
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Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 175,000 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 175,000 kg | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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Airborne early warning and control
China
Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar)
Active
People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
5 estimated as of 2008
March 23, 2003
Ilyushin Il-76
KJ-3000
175,000 kg (385,809 lb)
850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)
7 hours and 40 minutes
470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)
1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)
60–100
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, 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 radar is designated K/LLQF01 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse-Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET), 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).
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).
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).
The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at 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 the base.
In 2013, a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered northwest China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.
Max takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb)
Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
Range: 5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)
Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes
Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes
Range against fighter sized targets: 470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)
Range against ballistic missiles: 1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shaanxi KJ-2000 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: KJ-2000. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / AEW&C. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.