Xijinping's new NAVY AWAC is way more advanced and better, E2C is about 2 to 3 decades old design.
https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2020-09-01/doc-iivhvpwy4236018.shtml
美媒曝中国舰载预警机卫星照:不确定能上山东舰(图)
美媒曝中国舰载预警机卫星照:不确定能上山东舰(图)
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美国《福布斯》杂志网站8月29日发表文章,分析了疑似中国舰载预警机的卫星照片。
文章称,中国海军正在打造强大的航空母舰编队,这将是世界上第二大规模的航母舰队,但是,中国海军目前缺乏舰载预警(AEW)飞机。想要打造能能够和美军抗衡的舰载机部队,这款飞机十分重要。
文章表示,随着空警-600预警机的推出,这种情况将会改变。空警-600看起来非常像美国海军的E-2C“鹰眼”预警机。
[疑似中国舰载预警机的卫星照片]
这架空警-600的原型机在中国西部某机场的卫星照片上被发现。卫星照片情报专家克里斯·比格斯在商业卫星照片中识别出了这架新飞机。尽管这些照片是这架原型机的第一批图片,但外界在此之前已经发现了空警-600项目存在的证据。该飞机的模型于2018年8月在一个大型混凝土航母模型上被发现。据猜测,中国海军使用该训练设施来测试甲板布局。
[美国E-2“鹰眼”舰载预警机]
文章称,中国企业此前曾试飞过JZY-01预警机,这是基于运-7运输机的预警机。采用双螺旋桨发动机的运-7本身就是基于安-24运输机研制的。JZY-01预警机被广泛地认为是空警-600的技术演示机,但后者更紧凑、更精致。
报道称,空警-600的布局非常类似于美国海军的E-2“鹰眼”系列飞机。它们都是双螺旋桨飞机,可以折叠机翼以存放在航母机库内。它们的机身相对较小,刚好容纳4至6名机组人员。雷达安装在机身顶部的大型旋转罩中。最后,机尾被分成几个较小的垂直稳定翼,就像第二次世界大战时代的轰炸机。
目前尚不清楚空警-600的雷达能否像“鹰眼”预警机一样旋转,另一种方案是使用三个或更多的固定阵列,从而覆盖所有的方向,中国在不同的飞机上都使用了这两种方法。卫星照片仅显示了一个较暗的前缘部分。这表明它可能只有一个雷达阵列,在逻辑上必须旋转以覆盖360度的方向。确切的雷达配置可能会在以后的照片中得到确认。
[中国第一艘航母辽宁舰]
文章称,关于空警-600能否从中国的前两艘航母上起降还是一个问号,因为这两艘航母使用滑越起飞,并没有弹射器。但是中国的第一架舰载预警机是真实的,它被视为中国海军的重大发展和能力飞跃。舰载预警机,加上新的航母和运行设施,它是中国海军实力巨变的一部分。
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China's early warning aircraft on board
US media releases satellite photos of China's shipborne early warning aircraft: uncertain to be able to board Shandong warship (photo)
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On August 29, Forbes magazine website published an article analyzing satellite photos of suspected Chinese carrier based early warning aircraft.
The article said that the Chinese navy is building a strong aircraft carrier formation, which will be the second largest aircraft carrier fleet in the world. However, the Chinese Navy currently lacks carrier based early warning (AEW) aircraft. To build a carrier based aircraft force that can compete with the U.S. military, this aircraft is very important.
The article said that with the launch of the air police-600 early warning aircraft, this situation will change. The air force 600 looks very much like the U.S. Navy's E-2C Hawkeye.
[satellite photos of suspected Chinese early warning aircraft]
The prototype of the air police-600 was found in satellite photos of an airport in Western China. Chris Biggs, a satellite photo intelligence expert, identified the new plane in commercial satellite photos. Although these photos are the first pictures of the prototype, evidence of the existence of the air police-600 project has been found before. The model of the aircraft was found on a large concrete aircraft carrier model in August 2018. It is speculated that the Chinese navy is using the training facility to test the deck layout.
[US E-2 "eagle eye" shipborne early warning aircraft]
According to the article, Chinese enterprises have previously tried to fly jzy-01 early warning aircraft, which is based on the Y-7 transport aircraft. The Y-7 with dual propeller engine is developed based on An-24 transport aircraft. Jzy-01 early warning aircraft is widely considered as the technical demonstration aircraft of air police-600, but the latter is more compact and exquisite.
Reported that the layout of the air police-600 is very similar to the U.S. Navy's E-2 "eagle eye" series aircraft. They are twin propeller aircraft that fold wings to store in the carrier hangar. Their fuselage is relatively small and can accommodate just four to six crew members. The radar is installed in a large rotating cover at the top of the fuselage. Finally, the tail is divided into several smaller vertical stabilizers, like World War II bombers.
At present, it is not clear whether the air police-600 radar can rotate like the "eagle eye" early warning aircraft. Another option is to use three or more fixed arrays to cover all directions. China has used both methods on different aircraft. Satellite photos show only a darker leading edge. This means that it may have only one radar array, which logically has to rotate to cover a 360 degree direction. The exact radar configuration may be confirmed in future photos.
Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier
According to the article, it is still a question mark whether the air police-600 can take off and land from China's first two aircraft carriers, because these two aircraft carriers use ski take-off without catapults. But China's first shipborne AWACS are real, and are seen as a major development and capability leap for the Chinese navy. Shipborne AWACS, together with new aircraft carriers and operational facilities, are part of a dramatic change in the strength of the Chinese navy.
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