A KJ-200 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft attached to a Navy aviation regiment under the PLA Northern Theater Command the taxies towards the runway in a military airfield in Jiaodong Peninsula, east China’s Shandong province during an air patrol mission in the 2018 Spring Festival holiday. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xing Yun)
PLANAF 2nd "Specialized" Division getting three more Y-8GX5 AEW&C birds
Judging from the latest PR release of the PLAN-AF 2nd 'specialized"
division, its fourth regiment is getting at lease three new Y-8GX5
(KJ-200) AEW&C aircrafts
PLANAF 2nd "Specialized" Division
PLANAF 2nd "Specialized" Division, North Sea Fleet, PLA Navy is
headquartered in Dialing with primary focus on ASW, ELINT and other EW
related missions. It was commissioned in April 1952 in Ningbo’s
Zhuang Airport from Army’s 138th Division, 44th Army, 4th Field Army
with Lai Jinhua as its first commander. Its three regiments are: 4th,
5th and the 6th.
PLANAF 4th Specialized Regiment, HQ Shangdong Laiyang Airport
Aircraft Serial Number (93x1)
Known Aircraft
Y8J Airborne Early Warming: 9301, 9311, 9321
Y8GX2 ELINT: 9331, 9341, 9351
9341 took part in the recent Naval Review
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