Shaanxi KQ-200
| KQ-200 | |
|---|---|
 KQ-200 anti-submarine and patrol aircraft | |
| General information | |
| Type | Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
| Number built | 30+[1] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2015 |
| Developed from | Shaanxi Y-8/Y-9 |
The Shaanxi KQ-200 (Chinese: 空潜-200; pinyin: kōngqián-200; trans. "air-submarine 200") is a Chinese anti-submarine (ASW)[2][3] and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA)[2] manufactured by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation.[4] It is based on the Shaanxi Y-8[5] or Y-9[2] and has been called the Y-8Q[3] and Y-9Q.[2] Enthusiasts[who?] called it GX-6 (Chinese: 高 新-6; pinyin: gāoxīn-6; trans. "high-tech 6").[2][3]
The aircraft was in People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) service by 2017.[6][3]
Design
[edit]The KQ-200 has a chin-mounted surface search radar, a magnetic anomaly detector in a tail boom, and an electro-optical camera in a belly turret.[7] Lightweight torpedoes are carried in internal bays.[8] Sonobuoys are deployed from four internal rotary cabinets.[9]
History
[edit]Two prototypes were built by late-2011. A new production line for the aircraft may have opened in late-2016.[5]
The PLANAF received its first KQ-200 in 2015.[6] By 2017, they were deployed by the Southern Theater Command[6] and all three theater commands by 2023.[3]
One may have crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin in March 2022.[3]
Operators
[edit]
Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: 5 + 2 (pilot and co-pilot)[3]
- Powerplant: 4 × Wojiang WJ-6C turboprop engines [5]
- Propellers: 6[5]-bladed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 600 km/h (370 mph, 320 kn) [3]
- Ferry range: 5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi) [3]
- Endurance: 8 hours[3]
Armament
- Depth charges[10]
- Sonobuoys
- 100 x SQ-4/SQ-5[9]
- Torpedoes
- 10 x Yu-7 torpedo[8]
Avionics
See also
[edit]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Military Balance 2026. International Institutes for Strategic Studies. p. 254. ISBN 9781003778974.
- ^ a b c d e Dahm 2020, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Tirk & Salisbury 2024, p. 10.
- ^ Dahm 2020, pp. 5–6.
- ^ a b c d Vavasseur, Xavier (29 April 2019). "New Details On China's KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft". Naval News.
- ^ a b c Dahm 2020, p. 12.
- ^ Dahm 2020, pp. 12–13.
- ^ a b Tirk & Salisbury 2024, p. 13.
- ^ a b Tirk & Salisbury 2024, p. 12.
- ^ Tirk & Salisbury 2024, p. 14.
Sources
[edit]- Dahm, J. Michael (2020). Special Mission Aircraft and Unmanned Systems (PDF) (Report). South China Sea Military Capabilities Series. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- Tirk, Eli; Salisbury, Daniel (7 May 2024). PLAN Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft - Sensors, Weapons, and Operational Concepts (Report). China Maritime Report. US Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute.