Shaanxi KQ-200
| Shaanxi 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 | 25+ |
| 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)[1][2] and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA)[1] manufactured by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation.[3] It is based on the Shaanxi Y-8[4] or Y-9[1] and has been called the Y-8Q[2] and Y-9Q.[1] Enthusiasts called it GX-6 (Chinese: 高 新-6; pinyin: gāoxīn-6; trans. "high-tech 6").[1][2]
The aircraft was in People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) service by 2017.[5][2]
Design
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.[6] Lightweight torpedoes are carried in internal bays.[7] Sonobuoys are deployed from four internal rotary cabinets.[8]
History
Two prototypes were built by late-2011. A new production line for the aircraft may have opened in late-2016.[4]
The PLANAF received its first KQ-200 in 2015.[5] By 2017, they were deployed by the Southern Theater Command[5] and all three theater commands by 2023.[2]
One may have crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin in March 2022.[2]
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 5 + 2 (pilot and co-pilot)[2]
- Powerplant: 4 × Wojiang WJ-6C turboprop engines [4]
- Propellers: 6[4]-bladed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 600 km/h (370 mph, 320 kn) [2]
- Ferry range: 5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi) [2]
- Endurance: 8 hours[2]
Armament
- Depth charges[10]
- Sonobuoys
- 100 x SQ-4/SQ-5[8]
- Torpedoes
- 10 x Yu-7 torpedo[7]
Avionics
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Military Balance 2025. International Institute for Strategic Studies. p. 244.
- ^ Tirk & Salisbury 2024, p. 14.
Sources
- 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.