Shaanxi KJ-2000
| Shaanxi KJ-2000 | |
|---|---|
| A KJ-2000 in flight at the 2014 Zhuhai Air Show | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airborne early warning and control |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar) |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
| Number built | 5 estimated as of 2008 |
| History | |
| First flight | 2003 |
| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-76 |
The Shaanxi KJ-2000 (Chinese: 空警-2000; pinyin: Kōngjǐng Liǎngqiān; lit. 'Airwarning-2000', NATO reporting name: Mainring) is a Chinese second-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by the Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, and is the first AEW&C system in service to the People's Liberation Army Air Force. It is built upon a modified Russian Ilyushin Il-76 airframe using domestically designed avionics and a fixed radome featuring three active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars each covering a 120-degree sector, unlike the rotating radome on the comparable E-3 Sentry serving the United States Air Force.