Shaanxi KQ-200

KQ-200
KQ-200 anti-submarine and patrol aircraft
Role Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA)
National origin China
Manufacturer Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
Introduction 2015
Status Active
Primary user People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
Number built 25+
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) and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) manufactured by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation. It is based on the Shaanxi Y-8 or Y-9 and has been called the Y-8Q and Y-9Q. Enthusiasts called it GX-6 (Chinese: 高 新-6; pinyin: gāoxīn-6; trans. "high-tech 6").

The aircraft was in People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) service by 2017.

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