Milestones
R & D background
AWACS early development to solve the ground and shipboard radar affected by the curvature of the Earth and find the low-altitude, low altitude over the target distance near the defect, with the continuous development of electronic technology, AWACS airborne command guide has become the center for modern air combat role to play multiplier. In the case of air with early warning, it can be increased by 15 to 30 times the efficiency of air defense interceptor 35% to 150% increase in the number of enemy shot, the number of attacks by enemy rearward more than halved. For example with 16 F-15 fighter US data under the command of the guide strand E-3 AEW, night fighting capability increased by nearly 2.59 times, the overall operational capability increased 2.61 times. The actual more convincing. One of the 1982 air war with Syria in the Bekaa Valley, the 1991 Gulf War, the Kosovo War in 1999, with early warning aircraft in air combat distinct advantage, always able to find the enemy early, then calmly attack.
Since the early-warning technology is very complex, and therefore able to develop their own national AWACS few, most countries can only solve equipment problems through outsourcing.
Before the new AWACS air marshals -500 appears that China has developed its own air marshals -2000, air marshals -200 and export ZDK-03 AWACS early warning aircraft and other three types, in which air marshals -2000, empty Chinese police - 200 Air Force and naval aviation equipment, ZDK-03 exports to Pakistan.
is equipped with air marshals -2000 domestic self-developed early warning radar system on a conveyor Russian IL-76, IFF system mission computer high speed, digital communications and data transmission systems, display and control system, electronic reconnaissance systems, software and other tasks, the machine subsystems through domestic research and development of a data bus. When used in relation technical and tactical performance, air marshals -2000 fully comparable with the United States serving E-3 AWACS, and in radar system, detection range, multi-target detection and tracking, etc. also better than the E-3. Air marshals -2000 appears, marking China at the forefront of the world in terms of early warning aircraft technology. But only four air marshals -2000, which for the vast land of China, the only meet the strategic direction of the airborne early warning and command requirements. Since IL-76 the number of air marshals -2000 carrier aircraft platform limitation that Russia is no longer the production of IL-76, can not continue to provide a new platform for retrofitting of China. And Il-76 aircraft abroad, if too much is likely to be employed in wartime controlled by others. In view of this China has developed a medium-sized AWACS air marshals -200, to make up for the insufficient number of former defect. In addition, the use of air marshals -200 and low maintenance costs for military spending in China is relatively tight, even in the case of restrictions does not exist, I am afraid it is difficult to purchase a sufficient number of air marshals -2000 for the Air Force.
air marshals -200 platform is employed -8 medium transport, installation of the machine back Sweden S-100B similar AEW "Erieye" shaped balance beam phased array early warning radar. However, compared with air marshals -2000, -200 air police performance are still large gaps: First, the air marshals -200 only laterally balance beam radar antenna scanning both sides of search, there is a big front detection blind spot. Secondly, small internal space of air marshals -200, is difficult to arrange a larger number of display and control units, its air command guidance capability inferior; again, no air marshals -200 satellite communications systems, remote air cruise warning of weak capacity. Overall, the air marshals -200 though fully achieved domestically, but insufficient on its own performance, which means simply increasing their number and can not meet the Chinese naval air airborne early warning and command guidance needs. Case
It is in the air marshals -2000 AWACS large number of platforms constrained by lack of air marshals -200 AWACS mid-sized performance, but the air threat facing China and growing, China needs urgently a naval air space species better performance than air marshals -200, while domestic new platform can achieve early warning aircraft, which is the development of the main reasons AWACS air marshals -500 and background. Experience
R & D trial
China aviation technology and electronic technology team, based on the successful development of air marshals -2000 and -200 on air marshals, before using two models developed and acquired accumulation of technology, research and further development of the air marshals -500 warning command and control aircraft.
Air Police -500 -9 shipped to domestic carrier aircraft, the world's leading digital phased array radar technology, with respect to active duty large early warning radar, weight, dropped antenna aperture radar basis, but achieve significantly improved information processing capability, anti-jamming capability. Air marshals -500 from the project, to complete the design finalized, only three years.
2014 Nian 3 18, a number of air marshals -500 30471 photo first appeared on the Internet, indicating that the aircraft has joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force fleet of photos.
2014 In November 2009, the network of military forums disclosed pictures show, "air marshals -500" has been put on the standard of the Chinese Air Force painting, showing the aircraft has begun mass production.
service event
parade
2015 Nian 9 Yue 3, 2009 China held "to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory against fascism-cum-Japanese War" parade, consisting of 11 aircraft compiled early warning command and control aircraft flying over Tiananmen echelon, the newest member of the family AWACS early warning aircraft, air marshals -500 completed the first great debut. This caused great concern Chinese and foreign media.
radome top air marshals -500 can clearly see a circular projection, in line with the most obvious characteristic of this type of people talk has been machine.
2019 Nian 10 1st, with 15 aircraft woven 3 5 machine wedge team flew over Tiananmen Square, in turn, early warning command and control aircraft echelon 1 morning glory motherland and the people to accept the review.
warning command and control aircraft echelon air marshal -500, -200 planes and air marshals -8 machine as leader machine through means, respectively, the -11B guard by the four planes.
refueling machines
2018 Nian 5 Yue social media site recently released photo shows Chinese police -500 AWACS aerial another first flight. And before the difference is that the same type of machine, in which an upper portion of the overhead head early warning alarm -500 installation of refueling probe. Due to the use of air marshals -500 AWACS platform is Shaanxi Y-9 aircraft, so this is an acceptable first Chinese-made AWACS aerial refueling platform, to fill a very important gap.
Look shown in Figure "air marshals -500 refueling model" new air marshals -500 AWACS recently released social media sites, you can see its nose above the refueling probe.
overall evaluation
AWACS air marshals -500, following the air marshals -2000, air marshals -200, China's self-developed third type of early warning aircraft. The AWACS is a new, medium-sized, all-weather, multi-sensor airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, is mainly responsible for the air patrol and command and control tasks.
mass production of Chinese air marshals -500, the Chinese Air Force air power equipment for more detection range, and low-altitude detection capability, a large range of motorized airborne early warning platform. After large-scale early warning aircraft, medium-sized AWACS early warning helicopters, unmanned airborne warning aircraft have been fully developed, we will focus on solving the problem of lack of early warning aircraft carrier-based fixed-wing, thereby opening up new areas of the PLA air and sea operations.
AWACS air marshals -500 is China's new generation, medium-sized, all-weather, multi-sensor airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, is mainly responsible for the air patrol and command and control tasks.
AWACS air marshals -500, compared with the air marshals -2000 AWACS early development of Chinese equipment, although a lot of the whole small size, only one-third of the former maximum takeoff weight, but its radar performance and system integration capabilities but greatly exceeded, in the radar detection range, anti-stealth and resistance to electronic interference, tracking the number of targets and guide fighter batches, etc. represents the highest level of the current Chinese AWACS. ( "China military networks," "Xinhua", "People's Daily", " Technology World Network " Review )
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