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[Chinese] Y-8 Electronic Warfare Aircaraft (photo revealed?)
Chinese Defense Today ^
| 2005 Dec 4
Posted on 12/13/2005 10:29:08 PM PST by Wiz
Like the U.S. C-130 Hercules, the Shaanxi Y-8 four-engine turboprop transport aircraft has been developed into many special purposes variants. The PLA Air Force was known to be have been using the Y-8 for special electronic warfare (EW) missions including electronic intelligence (ELINT) and offensive electronic countermeasures (ECM) in the past, but little was known about these programme until an electronic warfare variant Y-8 was first spotted in operation in Summer 2004.
While detailed information regarding the onboard mission equipment is not available, it is believed that the new EW/ELINT variant Y-8 is equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated intelligence gathering equipment to monitor enemy electronic activities. The aircraft may also be capable of launching offensive jamming against enemy communications and radar systems.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; ew; military; y8
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I've heard that the one of the first photo of Chinese Y-8 Electronic Warfare aircraft was revealed on this site. The site also suggests that one of the Electronic Warfare of the US Armed Force that has crashed and landed on Chinese air strip for emergency contributed to this Y-8. This is really concerning.
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:29:09 PM PST
by
Wiz
To: Jeff Head; TigerLikesRooster; Tailgunner Joe; DTogo
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:30:00 PM PST
by
Wiz
To: Wiz
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:31:19 PM PST
by
injin
To: injin
Home on jam = bullet magnet
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:33:52 PM PST
by
ASOC
(The result of choosing between the lesser of two evils, in the end, leaves you with, well, evil.)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:41:11 PM PST
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(The opposite of Progress is Congress)
To: Wiz
Been there, done that...
I see plenty of EW 'stuff' but not much ELINT stuff hanging off of it.
Nor external fuel tanks. How long can it stay on orbit?
Nope - Made by Ronco, batteries not included...
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:53:02 PM PST
by
CommandoFrank
(Peer into the depths of hell and there you will find the face of Islam...)
To: CommandoFrank; All
Why the hell would china need ELINT, when we will just give them the info circa clinton
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:56:32 PM PST
by
vrwc0915
To: Wiz
Looks like the Chicomms have been diligently working on that reverse engineered EP-3. Thank you Shane Osborn.
To: Wiz
Not nearly as sophisticated as ours, I would bet.
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posted on
12/13/2005 10:59:41 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Leftism is the INSANE Cult of the Artificial)
To: Wiz
Don't sweat it. The guy they got working the
jamming equipment is named Wong Chan.
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posted on
12/13/2005 11:00:55 PM PST
by
james500
To: vrwc0915
Why the hell would china need ELINT, when we will just give them the info circa clinton great point... They can get it from the government and Popular Science, haha.
I remember the days when we round-robined into Japan... When we took off, you could almost hear all the cameras clicking as we flew overhead. At the end of the runway just outside the base, there would litteraly be dozens of cameras on tripods with huge telephoto lens aimed at us.
And we were put in their newspapers just like this chineese bird and ID'd the same way.
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posted on
12/13/2005 11:03:54 PM PST
by
CommandoFrank
(Peer into the depths of hell and there you will find the face of Islam...)
To: Wiz
You gotta show the photo.
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posted on
12/13/2005 11:10:50 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
I saw that on pimp my Antonov :)
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posted on
12/13/2005 11:26:15 PM PST
by
vrwc0915
To: FreedomCalls
I like this version better
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posted on
12/13/2005 11:30:28 PM PST
by
vrwc0915
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To: FreedomCalls
The front half is Russian.
The back half is Hercules.
What else did they steal that they don't understand?
To: Wiz
Chinese built An 12 turboprop airframe (similar to our C130)
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posted on
12/14/2005 10:40:26 AM PST
by
tophat9000
(lose 3000 in an hour and you want to fight, lose 2000 in 2 years and you want to run !???)
To: tophat9000
And with a tailgunner position. Amazing.
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posted on
12/14/2005 10:43:53 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: FreedomCalls
Wow, that is one UGLY bird.
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posted on
12/14/2005 10:47:04 AM PST
by
Boss_Jim_Gettys
(Willing to compromise...NOT)
To: FreedomCalls
Hi FreedomCalls:
Looks like it'll make a fine target for a Sidewinder or 20mm cannon.
Doesn't look all that fast. Does the PRC have enough fighters to protect it???
Without falling out of the sky, I mean.
Jack.
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posted on
12/14/2005 11:51:24 AM PST
by
Jack Deth
(Knight Errant and Disemboweler of the WFTD Thread)
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