Y-9 (Yun-9)
The Shaanxi Y-9 is the backbone of PLA special missions: ISR/ELINT (Y-9JB), anti-submarine (Y-9Q), AEW (KJ-500) variants and a mothership for long-range UAV control. Although manned, it is the C4ISR backbone of Chinese aviation.
Y-9 (Yun-9)
The Shaanxi Y-9 is the backbone of PLA special missions: ISR/ELINT (Y-9JB), anti-submarine (Y-9Q), AEW (KJ-500) variants and a mothership for long-range UAV control. Although manned, it is the C4ISR backbone of Chinese aviation.
Community
Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Y-9 (Yun-9)
- Alias
- Shaanxi Y-9 / Y-9JB / Y-9G ELINT
- Manufacturer
- Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC / AVIC)
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2012
- Category
- ISR (Reconnaissance)
- Class
- Strategic
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 7800 km
- Endurance
- 10 h
- Top speed
- 650 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 10,400 m
- Propulsion
- 4× turboelica WJ-6C, 5100 hp ciascuno
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 77000 kg
- Payload
- 20000 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- SIGINT/ELINT (Y-9JB), MAD ASW (Y-9Q), AEW&C (KJ-500), EW (Y-9G)
- Datalink / control
- Datalink tattico, SATCOM, stazione operatori a bordo
- Launch
- Decollo da pista (aereo pilotato)
- Recovery
- Atterraggio su pista
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Main operators
History
Developed as an evolution of the Y-8 (Antonov An-12 clone), first flight of the improved variant in 2010 and in service since 2012. Over 100 examples produced in ~10 sub-variants.
The Y-9JB SIGINT regularly patrols the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, intercepting radar emissions from the US, Japan and Taiwan. Exported as a tactical transport to Myanmar and Venezuela.