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China develops potential AEW&C aircraft

Beijing, China - This could suggest that China intends to develop aircraft carriers

Many Chinese defence websites have published pictures of what appears to be a new potential carrier-borne Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft (AEW&C) developed locally. The aircraft, designated JZY-01, comes from the Xian Y-7 transport, the Chinese variant of the Russian Antonov An-26. A translation of the Chinese characters on the fuselage reads "Demonstrator airplane". The most notable...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143983
Rome, Italy, 07/30/2012 12:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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