Post by rickjoe on Sept 25, 2011 22:23:49 GMT -5
Hey huitong, I'm wondering why you believe this photo is a ZDK-03?
cnair.top81.cn/gallery/GX-X.jpg
It looks to me like Y-9 instead? However there is an unpainted ZDK-03 that popped up in the last few days #733, is that the aircraft you are referring to?
Also, I'm still dubious about ZDK-03's radar -- do we have statements from PAF or BBSs it is not AESA (remember there is that article from flight global a year ago claiming it is active)? I feel if PLAAF is interested in ZDK-03 it makes no sense to downgrade from KJ-200 to a far less capable non AESA AEWC, which they will be stuck with for decades into the future. A rotating AESA could provide the 360 awareness of KJ-2000 while effective on the Y-8/9 platform.
cnair.top81.cn/gallery/GX-X.jpg
It looks to me like Y-9 instead? However there is an unpainted ZDK-03 that popped up in the last few days #733, is that the aircraft you are referring to?
Also, I'm still dubious about ZDK-03's radar -- do we have statements from PAF or BBSs it is not AESA (remember there is that article from flight global a year ago claiming it is active)? I feel if PLAAF is interested in ZDK-03 it makes no sense to downgrade from KJ-200 to a far less capable non AESA AEWC, which they will be stuck with for decades into the future. A rotating AESA could provide the 360 awareness of KJ-2000 while effective on the Y-8/9 platform.