An aircraft identified as the KJ-600 was recently spotted in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in a commercial satellite image. The aircraft carries a radar on the top of its middle fuselage, similar to China's previous early warning aircraft KJ-2000 and KJ-500.
It likely uses two WJ-6C turboprop engines, but could switch to the newer WJ-10s in the future, the report said.
The Forbes report claimed that the KJ-600 looks like the US Navy's E-2C Hawkeye.
An aircraft identified as the KJ-600 was recently spotted in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in a commercial satellite image. The aircraft carries a radar on the top of its middle fuselage, similar to China's previous early warning aircraft KJ-2000 and KJ-500.
It likely uses two WJ-6C turboprop engines, but could switch to the newer WJ-10s in the future, the report said.
The Forbes report claimed that the KJ-600 looks like the US Navy's E-2C Hawkeye.