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KJ-1 AEWC
Chinese Airborne Early Warning radar fitted to a Tu-4 bomber / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The KJ-1 (from Chinese: 空警; pinyin: Kōng Jǐng, short for 空中预警 kōngzhōng yùjǐng meaning "airborne early warning") was a Chinese experimental airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, based on a Tupolev Tu-4 bomber aircraft. The project was started in 1969 under the code name "Project 926", but only one prototype was built before the project was put on hold indefinitely until it was finally cancelled in 1979.
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KJ-1 | |
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KJ-1 AEWC (Tu-4 with radar) at China Aviation Museum | |
Role | Airborne Early Warning and Control |
National origin | People's Republic of China (PRC) |
Status | cancelled |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Tupolev Tu-4 |
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