In the photo, the aircraft, designated Yun-9LG with tail number 30211, has already entered service with the 58th Special Aviation Regiment of the 20th Division of the PLA Southern Command Air Force.
There is currently a debate online about its purpose. At first glance, the aircraft is likely to be a further modernization of the outdated Kunjing-200 AWACS aircraft in service with the PLA Air Force.
However, there is a version that it can also perform electronic warfare tasks. The antennas located on the vertical stabilizer, in the front above and under the fuselage of the aircraft, and in the rear part on the sides attract attention.
In our opinion, this is simply a combined version of AWACS + EW.
In addition, it was previously written that in naval aviation the Chinese also made a new combined-type AWACS aircraft, the Kunjing-700 .
Demand in the troops is growing. China, apparently, understands that even when accompanied by combat aircraft, the “flying mushroom” remains vulnerable to enemy strikes, so it is experimenting by equipping the AWACS with RAB stuffing.
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