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| ZDK-03 prototype at the CFTE (China Flight Test Establishment), Yanliang, China. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| ZDK-03 prototype at Yanliang, China. Aircraft 733 will likely be followed by the first series delivery to the Pakistan Air Force. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| ZDK-03 prototype over Yanliang, China. Aircraft 733 will likely be followed by the first series delivery to the Pakistan Air Force. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 AWACS (serial# 11-001) just before delivery at Chengdu Airport on November 27, 2011. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 AWACS (serial# 11-001) just before delivery at Chengdu Airport on November 27, 2011. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 AWACS (serial# 11-001) just before delivery at Chengdu Airport on November 27, 2011. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 AWACS (serial# 11-001) just before delivery at Chengdu Airport on November 27, 2011. It is an all weather, multi-sensor early warning command & control system that houses a 3D roto-dome airborne radar. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 'Karakoram Eagle' AWACS (serial# 11-002) equipped with a sophisticated ESM system that can intercept and analyze signals from airborne and surface radiators. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| ZDK-03 variant designed specifically for export to the Pakistan Air Force. Consists of a Chinese AESA radar mounted on the Y-8F600 platform. The radar is reported to have a greater range than that of the PAF's Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C radar. [Picture courtesy: Nadeem] |
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| Pakistan Air Force ZDK-03 'Karakoram Eagle' AWACS have a conventional rotating rotodome very much like that of E-3 and E-2C/D to provide a 360 degree coverage. It uses both mechanical scanning (for horizontal) and electronic scanning (for vertical). [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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