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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) model with Pakistan-China flag - another milestone in the exemplary history of cooperation between Pakistan and China. |
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| In 2006, Chinese AWACS is pictured at Chaklala Air Base. It has been reported that China was keen to sell its AWACS after Pakistan clinched a billion dollar deal with Swedish firm SAAB for radars to counter India's decision to buy Phalcon Airborne Radar System from Israel. [Picture courtesy: Directorate of Media Affair, PAF] |
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| ACM Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed smiles as Air Marshal Shahid Lateef, the PAF DCAS (Operations), sign the AWACS Memorandom of Understanding, watched by personnel from China. [Picture courtesy: Directorate of Media Affair, PAF] |
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| Pakistan Air Force signed an agreement for the joint development of four ZDK-03 AEW&C aircraft Karakoram Eagle which were to be configured to meet Pakistan's specifications with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| A variant designed specifically for export to the PAF. ZDK-03 has very advance Chinese AESA radar along with other sensors and communications equipment mounted on the Y-8F600 platform. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| PAF has plans to induct a total of four Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft in a $278m deal. ZDK-03 also features a solid nose with MAWS sensors on both sides, as well as two small vertial tail stablizers. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| PAF signed a contract in 2008 with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation for the joint development of four Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft configured to Pakistan's specifications. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS radar is reported to have a greater range than that of Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C radar. This arrangement is similar to the one being used by E-2C Hawkeye. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 has single active electronically steered array radar from the Chinese KJ-2000 which is mounted on a turboprop-powered Y-8F600 in a rotating rotodome. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) is an advanced with sophisticated integrated sensors and communications suite and does provide a true 360° coverage. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft (serial# T0518/Project 021) based on Y-8 Category II Platform featuring 6-blade propellers was first discovered at CFTE in early 2006. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft (serial# T0518/Project 021). Unlike KJ-200, this variant carries a tranditional rotodome above its fuselage, with a mechanically rotating antenna inside. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman with other officers on occasion of the rollout ceremony of first Shaanxi ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft to Pakistan Air Force on November 13, 2010. [Picture courtesy: Directorate of Media Affair, PAF] |
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| ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft (serial# T0518) for PAF to test radar at the centre of aircraft testing in Yanliang, China. ZDK-03 is expected to serve as an airborne command & control center for the JF-17 fighter fleet currently in service with PAF. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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| ZDK-03 AWACS aircraft (serial# T0518) testbed has been further modified to carry a fixed rotodom with three AESA antennas installed inside, which could be a downgraded version of the KJ-2000 AWACS system to be installed onboard the Y-7 shipborne AWACS. [Picture courtesy: Chinese Military Aviation] |
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