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KJ-1 AEWC
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KJ-1 AEWC

Chinese Airborne Early Warning radar fitted to a Tu-4 bomber

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Overview

The KJ-1 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.

Specifications

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Photos

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