Infograph of Chinese Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft

Very interesting infograph detailing Chinese Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft. Y-8 GX6 has become first Chinese developed Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft to start operational service with Peoples Liberation Army Naval Air Force.

Chinese four-engine turboprop Y-8 GX6 MPA/ASW aircraft is equipped with multi-mission surface search radar, fibreglass tail for magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) boom and an Electro-Optical (EO)/Infrared (IR) sensors turret.

 Y-8 GX6 MPA/ASW aircraft can carry different weapons like depth-charges, mines, torpedoes and anti-ship missiles internally in its internal weapons bays just forward of the wings.