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

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO26e0y1lfz9DzTG0x_PABXMyFPiGWiMBcValzdiV_EU_yTP6bd3DSRcu0BVNBBR5S27YExTDFHbkeVD1X2-xNE0lC6qRSavbNlloJ-BARQD-dEUq1O-Lbv3boNcAINIIueFbBcTTBO04/s1600/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+%2526+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO26e0y1lfz9DzTG0x_PABXMyFPiGWiMBcValzdiV_EU_yTP6bd3DSRcu0BVNBBR5S27YExTDFHbkeVD1X2-xNE0lC6qRSavbNlloJ-BARQD-dEUq1O-Lbv3boNcAINIIueFbBcTTBO04/s320/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+%2526+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> Very interesting infograph detailing<a href="http://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.com/2011/11/chinese-y-8-gx6-maritime-patrol-and.html"> Chinese Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare </a>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.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> 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.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  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.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGYLTZj36Vl1WKwaFp9gAMWm3dfjYYF4qCHOzMKi-A17a7nhzhcTt6GqsXCBiqGNns32lSqj2mGy1N7dQMnkzAIJisQvf28WWzJ_GbT-pn5QywfDurImf6Hm1J0R8A9N-z8WNSbhbCPc/s1600/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+%2526+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+2015+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGYLTZj36Vl1WKwaFp9gAMWm3dfjYYF4qCHOzMKi-A17a7nhzhcTt6GqsXCBiqGNns32lSqj2mGy1N7dQMnkzAIJisQvf28WWzJ_GbT-pn5QywfDurImf6Hm1J0R8A9N-z8WNSbhbCPc/s320/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+%2526+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+2015+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /></div>

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 Chin...

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Spotted Flying Solo: Y-9/Y-8Q GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12YKsAsryVfEt6p9f88QAQ-8zw8vBI-F5limftCQ-bleQwGU8jNSB1u8J0C7QaSew15tOeUGP5zIALIFP-p8tSwQEgy_gxmH6sF6W4pGlFxzjfX7srkXRdPVhxKQmpE-MiRaIu2c4a2o/s1600/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+&+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+may+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12YKsAsryVfEt6p9f88QAQ-8zw8vBI-F5limftCQ-bleQwGU8jNSB1u8J0C7QaSew15tOeUGP5zIALIFP-p8tSwQEgy_gxmH6sF6W4pGlFxzjfX7srkXRdPVhxKQmpE-MiRaIu2c4a2o/s320/operational+Continues+Flight+Testing+of+Y-8+GX6+Maritime+Patrol+&+Anti-submarine+Warfare+Aircraft+18+may+2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Once again Chinese grey <a href="http://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.com/2011/11/chinese-y-8-gx6-maritime-patrol-and.html">Y-8Q GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft</a> was spotted flying. Serial number could not be confirmed as tree was in-front of aircraft's tail. The Y-8 GX6 MPA /ASW aircraft is based on four-engine turboprop Y-9 / Y-8 F-600 transport aircraft. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A multi-mission surface search radar is mounted under the nose of the aircraft while an Electro-Optical (EO) / Infrared (IR) sensors turret fitted ahead of the internal weapons bay of aircraft.<a href="http://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-image-of-y-8-gx6-maritime-patrol.html"> The Y-8 GX6 MPA /ASW aircraft</a>  will be able to carry depth-charges, mines, torpedoes and anti-ship missiles in its internal weapons bays.</div> </div>

Spotted Flying Solo: Y-9/Y-8Q GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft

Once again Chinese grey Y-8Q GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft was spotted flying. Serial number could not be con...

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