Chinese JZY-01 Aircraft Carrier-Capable AEW&C Aircraft

Chinese JZY-01 Prototype of Shipborne Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft which will form the basis of an aircraft carrier capable AEW&C. JZY is Pinyin(Chinese Phonetics）short for Shipborne  Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft.

The primary role of the carrier based airborne early-warning and control aircraft will be to provide air & surface surveillance and coordination of the offensive and defensive strike/air defense packages.to effectively deal with the potentially hostile targets both in air and at sea.