KJ-2000

The KJ-2000 (NATO reporting name: Mainring) is a Chinese Airborne early warning and control system comprising domestically designed electronics and radars installed on a modified Ilyushin Il-76 airframe. (KJ is from the first characters of the Pinyin spelling of 空警, (Kōng Jǐng), short for 空中预警 (Kōng Zhōng Yù Jǐng), which means Airborne Early Warning).

Users

 * People's Republic of China
 * People's Liberation Army Air Force x 6

Related Development

 * Ilyushin Il-76
 * Beriev A-50

Comparable Aircraft

 * Airbus CE-150B Polaris Farsight
 * Boeing E-3 Sentry
 * Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
 * Boeing E-767
 * IAI Phalcon