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GX-11

GX-11

Surveillance & Reconnaissance Airplanes
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Basic Information
Name
GX-11
Designation
GX-11
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Surveillance & Reconnaissance Airplanes
Manufacturer
Shaanxi Aircraft Company
Date of Introduction
2019
Description

The GX-11 is an intelligence gathering aircraft developed by China as the replacement for the GX-4 airplane on the basis of the Y-9 tactical transport aircraft. The GX-11 airplane is specially tailored to gather information in the South China Sea and the East China Sea in the event of a military conflict. It features an hemispheric radar under the chin, two large antennas on each side of the plane, an antenna on each side of the tailfin and an electronic warfare (EW) pod on top of the tailfin. All in, are intended to monitor enemy communications and radar signals. In addition it can be used for jamming and/or suppressing enemy air defense system increasing the odds of successful missile strikes. The existence of the GX-11 intelligence aircraft was made public in March 2019.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Range 4000.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group Surveillance & Reconnaissance Airplanes
Status Active
Origin China
Contractor Shaanxi Aircraft Company
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) March 2019
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Number of Engines 4
Performance — Max Range 4,000 kilometer
Variants
Variant 1 Y-9
Variant 2 GX-11
Variant 3 Gaoxin-9
Details
Country of Origin China
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
China
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