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| KJ-2000 (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons) |
Even after developing five types of early warning aircraft, China remains unable to build more than five KJ-2000s due to its lack of enough fuselages, according to a report by overseas Chinese news outlet Duowei on May 12.
China began the development of its first-generation early warning aircraft based on a Tu-4 bomber provided by the Soviet Union back in 1960s. However, China was unable to put the aircraft known as the KJ-1 into service because it could not build a proper radar system. It is still unclear whether China ever started test flights of the KJ-1. The aircraft is currently exhibited at the Chinese Aviation Museum located at Beijing.
Read the full story at Want China Times