Pakistan's Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircrafts

[nitesh]

Geo is reporting that Pakistan has signed an agreement with China for 4 AWACS aircrafts. Finally its coming.

Are they KJ 2000? Any time line for delivery?

 

[Munir]

I am not suprised. It is based on Saab2000 evaluation so we will get 4 planes for for the same price as we dumped 2... We now certainly know what Saab 2000 can do and so we can ask almost the same from China..

 

[IceCold]

China to provide Pakistan four AWACS aircrafts​

Updated at: 1512 PST, Friday, September 05, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshall Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on Friday said China would provide four AWACS aircrafts to Pakistan for the purpose of aerial surveillance, adding an agreement in this regard has been signed by the two countires.

Talking to Geo News, he said talks were also underway to purchase FC-20 aircrafts from China and added 30 to 40 planes would be provided to Pakistan under the agreement signed by China and Pakistan.

Air chief Marshall further said four such aircrafts were being also acquired from Sweden for aerial surveillance.

China to provide Pakistan four AWACS aircrafts - GEO.tv

 

[was]

Zardari to visit China on 9th as president

Friday, September 05, 2008

By Qudssia Akhlaque

ISLAMABAD: PPP Co-chairman and presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari, who is expected to win hands down on Saturday, is all set to embark on a visit to China within 72 hours of his election as the head of the state.

If all goes as expected, Asif Ali Zardari will go on his first foreign trip to China as the 12th president of the country on Sept 9, sources told The News on Thursday. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Masood Khan, who has been nominated as Pakistan’s new ambassador to China, also arrived here on Sunday. Reportedly, Masood Khan is here for consultations on the planned visit and there are indications that he may leave for Beijing ahead of Zardari’s arrival there.

Zardari was invited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games last month and was to lead the delegation. However, he changed his plan due to a move by the ruling alliance to impeach President Musharraf. Instead, his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was also invited by the CCP, represented the party at the opening ceremony.

Amid speculations that all is not so well on the Pakistan-China front, the planned Zardari visit would send a strong signal to Beijing and the world community of the high priority Pakistan accords to its relations with China. It also gains importance as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had visited the US before China.

The planned Zardari trip may also be an attempt to blunt the growing criticism that there is a shift in the PPP government’s policy towards China and that it is distancing itself from Pakistan’s most-trusted ally.

Symbolically, too, the visit would have immense value, as the founder of the ruling PPP, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was the actual architect of the Pakistan-China relations. However, in substantive terms it is to be seen what comes out of the trip. As Pakistan is on the verge of an economic default, there are hints that Pakistan may be turning again to China for help. A top bureaucrat in Islamabad who has been dealing with China sounded confident that China could help Pakistan get over its economic difficulties. There are signals that as a goodwill gesture, China may bail out Pakistan financially as it has done twice in the last one year or so.

Brushing aside rumours that the Chinese were not too happy with Pakistan, as Beijing felt Islamabad was sidelining it, a former Pakistani ambassador to China noted: “China and Pakistan relations are too deep-rooted to be derailed.”

In a recent interview to a private TV channel, Zardari had underscored the importance Pakistan attached to its relations with China and pointed out that late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had laid the foundation of this relationship.

this the only think of zardari i liked
i think he will sign the deal for awacs

 

[Nomi929]

No name mentioned.

Anybody got idea Which AWACS aircraft pakistan gonna Buy?

 

[was]

it is this?

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/specialaircraft/images/y8-special-purposes_07large.jpg

or this
http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/specialaircraft/images/y8aew_01large.jpg

 

[Myth_buster_1]

No name mentioned.

Anybody got idea Which AWACS aircraft pakistan gonna Buy?

the platform will be a newer version of Y-8 "ZDK-03" with better crew comfort etc, and Erieye type blade on the top.. Erieye and ZDK-03 AEW&CS will have their own specialty.. Erieye will be a true multi role platform with the detecting capability for naval, land, and aerial targets while Y-8 will be a merely air to air AEW@CS with better air2air detection capability...

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Zardari to visit China on 9th as president

this the only think of zardari i liked
i think he will sign the deal for awacs

dhuuuhh.. he is looking for his 10%! but this time he will be caught with his pants down..

 

[fatman17]

the platform will be a newer version of Y-8 "ZDK-03" with better crew comfort etc, and Erieye type blade on the top.. Erieye and ZDK-03 AEW&CS will have their own specialty.. Erieye will be a true multi role platform with the detecting capability for naval, land, and aerial targets while Y-8 will be a merely air to air AEW@CS with better air2air detection capability...

DAWN is reporting that Pakistan and China have signed deal for supply of 4 AEW&C a/c to PAF. this has been confirmed by ACM T.Mahmood.

 

[fatman17]

4 ERIEYE and 4 Chinese AEW&C makes 8 a/c in total. this puts the US offer of 3 Hawkeye-2000 installed on P-3H a/c on the back-burner or history?

 

[Owais]

this is KJ-200 Cub/High New 5


This is KJ-2000 Mainring


2 types of KJ-2000: Chinese domestic airborne warning and control system (AWACS) Modified from Yun 8



why we are not going for KJ 2000? what advantages Y8/KJ200 Have on KJ2000??

 

[IceCold]

this is KJ-200 Cub/High New 5


This is KJ-2000 Mainring


2 types of KJ-2000: Chinese domestic airborne warning and control system (AWACS) Modified from Yun 8



why we are not going for KJ 2000? what advantages Y8/KJ200 Have on KJ2000??

For one the Y-8/kj200 is a turbo prop which is cheap to maintain as compared to any jet engine and second its quite similar to the SAAB erieye which Pakistan will induct, so it seems to be the best bet.

 

[Munir]

I would still love to see longer range BVR on AEW+C platform... But surely looks potent to me.. Somehow it looks more inpressive then the Saab2000. About time we see some specifications...

Any hopes with more potent planes from the US if Zardari gets the seat?

 

[shehbazi2001]

Till now we have been reading about BVR missiles on fighters only and have read of fighters or attack aircraft performing the duties of bomb truck.

But things may change in future........like bomb truck, we may see missile trucks.......one USAF future project involves B-1 Bomber armed with 20-30 BVR missiles with the capability to wipe out large formations of fighters........

This idea was presented in the History Channel program DOGFIGHTS in their last episode "Future Dogfights".

Therefore, the AWACS may very well become missile trucks in future alongwith the traditional bombers like B-1 becoming air-to-air BVR missile trucks..........

 

[Spring Onion]

Hey there was a news today the China is going to give Pakistan a couple of AWACS .

Details ??