Pictures of a new Chinese Maritime Patrol Aircraft have surfaced.

17 Nov, 2011 10:12 | 2011

World Navy Force News - China

Pictures of a new Chinese Maritime Patrol Aircraft have surfaced

Pictures of a new type of PLAN Maritime Patrol Aircraft have surfaced on the internet.
Those pictures show a new quad-turboprop aircraft with high wing configuration, a weapon bay, a radar dome under the nose and MAD boom at its tail.
This new type could either be the Y-8GX-6 or even the new Y-9 ASW/MPA.

Note the weapon bay doors are open. Note the dome under the nose

Note the MAD booms (Magnetic anomaly detector)

The new PLAN Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)
(pictures: Chinese Internet)

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Pictures of a new Chinese Maritime Patrol Aircraft have surfaced.