{
  "id": "kj-3000",
  "name": "KJ-3000",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Airborne early warning and control aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The KJ-3000 Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft is expected to operate as a strategic, theatre‑level AEW&C and C2 platform in PLAAF service, with missions including: Long‑range early warning of air and missile threats approaching Chinese airspace and key maritime approaches.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (airframe) with Chinese electronics houses for radar/avionics (e.g., CETC/NRIET – inferred from earlier KJ-series but not…",
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2000,
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 47,
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 45,
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 15,
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x Shenyang / Xi’an WS‑20",
      "src": [
        "weg-kj-3000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kj-3000.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-kj-3000": {
      "title": "KJ-3000 Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/KJ-3000_Chinese_Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control_AEW_C_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-09-08",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}