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  "name": "KJ-700",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Airborne early warning and control aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2026,
  "operators": [
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  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The KJ-700 Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft is a new Chinese Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Shaanxi Y‑9 transport, designed as a “multi‑intelligence” platform that combines classic radar early warning with extensive electro‑optical/infrared and communications sensors for air,…",
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      "label": "Manufacturer",
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      "label": "Thrust / power",
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      "k": "range_km",
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      "label": "Cruise speed",
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      "label": "Endurance",
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  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Note",
      "text": "Satellite imagery identified a prototype of what is now associated with the KJ‑700 at Shenyang Aircraft Corporation airfield in December 2020, with additional airframes appearing by mid‑2023.",
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  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
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  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kj-700.html",
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    "weg-kj-700": {
      "title": "KJ-700 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-700_Chinese_Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control_AEW_C_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-09-10",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
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}