{
  "id": "y-8cb",
  "name": "Y-8CB (High New 1)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Electronic countermeasures aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2005,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Y-8CB This is an electronic countermeasures (ECM) variant first seen publicly in July 2005. First flight was on Jan. 26, 2000.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 34.02,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 11.16,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x Wojiang-6 turboprop",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 4250,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 5615,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 662,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Note",
      "text": "Y-8 This was the original version. It was little different from the An-12 with a slightly modified glass nose copied from the design of the H-6 bomber. The cargo hold was not pressurized. Early production variants inheri",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8cb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "generic",
  "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/y-8cb.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-8cb": {
      "title": "Y-8CB (High New 1) Chinese Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-8CB_High_New_1_Chinese_Electronic_Countermeasures_ECM_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}