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  "id": "y-8g",
  "name": "Y-8G (High New 3)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Long-range electronic jamming aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1989,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Y-8G This variant was first revealed in April 2005. The first flight took place in late 2004.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 34.02,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "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-8g"
      ],
      "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-8g"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 4250,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 5615,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 662,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8g"
      ],
      "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-8g"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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-8g.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-8g": {
      "title": "Y-8G (High New 3) Chinese Long-Range Electronic Jamming Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-8G_High_New_3_Chinese_Long-Range_Electronic_Jamming_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}