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  "id": "y-8x",
  "name": "Y-8X",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Maritime patrol aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1984,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Y-8X: (Xun 巡 - surveillance) Maritime Patrol Aircraft with western avionics, radar, mission systems and defensive aids. Some aircraft have been known to carry ELINT packages.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 34.02,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 11.16,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 38,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "121.86 sq m",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 35500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 61000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x Wojiang-6 turboprop",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "4,250 equivalent hp each",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 5615,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "550 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 662,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 10400,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "600 m/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "10.5 hours",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "LTN-72R inertial navigational system and a single LTN-211 Omega navigation set.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Litton Canada APS-504 search radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonobuoys",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Equipped, amount: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "self-defense electronic countermeasures (ECM) suite.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "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.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-8x"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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/y-8x.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-8x": {
      "title": "Y-8X Chinese Maritime Patrol Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-8X_Chinese_Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}