{
  "id": "y-9",
  "name": "Y-9",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Medium transport aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2010,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "MMR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Y-9 Chinese Medium Transport Aircraft is a medium military transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China. It is a stretched and upgraded development of the Shaanxi Y-8F. Development of the Y-9 may have begun as early as 2002 as the Y-8X program.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Shaanxi Aircraft Company",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 36.06,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 38,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 11.3,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "121.9 m2",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 39000,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 77000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x WJ-6C",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "600-650 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 9000,
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "12 hours",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Y-9",
      "text": "Base variant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9E",
      "text": "Export designation of Y-9.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-8Q / KQ-200 (GX-6)",
      "text": "Anti-submarine aircraft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9JZ (GX-8)",
      "text": "Electronic intelligence variant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9XZ (GX-9)",
      "text": "Psychological warfare aircraft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9W / KJ-500 (GX-10)",
      "text": "Airborne early warning and control variant. Five hour endurance, and fitted with lighter version of KJ-2000 AESA radar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9G (GX-11)",
      "text": "Electronic warfare (ECM) variant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Y-9X (GX-12)",
      "text": "Electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-y-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": {
    "file": "y-9.jpg",
    "thumb": "y-9-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Alert5",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Y-9.jpg",
    "title": "File:Y-9.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/y-9.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-y-9": {
      "title": "Y-9 Chinese Medium Transport Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Y-9_Chinese_Medium_Transport_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}