Shaanxi KQ-200

Overview

The Shaanxi KQ-200 (Chinese: 空潜-200; pinyin: kōngqián-200; trans. "air-submarine 200") is a Chinese anti-submarine (ASW) and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) manufactured by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation. It is based on the Shaanxi Y-8 or Y-9 and has been called the Y-8Q and Y-9Q. Enthusiasts called it GX-6 (Chinese: 高 新-6; pinyin: gāoxīn-6; trans. "high-tech 6"). The aircraft was in People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) service by 2017.