Shaanxi Y-9

Development of the Y-9 may have begun as early as 2002 as the Y-8X program. The program was a collaborative effort with Antonov – the designers of the An-12 that it was ultimately derived from – and was aimed at competing with the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. By September 2005, the Y-9 designation was being used. The Y-9 received design features originally intended for the Y-8F600, The aircraft finally flew in November 2010. The Y-9 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) service in 2012, ==Design==

The Y-9 is powered by four WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines. The propellers are six-bladed and made with Chinese JL-4 composites. The WJ-6C is replaced by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150B in the Y-9E export variant. == Variants ==

;Y-9 :Base variant ;Y-9E :Export designation of Y-9 ;Y-9JZ (GX-8) :Electronic intelligence variant ;Y-9W / KJ-500 (GX-10) :Airborne early warning and control variant. Five hour endurance, and fitted with lighter version of KJ-2000 AESA radar. ;Y-9G (GX-11) :Electronic warfare (ECM) variant ;Y-9X (GX-12) :Electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft ;Y-9Q / Y-9FQ (GX-15) :Anti-submarine aircraft ;KJ-700 (GX-16) :Aerial early warning variant ;Y-9DZ (GX-17) :Speculated to be a new EW variant == Operators ==

; • People's Liberation Army Air Force: 4 unit Y-9XZ, ; • Myanmar Air Force: 1 Y-9E (ordered November 2017) ==Specifications (Y-9)==