Special aircraft team: Navy Air Force new special support force made its collective debut for the first time.

date
04/09/2025
On the morning of September 3rd, Y-9 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, Y-9 electronic reconnaissance aircraft, and Y-9 radar jamming aircraft made their first collective appearance as new special support forces of the Navy and Air Force. They formed a special aircraft formation with six J-16 fighter jets, and were reviewed by the Motherland and the people. The Y-9 anti-submarine patrol aircraft is a new type of domestically developed anti-submarine patrol aircraft with multiple anti-submarine capabilities, and is an important force to deal with maritime and aerial situations. The Y-9 electronic reconnaissance aircraft is a new type of reconnaissance aircraft developed independently by China. The Y-9 radar jamming aircraft is an electronic warfare aircraft specialized in radar jamming tasks. According to tactical objectives and different escort aircraft models, the J-16 fighter jets were equipped with different weapons for the review, highlighting their combat orientation.