KJ-200( Chinese military codename: K/J E03) is an improved type of Y -8AEW. Initially, the machine was named "balanced wood AEW". Is China's equipped with the "balance beam" airborne active phased array radar early warning aircraft. The machine uses the -9 body as the carrier, and its main equipment for the manufacture of china. In January 14, 2005, the first test flight was completed. KJ-200's carrier platform for the transport of -8 series III class platform / hi tech third kinds of carrier. WJ-6C facelift, power increased to 5100 hp. The wing increases the overall fuel tank, and the carrier oil is restored to the level of An-12 by Y-8C. Replacement of the overall avionics system. Its main role is a air patrols, to make up ground radar network of low altitude detection blind area, and rugged rough command to guide the task can be automatically or manually and KJ-2000 AWACS for information exchange and sharing. And the formation of KJ-2000 type of early warning, offensive and defensive, the main auxiliary collocation configuration. KJ - 200 is from development to production are all by our independent development and production of aircraft, it on the one hand, for our country in early warning aircraft on a blank, on the other hand also break a few Western countries and of our early warning aircraft technology blockade.