– *Jane’s* has identified a JY-27A CVLO radar in imagery captured of Mianwali Air Base in Pakistan
– A modern VHF-band system, China’s JY-27A was not previously known to have been exported to Pakistan
Satellite imagery captured on 29 August has revealed a China ElectronicsTechnology Group Corporation (CETC) JY-27A counter-very-low-observable(CVLO) radar at Mianwali Air Base (AB) in Pakistan.
Imagery examination indicates the radar arrived between 5 June and 29August and was not yet fully erected as of 2 September.
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The sale of the JY-27A to Pakistan has gone unnoticed in the open press,with most air-defence-related reporting concerned with Pakistan’s desire toimport advanced Chinese surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems.
