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Changhe Z-8L Wide-Body Transport
air4 GenactiveAIRSPEC // CHANGHE-Z-8L
FIREPOWER
N/A
MOBILITY
N/A
PROTECTION
N/A
SENSORS
N/A
COMBAT VALUE
N/A
UNIT COST
N/A
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITYTypehelicopter
Categoryair
Country🇨🇳China
ContractorChanghe Aircraft Industries
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced2021
Service StatusActive
Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDITEW SUITE
50/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
50/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEETWeight7,000 kg
Crew3 personnel
Max Speed275 km/h
Range1,000 km
Powerplant3x WZ-6C turboshafts
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
PRIMARY WEAPON
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORSRadarNONE
Visual Detection Only
Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL
Direct Aiming Optics
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIRNONE
Optical Day Vision Only
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDITPRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE
National Aerospace Prime🇨🇳
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳
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RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳
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PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳
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SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳
Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Teledyne FLIR
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITYArmor Compositioncomposite
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISRSatellite UplinkNo
Tactical Data LinkStandard
Military EncryptionCommercial
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDITUnit Purchase CostN/A
Annual Operating CostN/A
Annual Maintenance CostN/A
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
N/A
Mobility
N/A
Protection
N/A
Sensors
N/A
Reliability
N/A
Maintainability
N/A
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DOMAIN PEERSAdditional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOGIntelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications
Last Verification Date2026-10-10