高新6号装备北海舰队

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The latest one first.

(1) Minnie Chan, PLA Navy Sends New Planes on Sub Hunt. South China Morning Post, June 30, 2015.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/d ... ce-planes-submarine

Quote:

"The military launched the Gaoxin-6 高新6号 in November, 2011

"Its [North Sea Fleet's] aviation division, dubbed the 'Sea Falcons,' is so far the navy's only multi-tasking force capable of air, sea and space missions, according to the latest edition of Oriental Outlook, a weekly magazine affiliated with state-run Xinhua.

Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie: "Both Japan and South Korea have the world's most advanced submarines

" 'The Chinese military has developed 10 types of Gaoxin aircraft in the past decade, with four designed for the navy,' Hong Kong-based military observer Leung Kwok-leung 梁國樑 said.


(2) Gareth Jennings, China Fields New Maritime Patrol and Anti-Submarine Y-8/Y-9 Variant. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, June 28, 2015
http://www.janes.com/article/526 ... ine-y-8-y-9-variant
("China's "national media reported in late June.  An unspecified number of the four-engined Y-8GX6 (Y-8Q) turboprops have now been inducted into the North Sea Fleet * * * Performance specifications have not been released")

My comment:
(a) Lockheed P-3 Orion is also a  turboprop, whereas Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a jet.
(b) There is no need to read the rest of the Jane's report.