China has put the spotlight on its advanced radars, highlighting improvements in its ability to track US stealth aircraft at an industry expo, according to state media.

The hardware on display at the three-day World Radar Expo in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing included the long-range SLC-7, JY-26 and LC-8E systems, state-run Global Times reported on Friday.

Each of these systems can identify and track stealth aircraft (Such as Australia's F-35 fighters), which where designed to avoid detection and carry out precision strikes against key military assets.

Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military commentator and a former People’s Liberation Army instructor, said China was putting more attention on radars as China seeks to improve its ability to identify enemy targets amid various military threats.

“China is developing even more advanced systems such as metric wave, quantum and laser radars to further improve Chinese military’s tracking capabilities,” Song said.

He said China aimed to integrate radar systems throughout the country in a single early-warning network.

He said China aimed to integrate radar systems throughout the country in a single early-warning network.

The expo, which ends today 24-04-21, showcased both military and civilian equipment for aerospace, aviation, shipping and detection.

The Chinese SLC-7 system, developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology, is a long-range surveillance radar that can detect and track multiple targets at the same time, withstand saturation attacks, adapt to jamming, and rapidly identify targets, according to the Global Times.

The JY-26 system is called the “F-22 killer” and can also identify and track other stealth objects like the B-2 bomber and F-35 stealth fighter jets.

The YLC-8E system can detect and track aircraft more than 500km away as well as missile threats out to ranges of over 700 km.

The Global Times reported that the three systems were only a small portion of China’s anti-stealth radar family.