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The Xi'an H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) [a] is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China .
The 8th Bomber Division previously used H-6A, H-6E, and H-6H bombers until the 24th Bomber Regiment began replacing its H-6H bombers with their present H-6K bombers. The 22nd did the same in 2015 while the 23rd Bomber Regiment became the only unit to operate all H-6U aerial refueling tankers. [1]
H-6. Xi'an: Active 241+ Strategic bomber: H-6 – Conventional bomber H-6A – Nuclear capable variant H-6B – Aerial reconnaissance variant H-6C – H-6 with improved counter-measures suite. H-6D – Anti-ship missile carrier introduced in early 1980s H-6E – H-6A with improved counter-measures suite H-6F – Upgraded H-6A and H-6C with ...
China's new H-6N strategic bomber could carry CJ-100 supersonic cruise missiles or the WZ-8 supersonic stealth spy drone, increasing its maximum strike range to 6,000km (3,728 miles), military ...
The 10th Bomber Division or 10th Air Division (10th AD, Chinese: 空军航空兵第十师 ; pinyin: Kōngjūn Hángkōngbīng dì Shí Shī, Unit 94810) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is an air formation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The 10th Bomber Division has been accorded the honorary titles of "Model Bomber Group" (模范轰炸机大队) and "Red Banner ...
The Xi'an H-20 (Chinese: 轰-20; pinyin: Hōng-20; alternatively Xi'an H-X) is a projected subsonic stealth bomber design of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.It is referred to as a strategic project by the People's Liberation Army, [2] [3] and will be the first dedicated strategic bomber developed by China.
CATIC is headquartered in Beijing. As a state authorized dealer of aviation products, CATIC has exported fighters, trainers, bombers, helicopters, transporters, UAVs, general aviation aircraft and associated airborne equipment and ground support equipment as well as various components and spare parts of military and civil purposes to more than 30 countries.
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet (three metres) of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the US military has said. In the night intercept ...