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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 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.
Strategic airlifter: 70 [1] Xian MA-60: China 16 [6] Ilyushin Il-76: Soviet Union Strategic airlifter: IL-76MD: 26 [6] Tupolev Tu-154: Soviet Union Transport 2 [6] Special purpose aircraft (Reconnaissance, SIGINT, Electronic warfare, Maritime patrol etc.) Shaanxi Y-8: China Soviet union EW/Reconnaissance: 18 [6] 17 units for EW & 1 for ...
Strategic bomber: H-5 - Standard three-seat tactical bomber H-5A - Nuclear capable variant SH-5. Harbin: Active 8 Amphibious ASW-bomber: SH-5X - Prototype SH-5 - Maritime patrol SH-B - Firefighter H-6. Xi'an: Active 241+ Strategic bomber: H-6 – Conventional bomber H-6A – Nuclear capable variant H-6B – Aerial reconnaissance variant
The Xian H-8 bomber (Chinese: 轰-8; pinyin: Hōng-8) was a Chinese military aircraft and a possible successor to the aging twin-engined Xian H-6 jet bomber. [1] It is referred to as Xian H-7 in some sources. [ 2 ]
The People's Liberation Army Air Force operates a large and varied fleet of some 4,000 aircraft, of which around 2,566 are combat aircraft (fighter, attack, and bombers). [71] According to FlightGlobal , China has the second-largest active combat aircraft fleet and the third-largest total aircraft fleet in the world.
Newly-released footage by the Pentagon shows Chinese military planes flying close to US aircraft in what the US military has called “coercive and risky operational behaviour”. One of the ...
According to Chinese media, the Y-20 is the first cargo aircraft to use 3D printing technology. [12] To speed up the development, reduce the workload, and lower its manufacturing cost, Model-based definition (MBD) design technique was also implemented, and it was the third aircraft to utilize MBD technology in the world, after Airbus A380 (2000 ...