Saturday, April 28, 2018

The H-20 Is China's Future Stealth Bomber

The H-6K—a modernized version of a 60-year-old Soviet design—is the only mass-produced bomber in the world today. Xinhua

Popular Science: China has big plans for a modern bomber

The H-20 is China's future stealth bomber

China's defense industry has been rapidly modernizing, though a few key gaps still lie between the nation and its bid to become a major military power. One such gap: a long-range bomber.

Right now, Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) builds the H-6K, a version of the 1950s Soviet Tu-16 Badger medium bomber modernized for avionics and increased range. But a series of reports demonstrate that, along with fielding modern missiles and expanding its range of military activities across the Pacific Ocean, China is planning to build out its strategic bomber force with a new generation of planes.

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WNU Editor: China's future stealth bomber definitely resembles the B-2 bomber (see below)

H-20
Artist Bai Wei has put together information from Chinese research articles and info leaks to produce this speculative picture of the H-20 stealth bomber. Bai Wei

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