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.

Dec 18, 2016 · The H-6 is a Chinese copy of the Tupolev Tu-16 Badger, the Soviet Union’s first jet-powered strategic bomber. China received a few Tu-16s from Russia in 1958–59 and struck a licensed...

Jul 23, 2021 · The H-6E was a modernized nuclear bomber type appearing in the 1980s while upgraded H-6A and H-6C airframes fell under the newer and modernized (with GPS, Doppler navigation, inertial navigation) H-6F designation.

Feb 27, 2025 · Key Point #1 – China’s H-6 bomber, a relic from the Cold War, remains a key part of Beijing’s military strategy. Originally a licensed copy of the Soviet Tu-16, the H-6 has been upgraded to carry modern weapons, including hypersonic and nuclear-capable missiles.

Mar 17, 2024 · A pivotal bomber in China's air force, the H-6 has variants spanning recon, anti-ship, refueling, and nuclear-capable models. The H-6 was introduced in the 1960s and remains active in the PLAAF.

Mar 6, 2024 · China's military shared new images of the strategic H-6 bomber conducting an exercise in the country's Eastern Theater Command.

Nov 22, 2023 · According to U.S. military reports, the latest version of the Chinese strategic bomber is the H-6N, a heavily redesigned version capable of aerial refueling and carrying air-launched cruise...

The Xian H-6 is a license-built variant of the Soviet’s Tupolev Tu-16 twinjet bomber, introduced in 1969 for People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China.

The Xian H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) is a license-built [1] version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 twin-engine jet bomber, built for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force.

Sep 4, 2020 · Beijing’s years of patient investment in the Xian H-6 bomber, a local variant of the Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-16, have created an attack asset which is of significant concern to Washington...