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 7, 2021 · China's PLA Navy is projecting power in the disputed South China Sea by conducting drills with its latest H-6J strategic bomber.

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 DC.

Oct 12, 2018 · China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) has acquired Xian-H-6J anti-ship cruise missile-carrying bombers, according to satellite imagery taken on September 7.

As a long-range missile attack aircraft dedicated to the Navy, the H-6KH aircraft carried YJ-12 supersonic long - range anti-ship missiles and its supporting equipment. The fire control system...

Oct 12, 2018 · The new H-6J variant extends the range of the bomber, now able to cover the majority of the South China Sea, and can carry a significantly greater number of antiship missiles. It will likely be paired with China’s YJ-12 ASCM, which can range up to 400 km while traveling upwards of 1 km/second.

Oct 12, 2018 · China's People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) has acquired Xian-H-6J anti-ship cruise missile-carrying bombers, according to satellite imagery taken on September 7.

Aug 30, 2020 · The H-6J is an upgraded variant of the decades old H-6, a large bomber platform which first flew as far back as 1959. Its size and longevity, interestingly, appear to parallel the Vietnam-era...

Dec 7, 2021 · Several H-6J bombers, the latest type of bomber to enter service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently practiced bomb dropping and sea mine-laying on islands in the South...

Dec 7, 2021 · The People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force's (PLANAF's) Xi'an Aircraft Corporation H-6J long-range strategic bombers have been recently spotted carrying out sea mine-laying and bombing...