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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Jul 23, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Xian H-6 Strategic Bomber Aircraft including pictures.

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.

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 …

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.

Apparently abandoning efforts to develop an entirely new bomber aircraft, China has resumed production of the venerable H-6 bomber to satisfy PLA Air Force requirements for long range …

The Xian H-6 strategic bombers together with the use of air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) give China another nuclear deterrence vector. These bombers are a license-built version of the …