中船探索01 aka Zhōng chuán tànsuǒ 01. Others call her "CSSC Experimental Aviation Platform", either way, she's the same boat.
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中船探索01 aka Zhōng chuán tànsuǒ 01. Others call her "CSSC Experimental Aviation Platform", either way, she's the same boat.
This Independent Bomber Regiment is PLAN's primary anti-ship unit with over 20 H-6J (PLAN's H-6K variant) and H-6G (EW variant. Pennant number 9081 noted below.
2x250lb free fall bombs and 2x90 mm unguided rocket pods, surely "a blast from the past". Pun, of course, intended.
YY-20 + J-15 + J-20 + H-6N
PLA watchers have had a busy two months, with stealth fighters, new
assault ships, and a new Y-20-based KJ3000 AWAC. However, one aspect is
being overlooked: the "fully operational" status of the new H-6N
air-launched ballistic missile carrier. With mid air refueling, those
punch packing ALBM could reach-out-to-the-second-island-chain and touch
someone.
Fear not; judging by several literatures on the H-6N, professionals are paying attention to this important advancement.
WATCH: A Chinese J-16 fighter jet escorted two Chinese H-6N bombers and a Russian Tu-95 bomber during the 9th China-Russia joint strategic air patrol over the Sea of Japan on Friday. (Video: CCTV)
You can watch the video from X
This "Central Theater Command Air Force Bomber Brigade" is organic to Central Theater Command, and unlike other military units, there's no Military Unit Number (MUN) assigned. The H-6N ALBM Carrier, also known as "President Xi's soft-power on display," is housed in this unit.
Birds number: 55031, 55032, 55033, and 55034 below
Here's a report on a new J-10CE being manufactured for a foreign buyer; as to who that foreign buyer is, your guess is as good as mine.