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The Xian H-20 (Chinese: 轰-20; pinyin: Hōng-20; alternatively Xian H-X) is a projected subsonic stealth bomber design of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. It is referred to as a strategic project by the People's Liberation Army.[2][3] The H-20 will be the first dedicated strategic bomber developed by China. The aircraft may enter service in the 2020s.[4]

Xian H-20
Role	Stealth strategic bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	China
Manufacturer	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[1]
Status	Under development
Primary user	People's Liberation Army Air Force

The development of a strategic bomber was revealed in September 2016.[3]

Design and development

In 2016, People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) general Ma Xiaotian announced that China was developing a new type of long-range bomber on the air force's open day.[5] In 2018, a Chinese military spokesperson confirmed the development was making "great progress".[6]

According to the United States Department of Defense, the H-20 is expected to be a flying wing[7] with a range of at least 8,500 km;[8] according to the Rand Corporation, an American funded thinktank, it will allow China "to reliably threaten U.S. targets within and beyond the Second Island Chain, to include key U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii."[9] The payload is projected to be at least 10 tonnes of conventional or nuclear weapons.[8]

Throughout the years, multiple models and computer-generated pictures have surfaced on the internet, some published by magazines run by state-owned defense companies.[10][11] Defense analysts have noted several recurring features on these models, including serrated air intakes, cranked-kite wings, and foldable twin tail surfaces that can be switched between being horizontal tailplanes and V-tails.[12][13]

In July 2022, Chinese state media suggested the H-20 was close to taking its maiden flight.[14][15]

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
• Tupolev PAK DA

Related lists

• List of bomber aircraft

References

Citations

Sources

External links

• "The PLA Air Force's "Silver-Bullet" Bomber Force | Jamestown". jamestown.org. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

На других языках

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- [en] Xian H-20

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[it] Xian H-20

Lo Xian H-20 (轰-20; Hōng-20; alternativamente Xian H-X) è il progetto di un bombardiere strategico stealth per la People's Liberation Army Air Force, destinato ad entrare in servizio in futuro.

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[ru] Xian H-20

Xian H-20 (кит. трад. 轟-20, упр. 轰-20, пиньинь Hōng-20, палл. Хун-20, от кит. упр. 轰炸机, пиньинь hōng zhà jī, палл. хун чжа цзи, буквально: «бомбардировщик») — новый стратегический бомбардировщик Китайской Народной Республики. При разработке самолёта были приняты меры для снижения радиолокационной заметности (стелс-технологии); Xian H-20 стал вторым в мире стратегическим бомбардировщиком технологий стелс и «летающее крыло», опережая российский аналог ПАК ДА. После его создания Китай, вслед за Россией и США, получит возможность запускать ядерные ракеты с воздуха, суши и моря; в зоне поражения окажутся в том числе Австралия, Япония и Корейский полуостров Появление этого самолёта вызвало беспокойство у соседей КНР. Так, с учётом интенсивного развития НОАК, Япония готовит модернизацию своих вооружённых сил, создание и закупку новых видов оружия для повышения обороноспособности.[1]

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