26 February 2015

News Story: PLA H-6 bombers capable of striking all targets in Asia-Pacific


The H-6K strategic bomber of the People's Liberation Army equipped with KD-20 cruise missiles is capable of attacking all US military facilities from Northeast Asia to Guam, according to an expert in Chinese military development as cited in the state-run Global Times.

President Xi Jinping's visit to a bomber unit which operates three variants of the H-6 bomber on Feb. 17 attracted the attention of Western experts. Richard Fisher, an American military expert, noticed significant changes and modifications to the H-6K, the latest version of the bomber. The photo published by official state media has allowed an inside view of the H-6K cockpit, he added in his article written for the London-based Jane's Defence Review.

Read the full story at Want China Times