By Greg Waldron2020-12-18T04:35:00+00:00
The development of Chinese airpower will continue to be a major defence theme in 2021, as observers look for enhancements of existing types and the possible emergence of a new stealth bomber.
2020 proved to be another exciting year for Chinese military aviation, with advances seen in key combat and support aircraft programmes. Arguably the biggest news came in October, when footage emerged of a Xian H-6N bomber carrying a long-rumoured ballistic missile along its centreline.
Source: Chinese social media
A screen shot from an October 2020 video of the H-6N carrying what appears to be an air-launched ballistic missile