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New Weapons To Extend Strike Range Of Latest H-6 Bombers

November 11 2019

China

China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) showed off its latest variant of the H-6 bomber during last month's National Day parade, reports the South China Morning Post.

The H-6N features a semi-recessed area underneath its fuselage that is designed to carry either the CJ-100 supersonic cruise missile or the WZ-8 rocket-powered uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), a military source told the newspaper.

The CJ-100 (DF-100) is a larger and more advanced land-attack cruise missile...

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